Ep 162 - Expecting To Win with Joe Schoen

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Joe Schoen is a NFL executive who is currently the General Manager of the New York Giants. Schoen previously served as the assistant general manager for the Buffalo Bills from 2017 to 2021. His first NFL job was as a ticket office intern with the Carolina Panthers in 2000. He then spent seven seasons (2001-07) working for the Panthers under current Bills general manager Brandon Beane, first as a scouting assistant and then as a southeast and southwest scout.

Today on the show, Eric and Joe discuss how they both impacted the Bills' rebuild, how to work your way up in the NFL and much more. Topics include:

(2:25-5:25) - Getting started with New York, transition process with Brian Daboll

(5:25-7:25) - How Joe went from CFB player at DePaul to becoming an NFL scout

(7:25-11:40) - Getting your foot in the door, how Joe worked his way up to becoming GM

(11:40-14:35) - Joe's biggest misses in scouting

(14:35-23:05) - Bills rebuild with Brandon Beane, was it tough to leave Buffalo?

(23:05-28:00) - Locker room dynamics and leadership. What stood out about Brian Daboll

(28:00-31:45) - How to install a culture. Expecting to win

(31:45-35:35) - The least glamorous part of being a GM

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0:00.0	And, you know, again, that's going to make a concerted effort to mind to bring guys in, that
0:09.8	smart, tough, dependable, love ball, and are going to do things the right way. And the more of
0:14.4	those guys you have, again, it's not always, you know, collecting talent. It's the right type of
0:19.4	guys that also have talent.
0:24.3	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in
0:28.4	life your best yet. Our next guest is Joe Shane. Joe is the current GM of the New York Giants
0:34.4	after previously being the assistant general manager of the Buffalo
0:37.7	Bills and also a scout for the dolphins and Panthers.
0:41.1	Joe is a guy that I've spent a good amount of time with and I have a ton of respect for him.
0:44.8	From the work ethic he brings daily to the way he treats people, his story and words are bound
0:50.4	to entertain and impact you today.
0:52.8	And if you haven't already, please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast wherever you turn in weekly.
0:58.1	Thanks and enjoy.
1:01.2	If you've been a loyal listener to this podcast, you're going to love my new book, Tackle What's Next.
1:07.9	It's fueled by many lessons learned from these excellent podcast guests and interviews
1:13.3	that I've done. It is out now on pre-sale, on Amazon, and the link to purchase that is in the show
1:19.6	notes. Please go out and purchase that. It would mean the world to me. Shane, welcome to show,
1:26.2	brother. Thanks. Thanks for having me.
1:28.0	I appreciate it.
1:29.0	No, this is quite an honor.
1:32.1	And I'm used to seeing your face in the gym before games.
1:36.8	And with these past couple years with COVID and everything else, I haven't got to see you as much.
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