Joe Schoen shares his scouting journey and how his Giants team finds talent

Of all the words and sentences and thoughtful dialogue George Young contributed to the world of the Giants during his Hall of Fame tenure, this one mantra of his spoke volumes:

“Owners own, managers manage, coaches coach and scouts scout.’’

It was Young’s way of making it clear that everyone has a distinct job to do.

Young in many ways was a scout at heart, before he was named general manager. His successor, Ernie Accorsi, was a sportswriter and NFL public relations executive with the sensibilities of a scout. Next came Jerry Reese, a true scouts’ scout. Then there was Dave Gettleman, a career scout who worked his way up. At present, the Giants’ football operation is run by Joe Schoen, a low-level NFL scout right out of college who rose through the ranks to get where he is today.