John Mara makes defiant statement on Giants futures of Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen

It was as close to a vote of confidence that the co-owner of a team that is 2-5 and mired in last place could make. John Mara said Wednesday night that he has no plans to make a move — now or in the immediate future — with Giants general manager Joe Schoen or head coach Brian Daboll, despite the continued struggles of a team that is losing games and making scoring points into a mission: impossible. “Obviously we’re all very disappointed with where we are right now,’’ Mara said.“But I’m gonna say one thing, we are not making any changes this season and I do not anticipate making any changes in the offseason either. “I’m not gonna dissect individual players’ performances or the offense vs.

the defense or anything like that.I just wanted to make that statement.

“There will be a time and a place after the season to talk about this in more detail.’’ Mara was speaking at an important and emotional event for himself and his family: The screening of “The Duke: Wellington Mara’s Giant Life’’ at the The Paley Center for Media.The documentary chronicled the life of his father, franchise patriarch Wellington Mara, and will air Friday night on NFL Network as part of the ongoing commemoration of the Giants’ 100th season. As he considered his father’s legacy, John Mara said he wanted to use a lesson he learned from him to stay the course. “I think, to try to be more patient than maybe I’ve been in recent years,’’ Mara said.

“He preached that all the time and I’ve probably been guilty of not being patient enough in recent years and that’s one of the reasons I’m committed to Joe and Brian Daboll and giving them a chance to turn this around. “It’s very difficult because the last 10 or 12 years have not been very good for fans and it makes it particularly difficult.But you got to do the right thing and we’re committed to doing that and seeing this process through.’’ The Giants are on their way toward their e...