January 13, 2016
Peter Solari Follow @4PeteSakeNY
If you've been following the New York Giants' coaching search from it's beginning, you've heard a lot of names thrown around. If you've been following The Monday Morning Quarterback over that time, you know that only one of those names has been leading the pack all along, and it's about to be official. The NFL Network's Ian Rappaport is reporting that the Giants and offensive coordinator are hammering out a deal that will promote him to head coach, succeeding Tom Coughlin.
Peter Solari Follow @4PeteSakeNY
If you've been following the New York Giants' coaching search from it's beginning, you've heard a lot of names thrown around. If you've been following The Monday Morning Quarterback over that time, you know that only one of those names has been leading the pack all along, and it's about to be official. The NFL Network's Ian Rappaport is reporting that the Giants and offensive coordinator are hammering out a deal that will promote him to head coach, succeeding Tom Coughlin.
McAdoo, who spent eight years in Green Bay as an assistant before joining the Giants as offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 season, will be the franchise's 18th head coach.
The Giants hired McAdoo in 2014 with the intentions of making him the head coach eventually. With only two years of play calling under his belt, there were questions surrounding McAdoo"a readiness to move up, so the Giants conducted an extensive search. However, with the success that Eli Manning and the Giants offense have had under him, and with the rival Eagles knocking on his door as well, the Giants couldn't pass on McAdoo.
Most of the available candidates this offseason are either unproven or untested as NFL head coaches, so McAdoo's inexperience shouldn't be too disconcerting. And he has spent the last decade under the tutelage of Coughlin and Packers coach Mike McCarthy, two of the best in the game.
McAdoo is expected to retain defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and will reportedly hire former Dolphins coach Joe Philbin to replace himself as offensive coordinator. Philbin and McAdoo were assistants together in Green Bay.
Most of the available candidates this offseason are either unproven or untested as NFL head coaches, so McAdoo's inexperience shouldn't be too disconcerting. And he has spent the last decade under the tutelage of Coughlin and Packers coach Mike McCarthy, two of the best in the game.
McAdoo is expected to retain defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and will reportedly hire former Dolphins coach Joe Philbin to replace himself as offensive coordinator. Philbin and McAdoo were assistants together in Green Bay.
The Monday Morning Quarterback has been writing extensively about why McAdoo was the Giants' best option moving forward and how he represented a seamless transition in New York. Be sure to check all of that out in the archives section of the site.
With the Giants' coaching search concluding, it's time for general manager Jerry Reese to earn his paycheck. While the offense has been coming together in recent years, the Giants' defense was one of the worst in the NFL last season, consistently surrendering fourth quarter leads. The team is now free to focus on these holes and will look to address them this off season and I'm the upcoming draft.
Check back with The Monday Morning Quarterback for all the latest surrounding the Giants as they open this new era and move forward.
[Editor's Note 1: Apologies for any errors or typos. This piece was published on a smartphone with a dying battery.]
[Editors Note 2: This story was edited for typos.]
