MOBILE, Ala. — The Giants are surrounding Daniel Jones with coaches who helped mould Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes into franchise-raising quarterbacks. In the event that they can assist elevate Jones wherever close to the stratosphere inhabited by Allen and Mahomes, maybe the Giants have their long-term reply at crucial place on the sector.
New head coach Brian Daboll on Thursday chosen Mike Kafka as his offensive coordinator, a key transfer for a aspect of the ball that went from unhealthy to thoroughly damaged in 2021.
Kafka, 34, actually performed a job in Mahomes’ improvement with the Chiefs. Daboll was there from the start with Allen in Buffalo, as was Shea Tierney, the Giants’ new quarterbacks coach. Jones is heading into the ultimate yr of his rookie contract and all indicators level to the Giants not choosing up his fifth-year choice, which might value $22.3 million in 2023. So, that is more likely to be a make-or-break season up forward for Jones, and he may have a number of new voices providing recommendation.
Kafka was the youngest of the three finalists for the offensive coordinator job. Daboll additionally thought of Pep Hamilton (most lately with the Texans) and Chad O’Shea (Browns) and he went with Kafka, an fascinating selection contemplating Kafka is just not a play-caller.
Kafka performed quarterback at Northwestern and was a 2010 fourth-round draft decide of the Eagles. He moved from group to group in a six-year profession as a backup and began his teaching profession in 2017 as a high quality management coach with the Chiefs. The subsequent yr, Kafka was promoted to quarterbacks coach because the Chiefs moved Mahomes into the beginning lineup. Kafka and Mahomes made magic collectively and in 2020 Kafka added the title of passing sport coordinator.
“He had an enormous imprint on what I did, growing me to be the participant that I'm,” Mahomes mentioned final yr of Kafka. “And he continues that. He stays on me. He preaches the basics. For any person like me who likes to get away from that generally, it’s good to have that individual in your ear that’s simply telling you to take what’s there, hold your toes in the proper spot, make the throw the proper manner, as a result of that’s stuff that I want. It’s stuff that he makes me higher with each single day.”
Kafka arrives to implement Daboll’s offense, however he's doubtless so as to add wrinkles he picked up from working in Kansas Metropolis with Andy Reid. That Reid thinks extremely of Kafka — “I do know his future is brilliant’’ — and that Kafka spent a lot time studying from Reid can solely assist the Giants — and Jones.
Daboll known as the performs on offense the previous 4 seasons with the Payments, and it stays to be seen if he'll retain that project as the pinnacle coach of the Giants. Joe Schoen, the brand new normal supervisor, has mentioned he prefers that Daboll not name the performs. Daboll mentioned he's not married to calling the performs, and whether or not he does would depend upon whom he employed as offensive coordinator.
“We’ll see the way it goes,” Daboll mentioned on Monday. “This rent will likely be vital, all of the hires are gonna be vital. We’ll discover the proper man and we’ll work collectively, if he can name the performs and if we really feel comfy with that I’m superb with that.”
Daboll is conserving Patrick Graham because the defensive coordinator. Graham was a finalist for the Vikings head coach place, however that's reportedly going to Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell. Daboll can also be retaining Thomas McGaughey because the particular groups coordinator.
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