MOBILE, Ala. — There’s robust sentiment contained in the Giants constructing for head coach Brian Daboll to surrender the play-calling duties, and that sentiment has nothing to do with co-owner John Mara not too long ago mentioning Daboll ought to a minimum of contemplate doing that for the 2025 season.
There’s a feeling that by handing that duty again to Mike Kafka, the offensive coordinator, Daboll could be in a greater place to handle your entire workforce, sitting in on defensive conferences and increasing his focus to verify small particulars don’t fall by the cracks.
One attainable roadblock to that plan: If Kafka is now not employed by the Giants within the close to future.
Kafka is a finalist for the Saints head teaching job, having met with them in New Orleans for an in-person second interview. The Saints, after talking with Kafka, flew to Philadelphia to satisfy with Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and it seems Moore could possibly be the favourite.
“Selfishly I hope he doesn’t get the New Orleans job but when he does he’s well-deserving,” Giants basic supervisor Joe Schoen stated of Kafka Tuesday on the Senior Bowl. “Lucky to have him on our workers.”
Kafka is a busy man. He’s serving as the pinnacle coach of the Nationwide workforce this week on the Senior Bowl and put his squad by its first observe at Hancock Whitney Stadium. He stated his agent and his household is alerting him to any potential motion with the Saints job.
Clearly, Kafka helps his trigger as a candidate. He has interviewed for head coach openings after the final three seasons, although the Giants’ offense had floundered. Kafka known as the performs in 2022 and ’23 however Daboll known as the performs in 2024, because the Giants went 3-14 and completed thirty first within the NFL in scoring.
“There’s a cause these groups proceed to interview him for head teaching jobs,” Schoen stated. “He’s obtained an amazing popularity, not solely in our constructing however across the league. Former participant who performed quarterback, got here up beneath Andy Reid, known as performs in a playoff season his first 12 months as an offensive coordinator. Very detailed, organized, sensible coach, god management capability.”
Kafka, 37, known as assembly with the Saints “an amazing expertise” and stated every interview prepares him for the following. Clearly, he permits his character to point out by extra in these interviews than he does throughout his weekly media classes in the course of the season with the Giants.
“I believe an important issues while you go into these interviews is to be your self,” he stated. “You current your plan with confidence, you undergo as many particulars as you probably can and actually give them a great perspective on the way you’d deal with issues.”
Kafka stated Daboll has not but broached the topic of who will name the performs this season.
“We haven’t gone down there but,” Kafka stated. “We’re nonetheless so early earlier than the season begins. We’ll tackle that in some unspecified time in the future.”
Regardless of having the play-calling taken away from him, Kafka doesn’t sound as if he’s trying to go elsewhere.
“Hear, I’m glad to be again,” Kafka stated. “I like Dabes, I like working for the group, the Mara and Tisch household, Joe [Schoen] and his workers. They’re all down right here, we’ll most likely get to a dinner in some unspecified time in the future.”