The Giants’ offensive and defensive coordinators will probably be head coaches at two of the best profile pre-NFL Draft showcases of faculty soccer expertise.
Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen will lead the West staff on the East-West Shrine Bowl on Jan. 30 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex. And offensive coordinator Mike Kafka would be the head coach of the Nationwide staff on the Senior Bowl on Feb. 1 in Cellular, Ala.
Being near gamers earlier than the draft doesn’t assure groups will precisely consider the expertise.
Giants quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney labored as Bo Nix’s offensive coordinator ultimately 12 months’s Senior Bowl, and the Giants nonetheless handed on the Oregon quarterback who simply led the Denver Broncos to the playoffs as a rookie.
However these appointments are good for Bowen and Kafka to attempt to exhibit their very own talents regardless of their involvement and affiliation with arguably the worst staff (3-14) in Giants historical past in 2024.
Out of 32 NFL groups, the Giants offense ranked thirtieth in factors per sport (16.1), thirtieth in yards (294.8), twenty eighth in passing yards (189.9) and twenty third in dashing (104.9).
The Giants protection ranked twenty first in factors per sport allowed (24.4), twenty fourth in yards allowed (346.8), twenty seventh in dashing yards permitting (136.2), eighth in passing yards allowed (210.6), twenty eighth in takeaways (15) and thirty first in interceptions (5).
Kafka a minimum of didn’t name performs on offense this previous season; head coach Brian Daboll did. Kafka additionally impressively has continued to get head teaching interviews regardless of being demoted in 2024 whereas having the optics-friendly ‘assistant head coach’ title tagged onto his bio.
Bowen’s first season on Daboll’s employees went poorly sufficient that co-owner John Mara lamented he’s “tired of watching teams go up and down the field on us.”
Bowen has been thought of a possible candidate to fill Mike Vrabel’s new defensive coordinator place in New England, but when he stays in New York, possibly his East-West expertise will assist inform Joe Schoen to select higher gamers to enhance that facet of the ball.
Giants operating backs coach Joel Thomas, in the meantime, would be the offensive coordinator of the American staff on the Senior Bowl, whereas linebackers coach John Egorugwu will function the West’s defensive coordinator below Bowen.
Former Giants outdoors linebackers coach Drew Wilkins, who held the identical place with the Patriots final season, would be the East staff’s defensive coordinator reverse his former colleague Egorugwu.
