From SI's MAQB -
• No one should be surprised that Mike Kafka landed play-calling duties with the Giants—because without knowing there was a shot of that happening, he probably wasn’t leaving the Chiefs. And in Kansas City, he would’ve been offensive coordinator already had Eric Bieniemy landed a job somewhere else over the last few years. Kansas City had blocked Kafka from leaving before, when it was still within the rules to do so, because Andy Reid really valued Kafka (and believed he’d become a head coach within a few years).
So yes, Kafka had an idea he could be the play-caller when Brian Daboll offered him the Giants job. And that combined with the opportunity to learn Daboll’s offense, and tie in some of the things he learned working for Reid in Kansas City and even playing for him in Philly, was enough to lure the 35-yard-old away from Reid and Patrick Mahomes.
As for the Giants, there’s a lot of work to be done on the roster, but what the offense becomes as that roster gets re-stocked the next couple of years should be really interesting.
- So Kafka will be calling the plays for the NY FB Giants.
Think it's good for Mike that he's getting exposure to another system; he'll be that much better prepared when the Chiefs come a calling when Reid retires.
• No one should be surprised that Mike Kafka landed play-calling duties with the Giants—because without knowing there was a shot of that happening, he probably wasn’t leaving the Chiefs. And in Kansas City, he would’ve been offensive coordinator already had Eric Bieniemy landed a job somewhere else over the last few years. Kansas City had blocked Kafka from leaving before, when it was still within the rules to do so, because Andy Reid really valued Kafka (and believed he’d become a head coach within a few years).
So yes, Kafka had an idea he could be the play-caller when Brian Daboll offered him the Giants job. And that combined with the opportunity to learn Daboll’s offense, and tie in some of the things he learned working for Reid in Kansas City and even playing for him in Philly, was enough to lure the 35-yard-old away from Reid and Patrick Mahomes.
As for the Giants, there’s a lot of work to be done on the roster, but what the offense becomes as that roster gets re-stocked the next couple of years should be really interesting.
- So Kafka will be calling the plays for the NY FB Giants.
Think it's good for Mike that he's getting exposure to another system; he'll be that much better prepared when the Chiefs come a calling when Reid retires.