It is no secret that New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh settled on deciding on former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy because the Giants’ new OC this winter after different candidates embraced alternatives elsewhere.
Particularly, Todd Monken became the brand new head coach of the Cleveland Browns earlier than Davis Webb accepted a promotion to stay with the Denver Broncos.
Former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury had been seen by some as the favourite to win the Giants’ OC job earlier than the Nagy information went public. On Tuesday, NFL insider Connor Hughes of SNY defined why Harbaugh went with Nagy over Kingsbury.
Kliff Kingsbury was by no means an important match for John Harbaugh?
“His scheme didn’t solely align with Harbaugh’s ideologies,” Hughes shared about Kingsbury. “Kingsbury prefers an abundance of hurry-up, which when it’s working, is nice. When it’s not, it wears his personal protection down. Harbaugh is believed to want issues extra balanced. The Giants referred to as Kingsbury on Tuesday to tell him he wasn’t getting the job.”
Hughes added that the Giants additionally “valued” Nagy’s head-coaching experience, his work with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the time he has spent with legendary head coach Andy Reid. Nagy was a part of Reid’s Kansas Metropolis staffs from 2013-17 and from 2022 by way of this season.
Nagy not too long ago left the Chiefs to pursue head-coaching and play-calling offensive coordinator jobs.
In the meantime, Kingsbury and Washington head coach Dan Quinn reportedly disagreed on “what model of offense to run transferring ahead…with Quinn eager to run the ball extra to manage the clock and assist the protection” earlier than Kingsbury and the Commanders parted methods in January.
Would Giants have employed Charlie Weis Jr. over Matt Nagy
The Giants had additionally been linked with LSU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. earlier than he decided to remain put. It feels like Harbaugh could have most popular Weis over Nagy.
“There have been many inside the Giants constructing who fancied Charlie Weis Jr. as soon as Monken wasn’t potential, largely due to his relationship with quarterback Jaxson Dart,” Hughes famous. “The 2 labored collectively, with Weis his quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for 3 years at Ole Miss. Dart, sources instructed SNY, made his want to work with Weis once more well-known.”
What’s performed is finished, and Adam Schein of SiriusXM/CBS appears to assume the Giants made a “slam dunk” rent in Nagy. NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated wrote that he is additionally a fan of the Giants touchdown Nagy.
“To see why, return and watch a few of Alex Smith from 2017,” Breer mentioned whereas referencing Nagy’s first stint as Kansas Metropolis’s offensive coordinator. “That yr, the Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes, and applied a raft of recent shifts and motions and unfold offense parts to accommodate him — after which utilized them with Smith within the lineup. The outcomes, for Smith, have been profession highs in yards (4,042), touchdowns (26) and ranking (104.7).”
