The New York Giants have made some big moves this offseason, especially on the defensive side of the ball, and former offensive coordinator and current head coach Ben McAdoo is expecting some big things from his team this upcoming season.
While the Giants clearly helped their playoff chances by bolstering their defense through free agency, McAdoo believes that their offense, specifically quarterback Eli Manning, will take it to another level in 2016. The Giants finished the 2015 regular season with the sixth highest scoring offense in the NFL and averaged the eighth most yards per game.
Despite consecutive 6-10 records for the Giants in the past two seasons, New York's offense had taken a huge leap forward with McAdoo running the offense, and the new head coach is looking to take it to new levels in 2016. "Eli, I think his best football is in front of him," McAdoo said at the NFL owners meetings. "I still think he's going to take another jump. He really bought into the system and likes the controls he has there. Having another year under his belts with reads, that's going to clean things up for him. He knows what he likes now, and it's natural for him."
The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback is coming off arguably his best statistical season in his career, as he completed 62.6 percent of his passes for 4,436 yards with a career-high 35 touchdowns passes to 14 interceptions. The addition of star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has clearly helped fuel the Giants aerial attack over the past two seasons, and with a healthy Victor Cruz looking to come back next season, the New York's passing attack could be lethal.
The Giants were able to restructure Cruz's contract to retain the slot receiver, and the Giants receiver has been rehabbing in hopes of being ready for the 2016 season. While McAdoo is looking to build off the success their offense has had the past two seasons, he is also looking to change some things up in hopes of building a stronger team.
The Giants' new head coach has changed the team's schedule so that players will have Mondays off instead of Tuesdays in hopes of resting players more after games. He is also changing up their strength and conditioning philosophy while also looking to make some changes that will cut down on injuries. McAdoo is building a new program within the Giants franchise but is also building off of the foundation from the past two seasons, and with his franchise quarterback in place, the new Giants head coach is expecting bright things for the team's future.
