The Giants fired coach Tom Coughlin for several reasons, but high among them was the sense he lost the team, that it was playing sloppy football and lacked the white-hot intensity and intelligence that for so long defined Coughlin’s clubs.
Enter Ben McAdoo, who had the brand recognition of a pair of eyeglasses. We were told he ran the offense for Coughlin and that he was one of those mysterious “quarterback whisperers” that seem to dot the NFL map. We don’t know exactly what earned them these spiritual handles; we’re just told they have the secret offensive sauce.