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USAT: Giants Wire

Feb 12, 2022

The New York Giants officially announced the hire of three coordinators on Friday, including the addition of Mike Kafka to run the offense. - Kafka comes to the Giants by way of the Kansas City Chiefs, where he spent the past five seasons serving in a variety of roles, including passing game coordinator. - The loss of Kafka stings for several members of the Chiefs, including tight end Travis Kelce. But at the same time, he believes the Giants got an absolute stud. - “The New York Giants got an absolute stud,” Kelce said, via the New York Daily News. “You’re gonna be prepared. You’re never gonna feel like you don’t have an upper hand against the opponent, and that’s something you don’t get throughout the league with every offensive coordinator. - “The schemes are gonna be difficult for defenses to understand, and it’s gonna make the jobs for the guys on the field that much easier because of his hard work.” - That is undoubtedly music to the ears of both Giants players and fans. - But perhaps more than his value on the sidelines, Kafka brings value to the locker-room. - “Man, he had pretty much the whole control of our motor, bro — he was in the room with Patrick Mahomes,” Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire said. “Honestly, Kafka was one of those guys that in the times we needed those small timely things, Kafka was the guy to come to me or go to (Kelce) and we would do things off on the side and get those small things lined up which honestly make the offense run and go. - “Kafka … he was one of those guys that kept everything together.” - Kafka may be a first-time offensive coordinator, but it’s clear the players he’s worked with not only trust him, but have relied on him. And given how dynamic and success Kansas City’s offense has been, that’s an encouraging sign for the Giants. - Follow the Giants Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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