On some level, it should not be a surprise the Giants are undergoing massive and emotional changes to their offensive coaching staff. After all, the guy who writes the checks — co-owner John Mara — said the offense was "broken'' and a team should not hire a new coordinator only to have him work with the same old, reliable assistants.
Still, what is taking place inside the Giants' practice facility is a shock to the system to those who work in and around the building. Tight ends coach Mike Pope, the longest-tenured assistant in franchise history, was fired, as was running backs coach Jerald Ingram, another staple in the Tom Coughlin regime. More moves could be forthcoming, and there is no doubt the offensive coaching staff, directed by new coordinator Ben McAdoo, will be almost unrecognizable.
McAdoo, 36, spent the previous eight years with the Packers, the last two as quarterbacks coach, and he likely will look to fill the vacancies with assistants he knows and has worked with in the past.
Mara and Coughlin promised a thorough and complete evaluation of the entire operation after this past season's offensive failures. Clearly, the analysis showed things grew stale and new voices were needed. It is likely Sean Ryan, the quarterbacks coach the past two seasons, will be reassigned.
Pope, 71, is as much as part of the Giants fabric as the "NY" logo. Of his 31 years coaching in the NFL, 23 have been with the Giants. He worked for Bill Parcells and Jim Fassel and then Coughlin, who called Pope "the best tight ends coach in football.'' It was a sentiment shared by many — Pope has a legion of tight ends in the NFL who swear by him. Pope was the only member of the coaching staff who has Super Bowl championship rings from each of the franchise's four Super Bowl victories.
In a conversation following the season with The Post, Pope said he still has the passion and love of the game and wanted to return. If not, he had no intention of retiring.
Ingram coached running backs for Coughlin with the Jaguars and was one of Coughlin's first hires when he came to the Giants in 2004. He was viewed as a father figure to a stable of running backs from Tiki Barber to Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs to Andre Brown.
Pope, Ingram and all of the assistant coaches had contracts running through the 2014 season.
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