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One intriguing offensive coordinator possibility — Mike McDaniel, if the Dolphins fire him. Their season hasn’t spiraled as expected, but they won’t make the playoffs and could finish 6-11.
McDaniel has overlapped with Hafley. In 2014, McDaniel coached the Browns’ wide receivers, while Hafley coached their defensive backs. Then, from 2016-18, Hafley had that same job with the 49ers. For the last two of those seasons, McDaniel was their run game coordinator.
Mike Kafka was considered an up-and-coming offensive coordinator and a strong candidate at some point to get hired somewhere as an NFL head coach. That was before the events of the past month.
But this is more than a problem that needs to be fixed. This is an indictment of Schoen’s ability to build a roster. It is evidence that, after four years, Schoen has left the depth of his roster in a pitiful state. It is proof that he doesn’t know what he’s doing.
Because even if a prospective head coach can get excited about Jaxson Dart, Malik Nabers, Cam Skattebo and a top three pick in April’s NFL Draft, it is impossible to look at this roster’s shortcomings and feel comfortable being paired with the protected incumbent Schoen. The GM simply has not demonstrated that he knows how to correct obvious problems that lead to losses.
Extension candidate: Wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson. He’s the Giants’ top receiver this season and was a second-round pick in 2022. Robinson has proven this season that he can play inside and outside, though he leads all receivers with 505 yards out of the slot. But he could be costly after Buffalo’s Khalil Shakir signed a deal worth up to $15 million per year this past offseason. But the Giants can’t afford to lose any playmaker as they try to build around quarterback Jaxson Dart.
