After interviewing for a number of head teaching jobs this offseason and exploring lateral strikes to doubtlessly depart East Rutherford, Mike Kafka was in the end retained by the New York Giants.
Kafka was given the assistant head coach title however that appeared symbolic — or a maneuver to stop him from leaving — greater than useful. He was additionally seemingly stripped of his play-calling duties.
All through the offseason and so far in coaching camp, head coach Brian Daboll has not solely referred to as the performs, however he’s run the offensive conferences.
So, what precisely does Kafka do today? He defined following follow on Thursday.
“Through the week, I’m serving to Dabes put collectively the offense, speaking concerning the scheme, speaking concerning the gamers, speaking about our roster and what that appears like on the offensive facet of the soccer. On the follow discipline, I’m serving to complement the coaches and assist coach and orchestrate how we’re going to function on offense so far as follow move, organizing drills and the way we’re going to do these issues,” Kafka instructed reporters. “It’s an open communication, and it’s issues that move by me to Dabes, and we discuss how Dabes desires to run it, after which we return and execute it for him.”
Kafka continues to take the excessive highway nevertheless it’s straightforward for anybody to see that his position has been dramatically decreased regardless of the portrayed “promotion.”
“I’m going to take it as a studying strategy, study as a lot as I can from the folks round me, after which contribute as finest I can, whether or not I’m calling performs or I’m not. No matter that state of affairs appears like. I’m going to do my finest to assist the staff win,” he stated.
“I do a whole lot of finding out. Whether or not it’s our personal performs and our personal scheme and our personal gamers or if it’s different groups which are doing good things. You at all times wish to have an open thoughts and a studying mentality and that’s the way in which I type of strategy it.”
Kafka, who remained within the sales space on gameday final season even after having his play-calling duties stripped, wouldn’t elaborate on what his position might be subsequent Thursday night time when the Giants tackle the Detroit Lions.
“I’ll let Dabes hit on that, the position particularly for recreation day, nevertheless it’s one thing we’ve already mentioned,” he stated.
Expectations are that Daboll will name the performs and Kafka might be up within the sales space relaying what he sees right down to the sphere. What he does past that on gameday stays to be seen.
