Can Ben McAdoo be coach of the year, even though his offense is terrible and he calls the plays? They have exceeded anyone's expectations this year
You can't be an offensive minded coach, field the offense that we have and be coach of the year. No.
I do fundamentally believe that Mac will be fine though. Much like his mentor, Mike McCarthy, he needs to quit being so fucking stubborn and let his offensive coordinator, ya know coordinate. He's too rigid with his play calling right now and doesn't want to deviate from his formula (and the team IS 9-4) but that rigidity is showing up on the field. I think allowing Sullivan to put some fresh eyes on the offense would help greatly.
I get frustrated like anyone else with this offense. I'm baffled by the regression just as much as anyone else is so its not as though I can excuse the ineptitude and decision making. Though the McAdoo firing chants and moaning about how supposedly awful he is is premature. The same voices wanted Coughlin gone while the old man took a fucking pop warner roster to a 6-10 record. Fans are fickle as fuck.
Plus, it's hard to deny that Eli has regressed this year. He is simply not playing well. Whether its truly the first step in age being part of the equation and he's in an actual downturn, who know? I don't know but man I hope not. It's going to be terrible being in QB hell for however many years we end up there until we find his replacement. Giants fans don't know how good we've had with Eli at the helm through the years. Even with his flaws, he was/is the franchise.