New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Monday morning that he expects offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and his defensive counterpart, Wink Martindale, to return in 2024.
“My expectation is that Wink and Kafka will both be back,” Daboll told reporters. “It’s my expectation that they’re going to come back. I think that they’re good coaches. It’ll be good to have some continuity and bring them back.”
Daboll said he has yet to speak to Kafka and Martindale about their futures. They both were candidates for several head coaching vacancies last year and could be under consideration again this season.
Although that seems unlikely this year, Martindale remains open to a possible head coaching position but continues to insist that the Giants are a destination, not a stepping stone.
“Wink talks about this as a destination place and things like that,” Daboll said. “It’s good. I appreciate how hard they work (and) their commitment to the team.”
If either Martindale or Kafka are to leave, it will be of their own choosing. However, Daboll does not anticipate any movement.
“That’s my plan,” he said.
The Giants fired special team coordinator Thomas McGaughey on Monday along with offensive line coach Bobby Johnson.
McGaughey was a holdover from the Dave Gettleman regime and Johnson couldn’t make lemonade out of the lemons he was handed this season. Unfair, yes, but who says this league is steeped in fairness?
