Chiefs head coach Andy Reid let offensive coordinator Matt Nagy leave Kansas City this offseason, but he also helped him get his new job in New York.
Reid recommended Nagy to Giants head coach John Harbaugh (via SNY’s Connor Hughes) during his scramble to find a new offensive coordinator after Todd Monken took the Browns’ head coaching job. Harbaugh had long been planning to bring Monken, his OC in Baltimore, to New York and even tried to talk him out of going to Cleveland.
But Monken could not give up his first opportunity to be an NFL head coach, and Harbaugh had to look elsewhere. He interviewed a number of qualified candidates, though the pool of available talent had been thinned significantly by that point. So when Reid called Harbaugh to personally endorse his longtime assistant, the discussion likely carried a lot of weight in the Giants’ final decision.
Harbaugh went with another assistant hire who is once-removed from his coaching tree in assistant offensive line coach Grant Newsome, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Newsome previously worked under Jim Harbaugh as Michigan’s offensive line coach and sent a number of players to the NFL, including current Giants guard Jon Runyan Jr.
The Giants are still adding former Ravens assistants, though, including outside linebackers coach Matt Robinson, per CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. He will move back to an assistant defensive line coach role, which was his title in Baltimore in 2024. He played a key role in developing Ravens outside linebacker Tavius Robinson and defensive tackles Nnamdi Madubuike and Travis Jones.
Genius. With the young talent, possible cap space, and new proven HC, the Giants potentially could’ve been dangerous next year. So Andy Reid sabotaged them. Just genius.
If Matt Nagy was worth endorsing to his buddy to be OC then makes you wonder why he let him leave.
He couldn’t bear to be apart from Eric Bienemy any longer?
As Don Vito Corleone says- Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer.
Because Reid was not going to give up play calling. Nagy wants to call plays.
Sabotage
SOunds like Andy Reid hates the GIants for some reason
I’m not convinced that Nagy is that bad, I have to admit. I wouldn’t be clamoring to hire him, but I also don’t hold him entirely responsible for Trubisky being bad as a quarterback, either. He did eke out Trubisky’s best production, which was noteworthy for a player of his limitations.
Perhaps Nagy doesn’t move the needle at all in his first playcalling opportunity in some time, but I’m at least willing to see how it goes. The big challenge will be in finding a way to avoid over-reliance on Dart’s legs or RPOs in light of his injuries. Dart’s mobility is his best trait, but three concussions or possible concussions in his rookie year is alarming. Nagy has had success with a mobile QB in Trubisky during his height as a coach, but I’d be wary of having Dart take too many hits if they want him around long term-even if that’s what Dart does best right now.