Mike Kafka will be the New York Giants' offensive playcaller to begin the season, coach Brian Daboll said Monday. The Giants play on the road against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in their opener.
Daboll will stick with the system the Giants used this summer and preseason. That puts the responsibility on Kafka, who was hired as the offensive coordinator earlier this year from the Kansas City Chiefs. «I talked to Mike over the weekend.
We were working [Sunday]. Talked to him [Monday]. I have a lot of confidence in Mike,» Daboll said. «We'll stay with how we did things in the preseason.» Daboll previously called plays for four seasons in Buffalo as its offensive coordinator before being hired as the Giants head coach earlier this year.
The Bills had the NFL's fifth-ranked offense last season. Kafka, 35, previously served as the Chiefs quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator.