Eli Manning dishes on state of the Giants after 'unbelievable' John Harbaugh hire

New York Giants legend Eli Manning shared his excitement about the team hiring John Harbaugh's in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

Perhaps New York Giants fans took the Eli Manning-Tom Coughlin era for granted.

From Nov. 21, 2004, through Jan. 3, 2016, that was the only quarterback–head coach tandem Big Blue had. Since then, including interims, they have had 17 — and five alone this season.

The Giants organization today looks unfamiliar compared with years past, but with the hiring of John Harbaugh, Eli Manning thinks the franchise could return to what it’s supposed to be.

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New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh speaks at the press conference announcing his hiring at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. (Ed Mulholland/Imagn Images)

"It couldn't have worked out any better," Manning told Fox News Digital in a recent interview regarding Harbaugh's hire. "I knew the Giants had to hire a new coach, you're just like, 'Hey, you need someone with head coaching experience and a guy who's been in this situation, who's going to know how to deal with the New York media, who's going to kind of take over as the CEO of not just the team, but the whole organization and the whole building around the Giants. The problem is that person probably doesn't exist. He's not out there.'

"And then, all of a sudden, there's John Harbaugh sitting there. It's just unbelievable, a person that's had great success in the NFL. It just could not be a better fit. I'm so excited for him, I've had some long conversations with him about this, and I think he's gonna do an unbelievable job and excited about getting the Giants back on track."

Owner John Mara has taken the brunt of the criticism,