The Giants dropped their 10th game of the season on Sunday in Oakland, days after coach Ben McAdoo benched Eli Manning for Geno Smith. Afterwards, McAdoo told reporters that "I'm going to coach this team as long as my key card works. I'm going to coach this team until I'm told I'm not coaching this team."
On Monday, McAdoo was told he's no longer coaching the Giants. He has been fired along with general manager Jerry Reese, confirms CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport first reported the news.
McAdoo originally joined then-coach Tom Coughlin's staff in 2014 and served as the offensive coordinator for two seasons. He was elevated to head coach in 2016, where he helped the Giants to an 11-5 record and the playoffs. This season, however, was an unmitigated disaster marred by injuries, poor play on both sides of the ball and punctuated by McAdoo's decision less than a week ago to bench Manning.
McAdoo's tenure ends after just 28 regular-season games. He was 13-15 in less than two seasons and 0-1 in the postseason. His dismissal doesn't come as a surprise; on Sunday, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that, "McAdoo's handling -- or mismanagement -- of how Eli Manning has been benched has been met with open unhappiness from Giants [CEO] John Mara, who is extremely fond of the two-time Super Bowl MVP."
The Giants averaged 25 points per game in McAdoo's first two seasons with the team. They averaged 19.4 points per game last season and 15.6 this year with him as the head coach.
Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will be the interim head coach, a source told ESPN's Dan Graziano. Assistant general manager Kevin Abrams has been named interim GM.
