If there’s one thing the New York Giants fanbase does better than most, it’s sniffing out the lies this franchise tries to feed them. At this point, honesty isn’t just welcomed — it’s required. From the front office to the coaching staff to the players, everyone is under the microscope. Welcome to New York.
This team has struggled to move the ball and score points over the past couple of seasons, and those same problems reared their head again in a 26-14 Week 5 tailspin against a previously winless New Orleans Saints team. Malik Nabers’ season-ending ACL injury exposed just how unprepared and untalented this offense is without him. Anyone who watched that game saw the same thing: Big Blue is going nowhere fast with this version of the roster.
So when offensive coordinator Mike Kafka took the podium on Monday and started talking, you could feel the collective eye-roll coming. The 38-year-old stood in front of reporters and fed lip service to fans as if nobody had been watching how this offense has been operating for the past three years.
Giants OC Mike Kafka tries to spin brutal offensive performance
Kafka needs to be more careful. He’s just setting himself up for backlash. His comments about the receivers will floor Big Blue Nation, especially after what everyone saw on Sunday:
"I've got a lot of confidence in our receiving group... we had some opportunities, just didn't capitalize on them"Mike Kafka on Giants' WR room
He was either coaching a different game entirely or he was lying in an attempt to save face. Let's be honest: Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, and Beaux Collins struggled mightily. He shouldn't have confidence in that group. They were literally labeled the biggest losers of the loss.
That comment was bad, but it was his quote about the coaching staff and their role in the successful development of players that will put Giants fans over the edge:
#NYGiants Kafka - staff's strength is getting guys prepared to play, whether they are on the roster or practice squad
— GiantsWFAN (@giantswfan) October 6, 2025
What alternate universe is this man living in? The lack of preparedness, the undisciplined play, and the lack of effort are the exact reasons why this team can’t get out of the basement. So, how in the world is this the staff’s strength?
Think about all the talent the G-Men have drafted or signed over the past three-plus years that’s failed to develop or that has gone on to a new team and thrived immediately outside of East Rutherford. That list is huge. It’s also a direct indictment of how terrible this staff has been.
Evan Neal, Joshua Ezeudu, Deonte Banks, John Michael Schmitz, and Hyatt are the Day 1 and 2 picks that come to mind off the bat. As for players who have left and shined immediately... Daniel Jones, Julian Love, Xavier McKinney, Saquon Barkley — it’s a nightmare.
Kafka has no business feeding fans this nonsense. If getting the players prepared was their strength, this team wouldn’t be 19-36-1 over the past three-plus seasons.
This is an offensive guru known for his time spent developing Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City. If only it were that easy to find and develop the next-best quarterback of the NFL.
The coordinator has been on head coach Brian Daboll’s staff going on four years now, and after working with Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito, and now Jaxson Dart, it’s safe to assume who’s riding the coattails of whom in that dynamic.
This sort of obvious lip service might have flown in Kansas City, but I have a feeling he’s not in Kansas anymore. Week in and week out, this team shows up unprepared and loses in a way fans never thought possible. What are we even doing here? Where’s the accountability?