Football New York Giants to Hire Mike Shula as New Offensive Coordinator by Scott Rogust February 13, 2018 The New York Giants’ offensive coordinator position appears to finally be filled. Kimberly Jones of NFL Network reports that former Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Mike Shula will serve as the team’s offensive coordinator, as well as quarterbacks coach. Time With Panthers Shula had spent the past seven seasons with the Panthers organization, starting as the team’s quarterback coach from 2011-2012. He was then promoted to offensive coordinator in 2013, where he served for five seasons. Shula has played a significant role in the development of quarterback Cam Newton. In 2015, Newton won the NFL MVP award under Shula, where he threw for 3,837 yards, 35 touchdowns and ten interceptions while accumulating a 99.4 passer rating. Not only that, but Newton rushed for 636 yards and ten touchdowns on 132 carries that season. Shula was fired by the Panthers at the end of the 2017 season, due in part to their struggling offense. Carolina’s offense ranked 19th in total offense (323.7 yards/game), 28th in passing (192.3), and fourth in rushing (131.4). Some of that can be attributed to the depth at wide receiver. Responsibilities in New York Shula will be reunited with his former general manager in Dave Gettleman. As mentioned above, Shula will essentially have two jobs under head coach Pat Shurmur. He will be in charge of running the offense, as well as coach the quarterbacks. With Eli Manning serving as the starter, Shula will be in charge of developing Davis Webb, as well as their potential first-round quarterback, if the team choose to draft one this Spring. His work with Newton in Carolina does speak for itself. Shula’s Panthers did have a lack of depth at the wide receiver position. Now, Shula inherited Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard, and Evan Engram to work with in New York. The Giants’ total offense ranked 21st in the league in terms of yards per game (314.2) last season. However, the sticking point which led to the firing of Ben McAdoo was the lack of scoring. Last season, New York ranked 31st in points per game (15.4), as the team failed to score more than 30 points in a single game. Shula will not be calling the offensive plays, as Shurmur will assume those responsibilities. The Giants are expected to officially announce the hire on Wednesday or Thursday. Post Views: 1,607 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Scott Rogust General Editor and New York Giants Lead Writer. Latest posts by Scott Rogust (see all) Giants Select Georgia OT Andrew Thomas in First Round of NFL Draft - April 24, 2020 Giants Free Agency Report Card - March 29, 2020 Giants Hiring Jason Garrett as Offensive Coordinator - January 17, 2020 Giants Hiring Dolphins’ Patrick Graham as Defensive Coordinator - January 13, 2020 Related TopicsCam NewtonCarolina PanthersDave GettlemanDavis WebbEli ManningMike ShulaNew York GiantsNFlNFL DraftPat Shurmur Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 More in Football You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tea Time with Mel and Jay Ep. 8: Review of Netflix’s “7 Yards” Tea Time with Mel and Jay is a podcast where Melody and Jackie review... What does the future hold for Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles? DoubleGSports.com 2017-18 All-Metro Area NFL Team