After benching fan-favorite QB Eli Manning amid a disastrous season, Giants fan weren't upset to see Ben McAdoo be relieved of his duties. But McAdoo's biggest regret wasn't his unceremonious benching of the Giants legend, it was his handling of star WR Odell Beckham Jr.
Beckham was the team's best player but oft-embroiled in controversy, and McAdoo is regretful of his treatment of the star-- both off the field and on it.
"I needed to be better for him personally, as a coordinator and head coach,'' McAdoo told Peter King of NBC Sports. "I was too busy trying to scheme ways to get him the ball, especially early in my time in New York, that I didn't step back and see the big picture the way I should have."
For Beckham, McAdoo had been a constant in his professional career. McAdoo's first year as the Giants offensive coordinator was Beckham's rookie year, when the LSU product took the league by storm. In just 12 games, Beckham caught 91 passes for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns.
This season, Beckham will be playing under his third different head coach in five seasons. Pat Shurmur, like McAdoo, is a former offensive coordinator.