The past week has been one of the lowest for the New York Giants in a long, long time.

The team benched Eli Manning, lost Sunday to fall to 2-10, then fired its head coach and general manager on Monday. Manning was reportedly reinstated as starting quarterback, which means his streak of 210 straight starts ended for no reason whatsoever. There were many times during a 2-9 start in which it didn’t seem like it could get worse for the Giants. Then in Week 13 it got much worse.

However, unlike most two-win teams who just cleaned house like the Giants, this one should have some hope for a quick rebuild.

The Giants go into this offseason looking for a new GM, coach and quarterback (even if Manning returns, the team still needs a QB for the future), and is in an advantageous position to get prime picks for all three. It’s still a franchise that will attract strong candidates.

The Giants, despite many embarrassing events the past two seasons, aren’t a poorly run team. They pride themselves on stability. Ben McAdoo was the first coach fired during a Giants season since 1976. The only other Giants coach since 1979 to get fewer than four seasons was Ray Handley (1991-92), another terrible hire. Coaches know that as long as they’re not disasters on the McAdoo/Handley level, Giants ownership will give them time to turn things around. It’s even more ideal for general managers. Since 1979 the Giants have had just three full-time GMs: George Young, Ernie Accorsi and Jerry Reese. Reese was fired on Monday, in his 11th season on the job.

There are a lot of things top candidates at head coach and GM look for, and organizational stability probably tops the list. Nobody wants to make a career step that big and do it for an impatient owner. Giants ownership has perhaps been too patient at times, but that will pay off in their upcoming searches. Due to their reputation, the Giants have a good shot to land whichever coach they want — perhaps Josh McDaniels, Mike Smith, Matt Patricia, Jim Bob Cooter, or even Jon Gruden, David Shaw, Jim Harbaugh or Nick Saban if any of them wants to change jobs. The same goes for whoever the top GM candidate will be (Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio, Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta, Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf and Louis Riddick of ESPN are a few of the names you’ll hear if the team doesn’t give current interim GM Kevin Abrams the full-time job).

The only franchises that are held in higher regard than the Giants probably won’t be looking for a new head coach or GM. The Giants should get their top picks for each spot. That’s a great start.

The chance to work with a good, young franchise quarterback is a major selling point to any coaching candidate. Thankfully for the Giants, they have been so bad this season that they’ll land a top quarterback in the draft. The 2018 draft is a deep one for quarterbacks. The Browns will presumably draft first and pick the best prospect (though, it’s the Browns, so who knows). The Giants have a good chance to draft second or third overall – they’re currently tied for the second-worst record in the NFL with the 49ers – and they can land a top-tier quarterback prospect even if Cleveland takes one. If the Browns draft Josh Rosen, maybe the Giants take Lamar Jackson. If those two are off the board, maybe the Giants land Sam Darnold or Josh Allen. We have no idea which quarterbacks will separate themselves by late April, but the Giants should get a good one. Even if Manning is back, this is the Giants’ opportunity to get their quarterback for the next 10 years. That’s a big deal for any new coach or GM.

The Giants have plenty of roster deficiencies, but they also have some good players. They’re one season removed from going 11-5 and getting in the playoffs. With some additions, better coaching and a quick answer at quarterback, the downturn might last only a year or two. It’s not unreasonable. While the 2017 Los Angeles Rams are an extreme example, that team proves a team’s fortunes can turn fast with an upgraded coaching staff. The Rams went from the worst offense in the NFL to one of the top two or three after firing Jeff Fisher and hiring Sean McVay. McAdoo’s offense finished last or near last in almost every category you can imagine. A better offensive staff could lead to an immediate and significant improvement.