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Giants new offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo comes from the Green Bay Packers.

(MARK HOFFMAN/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Ben McAdoo interviewed with the Giants on Monday after a few weather-related delays, but before he sat down with Tom Coughlin, he was already picking the brain of quarterback Eli Manning.

According to the quarterback, the two spoke last week. The Giants began interviews last Wednesday.

"I've heard a lot of good things about Coach McAdoo," Eli Manning said. "I was able to talk to him over the phone last week and we had a great conversation. Obviously he's had a ton of success in Green Bay and I look forward to working with him and improving our offense."

From the beginning, the hire seemed to be about Manning. All of the candidates had a background in working with quarterbacks. Two of them, Mike Sullivan and Dowell Loggains, were very knowledgeable about the system the Giants ran.

But from the looks of things, McAdoo impressed early. He was signed less than an hour after the Ravens requested permission to interview him today. He also interviewed with the Dolphins earlier this afternoon.

"I spent some time looking at the Giants' personnel last week," McAdoo said. "It's been a whirlwind. I look forward to meeting with the players and getting started."



The interview with Coughlin apparently sealed the deal. But the quarterback's approval didn't hurt, either.

“He’s a very detail-oriented, meticulous teacher, a fundamentalist, first and foremost,” Coughlin said. “I was very, very impressed by the presentation that he made, in terms of the fundamental details of his presentation, whether it is quarterback fundamentals, offensive philosophy. I was just very, very impressed with that.

“Whether he was the tight ends or the quarterbacks coach, he has prepared for this type of an interview for a long time. He comes with two notebooks, all the things he’s put together and thought about and when given the opportunity, wanted to present.”