When the New York Giants hired Ben McAdoo as their head coach following the departure of Tom Coughlin, there was quite a bit of speculation about who would call the offensive plays.

Initially, McAdoo refused to address the question, implying it was very much up for debate. That continued straight through the preseason and into the regular season.

Ultimately, it was clear McAdoo would continue to call offensive plays despite Mike Sullivan being hired as the offensive coordinator. And as the 2016 regular season wore on, that decision was put under a microscope.

The Giants struggled offensively despite a boat load of talent, and while there was plenty of blame to go around, there’s no denying the offensive play selection had a lot to do with it.

At his year-end press conference, McAdoo acknowledged the coaching staff would evaluate his decision to call plays and that, perhaps, something would change. And on Sunday at the NFL Owners Meetings, even John Mara admitted to questioning McAdoo’s decision to continue calling plays.

“That’s up to him, it really is,” Mara said via the New York Post. “We’ve questioned him about it a couple of times, he’s still comfortable doing it. I think he still thinks about passing it off to Mike Sullivan, but I think he’s still — [Packers coach] Mike McCarthy still does it, and that was kind of his mentor. If he’s comfortable doing it, it’s fine with us, as long as he feels like he can manage the game properly.”

There’s no denying that McAdoo seemed overwhelmed with the dual duties a season ago, but he seems content with juggling both. Whether or not that will pay off in 2017 remains to be seen, but if 2016 is any indication, the Giants could be in store for another year of predictable play calling.