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Giants coach Tom Coughlin talked about the Giants new offense at the NFL Meetings.

(Jordan Raanan, NJ.com)

ORLANDO -- Giants coach Tom Coughlin perked up in his chair when asked about his new offense Tuesday at the NFL Meetings. He used words such as "excited" and "invigorating" to describe its installation, and the effect it will have on his players.

The one player Coughlin specified by name was the one who threw 27 interceptions last season. In Coughlin's estimation, quarterback Eli Manning could be among the biggest beneficiaries of the new playbook still being devised by the head coach and his new offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo.

"We're moving," Coughlin said at the NFC Coaches Breakfast in Orlando. "We're better than halfway through the completion of where we want it to be.

"I'll say this and the word goes forth to our players. It's obvious. This is a whole new undertaking from an offensive standpoint because you will have some of the old and a tremendous amount of the new. I think it's stimulating. I think it's good for everybody.

"Hopefully it's going to provide a little fire for everybody. I know it will for Eli. I know he'll be excited about this."

Coughlin believes the most difficult part of the new offense will be the verbiage. He described the new offense as extremely "verbal."

But he doesn't believe that will be a problem for Manning. Coming from the first family of football and with a good head on his shoulders, the transition shouldn't be too rocky. That doesn't mean Coughlin expects it to be a breeze.

"In the beginning, there is a lot to learn. There is a lot of be able to comprehend. I don't care how you do it. It's apples and oranges. It's Chinese vs. another language," Coughlin said. "But you have to get to where you're communicating with each other. In order to do that, he's really going to have to focus. Now, with his intelligence, it's not going to be real difficult."

It will be even easier if the Giants are able to run the ball more effectively. They finished 29th in the NFL last season. Coughlin noted that is a big reason the Giants signed offensive linemen Geoff Schwartz (6-foot-6, 340 pounds) and John Jerry (6-foot-5, 335 pounds).

"Offensively we have to get back to Giants football. When I say that, I mean Schwartz and Jerry, big human beings in the NFC East. We weren't very big up front last year," Coughlin said. "It's further to run around those big guys. We're going to have balance."

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To Coughlin, Giants football means bigger, strong and, plainly, just more effective. He really doesn't appear married to the idea of the new offense focusing more on running or passing. He insists it's going to be a wait-and-see approach.

"Everyone wants to know what the difference is going to be? Whatever we do is going to be designed around our personnel," he said. "I mean, we have the Encyclopedia Brittanica between the systems that you are familiar with and the system that you are soon going to be familiar with. You can put your finger on anything you want."