The New York Giants never wanted to say Ben McAdoo was a head coach in-waiting once they hired him away from the Green Bay Packers to become their offensive coordinator, but it always sort of felt that way. Once Tom Coughlin stepped down as head coach McAdoo seemed to be the likely choice to succeed him.
The Giants took their time, almost as if they were waiting for someone to come in, knock their socks off during the interview process and convince them McAdoo was not the best man for the job. That never happened.