Only two Giants coaches are surviving John Harbaugh’s staff overhaul

John Harbaugh will retain two — and only two — coaches from Brian Daboll’s stable of assistants, adding outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen and tight ends coach Tim Kelly to his first Giants staff, The Post has learned. 

There is nothing remotely unusual about this. New head coaches routinely purge the building of the coaches from the previous regime, preferring to build their staff with their own hires, either with those they previously worked or hand-picked newcomers. 

This means Harbaugh will bring in his own offensive line coach and the popular Carmen Bricillo will not be back. 

Bricillo and his assistant, James Ferentz, helped the Giants put on the field their best offensive line play in years and the bulk of that line — left tackle Andrew Thomas, left guard Jon Runyan Jr. and center John Michael Schmitz — is under contract and expected to return to the starting lineup. The Giants offensive line was ranked ninth-best in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus, led by the two starting tackles.

Thomas allowed pressure on 3.1 percent of pass plays, the second-best rate among all offensive tackles. Jermaine Eluemunor, set to become a free agent, allowed pressure on 3.3 percent of pass plays, lowest among all right tackles. 

As a unit, PFF graded the Giants No. 4 in the league in pass-blocking efficiency. That unit was 30th in 2024. The line, though, will move forward with new position coaches.