[Dylan]

Originally Posted by UCF Knight

NFLSTROUD Rick Stroud
Bucs confirm the hiring of Giants QBs coach Mike Sullivan as offensive coordinator.

Dylan, what do you know about him?

What do I know about Mike Sullivan? Everything. Good luck Sully and thanks for your help in the Giants' two Super Bowl wins! What a loss ...

Sullivan has been in the Giants' offensive system for the past eight years. Sully (his nickname with the Giants) was at first the Giants' wide receivers coach from 2004-2009. He coached Ike Hilliard, Amani Toomer, Plaxico Burress, Sinorice Moss. He did a great job in 2008 teaching a group of young receivers to take over for Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress who was not resigned.

Sullivan spent six years reshaping the team's group of young receivers - He was instrumental in the development of Steve Smith, Mario Manningham, Domenik Hixon, Hakeem Nicks and David Tyree.

In 2009, Sullivan’s group of wide receivers caught 236 passes. Steve Smith shattered the franchise record with 107 catches and was the first Giants wideout to play in the Pro Bowl in 41 years. Smith’s receptions accounted for 1,220 yards and seven touchdowns. Mario Manningham contributed 57 catches and Hakeem Nicks had 47 and six scores in an exceptional rookie season.

In 2008, Smith led the Giants with 57 receptions. Domenik Hixon, who had one career reception entering the season, had a team-high 596 receiving yards on 43 catches. Amani Toomer was second on the team with 48 receptions in his final Giants season. Toomer holds the franchise career records for catches (668), receiving yards (9,497), touchdown catches (54) and 100-yard games (22). In four seasons under Sullivan’s tutelage, Plaxico Burress had 344 catches, which place him 12th on the franchise’s career list, one catch ahead of Earnest Gray and three behind Aaron Thomas. Burress had 3,681 receiving yards and caught 33 touchdown passes for the Giants.

Burress caught 10 touchdown passes in 2006 and 12 the following year to become the first Giant since Del Shofner in 1961-62 to post back-to-back seasons with 10 or more scoring catches. He set a Giants postseason record with 11 receptions in the NFC Championship Game in Green Bay, one more than Ike Hilliard had in the 2000 Championship Game victory over Minnesota.

David Tyree, another of Sullivan’s players, made one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history when he improbably secured an Eli Manning pass against his helmet for a 32-yard gain on the Giants’ game-winning drive in Super Bowl XLII.

Sullivan one of Coughlin's original hires, became the Giants new quarterback coach, replacing Chris Palmer in 2010.

Coughlin said the continuity in the offense Sullivan will provide was a reason he decided to stay within the staff.

"He has a very good understanding of our passing game," Coughlin said. "He did the majority of the work in assembling our first-and-second-down pass game. He is an industrious, very hardworking, very intelligent coach who looks forward to each challenge."

Sullivan brings an excellent track record in preparation and education.

Read my next post. Great research, in a story by Mike Garafolo from the Star-Ledger (my favorite Giants sports journalist). He quoted backup QB David Carr talking about a drill Sullivan has Manning do. It involves the Giants' quarterbacks to move around a bit and make a throw.