The Giants’ first major tweak after losing Malik Nabers for the season was to find ways to get more production out of tight ends Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger.

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That was the product of Mike Kafka’s faith in Tim Kelly, and a precursor to a partnership that’s important now that one of Kafka’s first big decisions as interim head coach was to elevate Kelly from tight ends coach to offensive coordinator.

Kafka will remain the play-caller.

“Tim is a really good coach in terms of detail,” Kafka said. “He has a really firm grounding in the system and a confidante I would lean on as a coordinator. He was really an easy fit for us.”

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