When the Giants hired Adam Henry as their new wide receivers coach in January, a line on his resume naturally received a great deal of attention.
Henry came to the Giants after a year coaching receivers with the 49ers. But before he arrived in San Francisco, Henry was LSU's receivers coach from 2011-14. One of his top pupils during his time in Baton Rouge? Giants wideout Odell Beckham Jr., of course.
Beckham and Henry have a strong player-coach relationship, Henry said. But the new assistant also made it clear he is coming to the Giants to coach all their receivers, not just their rising superstar.
Henry has not met with any of his new charges yet - players don't arrive for the start of the offseason program until April 11 - but he has been watching film on all of them, cutting up tape that highlights their strengths and weaknesses. Once they arrive, the work will begin.
"I don't look at the big picture. I'm kind of a day-to-day guy, with a goal at the end of the week," Henry said. "And when you get to the open week, you look back and see what's going on. I never look ahead. I always look at the things we have to attack today.
"When you're building relationships, and as that goes to getting better, it covers all facets of that, with each and every player. My job is to coach the receivers and get them to play. ... Last year was last year."
And Beckham's much-discussed meltdown against Josh Norman and the Panthers seems to be staying just there - in last year. The Giants, from head coach Ben McAdoo to quarterback Eli Manning to Beckham, have made it clear they believe that instance will not repeat itself. They are moving forward.
"He's always had some emotion. He's always played with a lot of desire. He loves to play the game. He loves it," Henry said. "I see that as a player. But again, we just need to continue to get better at what we're doing.
"I've been away from him a couple of years, and now we've got to come back together, get on the same page and progress. ... Any way I can help him, I will help him. I'm here for him. I can help in anyway possible. Once I coach you, I coach you for life."
