New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo came under intense criticism for both his decision to bench Eli Manning and his handling of the process.
But McAdoo didn't express any remorse Friday about the perceived bungling of what could be the end of a franchise hero's time with the team.
"I was upfront and honest with Eli and I don't have any regrets," McAdoo said, according to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.
Giants co-owner John Mara further muddied the situation Wednesday when he implied there was a miscommunication between ownership and McAdoo regarding how the head coach would approach starting Manning to preserve his streak, an offer the quarterback rejected.
Mara said he believed the plan for Manning was to play the first half and likely stay in the game if the Giants looked good on offense and were in contention to win.
"It was presented the way that Ben thought it ought to be presented," said Mara. "And could we have done it differently? I guess you could argue we could have."
McAdoo insisted Friday the team was "on the same page" regarding the plan to start Manning and then replace him at halftime with the combination of Geno Smith and Davis Webb.
