"The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired former Giants assistant Mike Sullivan as their offensive coordinator late Friday, according to the team.

"We are very fortunate to add someone like Mike Sullivan to lead our offensive coaching staff," head coach Greg Schiano said in a statement. "He is a man of character and a complete football coach, who fits with the kind of football team we are building here. His work with the Giants over the past eight seasons speaks for itself.

"Mike was an integral part of that team winning two Super Bowls in the last five years and we look forward to him bringing that experience and expertise to our club."

Sullivan, a former Army Ranger and Giants receivers coach, is known for using some unique teaching tools.

One such drill called for Giants quarterbacks to dodge to their left and right, then run away from a supposed defender and deliver the ball while off balance to better simulate a game situation.

Manning bounced back from a 25-interpcetion season in 2010 to throw for a franchise record 4,933 yards and win the Super Bowl this season, he said, because of drills such as that.

A receivers coach with the Giants for six years, Sullivan took over as the quarterbacks coach in 2010 and Manning's 25-interception season was blamed in part on Sullivan's lack of experience with the position. Sullivan too often approached the job from the receiver's standpoint, Manning said, but the two worked out their differences early in the offseason."