Semi-OT: Tom Coughlin expected to resign Monday

[Mike the Brit]

I sincerely hope you're over 1776 & 1812 w/o any lingering PTSD effects.

What's this 1812 problem? Going independent was fine but siding with Napoleon? No thanks. No wonder we came over and taught you a lesson.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Macroagression

 

[Clonamery]

What's this 1812 problem? Going independent was fine but siding with Napoleon? No thanks. No wonder we came over and taught you a lesson.

Lesson was: take a licking but keep on ticking.

 

[OhExaulted1]

He's in just not first ballot like supa said. He's also got another ring as an assistant as WR's coach for the '90 Giants don't forget.

 

[Triumph]

we should have 6 rings.

coughlin stinks no chance he gets into the HOF

Parcells 2 SB rings = HOF
Coughlin 2 SB rings = HOF

 

[Triumph]

Bill Cowher has been waiting for this job to open up.

The Giants already have their guy lined up.

 

[neuronet]

I respect him a lot as a coach and a person: one of the old-school classy coaches like Belichick.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Two thoughts:

Coughlin is an excellent coach, who deserves to be in the HOF. Because things have been uneven, he might be one of those guys that the Selection Committee makes wait a couple of years after he is eligible, but he should and will be there.

Why would he resign and not wait to get fired? He's due around $7 million next year. Why should he walk away from that? The only thing I can think is that, when he was given his extension in March, it was done primarily to avoid the media attention that would come from his having to coach this season as a "lame duck" and that he had a handshake with Mara that he would resign if they didn't make the Playoffs again. Coughlin and Mara are both "old school" and I could imagine a handshake deal like that between them.

 

[patfanken]

Some comments on the comments.

1. This has been a very tough year for the Giants with all the injuries combined with all the late 4th quarter losses. I imagine it took a toll on the oldest HC in the league.

2. He's definitely a HOF head coach. He has the playoff wins, the superbowl wins, the overall success, and the fact he did it with multiple franchises. Parcells has the reputation and hype, (mostly because of his relationship to the media), but I'd rather have Coughlin as my HC. I think he had the better career if you take it objectively.

Disclaimer: I have been on the record for several years in my belief that Parcells is the most over rated HC in NFL history. It's not that he wasn't a good HC, just not close to as good as the media made him out to be. His presence on the ballot for the Pats HOF is a constant offense to me, and should be for every Pats fan. I pray he NEVER gets in.

3. I'm getting a little tired of all the crap about the Giants being the Pats "nemesis". First of all in both games the Giants were HUGELY lucky on a number of plays to be able to barely eke by with wins. Secondly, in the 2nd game, the Giants had the better roster and should have won the game. Yet were just a missed Welker catch away from losing it, (among a number of other plays they got)

The 2011 Pats weren't really ready to make a drive to the superbowl, as they were in just the 2nd year of a major rebuild. That season reminded me a lot of the 20o1 team They were another team who was in the 2nd year of a major rebuild who got some breaks and made an unexpected run to a superbowl title. The only difference is that in THAT Superbowl game, the Pats got some breaks, and made the key plays. They win might have never happened if Redman or Brown don't make plays on those passes

People seem to forget that GETTING to a superbowl is incredibly hard to do. So much good has to happen over the course of the 18 games it takes to get there (injuries, bounces, calls, etc). The fact that we've gotten to 6 of them over the last 15 years is MORE than remarkable. The fact that we've managed to win 4 of them is something we should be very proud of. Just ask a Bill fan of the 90's

 

[PatsFanSince74]

New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin will resign on Monday Mike Garafolo says

If true, that's two down. Will Jerruh make it three?

After how he treated Landry and Johnson, I would "never say never" about anything Jones might do, but it would be a bad move because of Romo's injuries. I think Garrett's got one more year with a healthy Romo and Dez Bryant...remember, he was one blown call away from the NFCCG last year.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Only Seattle is a current threat to equal the Bills of the 90s.

 

[Brit patriot]

I sincerely hope you're over 1776 & 1812 w/o any lingering PTSD effects.

We were robbed in 1776, and I would call 1812 a draw!

Hey, you Boston lot may have caused a lot of trouble, but you have one hell of a city! Best place I ever visited!

 

[Mike the Brit]

I think that Jones would be crazy to fire Garrett. He's a competent coach and seems to be one of the few people who can put up with working for a crazy guy like Jerry Jones. Oh, wait ...

 

[Brit patriot]

We were robbed in 1776, and I would call 1812 a draw!

Hey, you Boston lot may have caused a lot of trouble, but you have one hell of a city! Best place I ever visited!

Actually, you could say we won 1812, but that is for another day Hahaha

 

[Clonamery]

Actually, you could say we won 1812, but that is for another day Hahaha

Hey, if you lot had won the war of 1812, we'd be speaking English. Oh, wait...

 

[Danger Zone]

We were robbed in 1776, and I would call 1812 a draw!

Hey, you Boston lot may have caused a lot of trouble, but you have one hell of a city! Best place I ever visited!

YOU BURNED DOWN OUR WHITE HOUSE!

NEVER FORGET!!

 

[borg]

Maybe I just don't catch Coughlin in action...but all I see from him on the sidelines is my crazy uncle who makes faces all day.....nothing else.

 

[Brit patriot]

YOU BURNED DOWN OUR WHITE HOUSE!

NEVER FORGET!!

You had it coming after your behaviour in Canada Yankee!

 

[Tunescribe]

I wouldn't be upset if we hired him as a part time Ernie Adams like guy...

Why would he want to be a serf to BB after being king of his own mountain for many years? He's pushing 70. If Coughlin resigns he'll just retire.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Only Seattle is a current threat to equal the Bills of the 90s.

They have already surpassed the bills of the 90s.