Game Thoughts: They Might Be Giants, but they didn't win the game edition

KontradictioN said:

Gostkowski is an all time great kicker for this team but, until his foot directly wins us a Super Bowl or two, Vinatieri is the best kicker this franchise has ever had. Those were two of the most pressure filled kicks that any kicker can every experience as a pro and he hit both of them with room to spare. With Gost, I just wish Belichick had trusted him in Super Bowl XLII instead of going for it.

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Belichick not trusting Gostkowski was on Belichick though and not Belichick. Should have kicked it.

Rob0729 said:

To talk about the Vinatieri vs. Gostkowski debate. From Peter King's MMQB:



Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback, Week 10, Patriots-Giants | The MMQB with Peter King

So Gostkowski got to 263 in 22 less kicks than Vinatieri and made 87.7% of his kicks vs. 81.9% for Vinatieri. Also, Gostkowski is far better at kick offs even before they moved the kick off spot.

Not taking anything away from Vinatieri (who will probably go down as the reputation of the most clutch kicker in history), but as a pure kicker, Gostkowski is better.

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What is "clutch"? That he made Kicks in Important games? Well, as others mentioned, he missed a few early and hit the ones at closing bell. What did that make him: 50, 60, 70 percent? Then just think about the TB era he played in, The later Ghost era TB was/is a much more prolific passer who gets it in the EZ more and blows teams out more, so Ghost doesnt get the chances for 4qtr heroics, but that dont mean he couldnt hit them..

TommyBrady12 said:

Coughlin is not a great Xs and Os coach, but he is a supreme motivator. he will get his players to play their best in big games. whenever he faces NE it is always with somethng important on the line like a super bowl or undefeated season.

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He's a pretty damn good offensive coach, IMO. Even at BC, he took a 4-7 team when he took over to the #13 team in the country by the time he left, and knocked off #1 Notre Dame in the process.

Jacksonville's success as an expansion team was due to the fact that they could score points in a hurry. He took Brunell and Jimmy Smith off the scrap heap and turned them into pro bowlers.

Yes, Coughlin's an excellent motivator, but to say he's not a great X-and-O coach isn't giving him enough credit. He's one of the best offensive minds around, and has been for about 30 years. He just doesn't get the credit that some frauds (Mike Martz) have taken in the interim.

Agreed about Coughlin being a great motivator.

Wasn't he the Jags coach when they had that monster upset against the Broncos in the playoffs and helped push the Pats to the Super Bowl?

sb1 said:

Agreed about Coughlin being a great motivator.

Wasn't he the Jags coach when they had that monster upset against the Broncos in the playoffs and helped push the Pats to the Super Bowl?

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Yes. That was in 1996.

Who had the diving block on Amendola's punt return that took out #94?