Coughlin as Assistant

[dales804]

Assistant head coach?

Assistant TO the head coach.

 

[Kontradiction]

Like this guy.

That's amazing. Would have been better if he had knocked Mara out cold, though. Mara forced the wrong guy to step down. He should have really had that conversation with Reese instead.

 

[tasmlab]

Why would he possibly agree to be an assistant anywhere?

The only reason why, and I'm just totally making this up without knowing anything, is if at age 69 somebody would let him work part time and still be part of an NFL environment.

 

[JarOfMayo51]

Coughlin had a hell of a speech at his presser, definitely have a lot of respect for that man

 

[50-yard-line]

Love Coughlin - can't see any way he'd come here to work under BB, though. it's not personal, but the guy was a great head coach in his own right.

 

[PatsDeb]

Love Coughlin - can't see any way he'd come here to work under BB, though. it's not personal, but the guy was a great head coach in his own right.

I don't know that I agree he was a great head coach, but he was certainly very good and why would he come here to be in BB's shadow when he still wants to coach. Cleveland should try to get him to straighten out their debacle of a team once and for all.

I guess his behavior at his presser cements my feeling that he was asked to resign or be fired.

 

[smg93]

Coughlin had a hell of a speech at his presser, definitely have a lot of respect for that man

Tom Coughlin thanks team, fans, and family in inspirational speech

Here's a link to that excellent press conference. His discussion of creating relationships was just what you'd like to hear from a coach and leader and the very end where he talks about Eli was just fantastic.

 

[goheels22002]

Belichick should bring Coughlin in to teach the receivers how to catch the football with the tops of their helmets in the Super Bowl.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Tom Coughlin thanks team, fans, and family in inspirational speech

Here's a link to that excellent press conference. His discussion of creating relationships was just what you'd like to hear from a coach and leader and the very end where he talks about Eli was just fantastic.

It was a GREAT speech.

Not sure what to make of him walking right past Mara.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

I wouldn't be surprised if he came back to Jacksonville and took a front office position of some kind. He still owns a house down here and lives here in the offseason.

A front office job where he doesn't have to work 18 hour days might make sense if he still wants to stay in the game, but the idea that he would be an Assistant anywhere, where he'd have to put in 20 hour days, makes no sense.

But I think we're more likely to see a 67 year old, former HC, who won two SB's, doing Corporate Events and speeches at $50+ a pop while appearing as a guest every now and then on the Sunday morning shows, where he'd be picked up by limos and put up in The Four Seasons...

 

[PatsFanSince74]

It was a GREAT speech.

Not sure what to make of him walking right past Mara.

He was very emotional so I don't read anything into that, but I think that it's fair to assume that he and Mara said everything they had to say to each other on Monday and we'll never know what it was.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

It was a GREAT speech.

Not sure what to make of him walking right past Mara.

I think it was an F you to the guy who fired/pushed out/got rid of him. Few coaches ever leave on their own terms and he probably felt he had earned that right.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

I wonder if BB would bring him on as a sort of "special consultant" like McDaniels after he got fired from the Rams. Granted McDaniels wasn't a head coach then but having another guy like Coughlin who devised game plans to defeat the Patriots in the Super Bowl ( twice in case anybody needs to be reminded) can't hurt.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

How is this thread still alive?

 

[RobertWeathers]

He was very emotional so I don't read anything into that, but I think that it's fair to assume that he and Mara said everything they had to say to each other on Monday and we'll never know what it was.

I think it was an F you to the guy who fired/pushed out/got rid of him. Few coaches ever leave on their own terms and he probably felt he had earned that right.

What came out was Mara did talk to the press and said that he and Reese made the decision on Tom before they met on Monday and said that Tom resigned before they were to tell him that he was being let go.

While it was pretty obvious that they were making a coaching change, was it really necessary for Mara to get that out there? Isn't that the point of resigning?

 

[RobertWeathers]

I wonder if BB would bring him on as a sort of "special consultant" like McDaniels after he got fired from the Rams. Granted McDaniels wasn't a head coach then but having another guy like Coughlin who devised game plans to defeat the Patriots in the Super Bowl ( twice in case anybody needs to be reminded) can't hurt.

I dunna know. JMD was brought in because BOB was leaving and he needed an OC in 2012 and he already knew the system. Slightly different situation.

To your point, having a Tom's brain and experience around is only a positive in my view.

 

[RobertWeathers]

How is this thread still alive?

LOL.

I think the connection w/ the Giants and Tom being an ex BC/JAX in 1996 guy adds to the interest.

My dad is a huge Giants fan (like a good portion of the 70+ crowd that live here) and felt that Tom, "might have mellowed a little too much." and it was time to move along.

He hates Reese. He thinks he has lost his touch.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

What came out was Mara did talk to the press sand said that he and Reese made the decision on Tom before they met on Monday and said that Tom resigned before they were to tell him that he was being let go.

While it was pretty obvious that they were making a coaching change, was it really necessary for Mara to get that out there? Isn't that the point of resigning?

It's the "we were going to fire him anyhow" routine. It wasn't necessary on Mara's part and aside from BB, being the only head coach in the league with multiple Super Bowl victories should have bought him some slack on the Giants part. For an organization that tells us how classy they are, it was a bush move. Thank him for his service and rings and move on. Don't act petty on his way out the door....

 

[JarOfMayo51]

Tom Coughlin thanks team, fans, and family in inspirational speech

Here's a link to that excellent press conference. His discussion of creating relationships was just what you'd like to hear from a coach and leader and the very end where he talks about Eli was just fantastic.

Thanks for posting the link to it

I was moved by his speech, that's a guy you get up and play for on Sundays.. he gets "it".. about life and the big picture

 

[nabwong]

How is this thread still alive?