Loading ...New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has gone from an intolerable disciplinarian who no one wanted to play for to a two-time Super Bowl champion beloved by all those around him. As a result of the personal transformation and success on the field, Big Blue recently rewarded him with a contract extension through 2014 … and his players couldn't be happier.
“[Coach Coughlin] has taught me how to be a pro, how to be valuable to the team. He demonstrates great character, which rubs off on the players," wide receiver Hakeem Nicks said. “I definitely [consider him a top coach in the NFL]. A good team needs to have a head coach who knows what he’s doing.”
It's not just the veterans that are heaping praise on their coach, it's some of the rookies as well. And with only a small sample size thus far, it's very telling about the leader and man Coach Coughlin has become.
“He treats you like man. He expects you to respond like a man and carry yourself in the proper manner. Everything is team-oriented and it’s focused on the main goal of winning and not being selfish. It’s always about the team," safety Jojo Nicolas said.
The coaching style and interaction isn't the only thing that separates Coughlin from the rest; it's the love he has for his job. At 66-years-old, he's the oldest coach in the league, but you'd never know it when he's out on the field doing his thing. That sort of passion for the games rubs off on his players as well.
“He’s 66, but he seems like he’s 26 to me, walking around out there excited and stuff," safety Janzen Jackson.
The season is still months away, but already the team is having fun and enjoying themselves. They're looking ahead and are anxious to repeat as Super Bowl champions, and that sort of desire and determination spreads from the top down.
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Has anyone read Caughlin’s book A Team to Believe in?
Coughlin* wow
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Secret Superstar: Linval Joseph, DT, New York Giants
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/06/07/secret-superstar-linval-joseph-dt-new-york-giants/
New York Giants’ Veterans Share Their Praise of O.C. Kevin Gilbride
It wasn’t all that long ago when fans disparaged New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride as an intolerable bonehead whose maddening ineptitude inside the red zone earned him the sobriquet of “Killdrive.”
Today, he’s the proud owner of two Super Bowl rings. Yet there is still no shortage of Giants fans who remain skeptical of the team’s OC and fully expect another season of red zone frustrations and exasperating predictability.
But don’t include Giants’ kicker Lawrence Tynes and running back D.J. Ware among the sizable faction who continues to refer to the OC as “Killdrive.” In fact, Tynes has even gone so far as to coin his own nickname for Gilbride. The Giants’ place kicker likes to call him “The Rainmaker.”
“Fans may groan when they see all those drives stall inside the 20, but I love it,” admitted Tynes. “More field goal attempts mean more field goals. And more field goals mean more money for me. ‘The Rainmaker’ has provided me and my family a level of financial security that I probably would not have found anywhere else.”
RB D.J. Ware echoes the Giant kicker’s appreciative praise.
“Hey, I know I’m a mediocrity who is happy to even have a job in this league, let alone a roster spot with the Super Bowl champs. I’m just blessed to play for a team whose OC dials up a shotgun draw on every 2nd and 10 – and who frequently calls my number when he does it. Where the casual fan sees predictability, I see a meal ticket.”
The season is still months away, but already rookie and veteran alike are thinking about how they might improve their chances for making the Giants’ final roster. But not Tynes and Ware. They know that so long as the man known as “Killdrive” helms the offense, they will always have a place on this team.
Lmao! Well played, norm.
I think Linval Joseph is much more a “Secret Possible Superstar” than already a star. There is no question this kid has the tools and has made great progress. But he simply has to get more consistent. If he can manage that, and if Shaun Rogers has enough left, then the trio consisting of those two and Canty can allow Austin to be brought along slowly by the coaches. If that happens then even after Canty moves on the Giants will have two of the best DTs in the league. I am almost certain Joseph will be a monster. I don’t anyone can be certain about Austin yet, but I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t turn out REALLY well.
It is very nice to contemplate years of seeing Tuck, JPP, Kiwi, Canty, Joseph and Austin as the core of our defensive front. Combined with Eli that means the Giants go into each and every game with significant advantages. Add that to their receiving corps and what looks like some very nice additions to their defensive backfield, a young group of emerging linebackers, plus a long-term deal with a top punter, it would appear that unless the offensive line or the salary cap (or injuries) undermines them, we can look forward to a pretty exciting next five years, giving us a full decade of great pleasure following this team. Believe me, if you’re a young fan you have NO IDEA how special this is and how lucky you are to be exposed to this rather than years in the wilderness.
You guys who claim soccer is a great sport need to explain to me how two great national teams can play to a 1-1 tie that is as boring as any athletic contest I’ve ever seen. I read today in the Times that Spain might be the greatest sports dynasty of them all. But I’d rather watch a Mets game (and I consider the Mets irrelevant because I’m a Yankees fan) than ever watch those guys play again. Anyone who considers them more special than the great Celtics dynasty, the Bulls dynasty, the UCLA dynasty (probably, in fact, the best one ever), the 1920′s Yankees, the Packers’ and Cowboys’ dynasties, or the Montreal Canadian dynasty is nuts. Not only were they all great, but love ‘em or hate ‘em, they were all entertaining.
Soccer is an awful sport to watch. Admittedly it’s fun to play, and I grew up playing it, but on TV it plays horribly.
It may be the worlds game, but Americans who like Soccer are either pretentious, or live in Seattle and are mourning the loss of their soon to be dynasty former NBA team.
The best sport in the world is NFL football. There isn’t a close second.
Diehl Arrested for DWI
David Diehl has been arrested for DWI, according to reports at first glance, can’t be good.
2 days after proudly posing with the President. Stay classy, dirtbag.
That’s it! The president drove him to drink.
Also quick thing on the top 100 list.
First of all each player is supposed to list who he thinks are the top 20 players in the league. Not 100. So the NFL Net makes a top 100 list based on each players top 20.
Secondly, NFL players are not supposed to do rankings. They’re supposed to win football games. I remember g101 favorite Antonio Pierce didn’t realize you couldn’t get better than a 5 seed if you didn’t win the division leading fans to call him stupid. A players job is not to know these things, so the rankings should be taken with a grain of salt.
Bang up job by Deihl. Hope he fares better at RT this year than he did at Guard last season.
Jesus. Wtf Diehl?!?!
I got popped for a DUI once, back when I was in my 20s.
It was a stupid thing to do; I learned my lesson and never did it again.
I suspect I’m hardly alone. Maybe you got caught… or maybe you did not… but my guess is that this is a legal line that the vast majority of you have crossed at some point or another in your life.
Which is not to say that it’s right. But having swerved down that same road myself once, it’s a bit harder for me to drum up too much righteous indignation against Diehl. It’s not as if he beat up a woman – which is something I’ve never done and have nothing but the utmost contempt for those who do.
But then again, when I was in my 20s I was chronically broke and could rarely afford to pay for a taxi. Diehl does not have that excuse. So if he is to be condemned for anything, it’s his stupidity.
Jayzus, dude. You’re a freakin’ millionaire. Next time you’re headed out on the town for a few belts, hire a fvckin’ limo beforehand.