With that secondary in Tampa, he’s gone in two years. If Eli hadn’t thrown three picks and had the replacements known that grabbing a WR’s jersey and holding it all the way down the field is a penalty in the NFL, NY would have won by 28 and Eli would have had over 600 yards. Talib held Nicks on every single play and Hakeem still lit him up for 199 on one foot. Did it ever occur to this “brilliant” rookie coach to give Talib help in covering Nicks? Nope. His “brilliance” is “playing hard to the end” even though the week before HIS team took a knee THREE times from the 2 minute mark on. Tampa’s allowed to take a knee ahead by 6 with 2 minutes left against Carolina, but NY is not allowed when they are beating Tampa by 7 with 5 seconds left. That’s wrong. The hypocrisy of this is just mind boggling.
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EXACTLY.

The kneel down is completely legal, yet Coughlin objected vehemently.

When Bill Belichick claimed TE Jake Ballard off waivers in the offseason, that was a completely legal move, but Coughlin thought there was some unwritten rule that other teams shouldn’t take his players.

Maybe he should start following some of the rules that are actually in the books – like not having two of his defenders fall down with “injuries” as if they had been shot, just to stop the Patriots’ no-huddle offense.

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You also forgot another of Coughlin’s unwritten rules- If you’re on time for a meeting, you’re five minutes late.

So what if a poor wittle NFL scout had his feelings hurt because he wasn’t accomodated and given the royal treatment he didn’t deserve? Perhaps this incident took place when Schiano was coaching his Rutgers football team 80 hours a week and sitting by Eric LeGrand’s bedside another 40 hours a week. This unnamed scout needs to get over himself.

The last time the Bucs had a coach concerned with winning popularity contests, he was shipped out of town after his team quit on him and played 10 straight games of some of the worst football ever seen by man.

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uh, that was vs the rams week 2 of last season. they beat the pats twice last season without being phased by the no huddle.

and listen mr. hypocrite, you cant have it both ways. coughlin and/or the giants werent found at fault there, so what rule did they violate? oh you mean some unwritten rule?! like the ones youre criticizing him for complaining about??

Why are you defending this jerk? It’s a very old, unspoken (but well accepted) rule that this guy broke. Hard football is fine, but not when 11 of the 22 guys on the field aren’t anticipating it.

And what’s he going to do with the ball when he gets it with no time on the clock?

This guy is trying to be show himself off as some kind of badass to his team, as though they’re still college students or something, but I would bet every future paycheck that this only served to show them what a joke he is.

He has served the NFL notice, now watch how the rest of the league responds. I hope teams get up by 40 points on the Bucs and STILL throw deep in the 4th quarter.

Tom Coughlin, it seems lately, has a thing for unwritten rules in the NFL.

The kneel down is completely legal, yet Coughlin objected vehemently.

When Bill Belichick claimed TE Jake Ballard off waivers in the offseason, that was a completely legal move, but Coughlin thought there was some unwritten rule that other teams shouldn’t take his players.

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He never said anyone broke a rule, but every sport has it’s own ‘etiquette’, so to speak. There are things that are mutually understood among all teams and players, an element of respect, which is why Schiano’s players were so quick to throw him under the bus after the kneel-down incident. They knew it was wrong, and they admitted that they didn’t want to do it. Why shouldn’t Coughlin get angry when coaches spit on those things?

I’m a Giants fan, and I didn’t see a problem with what Schiano did, but I also understand why Coughlin would get angry. The odds of a fumble, recovery, and TD for the Bucs in that situation were miniscule at best, and risking an injury to a player(or players) in the face of such incredibly long odds just doesn’t seem worth it.

He changed rutgers from a laughing stock to respectable.

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68-67 is respectable?

As for the “What if Eli Manning got injured?” guy, what if he did get injured? Your offensive linemen are supposed to block for you. What if he got injured getting sacked on a passing play?

Grow up, and deal with it. Dude is a man’s coach and its obvious the far left moral soft press and players are having trouble dealing with a man’s man running things.
Regards

Uh. Pretty silly to suggest anything to Coughlin as he just won the Superbowl. Those other coaches you mentioned? YeAh they lost to him.

One has three times straight.

I dunno. Maybe they should take his advice, eh?

Give ‘em hell Schiano!

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Supposedly, this approach fractured some aspects of the lockerroom, which is why Winslow was shipped out, and you dont see LeGarrette Blount getting any carries – he’s playing the good soldier now, but believe me, if the losses mount – that young club house will turn on him. “Camp Coughlin” only works so long at this level. But its ok so far…

Schiano, Schwartz, Shanahan, and Payton all strike me as unabashed dirtbags”
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I agree but you have to give Shanahan props for for running Albert Haynesworth’s badass attitude into the ground. Made fatboy puke.
Other than that, I feel bad for Redskins players.
No, I don’t.

There’s a reason they are not written.

They’re raised with never hearing the word no, always getting their way.

He won’t last long.

There’s a huge difference between the two though, which should be obvious. Coughlin is an old-school disciplinarian, which rubbed some guys the wrong way. Schiano is nothing more than a true jerk – abusive, degrading, disrespectful, and there’s nothing classy or strategic to it.

And before you start blasting me as a Gints homer, I’m a steeler fan who hasn’t forgotten the grief Coughlin gave me while he was in Jacksonville all those years. Respect well earned, unlike Schiano.

Schiano..Just Win, baby.

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What? Do you think they were trying to hide something at Penn State?

“It’s his way or [expletive] you,” an unnamed veteran coach told Silver.  “He needs to back up a little bit, or he’s going to have a very hard time in this league over the long haul.”

BECAUSE IN HIS WILDEST DREAMS Schiano NEVER BELIVED HE’D EVER BE NFL-INVITED!