Comments on: NFL says no issues with clock in Dallas, Tom Coughlin still upset

By: adamjt13

adamjt13 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:15:16 +0000

Did Coughlin demand an explanation from the NFL when the Giants got off three plays in a 10-second span TWICE in the last two minutes against the Eagles this season?

Or when they got off three plays in NINE seconds last week against the Redskins?

Or when they got off three plays in 10 seconds against the 49ers?

Or when they got off three plays in 10 seconds on their game-winning drive against the Patriots in the 2011 regular season?

Or when they got off three plays in NINE seconds against the Bills last year?

Or when they got off three plays in NINE seconds against the Cardinals last year? Or when …

Need I go on?

There is nothing unusual about running three plays in 10 seconds or less. It happens quite often when the offense is trying to conserve time.

By: bigblueapple

bigblueapple — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:21:35 +0000

Since Tom Coughlin is a whiney cry baby, maybe other coaches should start whining more or perhaps teams should start looking for whiney cry babies. After all, it is a ‘copycat’ league and it seems to be working quite nicely for the Giants.

By: cardmagnet

cardmagnet — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:30:20 +0000

Tom Coughlin is always whining about the refs or staff in charge of the game. Yet when his team starts laying down with fake injuries, it’s all gravy.

By: juddgr

juddgr — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:11:05 +0000

When in Dallas you do everything the Dallas way. This is the reason Dallas won so many close games years ago because what ever they did the ref called it good!! Now that we have instant replay we see why Dallas use to win always. Nothing Pleases me more than to see them get caught like they did yesterday.

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:45:34 +0000

League staff operate the clock not the home team’s as far as I know, so the whole “home cooking” conspiracy theory has zero value.

By: zack2482

zack2482 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:30:51 +0000

Maybe you should ask the league about how you fake injuries on the field to preserve an advantage. Or how you put 12 men on the field to gain an advantage and chew clock. How about that Tom?

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:12:56 +0000

From 44 seconds till the end of the game felt like an eternity. It felt long but the Cowboys did a fantastic job of getting out of bounds quickly.

By: taintedlombardis

taintedlombardis — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:49:22 +0000

As I become more and more of a sage, I realize that the NFL does have a lot in common with the WWE.

By: taintedlombardis

taintedlombardis — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:46:05 +0000

Cough lim is a whiner. Not a peep from him last week about how the refs handed him the game…

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:32:09 +0000

I also re-watched the final 10 seconds of the game, timed it by hand myself and found that the game clock expired before the ball hit Miles hand in the next to last play.

of course, I timed the play with a stopwatch, not a sand clock.

By: yaryers

yaryers — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:16:02 +0000

Three plays in 10 seconds and “two of them went to the endzone”? Does he not realize that one of the plays that went to the endzone was snapped with 1 second left? However long that play took was inconsequential to his argument.

By: bigbluefan11

bigbluefan11 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:07:29 +0000

Article 3, Section 2 of the rulebook states that the game clock shall be started on a scrimmage down when the ball is next snapped. Look it up on nfl.com. As stated by several folks above, it was not during the Cowboys last drive. There was AT LEAST a 2 second delay between the snap and the clock starting. Home cooking. No issue? Did the rule change?

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:06:22 +0000

Tom was so mad his dentures were popping out.

By: briguy5

briguy5 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:04:54 +0000

It was more like 2 plays in 9 seconds, which is completely reasonable, with the 3rd play extending past 10 seconds (as we all know, if the clock expires in the middle of a play you still finish that play.)

Coughlin is just trying to deflect from the fact that his team got SIX turnovers yesterday and still barely won by just the tip of Dez Bryant’s fingers.

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:04:50 +0000

Another day, another Tom Coughlin red-faced fit. Why does anyone pay attention anymore?

By: jaymc1988

jaymc1988 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:02:19 +0000

im a giants fan and i just cant stand listening to T.C complain about one thing after another this year… yeah that was a hell of a long time needless to say nerve wrecking and took another year off my life for 6-10 seconds. but after seeing one TV replay i knew it wasnt a clock error..chill T.C your teams winning focus on the next game and not some clock error that wasnt an error

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:51:52 +0000

Nobody likes a sore winner.

By: jimthebuilder27

jimthebuilder27 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:50:35 +0000

What a crybaby loser coach. I can see why Tiki Barber hated him.

By: sactogary

sactogary — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:46:30 +0000

Couglin is right to complain. If the officiating is bad, it should be brought to the league’s attention – win or lose.

By: doe22us

doe22us — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:39:22 +0000

Two things at play in my opinion here, do home teams sometimes massage clock, and replays yeah it happens from time to time not saying it did/didnt in this case. However, Coughlin doth protest to much. Take the win and move on.

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:35:23 +0000

@cooklynn – please don’t use the phrase “haters gonna hate”. We’re Giants’ fans.

By: 10to85

10to85 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:34:24 +0000

Count down from the last 16 seconds. I did using a stop watch, being overly pro-cowboys. I still got well over 17 seconds every time. The last snap was a joke!

By: cowboylover

cowboylover — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:30:16 +0000

Longest 10 seconds I’ve ever been around, too. No issue found with the clock and YOU WON. Please stop complaining…

By: bamboozle99

bamboozle99 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:27:12 +0000

Cowboys have been trying to get their home field advantage back. This doesn’t mean they need to act like the New England Patriots.

By: skins23

skins23 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:25:59 +0000

Coughlin and the Giants complaining about anything, especially the officiating, is pretty damn funny.

Look out though Jerry…Mara may try and take away some cap or draft picks for your transgressions….

By: vegaskid21

vegaskid21 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:25:39 +0000

Is it me or does Tom seem to be getting grumpy at his old age?

By: bullsfan4life

bullsfan4life — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:25:11 +0000

Why do we give the cowboys so much thought last 17 years they are 133 wins and 130 loss it took them twelve of them just to get to a .500 record they are an averave football team since 1996 when they actually do something important let us know until then they are nothing but a team 3 games over 500

By: clevername1

clevername1 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:00:30 +0000

No doubt that Coughlin is a great coach, but he does have a bug up one particular orifice. He’d get mad at a leaf for falling off a tree before the official start of fall foliage season. Calm down and get ready for a SB rematch!

By: racerx2k11

racerx2k11 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:59:09 +0000

“The longest 10 seconds I’ve ever been around.”

That’s what she said…

By: theysone

theysone — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:59:04 +0000

So…Coughlin discussing (on two occasions) a valid complaint after winning a game is ok, but Jim Harbaugh discussing asking the league for clarification of the 5 yard contact rule based on the play of the Seahawks DBs is whining and unacceptable?

That’s bull doodoo.