Trouble in New York!?!?

[Bozzy]

Originally Posted by Redskins8588

From what I have ben reading it seems that Coughlin(SP) my loose the respect of the players before the second game of the season. I guess that he has ben fining playerS for, get this, SHOWING UP EARLY, BUT NOT EARLY ENOUGH, to team meetings.

I personly like the way that Coughlin(SP) is trying to build team chemistry on the Giants. With good rewards such as a $1,000.00 fine for M. Strahan because he arrived at 8:23 for an 8:25 meeting.

If he keeps up this attitude this season, I see the players esp. the vets on this team, quiting on him faster than the did on Fassel.

That's frickin ANAL, I'm surprised his players still have ANY respect for him.

[SKINSnCANES]

[That Guy]

is this guy wacko????

that'd be an affirmative.

[FRPLG]

this guy is totally nuts...this is maybe the best thing ever except that it is not happening to the cowgirls.

[SUNRA]

I love Coughlin. He needs to keep doing what he's doing. I give him one season and he's history.

[That Guy]

i don't think i'd give him a whole season even...

[firstnten]

The irony of the whole thing is that he is losing the "control" that he covets so much. I heard that the players association is going to nail him to the wall after this and the over the top offseason workouts.

Is T.C. nuts? Seems that way. Losing control? Not hardly. As for the over the top pre-season workouts there are some complaints to the players assoc. As well as several complaints about the fines from being "LATE" to meetings. And it's more than one or two players.



The guy seems to think he's parcells without the respect. He is breaking the team down, for what he seems to think is for the better.



(1) Assistants cannot talk to the media

(2) Players cannot talk to the media without permission.

(3) Fining of players over the most inane infractions.



T.C will be here for more than 2 seasons you can count on that. Whether this hard nosed (or just plain stupid) tactic is for show (or for reasons we don't fully have an understanding of) will work is yet to be seen.



It's week one and to say he will be gone next year is just plain silly.



The giants have been lacking discipline on and off the field. They are lacking at many positions. The corners are suspect the FS stinks. The "D" line is weak. The "O" line is poor.



Without basic discipline these (with the players on the roster) weakness’ cannot be address on any level. (E.g. poor tackling, missed assignments, ect,etc)

[That Guy]

kicking around players who simply don't have the talent to make the current schemes work is just dumb though... he should have gotten better players and prevented the firesale...

[RedskinRat]

If it creates division and makes them weaker I'm fine with it. Don't like 'em.

[GoSkins!]

With his leadership style, he had better improve over last years record. Disciplinarian is one thing, Parcells does that great, crazy old dictator is something else... and thats what Coughlin looks like now. BUT, if he does improve the Giants record (a hard task in this division) the Giants players are sure be dealing with his methods for a few years.

[JWsleep]

This is what happens when an old disciplinarian meets a group of underachieving vets. Yeah, Coghlin is idiosyncratic, but he can coach football. Still, it will take time, and between now and then (if it works out), things are going to be turmoil. And in the spotlight of the NY press, no less.

But our job is to take care of business. Let's not be the stepping stone that allows Coughlin to win over the team! They are down; let's go up there and kick them!!!

[JWsleep]

The last season I remember is the one where we lost to the Niners in the Playoffs. I have some depressing stuff I'm repressing in between, and then there's last Sunday. Who's Marty?