| Before the Giants fire Tom Coughlin...
Here are a few things they need to consider:
1. They were the only team that made the playoffs whose opponents had a combined record above .500 (the Colts opponents were exactly .500)
2. Coughlin is only the second coach in Giants history to take the team to the playoffs two straight years. Bill Parcells was the first.
3. The Giants played every team that made the playoffs in the NFC, and 1 team that made the AFC playoffs. They also played the 9-7 Jaguars, the 8-8 Titans, and the 7-9 Falcons and Panthers.
4. They finished third in the division, one game behind the 9-7 Cowboys, and 2 games behind the 10-6 Eagles. however, their schedules were exacty the same, except for two games. The Giants played two first place teams (Seattle and Chicago), while the Cowboys played Arizona and Detroit, and the Eagles played the Niners and Packers. Those 4 teams were all below .500
5. Coughlin only has one year left on his contract.
6. Their top 2 choices for the job, Charlie Weis and Bill Cowher, will not be available to coach the team next year.
The talk in New york has all been about how Coughlin has to go, but I think the prudent thing to do would be to give him one more chance, and let's see what he can do with his back against the wall |