TC talks, but doesn't say much
Here are some highlights from Tom Coughlin's press conference today. As you might expect, the Giants' coach was very vague about everything, from injuries to planning for Brian Westbrook.
On injuries.
They seem to be doing okay. I am not going to say what their status will be on Wednesday. We will take full advantage of today and tomorrow to get ourselves closer to that. But hopefully we can work even if it is in a limited basis. But we will see.
On Westbrook.
He is a guy that you have got to try to do everything that you can. However, as you notice there are many playmakers out there – Jackson, Curtis. There are a lot of guys that made many, many plays and helped yesterday. So an awareness of where Westbrook is and trying to do a good job of being in position to get many people around and be a part of the tackling because he is so good at breaking tackles; the individual one-tackler type thing. And he is able because he is strong and he has a good straight arm and that type of thing to break tackles. So you have to have a lot of people arrive on the spot.
On Steve Spagnuolo's interviews.
No, it won’t be a distraction. I have talked to him. He has tried to keep me posted but there isn’t any doubt in my mind that his focus is right here preparing for the Philadelphia Eagles. Last week was a League-wide opportunity for anybody who was in the bye week and a couple of days were set aside for this according to those rules. And they did not interfere with anything that we are doing here. And he, as always, is very much focused on the job at hand.
On whether losing three of four to end the season will affect the Giants at all.
Anytime you lose you are upset and anytime you win you feel pretty good about it. But it never stops your ability to try to improve, to make corrections, to get your team individually and as a group playing better. And that is the thing that we have been focusing on. So that is what is most important to me. The regular season is over, whatever the numbers might be. We have been cast into a situation where we had the bye. You heard me say that I thought the bye was good for our team. I don’t know that I would necessarily say that every year. In this case, I thought it was. And so therefore we worked, we studied, and had an opportunity to have a weekend without a game and now we are back to work.
This sure does promise to be an entertaining week. There will be a lot written and a lot said, so stay tuned.
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Spags
On the WFAN this morning they were reporting that the Jets front-runner is OC Brian Shottenheimer.
As Ed commented on some other post, the Jets were “let down” and “disappointed” by Spags’ interview. The WFAN guys were like, “GREAT! That means he’s focused on Philly! It means he’s doing his job and not letting an interview for another position get in his way”
Such an appropriate response. I love it. Know what’s crazy? If the GMen stay alive in the playoffs, the other teams could all feel pressure to bring a new coach in right away (akin to a run on TE’s or DST’s in a fantasy football draft, one team does it, and other teams get sacared and follow suit).
So, ironically, the GMen’s best shot at keeping Spags is staying alive in the playoffs so he doesn’t get the opportunity to interview with other teams!
by Cody K on Jan 5, 2009 3:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think that's right
How could the Jets brass expect Spags, in the middle of prepping for the playoffs, to be fully versed on the Jets’ roster and all that? I hope they are stupid enough to hold that against him.
by Ed Valentine on Jan 5, 2009 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That may be
but this whole thing strikes me as something more like duplicity than stupidity. Someone in the Jets’ hierarchy probably had some political motive to shoot down Spags. They were saying that Young Frankenheimer is the favorite for the job right now so there’s clearly some kind of malarky going on.
Save the neck for me, Clark.
by Mr. Met on Jan 5, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!
Hey, if the Jets want to screw this up they are more than welcome. Personally, I think they screwed the whole thing up by getting rid of Mangini and saying they want to keep that over the hill goat who played QB for them, anyway.
by Ed Valentine on Jan 5, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would REALLY have liked to have known what TC thinks about Spags...
…in terms of a coach in waiting. Obviously, I don’t expect him to say this to him during the playoffs, but I would really like to know how he feels.
by squid92 on Jan 5, 2009 3:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The perfect Scenario....
TC and the Giants repeat and TC rides off into the sunset turning the team over to Spags……………………..
"18-1, Write that Book"
by BigBl42 on Jan 5, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about that
We’ve got a proven commodity in Coughlin. Spagnolo has been great as DC, but who knows how he’ll be as head coach. I’d rather have Coughlin overseeing the highly theoretical quest for a three-peat then Spagnolo, just because we know what TC can do.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NFL Network is saying that none of the teams that interviewed Spags
wants to move ahead with him.
Giggity!
Save the neck for me, Clark.
by Mr. Met on Jan 5, 2009 10:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Feel bad for Spags
feel great for the Giants!
This just in: Tom Coughlin CAN confirm that the Giants WILL be playing the Eagles on Sunday.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jan 6, 2009 8:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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