On the FAN, Francesa said he is hearing that Coughlin will remain the Giants coach with Jerry Reese moving into the GM spot.
Can't tell you where I heard it, but that's what I'm hearing. But you didn't hear that from me, even though I'm on the radio. Just the word I get.
:lol: He's such a tool. I'm thinking Coughlin is staying because the other choices out there aren't a very good match for the Giants "star-studded" roster. Now after he fails next year you can move Cowher right in the door....
That's what they want to do, why hire another coach for only one year when who they are really after is Cowher.
Coughlin Gets Extra Year With Giants After 8-9 Finish (Update3) 2007-01-10 12:52 (New York) (Adds AFC championship game appearance with Jacksonville in next to last paragraph.) By Bob Bensch and Mason Levinson Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin received a one-year contract extension after the National Football League team lost seven of its final nine games this season, team co-owner John Mara said. Mara said on a conference call with reporters today that Coughlin, 60, will be back through the 2008 season, ending speculation he'd be fired with a year left on his old deal. The Giants, who started 6-2, finished 8-9 with a 23-20 first-round playoff loss to Philadelphia three days ago. ``We are satisfied with how he planned to move forward and we remain convinced that he is the right man for the job,'' Mara told reporters. He said no decision had been made on a new general manager to replace Ernie Accorsi, who is retiring. Mara also said that Coughlin never lost control of his team this season, when top players such as tight end Jeremy Shockey said the Giants had been ``outcoached'' after a loss. ``There is this notion out there that he lost the locker room, that there's a mutiny going on down there,'' Mara said. ``That is not the case.'' There were no financial details disclosed on the contract extension and no immediate comment from Coughlin, who scheduled a 1 p.m. conference call. Mara, who took over the team with Steve and Jonathan Tisch after their fathers died during the 2005 season, announced Coughlin's retention three days after the Giants were eliminated from the playoffs on a 38-yard field goal by Philadelphia's David Akers. Future Questioned Coughlin's future with the team had been in question after the Giants finished 8-8 and qualified for the playoffs on the final day of the regular season. He has a 25-23 regular-season record in three years in New York, and is 0-2 in the playoffs. New York held a two-game lead in the NFC's East Division this season before losing four straight games, including 24-21 to the Tennessee Titans after leading 21-0 with less than 10 minutes remaining. New York won two of its final four games, with home defeats by Philadelphia and New Orleans. The Giants beat Washington 34- 28 in the season finale and officially qualified for the playoffs the next day by winning a tiebreaker over Green Bay, becoming just the eighth 8-8 team in the NFL postseason. In contrast to Coughlin's reputation for fielding fit, disciplined teams, the Giants were ravaged by injuries to key players and committed numerous personal fouls at important times, including a pair of head-butting calls against 15-year tackle Bob Whitfield in late-season games. Injuries The Giants lost starting linebacker LaVar Arrington and wide receiver Amani Toomer to injuries early in the season. Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan, linebacker Brandon Short, cornerback Sam Madison, tackle Luke Petitgout and rookie wide receiver Sinorice Moss were among other players who were injured. Pro Bowl running back Tiki Barber also became a media focal point in October after saying he was going to retire after the season for start a career in broadcasting. Barber rushed for a team-record 234 yards in the last game of the regular season and finished with 1,662 yards rushing, second in the NFC to San Francisco's Frank Gore. Coughlin coached the Jacksonville Jaguars through their first eight seasons, leading the team to the American Football Conference championship game in its second season in 1996. His career record is 93-83 in the regular season and 4-6 in the playoffs. The Giants went 6-10 in Coughlin's first year, then won the NFC East in 2005 with an 11-5 record before being shut out 23-0 by Carolina in a wild-card playoff game. --With reporting by Aaron Kuriloff in New York. Editor: Siddons. Story illustration: For more National Football League news, see {NI NFL <GO>}. To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Bensch in New York at +1-212-617-4678 or bbensch@bloomberg.net; Mason Levinson in New York at +1-212-617-4753 or mlevinson@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at +1-212-617-1262 or msillup@bloomberg.net.
I can only say one thing in response to that. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA! For real? I mean, seriously? The Giants are the NEW Same Old Jets!
I think the Giants just realized they have to let this disaster play out for another season. They need a 4-12 year next year to be able to clear out the roster of the troublemakers and rebuild. No coach worth his salt would want to walk into the situation and the expectations that would come with their arrival if Coughlin was fired this year.
