Tom Coughlin
Tom Coughlin
Thomas Richard Coughlinis a former American football coach. Coughlin most recently served as the head coach for the New York Giants, a position he served in for 12 seasons, where he led the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, both against the New England Patriots. Coughlin was also the inaugural head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, serving from 1995 to 2002 and leading the team to two AFC Championship Games. Prior to his head coaching...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth31 August 1946
CityWaterloo, NY
adjust high obviously people thrown
He's fine, he's going to be fine. It will take a little time. There are a lot of things to adjust to. Obviously all the new things thrown at him, the different receivers, the different people working with him, the high grass. It will come. It will be fine.
certainly class comments deal dealt fact handle happens home issue listen poise stride sure
I think he'll deal with it the same way he's dealt with everything that has come his way at a young age, and he'll deal with it with class and he'll have poise about it. We're certainly not going to make an issue about it here. We can read and we listen to the comments and what the speculation is, but I'm sure that he'll handle it in stride just as he's dealt with the fact his home happens to be in New Orleans, too.
brought difficult downs field involved swallow third yards
The two third downs that were brought back were very difficult to swallow because they had momentum, rhythm, field position, ... There was some 52 yards involved there.
criticism extremely good handled motivated
He's pretty much even-keeled in his approach. When his play was lavished with praise, I think he handled that well, and he handles the criticism well. I think he's extremely motivated to be as good as he can be.
heard impacts interact kinds negative people publicity tough year
It's been a tough year and it's not getting any easier. We've heard all kinds of negative things, some of which are blatantly false. All this negative publicity impacts people who interact with Wal-Mart.
heard impacts interact kinds negative people publicity tough year
It's been a tough year and it's not getting any easier, ... We've heard all kinds of negative things, some of which are blatantly false. All this negative publicity impacts people who interact with Wal-Mart.
blocked break defensive execute fairly forward hope learn move performance plays poor possibly teach
It wasn't what they did, it was how they did it. They executed very well. And we didn't execute on defense. They blocked us fairly efficiently, and we didn't make plays when we had a chance. It was just a very poor performance from our defensive team. We're going to break it down and look at it every way we possibly can and learn from it and teach from it and then move forward and hope it is just one game.
openly talk winning
Let's talk about winning first, before we talk about anything else, ... We need to win some games. That's what I talk about. ... We need to openly talk about winning before we talk about anything else.
overtime performance
It was a frustrating day, without a doubt. In overtime we were never able to get the ball. It was just a very disappointing performance on our part.
exercises motion optimistic soft throwing
He's now into strengthening exercises and he's doing some soft tossing, going through the motion of throwing the ball. They're very optimistic that he's on schedule.
frame great mind monday night opportunity ourselves sort
I think we'll be able to sort it out, ... Don't forget, we have an opportunity to play on Monday Night football, and that's a great opportunity for us, as well as for the Saints. We'll put ourselves in the right frame of mind for Monday night.
starting throwing
He is starting to go through the throwing motion, ... He's doing soft-toss, not for any distance.
accept business coach conduct great guy mental position responsibility role taken teach team
Kevin's a great coach and the hands-on guy that's taken Eli through all the mental processes, ... Being his position coach, it's Kevin's responsibility to teach him how to conduct his business and how to accept his role as a team leader.
expect throughout
He's progressing each week, and I expect that to (continue) throughout the year.