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
changed gets opportunity product sure work
Sure I've changed with them, ... I know them very well, and they know me. It's just a product of the opportunity we've had to work together. It gets better.
bruise inside next
He has a sprain and bruise to the inside of his elbow, ... We'll see how he progresses next week.
doubtful status week
His status is going to be week to week, and I think his availability for this week would be doubtful at best.
couple entire feels gone good moves playing pounds season
He's playing strong; he's in very good shape, ... We'll see, you never know. As the season moves on, he may want to put a couple of pounds on. But right now, he's gone the entire preseason this way. He feels good at that weight, so good.
above ball catch defender finding hands knack puts spending
If you're spending one defender on the guy, he has a knack for finding a way to get the ball, ... He's a big target. He can catch the ball with his hands above his head, which puts him well above most cornerbacks and most safeties.
job trying
He's back to gritting his teeth. He's got a job to do and he's trying to do it.
brought conference course despite great press return snaps special teams
I thought Brandon made a great effort, ... But despite what was brought up at the end of the press conference yesterday, he participated in probably 20-25 special teams snaps over the course of the game. So he was involved, and he had been hit. He was blocking, if you will, on the kickoff return team and the punt return team. So he had opportunities to compete.
corner entire madison proven sam veteran
In Sam Madison we have a proven veteran who has been an outstanding challenging corner his entire year.
carolina earned game
Carolina is a tough, physical, well-coached team. We earned the right to play this game at home, and that is very important.
concept happens pointing process says since team tried true upset
I was upset because in the true concept of team it is not about pointing the finger. It is not about that. We are all in this together. We have tried to engender this thought process since we have been here. Occasionally out of frustration, something happens where someone says something that they haven't thought out well.
cares error football good guy player point possibly trying
I just see a guy that's a football player, that has outstanding ability, who's trying to be as good a player as he possibly can, ... We're trying to get him to a point where he understands what we want. You want that kind of person, someone who cares so much, when they do make an error they feel accountable to the whole team.
drive fourth guess kidding middle mount quarter until wait
I was kidding Eli in there that now I guess we have to wait until the middle of the fourth quarter until we mount a drive of some kind.
blow hand heard legs medical moving shocked side standing
He was squeezing my hand and moving his legs around. I really don't know what the blow was. It may have been a side blow that just shocked him off to one side. We haven't heard anything more from the medical people, so we're standing by on that.
fights gets sidelines situations
He gets in these situations and he fights his way out of it. He comes over to the sidelines and he's the one who has the most poise.