Brando
12-01-2008, 01:08 PM
This article made me think about this and I wondered what the fine folks at texanstalk thought?
Coughlin is Coach of the Year, and possibly headed for Canton
There are many potential candidates for the title. Jeff Fisher, Mike Smith, Tony Sparano, John Fox, Jon Gruden, Mike Tomlin and Bill Belichick all merit consideration.
But Tom Coughlin proved on Sunday that, without question, he's the Coach of the Year.
His team played into February, giving them a shorter offseason than 30 of the other teams in the league. They'd won the Super Bowl, which might have invited some 2006 Steelers-style complacency to creep in.
Defensive end Michael Strahan retired. Tight end Jeremy Shockey was traded for 2009 draft picks. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. Strahan decided to remain retired.
Through it all, Coughlin held it together. Even when the unique challenges presented by receiver Plaxico Burress, who was suspended for going AWOL and who showed little remorse on his return and later was benched for further inability to comply with the rules, the Giants won 10 of 11 games.
But Coughlin earned the Coach of the Year label on Sunday, when he led a team distracted by Plaxico's pistol misadventures and a Saturday night visit from NFL Security into an emotionally-charged FedEx Field and drubbed the Redskins on the same day that they honored the late Sean Taylor by adding his name to the franchise's Ring of Honor.
History will regard the past two seasons from Coughlin as two of the best coaching performances in league history. If the Giants finish the job with a second straight Super Bowl title, Coughlin and his 122 career wins and counting will merit serious consideration for an eventual spot in Canton.
Actually, Coughlin should get more than serious consideration. Win another league title, and Coughlin should get in.
George Allen made it with 118 wins and no NFL titles. Sid Gillman got in with 123 wins and one AFL title. John Madden earned a spot with 112 wins and one Super Bowl. Hank Stram won 136 games and only one Super Bowl.
Making Coughlin's accomplishments even more remarkable is the fact he recognized a need to change his style late in his career, and he embraced it. It's a great lesson for anyone, at any age and in any profession.
Link (http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=492380)
I think he is a HOfer. He also did a good coaching job in Jacksonville taking them to the AFC Championship in only the 2nd year of the franchise's existence. I think he should get in regardless if the Giants don't win the SB.
Coughlin is Coach of the Year, and possibly headed for Canton
There are many potential candidates for the title. Jeff Fisher, Mike Smith, Tony Sparano, John Fox, Jon Gruden, Mike Tomlin and Bill Belichick all merit consideration.
But Tom Coughlin proved on Sunday that, without question, he's the Coach of the Year.
His team played into February, giving them a shorter offseason than 30 of the other teams in the league. They'd won the Super Bowl, which might have invited some 2006 Steelers-style complacency to creep in.
Defensive end Michael Strahan retired. Tight end Jeremy Shockey was traded for 2009 draft picks. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. Strahan decided to remain retired.
Through it all, Coughlin held it together. Even when the unique challenges presented by receiver Plaxico Burress, who was suspended for going AWOL and who showed little remorse on his return and later was benched for further inability to comply with the rules, the Giants won 10 of 11 games.
But Coughlin earned the Coach of the Year label on Sunday, when he led a team distracted by Plaxico's pistol misadventures and a Saturday night visit from NFL Security into an emotionally-charged FedEx Field and drubbed the Redskins on the same day that they honored the late Sean Taylor by adding his name to the franchise's Ring of Honor.
History will regard the past two seasons from Coughlin as two of the best coaching performances in league history. If the Giants finish the job with a second straight Super Bowl title, Coughlin and his 122 career wins and counting will merit serious consideration for an eventual spot in Canton.
Actually, Coughlin should get more than serious consideration. Win another league title, and Coughlin should get in.
George Allen made it with 118 wins and no NFL titles. Sid Gillman got in with 123 wins and one AFL title. John Madden earned a spot with 112 wins and one Super Bowl. Hank Stram won 136 games and only one Super Bowl.
Making Coughlin's accomplishments even more remarkable is the fact he recognized a need to change his style late in his career, and he embraced it. It's a great lesson for anyone, at any age and in any profession.
Link (http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=492380)
I think he is a HOfer. He also did a good coaching job in Jacksonville taking them to the AFC Championship in only the 2nd year of the franchise's existence. I think he should get in regardless if the Giants don't win the SB.