On December 25, 2006, I wrote a blog entitled "Fire Tom Coughlin. In the blog, I said: "The players don’t care…the coaches are inept and not respected by the team and the fans are just plain pissed off at how this New York Giants season has gone after the team started off with a 6-2 record in the first half of the season. Since then, the team has hit rock bottom – more than once – losing six out of the last seven games. While the 6th and final NFC Wild Card position is still a possibility, I think it’s clear that the Giants players have given up on their coaching staff, including Tom Coughlin. ... And that’s why Tom Coughlin needs to be fired."
I felt pretty strongly about it at the time. Last season was a disaster for the Giants. So in the offseason, Tom Coughlin looked in the mirror and realized that he had to change or he would probably be fired if his players didn't respond to him the next season. Well, he changed for the better and his players did respond....as you know by now. ...
Today Coach Coughlin re-signed with the Giants for a 4-year, $21 million contract. And he deserved it.
Congrats to Tom for not only signing a big contract today, but realizing that he needed to make a change in his life to make things better for himself and those around him. ...That speaks volumes about the man.
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