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
job trying
He's back to gritting his teeth. He's got a job to do and he's trying to do it.
bruise inside next
He has a sprain and bruise to the inside of his elbow, ... We'll see how he progresses next week.
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.
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.
starting throwing
He is starting to go through the throwing motion, ... He's doing soft-toss, not for any distance.
continuing correction couple good plays responsibility scope
He had a couple plays I thought were good and a couple there would be a little correction on, ... He's continuing to widen the scope of responsibility and I like what he's doing.
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.
area neck trauma type
He does not have any type of debilitating injury. There is trauma in the neck area and he is sore.
ball looked pleased quick sharp threw throughout took
He looked OK. He took most of the reps throughout practice. He threw the ball well, he was sharp with it and he was quick in his movements. I was pleased with the day.
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.
approach believes believing chance decisive execute game matter methods plan players positive system teaching
Sure, I'm impressed. It's all a matter of players believing in the system that's put on the field. Tim's approach is a positive one. He's very decisive in his teaching methods and his approach to game plan. He believes the plan will succeed, and that the players who execute it will give us a chance to win.
both feet guys
Thankfully, we have some guys who have both feet on the ground.
against couple fire football generally good last weeks
His last couple of weeks have been generally positive. He was good under fire against the Patriots last week.
beyond caliber diligence discussing due player time
Any time there's a player of that caliber out there, you have to give it due diligence. Beyond that, we haven't done a whole lot of discussing it.