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
ahead bothers errors feels move next saying takes trying
I understand. He takes everything he does to heart. It all bothers him and you want that in a player. You want someone who feels accountable or responsible for the errors they make. But you also need to move ahead to the next play. What he's saying is 61 could have been 95, and we're all trying to get there with him.
anxious excited feels good himself position
He's excited and we are, too; anxious to get going, really, ... I think he has put himself in a position where he feels real good about where he's at.
days expect feels last practiced ready
He's practiced the last two days and feels good. I expect him to be ready to go.
although feels good gradually playing schedule
He's progressing well. He feels good about it. The soreness is gradually dissipating. I would say he's on schedule for the opener, although we're going to be cautious. I don't see him playing this week.
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.
feels luke majority practiced says took
I think Luke will be ready. He has practiced every day this week. He took the majority of the snaps, too. He says he feels good.
learn sure win
I'm sure it's everything, ... I'm sure it's a combination of things, but you have to learn how to win on the road.
case hoping overcome telling
I'm just telling you that in the pas he's had these thing and he's been able to overcome them in 48 hours, which we're hoping would be the case here.
east easy time
It's not an east time for the players. It's not an easy time for the coaches,
best
The best thing I can say about that is that we got some three-and-outs when we had to.
football gave great passing smith steve stop team
Steve Smith had a great year, no question. Even more so when you think that every team has it on their checklist to do something about Steve Smith. The other day we gave up a lot of passing yardage to some outstanding receivers. But our No. 1 thing will still be to stop the run. That's where we start.
defending difficulty threw trouble
They just threw the ball, and we had difficulty with their receivers. We had trouble defending it without a doubt.
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.
bruise counting hoping type
I'm hoping and counting on it being some type of bruise or some kind of sprain. To what degree, I don't know.