Coughlin outcoached?

[Gforce11]

Great article imo.

 

ESPN link.

 

Let's ponder the coaching aspect of the Giants' epic collapse. Jersey/A led 21-0 and had possession of the ball with 13 minutes remaining at Long Playing Field. Then Eli Manning threw an interception -- but why were the Giants throwing with a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter? Manning didn't decide on his own to throw, the coaches radioed that call directly into Eli's helmet. Leading by 21 points in the fourth quarter, do nothing but run up the middle for no gain for the rest of the game, and victory seems likely. Tennessee scores to make it 21-7; the Giants go three-and-out, throwing an incomplete pass to stop the clock. Tennessee scores to make it 21-14; the Giants punt with 3:13 remaining, after throwing an incomplete pass to stop the clock. Tennessee scores to make it 21-21; Jersey/A has the ball on its own 28 with 32 seconds remaining and throws another interception. From the point at which the Giants had a 21-0 lead and possession of the ball with 13 minutes remaining, Coughlin and his staff called seven passing plays -- which is seven too many. The result was both interceptions and incompletions that stopped the clock in a game Tennessee won with a field goal with six ticks left. Maybe when you're ahead 21-0 in the fourth quarter you shouldn't be tossing the ball into the air? The final interception was particularly bad coaching because at that point Tennessee had just rallied to tie, and momentum had shifted. All the emotion and crowd noise was on the Titans' side; the field position and clock situation dictated kneeling and going to overtime, with the ensuing intermission creating some space for Tennessee to cool off. Instead Jersey/A's coaches put the ball in the air, offering the Titans victory. Manning didn't make that call. The Giants were seriously outcoached -- and afterward, the coach blamed his players.

[Scipio]

You are right big time

[Lubeck]

and afterward, the coach blamed his players.

 

 

I have been saying this these past couple of weeks, the coaches are putting the players in positions to fail and somehow are totally oblivious to their culpability in what happened.

[Lubeck]

Funny thing down the page from the Giants comment:

 

Question: Why do all New England cheerleaders tilt to the right?

[fishgutmartyr]

Funny thing down the page from the Giants comment:

 

Question: Why do all New England cheerleaders tilt to the right?

 

That makes them the only things in New England that "tilts to the right."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you. Try the veal.

[US Patriot]

 

I have been saying this these past couple of weeks, the coaches are putting the players in positions to fail and somehow are totally oblivious to their culpability in what happened.

There are more important people to blame than the coaches for their stupidity and inability to make correct decisions. I am talking about the owners, Mara & Tish, who ultimately are the ones who control the coaches. They could, if they really cared about the Giants winning, tell Crazy Coughlin, Stupidnagle and Loser Lewis to change their ways or be fired immediately. They won't! As I have said before, the owners have a sold out stadium and a many years long waiting list for tickets, so it doesn't matter to them what the record of the Giants is. They neither care about the team or the fans, only their bank account balances.

[Nas]

Great article imo.

 

ESPN link.

 

Let's ponder the coaching aspect of the Giants' epic collapse. Jersey/A led 21-0 and had possession of the ball with 13 minutes remaining at Long Playing Field. Then Eli Manning threw an interception -- but why were the Giants throwing with a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter? Manning didn't decide on his own to throw, the coaches radioed that call directly into Eli's helmet. Leading by 21 points in the fourth quarter, do nothing but run up the middle for no gain for the rest of the game, and victory seems likely. Tennessee scores to make it 21-7; the Giants go three-and-out, throwing an incomplete pass to stop the clock. Tennessee scores to make it 21-14; the Giants punt with 3:13 remaining, after throwing an incomplete pass to stop the clock. Tennessee scores to make it 21-21; Jersey/A has the ball on its own 28 with 32 seconds remaining and throws another interception. From the point at which the Giants had a 21-0 lead and possession of the ball with 13 minutes remaining, Coughlin and his staff called seven passing plays -- which is seven too many. The result was both interceptions and incompletions that stopped the clock in a game Tennessee won with a field goal with six ticks left. Maybe when you're ahead 21-0 in the fourth quarter you shouldn't be tossing the ball into the air? The final interception was particularly bad coaching because at that point Tennessee had just rallied to tie, and momentum had shifted. All the emotion and crowd noise was on the Titans' side; the field position and clock situation dictated kneeling and going to overtime, with the ensuing intermission creating some space for Tennessee to cool off. Instead Jersey/A's coaches put the ball in the air, offering the Titans victory. Manning didn't make that call. The Giants were seriously outcoached -- and afterward, the coach blamed his players.

 

Couldn't agree more.

[Nas]

That makes them the only things in New England that "tilts to the right."

Thank you. Try the veal.

 

But they're actually tilting to the left, no?

[Lubeck]

But they're actually tilting to the left, no?

 

Didn't catch that one. Good find.

[Sephiroth]

That makes them the only things in New England that "tilts to the right."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you. Try the veal.

 

 

LOL that was a good one.