Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted January 6, 2004 According to ESPN the Giants are set to finalise a deal which makes Tom Coughlin the new head coach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Frank_Nabbit Report post Posted January 6, 2004 Free The Great Dayne...let him flourish! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2004 I hope for the Giants' sake they interviewed a black guy first. Wouldn't have been my first choice but oh well. I'm sure he will get along GREAT with Shockey... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2004 Yeah, I think they interviewed Romeo Crennel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 6, 2004 I don't know what I think of the move. While he did a great job getting Jacksonville to be a contender, he also let the older players hang around way too long and left them a mess they're still trying to fix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2004 And they didn't hire Romeo Crennel? NY deserves what they get... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted January 6, 2004 And they didn't hire Romeo Crennel? NY deserves what they get... Shhhhh...leave our Def cooridinator in NE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2004 I'm pretty sure that Romeo did get an interview ... and I'd have chosen Coughlin over him anyways. Coughlin was a great college coach, and a very good pro coach. He'll restore some order back to the Giants (who are the NFC East team that I root for by default, so I'm stoked about that). Plus, I think that it'd unfair to have a guys first head coaching job be in NYC. Let Crennel get a gig like the Atlanta job (or wait a year until Seattle fires Holmgren) and then he can go to a less pressure-filled place. Plus, being purely selfish, I'd like to see Romeo spend another year leading the Pats D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 The old boy's network strikes again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 So...guys who coach and have success should never get another job? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 In fairness to the "They didn't even wait until the off-season" in the title thread, since the average NFL coach today has a tenure of three years with his team, they better get moving with off-season evaluation. As for Coughlin, I'm skeptical at best. Good ol' Boys Network working again: I suppose, but in the same respect, Coughlin did well his first few years, before Jacksonville and Carolina's seasons mirrored each other. Spending too much money on FA's early in franchise history for the quick fix, and then being cap strapped for awhile. Once again though, Coughlin in NY, skeptical, at best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 So...guys who coach and have success should never get another job? Sometimes..I never thought Tom Coughlin was that great a coach, even when the Jaguars had those great seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted January 7, 2004 Terrible coach for a terrible team....such a shame as I really do like the G-men. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 The old boy's network strikes again. If by "good old boys" you mean that the Giants tend to hire people that have already worked for the team in the past, then you're exactly right on. Coughlin was an assistant with them in the past, and that probably played more of a role in him getting the job than anything else. Add in the fact that he had success at BC and also with an expansion team, and is a hard-assed coach (which is what they need after the Fassel bullshit) it sounds like a great hire to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2004 Wait, hold on.... Ron Dayne is still in the NFL? REALLY??? As for this hiring, it's not one bit surprising to me since everyone knew this is who they were hiring since late last season. Look for MARK BURNELL to end up a NYG next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2004 Wait, hold on.... Ron Dayne is still in the NFL? REALLY??? Yup. He was inactive for all 16 games last season. Look for MARK BURNELL to end up a NYG next season. I fail to see the point of that move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2004 Dennis Green apparently signed a 5 yr deal to coach the Arizona Cardinals the AP is reporting. That leaves Atlanta, Buffalo, Oakland, and Chicago open. I'm stunned Atlanta didn't pursue Green harder. I still think Fassel ends up in Buffalo and Reeves ends up in Chicago with Crennel dropping into the hands of Atlanta since the offense is "hike the ball to Vick and let him figure it out" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2004 Dennis Green apparently signed a 5 yr deal to coach the Arizona Cardinals the AP is reporting. Why Dennis, why? Players/coaches need to boycott that team (more than they do now anyway) until it gets new ownership... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2004 Dennis Green apparently signed a 5 yr deal to coach the Arizona Cardinals the AP is reporting. In the eyes of this Vikings fan, that, combined with the inexplicable game from two Sundays ago, is enough to turn Arizona from an easily ignored franchise to a giant bullseye in the desert.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 The son of the most entertaining football coach has a job Mora Jr to coach the Falcons. Interesting choice to say the least. Oh, the source of the news was ESPN.com And I'm starting to think that Crennel may not be getting these jobs because he won't start until the playoffs are over and most of these teams seem to want to start immediately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 I think Jim Mora Jr. was an assistent defense coordinator somewhere, maybe the 49ers. I wonder if he has the same kind of temper as Sr? Will there be classic post game press conferences like "We played like shit, the offense was shit, the defense was shit, the whole team was shit" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 Thank God it's Jim's son. On a certain cable news show from 7-8 p.m. the guy hosting it said "Mora is the new Falcons coach" and I thought it was the dad. Thanks for that Faux news report, Shep... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 PTI even teased that it was Jim Mora Sr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
