http://www.thesportsguru.com/Blog/2006/08/11/88/ Random Thoughts of a Sports Junkee Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.thesportsguru.com/Blog/2006/08/11/88/#comment-93 TheSportsGuru 2006 NFL Preview - New York Giants-New York Giants-GoTeamsGo Sports Fan Forum Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:48:52 +0000 http://www.thesportsguru.com/Blog/2006/08/11/88/#comment-93 [...] TheSportsGuru 2006 NFL Preview - New York Giants Projected Record 8-8, 4th Place NFC East Projected Schedule W/L Indianapolis (W) @Philadelphia (L) @Seattle (L) Washington (W) @Atlanta (L) @Dallas (L) Tampa Bay (W) Houston (W) Chicago (W) @Jacksonville (L) @Tennessee (L) Dallas (W) @Carolina (L) Philadelphia (W) New Orleans (W) @Washington (L) How long does it take a predominately verteran football team to grow tired of the antics of a military-style head coach? Apparently about 2 years, because as Tom Coughlin heads into season three in New York the Giants appear to be right at that point. It started after the playoff loss at home to Carolina. Tiki Barber, a veteran teamleader, insinuated that the Giants had been “outcoached”, among other things, which caught Coughlin off-guard. He was visibly shaken when asked about it, and talked to Tiki to clear the air. Right now everyone is saying the right things, but how long is it going to take the Giants’ players to totally tune Coughlin out? We may find out this season. To read the rest of my preview, check out TheSportsGuru.com __________________ The Guru Check Out TheSportsGuru.com [...] […] TheSportsGuru 2006 NFL Preview - New York Giants Projected Record 8-8, 4th Place NFC East Projected Schedule W/L Indianapolis (W) @Philadelphia (L) @Seattle (L) Washington (W) @Atlanta (L) @Dallas (L) Tampa Bay (W) Houston (W) Chicago (W) @Jacksonville (L) @Tennessee (L) Dallas (W) @Carolina (L) Philadelphia (W) New Orleans (W) @Washington (L) How long does it take a predominately verteran football team to grow tired of the antics of a military-style head coach? Apparently about 2 years, because as Tom Coughlin heads into season three in New York the Giants appear to be right at that point. It started after the playoff loss at home to Carolina. Tiki Barber, a veteran teamleader, insinuated that the Giants had been “outcoached”, among other things, which caught Coughlin off-guard. He was visibly shaken when asked about it, and talked to Tiki to clear the air. Right now everyone is saying the right things, but how long is it going to take the Giants’ players to totally tune Coughlin out? We may find out this season. To read the rest of my preview, check out TheSportsGuru.com __________________ The Guru Check Out TheSportsGuru.com […]

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