Week 9 Game Thread
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Richardson's like the anti-Ridley: he always seems to get like two fewer yards than it looks like he will. He's supposed to be powerful, but he doesn't really grind out extra yards after initial contact.
WayBackVazquez said:
I wouldn't be surprised if Coughlin retires or gets forced out at the end of the season but I'm not sure coaching is the problem with this team. The talent level just isn't there, which is what happens when you have three (2011-2013) bad-to-mediocre drafts in a row and you don't kill it in free agency to compensate. Jerry Reese's previous successes still make him bullet proof but he really hasn't given Coughlin much to work with.
I looked at this a while ago. Jimmie Johnson aside, multiple SB winners who get fired have only been shown the door when they've gone something like a decade without a SB appearance. Owners aren't as patient as they used to be, and Coughlin's success has been flukier than prior multiple winners, but I think the smart money says he'll leave NY on his own terms.WayBackVazquez said:
They wanted to first get it to a 2 score game. Right or wrong, teams always do this.PseuFighter said:
Damnit. If beckham gets another catch I'm going to punch coughlin in the face. Just kneel assholes.
Well, doesn't seem to be any other reason for people to be watching the game, so I guess I'll post mine. I'm down one point. I have Beckham and Bradshaw and he has Vinatieri. It should have been over a long time ago, seeing as how I was only down 3 going into tonight, but 19 fucking points from AV, and here we are. Can Odell get me 2 more points?
OMFG, Colts challenge first down ruling on Beckham's catch, and win, and get the ball back. So help me God, if the Colts kick a field goal here, I'm going to break something. A tie sucks, but under the circumstances, I'll take it.
Damnit I thought he might've fumbled. I'm going to lost by .76. Needed that one point from starting Gore over Sproles.Deathofthebambino said:
Was wondering if you guys were talking about gambling or fantasy right there (or both, I guess).
Don't feel bad. I have Mike Evans on my bench.
I will literally flip out if the Colts kick a field goal and I lose to a 20+ point day from a kicker for the third time this year in this league.
I will literally flip out if the Colts kick a field goal and I lose to a 20+ point day from a kicker for the third time this year in this league.
Well, shouldn't be a field goal now. Think the Giants offense will try to run a couple more plays, or will they just run it out? Man, it's amazing how often fantasy leagues and betting come down to the last few minutes of a meaningless drive on Monday night.
maufman said:
This is kind of an extremely small sample, isn't it? How many multiple Super Bowl winners who have failed to make the playoffs in five of six years did not get fired?
Lombardi, Shula, Landry, Noll, Flores, Walsh, Gibbs, Parcells, Johnson, Seifert, Shanahan, Belichick, Coughlin. I might have missed one.WayBackVazquez said:
Shanahan is the only guy on that list who was forced out by an owner not named Jerry Jones. He won one playoff game in his last ten seasons in Denver.
Belichick failed to make the playoffs five times in six seasons and didn't get fired? I must have missed that stretch.
The answer is, pretty much none. No multiple SB-winning coach has experienced an extended level of suck--especially in the wild card era--like Coughlin. He won't be back next year; whether they move him to the front office, or he "retires," he will not be welcomed back.
The answer is, pretty much none. No multiple SB-winning coach has experienced an extended level of suck--especially in the wild card era--like Coughlin. He won't be back next year; whether they move him to the front office, or he "retires," he will not be welcomed back.
The Giants won the Super Bowl three years ago. They were 10-6 the year before that. Last season's 7-9 mark was Coughlin's first losing season since his first season in New York. I'll bet Giants' ownership would disagree with your assessment is "an extended level of suck."WayBackVazquez said:
As I said, owners are less patient than they used to be, and Coughlin's success was more fluky than the other multiple winners, so I don't think he can muddle through for another four or five years without some positive results, but if he isn't back in 2015, it will be his choice.
Edit: The second half of Chuck Noll's tenure in Pittsburgh was as unimpressive as anything on Coughlin's resume, but as I said, owners aren't as patient as they once were.
maufman said:
Missing the playoffs in five of six seasons in the wild card era is enough of an extended level of suck that every coach who presides over such a period is shown the door.
maufman said:
Do you at all recall that he was widely thought to be on the verge of shitcanning before the 2nd Super Bowl? He hadn't even had losing seasons at that point. And he was coming off of one of those magical, 10-win, no playoff seasons.
lars10 said:
They were 10-6 when they beat the 16-0 Patriots, 9-7 when they won for a second time vs the Patriots.
He was a goal line stand vs the Redskins away from being fired in 2007; they won that game, he stayed on as coach and the rest is history sadly.
In 2011 there were Giants fans calling into WFAN and wondering if it was even worth it to make the playoffs, since they were certain to lose early anyway and wouldn't it be better just to lose a couple at the end of the regular season and get a better draft pick.54thMA said:
I'm still so angry.