Tom Coughlin was a halfback at Syracuse. Among his backfield mates were Floyd Little and Larry Csonka, two of the better fullbacks in NFL history.
Coughlin went to Boston College as a quarterback coach. His quarterback was Doug Flutie.
Coughlin became head coach of the Giants in 2004; in '05, Coughlin, with a winning record, benched veteran QB Kurt Warner and handed the franchise over to rookie Eli Manning.
A football Forrest Gump, East Coast-version? Maybe. A worthy adversary for Bill Belichick? Better believe it.
Super Bowl week has arrived. A Patriot-Giant rematch. Most football people, be they insider or fan, would say that while the G-Men have the better overall team, New England has the edge where it counts most.
Quarterback and head coach.
QB, I'll address in a few days. Head coach? Well, don't concede that one, either.
Belichick is Canton-bound, as soon as he hangs up his hoodie, but it's not certain that he's a better coach than Coughlin.
Belichick has three Super Bowl titles, though Coughlin's lone NFL championship came at the Patriots' expense.
And while the Patriots have been more consistent contenders than have the Giants even since New England's last Super Bowl title seven years ago, that can be explained by the difference between the AFC East and the NFC East.
Coughlin went to Boston College as a quarterback coach. His quarterback was Doug Flutie.
Coughlin became head coach of the Giants in 2004; in '05, Coughlin, with a winning record, benched veteran QB Kurt Warner and handed the franchise over to rookie Eli Manning.
A football Forrest Gump, East Coast-version? Maybe. A worthy adversary for Bill Belichick? Better believe it.
Super Bowl week has arrived. A Patriot-Giant rematch. Most football people, be they insider or fan, would say that while the G-Men have the better overall team, New England has the edge where it counts most.
Quarterback and head coach.
QB, I'll address in a few days. Head coach? Well, don't concede that one, either.
Belichick is Canton-bound, as soon as he hangs up his hoodie, but it's not certain that he's a better coach than Coughlin.
Belichick has three Super Bowl titles, though Coughlin's lone NFL championship came at the Patriots' expense.
And while the Patriots have been more consistent contenders than have the Giants even since New England's last Super Bowl title seven years ago, that can be explained by the difference between the AFC East and the NFC East.
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