Giants, Tom Coughlin Part Ways

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It appears the Giants’ matchup with the NFC East rival Eagles on Sunday will bring about the end of Tom Coughlin’s 12-year tenure with Big Blue. The two-time Super Bowl winner will resign after the game, sources tell Fox Sports’ Mike Garafolo.

Whether Coughlin steps down or the Giants fire him, it does look as if his reign with the team that hired him in 2004 will inevitably conclude after the season. Given the Giants’ inability to take advantage of their place in a mediocre-at-best division in 2015, questions about Coughlin’s job security have abounded throughout the campaign. The 6-9 Giants will miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season under Coughlin’s watch. The 69-year-old had previously led the Giants to playoff berths in five of his first eight seasons in New York. Two of those berths ended in titles for the Giants, who won eight-plus games in eight of Coughlin’s first nine seasons at the helm. Since 2013, however, the Giants haven’t had a season in which they’ve finished .500 or above, going an ugly 19-28 along the way. Nevertheless, Coughlin has amassed a solid regular-season record in New York (102-89). That, combined with his pair of championships and earlier success in Jacksonville (68-60, four playoff appearances from 1995-2002), could ultimately send him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

While it’s too early to speculate on replacements for a coach who is still employed, the New York Daily News’ Ralph Vacchiano wrote Friday that the Saints’ Sean Payton and Alabama’s Nick Saban should both be targets to replace Coughlin. Last week, Vacchiano reported that Giants owner John Mara‘s ideal scenario included retaining Coughlin as the head coach and eventually handing the reins to offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo.

http://www.profootballrumors.com/giants-tom-coughlin-could-resign-monday/

Do you think he should resign? Will he or will he not? Or will the Giants fire him?

 

[Giantmetfan07]

He should resign. 4 years without making the playoffs.

It was a fun ride Tom, and you got many 2nd chances and made the most of 'em. Unfortunately this organization needs to start over with the coaching staff. And the front office.

 

[Lynch Mob]

Usually Tom leads the Giants to the Super Bowl in the season he's figured to be fired after. This obviously isn't the case this time around. The Giants really need to turn a full page. Clear out the coaching staff and start your draft homework. Pretty sad when their only headline this year was JPP's deformed hand.

 

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[PowerUp2]

Lots of great coaches getting fired.

 

[snakerule2002]

good coach but team having a hard time getting it done. This seemed to be on wall for a while.