Thursday, November 1, 2007

Coughlin's job now secure?

Coming into the season, New York Giants' head coach Tom Coughlin's job was anything but secure. Many Big Blue fans were outraged at new GM Jerry Reese's decision at the end of last year, to extend Coughlin's contract for the 2007 season. A subpar season in 07 was likely to influence the NYG braintrust to kindly show Coughlin the door. Needless to say, his ass was on the line.

However, the Giants are now 6-2 heading into their bye week. Barring a monumental collapse, they seem well on their way to their 3rd consecutive playoff appearance, especially with that cupcake schedule. And now all seems quiet on the "fire Coughlin" front. In fact these rumors have been replaced with whispers of yet another extension.

In an interview with The Daily News, Jerry Reese said that he expects Coughlin "to be here for a long time." Reese went on to say "Tom is my guy. Nobody’s pulling for Tom more than me. (An extension is) something we’re not talking about at this point. You never know what will happen with that, but we’re not looking at months from now. We’re looking at (The Cowboys) a couple of weeks from now. That’s all our concern is. We’re not looking at what the future is for the coaching staff."

Sounds like his job is a little cushier. This semi-vote of confidence from Reese certainly presents an infinitely more secure position for Coach Coughlin than he had entering the season.

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