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After spending a maddening season listening to Jeremy Shockey, Tiki Barber, Plaxico Burress and others complain, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin isn't going to take it anymore.
Coughlin met with some players and spoke to the team on Wednesday about the need for the Giants to play more and talk less, especially when it comes to criticizing teammates and the coaching staff.
It certainly wasn't that way last season, as the Giants displayed a selfish nature in making the playoffs with an 8-8 record.
When things went right, they were fine. When things went wrong, they were willing to rip their coaches and teammates at the asking.
Shockey started it, saying the Giants were outplayed and outcoached in a 42-30 loss to Seattle early in the season. The Seahawks led 42-3 at one point.
Coughlin scolded Shockey after the outburst. The Giants won their next five games to reach the midway point at 6-2.
They went 2-6 in the second half as injuries to receiver Amani Toomer and defensive end Michael Strahan led to a major slide that got tongues wagging. The Giants had to win their final game to make the playoffs. The season ended the following week at Philadelphia.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/06/13/bc.fbn.dysfunctionalgia.ap/index.html
Coughlin met with some players and spoke to the team on Wednesday about the need for the Giants to play more and talk less, especially when it comes to criticizing teammates and the coaching staff.
It certainly wasn't that way last season, as the Giants displayed a selfish nature in making the playoffs with an 8-8 record.
When things went right, they were fine. When things went wrong, they were willing to rip their coaches and teammates at the asking.
Shockey started it, saying the Giants were outplayed and outcoached in a 42-30 loss to Seattle early in the season. The Seahawks led 42-3 at one point.
Coughlin scolded Shockey after the outburst. The Giants won their next five games to reach the midway point at 6-2.
They went 2-6 in the second half as injuries to receiver Amani Toomer and defensive end Michael Strahan led to a major slide that got tongues wagging. The Giants had to win their final game to make the playoffs. The season ended the following week at Philadelphia.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/06/13/bc.fbn.dysfunctionalgia.ap/index.html
