Holy crap, tom coughlin...
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Not only did Coughlin have "one lucky run", but he set himself up for said run because he continually puts himself in position for the playoffs. Coughlin has a track record of sustained success at both Jacksonville and New York.
The reason people talk about John Brady's "one lucky run" is because he does NOT have a track record of sustained success.
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The reason people talk about John Brady's "one lucky run" is because he does NOT have a track record of sustained success.
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As long as you're making the NFL football to college basketball analogy, here's Coughlin's playoff record before the 2007 season:
96 - 2-1
97 - 0-1
98 - 1-1
99 - 1-1
05 - 0-1
06 - 0-1
Total - 4-6
Then he goes 4-0 to win the Super Bowl.
Stans's NCAA tournament record:
02 - 1-1
03 - 0-1
04 - 1-1
05 - 1-1
Total 3-4
Yet you say there's no way Stans can ever win 2 NCAA tournament games to get to the Sweet 16. If Coughlin can win a Super Bowl, why doesn't Stans ever have a chance to reach a Sweet 16?
96 - 2-1
97 - 0-1
98 - 1-1
99 - 1-1
05 - 0-1
06 - 0-1
Total - 4-6
Then he goes 4-0 to win the Super Bowl.
Stans's NCAA tournament record:
02 - 1-1
03 - 0-1
04 - 1-1
05 - 1-1
Total 3-4
Yet you say there's no way Stans can ever win 2 NCAA tournament games to get to the Sweet 16. If Coughlin can win a Super Bowl, why doesn't Stans ever have a chance to reach a Sweet 16?
His point is that he is a mentally deficient jackass that is constantly searching for a way to berate Coach Stansbury regardless of what Rick accomplishes. Stans is a successful coach while Coach34 now restocks rubber machines in convenience store bathrooms since he could not hack it as a coach. Bottom line: C34 is jealous as hell of Stans abilities.
It's the NFL, what some people refer to as the "Not For Long" league. Surely you've heard of the NFL coaches carousel? The following coaches were also fired:
Bill Belichick
Tony Dungy
Pete Carroll (now a genius at USC)
The first two have won at least one SB since they were last fired, the third has won national titles since being fired from the NFL. As far as assistants go, that is even crazier than the head coaching moves. You haven't coached long in the NFL if you haven't been fired.
He lost an AFC championship game on his own home field in 1999 to the Titans. Sometimes coaches get outcoached. Sometimes the other guy does a great job. But, when you look at the big picture, the guys that consistently win and put their teams in position for success can be separated from the flash in the pan guys. Coughlin isn't a flash in the pan, he was due. It's a perfect analogy to Stansbury. Both are guys who have been trying to break through for a long time and finally Tom did. Stans will too one day.
And this is what we were discussing earlier and yesterday. MSU basketball continues to put itself in position to advance, we just haven't followed through yet. Coughlin did the same thing with his teams. At some point, if the coach keeps getting his teams in position, they will break through. Tony Dungy is another guy with a ton of regular season success but his teams always failed to break through in the playoffs. But, he stayed the course and got his teams there every year. Eventually they won.
That's exactly right, and today he is out of work because of it. His entire career was up and down. He made a Sweet 16 and a Final Four, but other than that his career is highlighted by a few first and second round exits and some really bad years where he didn't even make postseason play. John Brady is exactly what people have accused Stans of being - a great recruiter and a poor floor coach.
If you throw out his first year on the job in Jacksonville (expansion team) and throw out his first year on the job in New York (took over a bad team), then Tom Coughlin has made the playoffs in 7 out of those 10 seasons. That is a very impressive statistic considering how hard it is to qualify for the NFL Playoffs. This isn't the NBA where you can win 45% of your games and punch a playoff ticket.
I do not agree with your assertion that Tom Coughlin doesn't have a track record of success.
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I do not agree with your assertion that Tom Coughlin doesn't have a track record of success.
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