Giants Blog: Moving Forward
Rather than sorting through our usual "Game balls and Gassers", let's take a capsule look at why Coughlin deserved to stay and how the team will march forward.
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Rather than sorting through our usual "Game balls and Gassers", let's take a capsule look at why Coughlin deserved to stay and how the team will march forward.
The Jets and Giants share a city and a stadium, and that's where the symmetry ends.
There will be two concerns for the Jets at practice this week. Can the Jets offense keep up with the Colts offense? And can the Jets defense, unlike last year, get some pressure on Manning?
Five NFL coaches have already lost their jobs, and it appears a whole lot more are going to be looking for new positions in the next few days.
Tomas Vokoun made 32 saves for his fifth shutout of the season and 43rd overall, and David Booth, Chris Higgins and Stephen Weiss scored in the Florida Panthers' 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
New York Giants co-owner John Mara says Tom Coughlin will return to coach the team next season. Mara spoke after the Giants failed for the second straight year to make the playoffs. He said there was "never any doubt" that Coughlin would be back.
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes and Adam Vinatieri made a 43-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Colts a 23-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and their seventh AFC South title in eight years.
The Giants forced four turnovers Sunday in a 17-14 victory over the Washington Redskins, a result that was rendered moot for postseason purposes when Green Bay beat Chicago 10-3 to claim the remaining wild card berth in the NFC.
Aaron Rodgers' 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Donald Lee gave the Green Bay Packers the lead in the fourth quarter, and their defense held on to clinch a wild card berth with a 10-3 victory over the division rival Chicago Bears on Sunday.
The 41-year-old quarterback sat out Minnesota's season-ending loss to the Lions on Sunday with a concussion, and it appears that perhaps the toughest man to ever play in the NFL had his career end
Maryland is interviewing Connecticut coach Randy Edsall to lead the Terrapins football program, but no hire has been made, according to a person familiar with the hiring process.
Mark Brunell threw two touchdown passes in relief of Mark Sanchez, Joe McKnight ran for a career-high 158 yards and New York's defense was dominant in a lopsided playoff tuneup as the Jets routed the Buffalo Bills 38-7 on Sunday.
New York Giants center Rich Seubert has been carted off the field in the first quarter against the Washington Redskins with a dislocated right kneecap.
Amare Stoudemire scored 26 points, including six of New York's last seven points, and the Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 98-92 Sunday.
Once Stokes popped off some screens and found his shot in transition, he was back in form and so was Villanova. Stokes scored 23 points, Corey Fisher had 19 and Villanova won its seventh straight game, 81-65 over the Scarlet Knights on Sunday.
