The Giants……A Dynasty in Progress

The New York Giants are the best team in the National Football League . There is  a problem with making that declaration at this time because their record reflects another truth . It is not the best record. Their losses reveal a painful inconsistency that will always have a final ugliness if left unattended to, even on the best team.

The reality of having Tom Coughlin as their coach is a critical factor in any following sequence. His record prior to becoming the Giant’s coach without the approval of the General Manager is in itself unique . It is also interesting,  particularly considering the mediocrity of his record.

The journey has been long from the earliest beginnings of professional football to now. A seemingly very good person and a definitely good coach, Tom Coughlin has been around a very long time. People have been known to age well .

Football is a “prime” time sport played by athletes in their prime health for their prime careers success.  The Coach is the dictator who decides who sits and who plays, who  goes and who stays.The Coach can wreck or seriously undermine careers and motivation. He can choose plays that will end a career or life. He can stock the league with great players that he discards or doesn’t like ,…all to the detriment of his team, players and fans.

He, Tom Coughlin  is the only professional coach that Eli Manning has ever had. The abundance of gifted athletes that has passed through the Giant roster  in this time  period  is approaching legend..The team now lists like a potential “all-star” team. The Giants will be winners .The cost could be more than we as Giant fans want to pay.

Coach Coughlin has been the only professional coach for many players and those players and we are grateful for his service. He is  making good decisions but they are clearly not prime decisions.He is not in the prime time of his life.

I am suspicious of  Coaches playing the injured to their detriment. I am suspicious of Coaches  exposing the “franchise”players in a reckless way. I am suspicious of Giant  discards stocking the rest of the league while we play inconsistent football

Eli and the other young greats deserve an opportunity to continue their careers with  a fresh and progressive staff, now, and most importantly, achieve the immortality of their time….not his.

A  Coach clearly in his prime that which is demonstrated through his actions and decisions would be more in concert with the dynasty that is in progress…..

Tom’s extended prime”?….I am suspicious…..