Football Coughlin and Schiano exchange words at the end of game - Page 2

Deberg_1990 · 09-16-2012, 06:52 PM

Apparantly Bucs players got a little too agressive when Mannning "kneeled down" at the end of the game.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...2704--nfl.html

It was a good day for New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, at least for the most part. Quarterback Eli Manning threw for 510 yards, second-most in team history (Phil Simms holds the franchise record with 513 yards in one game), and the G-Men bounced back from their opening-week loss to the Dallas Cowboys despite Eli's three first-half interceptions with a 41-34 victory.

The Bucs kept it close, but when quarterback Josh Freeman threw an interception to linebacker Michael Boley as time was running down, Manning was able to take a knee and run out the clock.

Or, that's how things were supposed to go. As Manning took that knee from his own 29-yard line with five seconds left, the Bucs and Giants got into it in an altercation that Coughlin said could have caused injuries when it's generally accepted that teams adopt a "hands-off" policy.

"Obviously I think it's a little bit of a cheap shot," Manning said. "We're taking a knee, we're in a friendly way, and they're firing off, and that's a way to get someone hurt."

After the game, when the traditional coaches' handshake took place, Coughlin let Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano know exactly what he thought of the play.

Coughlin started out with a couple of choice words, then came back to give Schiano, who's in his first season as an NFL coach after a successful tenure at Rutgers, a brief education in League Etiquette 101.

"I don't think you do that," Coughlin told the media after the game, per Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News. "You don't do that in this league. Not only that, you jeopardize the offensive line, you jeopardize the quarterback. Thank goodness we didn't get anybody hurt — that I know of. A couple of linemen were late getting in."

Coughlin said that his players told him that the idea to scrum came from Schiano, but "I don't know. I don't know that. You'd have to ask them."

Schiano was unmoved. "I don't know if that's not something that's done in the National Football League,'' he said. "What I do with our football team is that we fight until they tell us, 'game over.' And there's nothing dirty about it, there's nothing illegal about it. We crowd the ball like a sneak defense and try to knock it loose.

"If people watched Rutgers, they would know that's what we do at the end of a game. We're not going to quit, that's just the way I coach and teach our players. If some people are upset about it, that's just the way it goes. I don't have any hesitation. That's the way we play. We play clean, hard football until they tell us the game is over.'"

Most likely, that's what Coughlin was telling Schiano: You're not coaching at Rutgers anymore.

If nothing else, this episode gave us a reminder that Week 2's Sunday Night Football game features the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions, and another possible opportunity for a postgame fracas between coaches.

Chiefnj2 · 09-16-2012, 08:07 PM

If Eli fumbles and the Bucs recover for a TD is it a genius move or still bad form?

ChiefRocka · 09-16-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

If Eli fumbles and the Bucs recover for a TD is it a genius move or still bad form?

Clock would have stopped on the turnover also.

FAX · 09-16-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

If Eli fumbles and the Bucs recover for a TD is it a genius move or still bad form?

Well, in that case it would be both.

Like when Doc Holliday wore the badge while shooting Ringo that time.

FAX

**Dylan** · 09-16-2012, 08:37 PM

I've never seen Coughlin go after another coach.

If nothing else, this third-rate college coach, will learn it's not done in the NFL. Teams won't put up with it.

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"That was a first," Manning said. "Obviously I think it is a little bit of a cheap shot. Going down, we are taking a knee, in a friendly way. They are firing off, and it's a way to get someone hurt."

**The Franchise** · 09-16-2012, 08:39 PM

I've never found it friendly to take a knee. Teams take a knee because doing anything else might end in a turnover. It's not them feeling sorry for the other team and ending the game.

**Dylan** · 09-16-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

If Eli fumbles and the Bucs recover for a TD is it a genius move or still bad form?

the Bucs were going to score with .05 seconds on the clock? Really...

Dayze · 09-16-2012, 08:42 PM

In fairness to tuck, people in new York don't forget anything

**Dylan** · 09-16-2012, 08:42 PM

Welcome back Fax!!!

GloryDayz · 09-16-2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

the Bucs were going to score with .05 seconds on the clock? Really...

Maybe they did it just to get Tom's blood pressure up for the 3-millionth time this week.. Hey, that's cool, sure beats our fatass HC blubbering up and down the sidelines looking dazed!

**Dylan** · 09-16-2012, 08:56 PM

LOL.

Giants, they were taking some cheap shots the entire game not just on the final play. Victor Cruz and others made several mentions of a "cheap shot" during their post-game interviews with reporters.

B_Ambuehl · 09-17-2012, 03:40 AM

Can anyone read Coughlins lips and see what he was saying in that gif?

09-16-2012, 06:52 PM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $334454	Coughlin and Schiano exchange words at the end of game Apparantly Bucs players got a little too agressive when Mannning "kneeled down" at the end of the game. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...2704--nfl.html It was a good day for New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, at least for the most part. Quarterback Eli Manning threw for 510 yards, second-most in team history (Phil Simms holds the franchise record with 513 yards in one game), and the G-Men bounced back from their opening-week loss to the Dallas Cowboys despite Eli's three first-half interceptions with a 41-34 victory. The Bucs kept it close, but when quarterback Josh Freeman threw an interception to linebacker Michael Boley as time was running down, Manning was able to take a knee and run out the clock. Or, that's how things were supposed to go. As Manning took that knee from his own 29-yard line with five seconds left, the Bucs and Giants got into it in an altercation that Coughlin said could have caused injuries when it's generally accepted that teams adopt a "hands-off" policy. "Obviously I think it's a little bit of a cheap shot," Manning said. "We're taking a knee, we're in a friendly way, and they're firing off, and that's a way to get someone hurt." After the game, when the traditional coaches' handshake took place, Coughlin let Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano know exactly what he thought of the play. Coughlin started out with a couple of choice words, then came back to give Schiano, who's in his first season as an NFL coach after a successful tenure at Rutgers, a brief education in League Etiquette 101. "I don't think you do that," Coughlin told the media after the game, per Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News. "You don't do that in this league. Not only that, you jeopardize the offensive line, you jeopardize the quarterback. Thank goodness we didn't get anybody hurt — that I know of. A couple of linemen were late getting in." Coughlin said that his players told him that the idea to scrum came from Schiano, but "I don't know. I don't know that. You'd have to ask them." Schiano was unmoved. "I don't know if that's not something that's done in the National Football League,'' he said. "What I do with our football team is that we fight until they tell us, 'game over.' And there's nothing dirty about it, there's nothing illegal about it. We crowd the ball like a sneak defense and try to knock it loose. "If people watched Rutgers, they would know that's what we do at the end of a game. We're not going to quit, that's just the way I coach and teach our players. If some people are upset about it, that's just the way it goes. I don't have any hesitation. That's the way we play. We play clean, hard football until they tell us the game is over.'" Most likely, that's what Coughlin was telling Schiano: You're not coaching at Rutgers anymore. If nothing else, this episode gave us a reminder that Week 2's Sunday Night Football game features the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions, and another possible opportunity for a postgame fracas between coaches.
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The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $2095047	I've never found it friendly to take a knee. Teams take a knee because doing anything else might end in a turnover. It's not them feeling sorry for the other team and ending the game.
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Dylan The Lede Join Date: Aug 2007 Casino cash: $10016591	LOL. Giants, they were taking some cheap shots the entire game not just on the final play. Victor Cruz and others made several mentions of a "cheap shot" during their post-game interviews with reporters. __________________
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09-17-2012, 03:40 AM	#26
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