Welcome to the Super Bowl Preview Edition of Touchdowns and Kicks with Jimmy G on the Team990.com
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Tom Coughlin: Is He A Better Playoff Coach Than Tony Dungy?
If the Giants beat the Pats, then hell yes Coughlin is better than Dungy.
Huh? Can you repeat that?
Okay, I’ll repeat it. A Super Bowl win by the beleaguered Tom Coughlin will catapult him above the level of Tony Dungy as regards playoff success.
Both Dungy and Coughlin have coached twelve full seasons in the NFL. Coughlin 8 years in Jacksonville, 4 in New York, Dungy 6 in both Tampa and Indianapolis.
On the surface it would be ridiculous to even compare the two coaches.
Dungy’s regular season record is 127-65-0 for a winning percentage of .661
Coughlin’s regular season record is 103-89-0 for a winning percentage of .536
Simple math: Dungy averages TWO more wins per season than Coughlin, which is a VERY significant difference over a mere 16 game span.
However....however, we have to look at the big picture here. Playoffs. One game elimination. Do or die. You know all the cliches.
In their 12 years as head coaches, Tony Dungy has made the playoffs ten times, Coughlin seven times.
Yet...yet Dungy has a 9-9 record, merely .500. Coughlin on the other hand, is at 7-6, over .500
If the Giants beat the Patriots, Coughlin would have a 8-6 record, two games over .500 and with the same amount of Super Bowl wins as Dungy. Dungy and Coughlin already have the same amount of Final Four appearances: three each.
A Giants Super Bowl win would also accomplish a few other things, aside from placing Coughlin ahead of Tony Dungy as regards playoff resume.
How would Coughlin’s Super Bowl win compare with Dungy’s?
Well, Dungy had no bye week and two of the three AFC playoff wins occurred at home (vs KC and the Patriots) The Giants have had no home games in the playoffs.
What else do we need to know about a Giants Super Bowl win?
(1)It would mean that the Giants would join the Steelers and ‘‘80 Raiders, ‘97 Broncos, ‘00 Ravens, ‘05 Steelers and the 06 Colts as Super Bowl winners who had to win four playoff games.
The Giants would be the second team to win four road games on the road to a Super Bowl championship, after the 2005 Steelers.
(2)It would be the third consecutive season where a team with no bye week ended up winning the Super Bowl.
If that were to happen, you better believe that the media storyline throughout the 2008 season will be as follows: forget home field advantage and forget about getting a bye week. These things are overrated.
(3)In the 16 game era, there has only been one 10-6 team that has won the Super Bowl: the 49ers of 1988.
Strange...but even though 83 teams have entered the playoffs with a 10-6 record since 1978, only 2 of them, just TWO out of 83, have reached the Super Bowl. The 49ers of 1988 and the Giants this season.
Since the NFL went to the 12 team playoff format in 1990, 54 teams have entered the post season with a 10-6 record, with the Giants this season being the only team that ended up reaching the Super Bowl
(4)A Giants win would mean that the Patriots would have lost to a Manning two years in a row.
What about the Patriots? If they won, what would it mean?
(1)Currently, Bill Belichick has a 15-3 career playoff record. Another win would tie Belichick with Chuck Noll for 4th place on the all time list.
Tom Landry 20
Don Shula 19
Joe Gibbs 17
Chuck Noll 16
x-Bill Belichick 16
(2)Currently Bill Belichick has three Super Bowl wins, tied for 2nd place with Joe Gibbs and Bill Walsh. In first place is Chuck Noll with four. If the Patriots beat the Giants, Belichick would be tied with Noll for first place.
(3)Tom Brady has a 14-2 record as a starting quarterback in the playoffs. Who is at the top of the list in terms of playoff wins by a starting quarterback?
Joe Montana 16-7
Terry Bradshaw 14-5
John Elway 14-8
Tom Brady 14-2
You can see where Brady will rank with another playoff win.
(4)The big one of course. Another Super Bowl win for Brady would tie him with and Joe MontanaTerry Bradshaw with four.
Enough with the numbers. Let’s take a look at my Super Bowl prediction.
The Giants will win 27-20
Why?
(A)The Giants will be able to run the ball, therefore they’ll take time off the clock, limiting the amount of possessions that the high powered Patriots will have.
(B)Eli Manning will only turn the ball over once, making it the only turnover of his impressive playoff run.
(C)The Giants defensive front will “get” to Tom Brady. By “get” I do not mean sacks, although there will be four of those: I am referring to “pressures” where a quarterback gets hit and hit often. Brady’s high ankle sprain will enter the equation.
(D)The Giants secondary will limit the effectiveness of Randy Moss. I consider the Giants secondary to be superior to that of the Chargers, so look for lots of effective bump and run coverage on Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth.
(E)Call it a feeling. A gut instinct. Since the Patriots reached 10-0, they have struggled to put teams away on a regular basis. Three of their last 8 wins have required 4th quarter comebacks (Eagles, Ravens and Giants), or they were kept close by a 3-13 Jets team, and both their playoff wins have been very close (tied at the half versus Jacksonville and up by only 2 early in the 4th against the depleted Chargers.
The Patriots won despite being in numerous close games down the stretch.
My gut feeling tells me that Super Bowl Sunday will be the day that every break the Patriots have recieved thus far will go the Giants.
I might end up being wrong. I don’t think so.
Giants win 27-20
I'll be back on Monday with my Super Bowl analysis.
The Team 990 will be broadcasting the Super Bowl of course, so don’t forget to dial your radios to the proper channel.
Tom Coughlin: Is He A Better Playoff Coach Than Tony Dungy?
If the Giants beat the Pats, then hell yes Coughlin is better than Dungy.
Huh? Can you repeat that?
Okay, I’ll repeat it. A Super Bowl win by the beleaguered Tom Coughlin will catapult him above the level of Tony Dungy as regards playoff success.
Both Dungy and Coughlin have coached twelve full seasons in the NFL. Coughlin 8 years in Jacksonville, 4 in New York, Dungy 6 in both Tampa and Indianapolis.
On the surface it would be ridiculous to even compare the two coaches.
Dungy’s regular season record is 127-65-0 for a winning percentage of .661
Coughlin’s regular season record is 103-89-0 for a winning percentage of .536
Simple math: Dungy averages TWO more wins per season than Coughlin, which is a VERY significant difference over a mere 16 game span.
However....however, we have to look at the big picture here. Playoffs. One game elimination. Do or die. You know all the cliches.
In their 12 years as head coaches, Tony Dungy has made the playoffs ten times, Coughlin seven times.
Yet...yet Dungy has a 9-9 record, merely .500. Coughlin on the other hand, is at 7-6, over .500
If the Giants beat the Patriots, Coughlin would have a 8-6 record, two games over .500 and with the same amount of Super Bowl wins as Dungy. Dungy and Coughlin already have the same amount of Final Four appearances: three each.
A Giants Super Bowl win would also accomplish a few other things, aside from placing Coughlin ahead of Tony Dungy as regards playoff resume.
How would Coughlin’s Super Bowl win compare with Dungy’s?
Well, Dungy had no bye week and two of the three AFC playoff wins occurred at home (vs KC and the Patriots) The Giants have had no home games in the playoffs.
What else do we need to know about a Giants Super Bowl win?
(1)It would mean that the Giants would join the Steelers and ‘‘80 Raiders, ‘97 Broncos, ‘00 Ravens, ‘05 Steelers and the 06 Colts as Super Bowl winners who had to win four playoff games.
The Giants would be the second team to win four road games on the road to a Super Bowl championship, after the 2005 Steelers.
(2)It would be the third consecutive season where a team with no bye week ended up winning the Super Bowl.
If that were to happen, you better believe that the media storyline throughout the 2008 season will be as follows: forget home field advantage and forget about getting a bye week. These things are overrated.
(3)In the 16 game era, there has only been one 10-6 team that has won the Super Bowl: the 49ers of 1988.
Strange...but even though 83 teams have entered the playoffs with a 10-6 record since 1978, only 2 of them, just TWO out of 83, have reached the Super Bowl. The 49ers of 1988 and the Giants this season.
Since the NFL went to the 12 team playoff format in 1990, 54 teams have entered the post season with a 10-6 record, with the Giants this season being the only team that ended up reaching the Super Bowl
(4)A Giants win would mean that the Patriots would have lost to a Manning two years in a row.
What about the Patriots? If they won, what would it mean?
(1)Currently, Bill Belichick has a 15-3 career playoff record. Another win would tie Belichick with Chuck Noll for 4th place on the all time list.
Tom Landry 20
Don Shula 19
Joe Gibbs 17
Chuck Noll 16
x-Bill Belichick 16
(2)Currently Bill Belichick has three Super Bowl wins, tied for 2nd place with Joe Gibbs and Bill Walsh. In first place is Chuck Noll with four. If the Patriots beat the Giants, Belichick would be tied with Noll for first place.
(3)Tom Brady has a 14-2 record as a starting quarterback in the playoffs. Who is at the top of the list in terms of playoff wins by a starting quarterback?
Joe Montana 16-7
Terry Bradshaw 14-5
John Elway 14-8
Tom Brady 14-2
You can see where Brady will rank with another playoff win.
(4)The big one of course. Another Super Bowl win for Brady would tie him with and Joe MontanaTerry Bradshaw with four.
Enough with the numbers. Let’s take a look at my Super Bowl prediction.
The Giants will win 27-20
Why?
(A)The Giants will be able to run the ball, therefore they’ll take time off the clock, limiting the amount of possessions that the high powered Patriots will have.
(B)Eli Manning will only turn the ball over once, making it the only turnover of his impressive playoff run.
(C)The Giants defensive front will “get” to Tom Brady. By “get” I do not mean sacks, although there will be four of those: I am referring to “pressures” where a quarterback gets hit and hit often. Brady’s high ankle sprain will enter the equation.
(D)The Giants secondary will limit the effectiveness of Randy Moss. I consider the Giants secondary to be superior to that of the Chargers, so look for lots of effective bump and run coverage on Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth.
(E)Call it a feeling. A gut instinct. Since the Patriots reached 10-0, they have struggled to put teams away on a regular basis. Three of their last 8 wins have required 4th quarter comebacks (Eagles, Ravens and Giants), or they were kept close by a 3-13 Jets team, and both their playoff wins have been very close (tied at the half versus Jacksonville and up by only 2 early in the 4th against the depleted Chargers.
The Patriots won despite being in numerous close games down the stretch.
My gut feeling tells me that Super Bowl Sunday will be the day that every break the Patriots have recieved thus far will go the Giants.
I might end up being wrong. I don’t think so.
Giants win 27-20
I'll be back on Monday with my Super Bowl analysis.
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