Tom Coughlin’s final message to Eli and the Giants “When we lose, I lose. When we win, you guys win”
January 26, 2024
Stumbled upon this the other day and couldn’t stop thinking about it. What a coach this guy was and an emotional press conference.
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Thanks coach Tom for everything.
Next February will be Eli’s first time on the HoF ballot. Coughlin’s been eligible for a few years now, but has been passed over each time (more deserving IMO than a guy like Dick Vermeil, but I can understand why Vermeil got in first given he waited a lot longer). It’d be nice to see both of them get elected next year.
It’s one of the most moving speeches I’ve ever heard (i’m sure being a Giants fan has something to do with it)
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If I were Eli, I would have been far beyond a quivering lip. Holding it together in that moment must have been the hardest thing he’s ever done.
We didn’t appreciate Eli enough while he was here. We were fucking spoiled with his ability to be on the field EVERY SUNDAY. Now we are stuck in a shitty QB situation with no hope on the horizon.
I wish the handshake snub to Mara was in this clip because that was a god tier “fuck you” from Coughlin.
This press conference was heartbreaking at the time, and it’s even worse now. Mara scapegoated him for the failures. It wasn’t him. It was Reese and Mara himself.
…and we’re still paying for this as a franchise.
Thats my coach, thats my QB
How am I watching this and wiping away tears in a Costco parking lot? Good grief
Eli was the same way. When the team lost, Eli went to the press/ press conference first. When they won, Eli let all his teammates go first.
I think I heard this from a Strahan interview. Definitely took Eli for granted
Was it the very next season that McAdoo benched Eli for the first drive for no fucking reason?
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Thanks coach Tom for everything.
Next February will be Eli’s first time on the HoF ballot. Coughlin’s been eligible for a few years now, but has been passed over each time (more deserving IMO than a guy like Dick Vermeil, but I can understand why Vermeil got in first given he waited a lot longer). It’d be nice to see both of them get elected next year.
It’s one of the most moving speeches I’ve ever heard (i’m sure being a Giants fan has something to do with it)
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If I were Eli, I would have been far beyond a quivering lip. Holding it together in that moment must have been the hardest thing he’s ever done.
We didn’t appreciate Eli enough while he was here. We were fucking spoiled with his ability to be on the field EVERY SUNDAY. Now we are stuck in a shitty QB situation with no hope on the horizon.
I wish the handshake snub to Mara was in this clip because that was a god tier “fuck you” from Coughlin.
This press conference was heartbreaking at the time, and it’s even worse now. Mara scapegoated him for the failures. It wasn’t him. It was Reese and Mara himself.
…and we’re still paying for this as a franchise.
Thats my coach, thats my QB
How am I watching this and wiping away tears in a Costco parking lot? Good grief
Eli was the same way. When the team lost, Eli went to the press/ press conference first. When they won, Eli let all his teammates go first.
I think I heard this from a Strahan interview. Definitely took Eli for granted
Was it the very next season that McAdoo benched Eli for the first drive for no fucking reason?
Never forget the legend, COACH!!!