Rivera is all class; comment after game to Coughlin

[mav1234]

Rivera apologies to Tom Coughlin for our players' behavior after the game (from here).  

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"I'm sorry about my guys' behavior, coach. You did a great job," Rivera said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL." 

Don't read into it that he is admitting that our guys truck first etc, I don't think that is what is going on here.  Just goes to show what a great coach Rivera is, and how lucky we are to have him.  

No idea how to embed videos from Vine, but here is a video with sound: https://vine.co/v/iAamEg39bFn

[PanthersATL]

And you'd think Tom would have replied with something like "Me too" rather than "that's the way the game's played".  More commentary in the Inside the NFL thread...

[jcinhere]

Tom Coughlin looks like a sith

[Davidson Deac II]

Well, in fairness to Coughlin, its much easier to apologize when you are the winner, you are already in the playoffs, and your team just won a closely contested game that put a significant damper on the other team's playoff chances. 

 

I do agree that Rivera said the right thing though. 

[stankowalski]

I kind of disagree with Ron here.  Seems to me like Coughlin should have taken OBJ out a play or two and had a man to man talk.  I mean OBJ was punching people out there before the helmet to helmet hit.

Edit: But I guess Ron can't apologize for what Coughlin's player's did.  Still it seems like Coughlin could have apologized too.

[mav1234]

1 minute ago, stankowalski said:

I kind of disagree with Ron here.  Seems to me like Coughlin should have taken OBJ out a play or two and had a man to man talk.  I mean OBJ was punching people out there before the helmet to helmet hit.

I don't think saying "Sorry for how our guys behaved" at all implies that "Your guys were faultless."

It is indisputable that Norman lost his cool, though I think anyone reasonable would have, as well.

[dave-o]

Will this die already !!

[caatfan]

46 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

"that's the way the game's played".

Really? What BS. I'd agree with that statement as far as trash talking goes, but the Giants seem to be using Panthers trash talk as an excuse for Beckham's actions. Trying to justify his fouls as "the way the game's played" is a big fat crock of poo, and goes directly against Coughlin's rep as a disciplinarian. 

[Mr. Scot]

Yeah, about Tom Coughlin's "class"....

Coughlin whines about unfairness

[sr20nc]

was going to post this also when i saw this on nfl films.  the way coughlin responded was surprisingly a head scratcher.  knowing that he's all about discipline, i totally lost respect for him as a head coach.  props to ron though.

[mav1234]

27 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, about Tom Coughlin's "class"....

Coughlin whines about unfairness

figures...

[Mr. Scot]

From the article:

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“It’s not fair, it’s not justice, it’s not the way it was,” Coughlin said. “If you’re naive enough to think that way, you better do some soul searching yourself. Beckham certainly was wrong and we said he was wrong from day one. But there were factors involved starting in pregame, which are well documented, which indicate there was an attempt to provoke him. He was provoked, he was out of control, he was wrong, no doubt about that but … there are two sides to this not just one.”

To be clear Tom, what you actually said from Day One was that you didn't know Beckham was the one drawing the penalties.

(and for the record, you look like a total ass right now)

[caatfan]

33 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, about Tom Coughlin's "class"....

Coughlin whines about unfairness

I saw that and just shook my head. I lost all respect for Coughlin. The guy's been in coaching for 45 years and spouts nonsense about trash talking/provocation making it somehow OK to commit personal fouls.

[rodeo]

Those comments are Coughlin's swan song. They can't beat the Vikings without Odell, which means they're eliminated from playoff contention, which likely means Coughlin is fired. And all old Tom can say about it is bumbling confused ramblings to blame everyone but himself.