Football

I'd imagine that ML will chime in on the Packers at some point, so I won't say anything about the Monday night game, except to say that it's nice that the requisite nasty leg break is out of the way early this year.

It looks like the NYGiants are having problems. I love it. When the coach is a sphincter, there's only so much you can do. I love this part...

While he was in Jacksonville, Coughlin's rules included no slouching in meetings; no bending over or kneeling on the field; no removing of the helmet or unbuckling of the chin strap; and no tape on the outside of shoes during practices or games. He barred sunglasses on the sideline, even for coaches.

or this part

In January 1999, before a playoff game against New England, Jaguars rookies Cordell Taylor and Tavian Banks were a half-hour late for a team meeting after being in an auto accident on their way to the team hotel. A Jaguars official picked up the players and they were taken to a hospital later that night. Coughlin fined them $500 each.

The big stink currently is that players are being fined for not showing up EARLY ENOUGH for meetings. That's fine. Apparantly Vince Lombardi used to set his watch 10 minutes fast and players would have to keep up with him. As far as I'm concerned if Coughlin says "the meeting starts at 2:30" but tells his players they have to be there 5 minutes early, who cares. It's stupid to just not say "The meeting starts at 2:25", but ultimately the player knows to be there at 2:25.

But it's easy to see that the stink over meeting times is just the latest log on the fire. Just like Marty Crappenheimer when he was the Skins coach a few years ago.

Thank God Coach "Joe" Gibbs is back.


Hail to the Redskins