Tom Coughlin is a two-time Super Bowl champion head coach with the New York Giants, and yet even he might be seeing that the end might not be that pretty as things are playing out this season.
Following a 25-24 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team Coughlin used to coach, the Giants gave up a 21-0 first-half lead for their seventh straight loss after a 3-2 start to the season, earning a spot on the Shutdown Corner Winners and Losers (guess which side of the equation he fell on) for Week 13.
Coughlin even mused after the game whether the Giants could have kneeled on the ball in the second half and had better results.
"We've talked about this and we've talked about the turnovers. Two turnovers for touchdowns?" Coughlin said, via NJ.com. "We could have knelt on the ball in the second half and had a better chance to win."
Coughlin turned more sober on Monday, openly taking responsibility and pondering his situation.
Some have speculated that Coughlin will not step down, that he's too proud to do so and that he has earned the right to go out on his own timetable. Other have called for him to step down, knowing that he has been a part of the problem and that the Giants face a long rebuilding process.
But this quote from Monday sounds as if he's understanding his role in the Giants' current mess.
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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Eric_Edholm
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