It’s November and Tom Coughlin Isn’t On the Hot Seat
Ahh the start November. Such a splendid time of year. It’s a time when we get flu shots, seasonal depression starts to kick in, and food/alcohol intake goes way up. And while I’m 2 for 3 on those (I’ll probably never get a flu shot again), I’ve noticed that something seems to be missing from my annual early November life. I was having trouble pinpointing what exactly that missing thing is until yesterday, when I saw my Facebook feed full of “Trump is president, now the world is going to end ” videos and essays (It’s going to be ok, everyone. Pump the breaks. The world will go on).
All this anger and call for change made me realize that the first two weeks of November are usually the time of year when the collective football world, specifically the Giants fanbase, calls for Tom Coughlin’s head on a chopping block. But Tommy Red Face is no longer on the Giants sideline and I honestly don’t know what to do with myself right now. For the past 12 years, which is over a 3rd of my lifetime, November rolls around and like clock work, Eli is throwing picks off his back foot, the secondary is getting burned for big plays, 3/4 of the team is somehow injured, and the media and NFL fans become obsessed with the job security of Tom “Angry Possum” Coughlin. For the most part, I always stood up for Tom. Coach Coughlin always coached his heart out and constantly looked angry AF. Giants fans and Coughlin had a symbiotic relationship, with the fans mildly appreciating the good and loudly voicing their opinions about the bad, and vice versa. Giants fans, though, really never appreciated Coughlin enough when we had him leading the big blue, and I think it’s time that we finally show him some love.
On Monday, the Giants organization is inducting Coughlin into the ring of honor, which is a no brainer. The man led us to three NFC East titles and two Super Bowl victories, is an outstanding man off the field, and probably deserves to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame down the road. As Giants fans, we need to do something on our own to to honor Coach Coughlin. I am calling for November 1st-15th to forever be referred to as Tom Coughlin Hot Seat 1/2 Month, where Giants fans flood social media, the internet, radio and television for 15 days with all of the gripes they ever had with Tom Coughlin. I’ll start: Hey Coach Coughlin, why were our linebackers always hurt? Maybe if you didn’t run the Oklahoma drill so much, they wouldn't have been so banged up all the time.
To get your Tom Coughlin fix, below are a ton of gifs because he’s the king of the sideline reaction. Here’s to you, Coach, the motherfuckin' Brady slayer.
