Former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin owes a lot to Eli Manning, with a pair of Super Bowl rings topping the list. So when he heard the news that his former quarterback was benched Tuesday, he wasn’t too pleased.
Coughlin now is the executive vice president of football operations for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he had the opportunity to discuss the decision made by his former team on 1010 XL radio in Jacksonville. It is pretty clear Manning has Coughlin’s unwavering support.
Coughlin joined the Giants in 2004, which coincided with Manning’s rookie year. And the fact that Manning was under center for nearly every game Coughlin coached, it is no surprise he feels so strongly about the issue.
Given that connection between the two, it’s safe to say that things might have been handled a bit differently if the ex-Giants coach was still at the helm.
