Tom Coughlin Extension - The veteran head coach of the struggling New York Giants has been handed a 1-year extension to his contract with the team. This means Tom Coughlin will be in charge of the Giants at least until the end of the 2016 season.
Tom Coughlin, 68, is one of the longest serving coaches in the NFL. He has been with the Giants for more than 11 seasons and prior to that he had served as a coach in several teams including, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Boston College, the Green Bay Packers and Rochester Institute of Technology.
While the extension of Coughlin's contract by 1 year may seem like a mere formality, there may be actually more than meets the eye in this case.
Although Coughlin's 104-83 record and his impressive performance with the team (including 2 Super Bowl titles and several playoff appearances) has virtually made him seem untouchable as the head coach of the Giant, over the past three seasons, the team's performance has been very disappointing. In the 2014 season, which marked the Giants 90th season in the league, they failed to improve on their 7-9 record from 2013, after finishing 6-10.
Many commentators have pointed out that the extension of Coughlin's contract by a year may actually betray the management's failing trust in him. There have been no changes to Coughlin's earnings, and reports indicate that his contract was only extended because the team has a long-standing tradition of not going into a season with just one year left on the head coach's contact.
Had this not been done, Coughlin - who is the head coach of the team - would have had less time on his contract than his defensive coordinator and his offensive coordinator - Steve Spagnuolo and Ben McAdoo.
The big questions are when will the Giants part ways with Coughlin? And who are they eyeing to take his post?
