Snee expects Super things from Coughlin

Snee expects Super things from Coughlin

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Tom Coughlin and guar d Chris Snee see eye-to-eye on coach's worth to Super Bowl champion Giants.

John Mara hoped the turning point for Tom Coughlin came when the Giants clinched their second trip to the Super Bowl in five seasons. He hopes that win is enough for the fans and media to start to appreciate him a little more.

Maybe they will, now that Coughlin earned his second Super Bowl ring and his upcoming, lucrative, long-term contract extension. But his son-in-law, Giants guard Chris Snee, still isnt so sure.

Its just a yearly battle with him, Snee said on Thursday at the NFLs new Shop at the Draft store in Manhattan. Ive said this over and over again, but I feel bad for him because all hes done is win football games and make this team a bunch of class guys, who just have a passion for the game of football. But I dont think he gets appreciated.

I still think that, even after winning this, if we go through a rough patch this year or the year after, someon e will be calling for him (to be fired) again.

After winning two championships in eight seasons with the Giants, the 65-year-old coach should have more security than that. Hell certainly have some from his bosses when his contract extension is finished and he becomes one of the highest-paid coaches in the league.

But Snee thought Coughlin had earned that back in 2007, when the Giants made their miraculous run to Super Bowl XLII. The honeymoon from that, though, proved to be shorter than anyone expected.

When we won in 07 there were people calling for him (to be fired) in 09, Snee said. Absolutely. Ive had so many people say Repeat next year. Do it again. Do it again. Its just constant, the desire to win in particular in this area. New York, they want winners.

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