Coughlin motivates his team by squeezing the life from a Girl Scout. Who wants Tagalongs?

Giants coach Tom Coughlin has long been rumored to be unpopular with his players.  Of course, winning games will wash over personal animosities, but the Giants' disappointing first-round playoff exits have't exactly been confidence-builders, especially when the regular seasons are marred by 4th quarter meltdowns and mental mistakes (the very things hardass coaches supposedly eliminate).  Basically, it's a mystery how he still has a job. 

And now this: if the Giants had fired Coughlin last season, they might still have Tiki Barber on the roster.

"If Tom Coughlin had not remained as head coach of the Giants, I might still be in a Giants uniform," Barber wrote in his upcoming book "Tiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond," excerpts of which were obtained by the Daily News.

"[Coughlin] robbed me of what had been one of the most important things I had in my life, which was the joy I felt playing football… I had lost that. He had taken it away."

Well, this should be a fun story to follow: Incompetent Dickhead versus Chicken-Hearted Spotlight Hog — WHO YA GOT!?!?  Call it a hunch, but I think the Sunday Night Football crew may have Tiki's back.

[Nation of Islam Sportsblog]