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Every NFL season brings with it a new set of daunting challenges and anxieties. Are the new free agents better than the ones who departed? How is the chemistry in the front office? Did the division get younger and faster? Is the media adversely affecting morale? Will the offensive line hold up? Is the first-round draft choice a real player or merely a weight-room freak?
X's and O's aside, it is the head coach's job to convince his players (and assistant coaches) that they can overcome those obstacles. That's pretty much it.
When the Giants lost a handful of serviceable free agents a year ago -- including safety Sam Garnes, linebacker Jessie Armstead, tackle Lomas Brown and placekicker Morten Andersen -- a number of people who analyze the NFL for a living predicted the team would go a pedestrian 8-8....more
X's and O's aside, it is the head coach's job to convince his players (and assistant coaches) that they can overcome those obstacles. That's pretty much it.
When the Giants lost a handful of serviceable free agents a year ago -- including safety Sam Garnes, linebacker Jessie Armstead, tackle Lomas Brown and placekicker Morten Andersen -- a number of people who analyze the NFL for a living predicted the team would go a pedestrian 8-8....more
