Talk it out
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- July
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Giants were in Albany today in preparation for the start of training camp, and the coaches took questions. Here is a selective Q & A.
Is it harder to sell team over self after the team has won the Super Bowl and now everybody is looking for credit and/or more money?
Head coach Tom Coughlin: … Team over self was why we won. … one of the things that I was most proud of, and I have told you this, was that we were not a team that ever really looked backwards, we constantly looked forward and that was in the good times and the bad.
I think that attitude will permeate the position that we find ourselves in this year and I think that with the quality of the individuals that we have, the character of our team, that they certainly are going to realize that the attitude about believing in one another, about supporting one another, about the idea of taking the names off the back of the jerseys, that is what served us best last year.
Are you disappointed about what Jeremy Shockey’s situation turned into?
I think as an organization the decision was made that it was in the best interest of Jeremy Shockey and the New York Giants to start anew, start fresh.
How is it going to be without two strong personalities in the locker room with the absence of Michael Strahan and Shockey?
I think that I would use the quote that Michael used at his retirement press conference when he said that he chose to retire and move on believing that there were others ready to move into his position, not only from a playing standpoint but from a standpoint of team leadership. …We wish Jeremy Shockey nothing but the best. Jeremy Shockey is an excellent football player. He is an individual who loved the game, loved to play the game, was a good physical blocker, as I said, and a guy when he caught the ball and had it in his hands could make things happen. His time here… certainly we enjoyed coaching him and we wish Jeremy nothing but the best.
Have you been studying any other Super Bowl championship teams and how they fared the next season?
Yeah, I know all the numbers and that will be the first lecture. I know in particular what happened here, I am just speculating on some of the other teams, but we have looked at them, we have studied the numbers, and we do know some of the facts that we will use.
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on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm by Jane McManus. 
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Ernie Palladino
Trading Shockey was the right move even if he was the best TE here. He wasn’t happy here and got into fights with management which is a bad example to the Rookies and young players. Here’s to hope that Kevin Boss is ready to take over. Or, somebody else. What’s the news about Tyree when will he be ready and what kind of role will he get in the upcoming season? Thanks.