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the pass game was there.’ The only thing is, there were no sacks in the game, but the quarterback got
hit many times and he also, on occasion, had to throw the ball before he was really ready to throw the
ball. We had a couple of things down field that were there, but he couldn’t get it off. There's not enough
time.”
Q: Four different wide receivers have 100-yard games this year at a time when the running game is
mostly struggling. Is this the best depth you’ve had at wide receiver? There are a number of guys that
are stepping up for you.
Coughlin: “We have some people that have been here that are veterans of a year or a couple of years
that have gotten their opportunities and they’re trying to do the best they can with it. We also have a
talented young guy that’s trying to understand it, trying to get to where he can contribute. He wants to.”
Q: David Wilson was very quick to credit his blockers the other day after his kickoff returns. He had a
36-yard average and I don’t think they’re blocking any different for him than anybody else. What is it
about David Wilson that makes him a dangerous returner?
Coughlin: “He’s so fast. He’s quick, he’s fast, he’s also powerful. He runs hard and he has good balance.
He is a threat. We felt it was coming to that point. As a matter of fact, I’m disappointed that there were
two scores out there. The safeties ran back and got him in a funnel and caught him twice or he was on
the kicker. He was on the kicker and when he moved off of the kicker, one of the safeties was in a funnel
position to be able to tackle him. But I thought at least one of them was gone (for a touchdown). I’m
disappointed in that. We were counting on that. We needed it, but there isn’t any question about the
fact that he is a weapon and he gave us outstanding field position which, largely, was squandered away.
Sometimes you look out there and we start inside the 10 and drive it 90 and you shake your head and
sometimes you’re at midfield and we don’t go anywhere.”
Q: The inconsistency must be unsettling.
Coughlin: “That’s the thing. Plus you’re striving for execution to come along to always be there.
Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t, but boy, it’s frustrating. It’s not about yardage. It’s about you’re
convinced that if you play a certain way, you will stop the other guy and then you’re convinced if you
play a certain way, the ball will move and when it doesn’t happen, it’s frustrating. There was one
turnover in the whole game. It was our turnover. It didn’t have to be, but it did happen.”
Q: The defense gave up just one touchdown in each of the last two games. If you allow only one
touchdown a game…
Coughlin: “You should win. We scored 17 points. You’re not going to beat anybody in this league at 17
points. I point blank told our team, ‘You’re not going to beat anybody with 17 points. You have to score.’
When you’re down there, you have to score. Preferably touchdowns.”
Q: Stevie Brown is expected to play a bigger role this week because of Kenny Phillips' knee injury.
When you studied Brown prior to signing him, what impressed you?
Coughlin: “He’s fast. He has size. He’s talented. He just hadn’t been in the right situation yet. He can
contribute on special teams.”
Q: Last week, before going against Andy Reid for the 20 th time, you said the opposing coach is a factor
you consider when preparing for a game. On Sunday, you will face Cleveland’s Pat Shurmur for the
first time. How do you kind of learn about a coach you’re going against for the first time?
Coughlin: “Just take the (coaching) tree. What tree is he from? He’s from the Philadelphia tree. So you
know a little bit about how they plan on playing or how they are actually designed. And, of course, I