Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Bradshaw on the 2012 Giants:
http://www.nj.com/giants/team/1360701125-247-880/ahmad-bradshaw-says-2012-giants.html
So when they gave a shit (Niners, Packers, Saints, Eagles at the end of the season to save embarrassment) they played well. They just didn't bother to give a shit the rest of the way. It's amazing what the team could be if they bothered to get up on some of those Sunday mornings.
As a coach - how do you combat that? I guarantee money that Coughlin isn't in there preaching "take the week off, it'll all come to us".
Complacency after winning a Super Bowl is the real deal. Green Bay actually started 2011 strongly but they certainly seemed complacent towards the end after buying into their own hype. I think even teams that are doing great in the regular season without having just won the Super Bowl sometimes coast a little too much and then have a hard time regaining that edge come December and then the playoffs.