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You got to hand it to Tom Coughlin. The guy knows how to put together a solid running game. And he’s not one of those Mike Martz types who forgets to call running plays on Sundays.
Look at the numbers from Coughlin’s last 10 teams (his last six in Jacksonville, and his first four in New York) – and average of 2,005 rushing yards and 17.1 rushing TDs per season. That’s pretty darn good. By the fantasy scoring system of 6 points for TDs and 1 point for every 10 yards, only a handful of teams have been better in the 1997-2007 time period.
Now he’s got a solid offensive line and a nice stable of running backs to work with – Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward, Ahmad Bradshaw. Look for very good rushing numbers from the Giants this season.
Yards-TD
2253-16.9 Denver
1968-19.5 Kansas City
2163-16.2 Jacksonville (without Coughlin: 2003-2007)
2180-14.9 Pittsburgh
2005-17.1 Tom Coughlin (Jaguars 1997-2002, Giants 2004-2007)
2010-14.6 Minnesota
1996-13.7 San Francisco
1846-16.2 San Diego
1943-13.9 Tennessee
1993-13.0 Atlanta
1901-13.3 Dallas
1848-13.7 Seattle
1874-12.8 Washington
1848-13.0 Cincinnati
1725-14.0 Indianapolis
1853-11.7 Philadelphia
1661-14.8 St. Louis
1761-13.0 Oakland
1699-13.3 Miami
1786-11.7 NY Giants (without Coughlin: 1997-2003)
1789-11.4 Buffalo
1868- 9.8 Baltimore
1755-11.4 Green Bay
1746-11.2 Tampa Bay
1686-11.7 New Orleans
1751-10.6 NY Jets
1648-12.2 New England
1661-11.7 Houston
1673- 9.9 Chicago
1611-10.1 Carolina
1572-10.5 Detroit
1432- 9.9 Arizona
1473- 8.0 Cleveland
--Ian Allan
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