Complacency is not a word that would ever be associated with Tom Coughlin. Now the Giants head coach wants to be sure that is also true of his team.
Just in case anyone is wondering and those who know anything about him shouldnt be - Coughlin is still driven to succeed after leading the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII. Perhaps even more so, if thats possible, because he would love to take the outstanding and inspirational performances from last January and February and carry them over into the new season.
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By Bob Weiner My first year of covering New York Giants training camp started with Wednesday's soggy media day at University at Albany's SEFCU Arena.

By Tom Canavan, AP Sports Writer ALBANY, NY - Two days after the Super Bowl champions traded disgruntled four-time Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey, Giants coach Tom Coughlin kicked off training camp on Wednesday by stressing the importance of the team over the individual.
"I think what my position will be and what I think the team will be ready to accept is the fact that the reason we won was because of team," Coughlin said a day before players reported to the University at Albany. "Team over self was why we won."
resulted in the trade just days before the opening of camp. It was a deal that surprised teammates and even tight ends coach Mike Pope, who learned of it while flying into Newark Liberty International Airport.

by Mike Garafolo/The Star-Ledger Joe Epstein/The Star-LedgerA sight that won't be seen in Albany this year. ALBANY, NY - Tom Coughlin has kicked off camp

Tom Coughlin officially opened his first-ever training camp as the head coach of a defending Super Bowl champion, and the first thing he did was defend his champs.
He addressed a question that has been on the minds of many Giants fans this offseason about the perception that this team - especially without Michael Strahan and Jeremy Shockey - might not be as good as the team he had last year.
ast year) was because of ‘team,’” the coach said. “Team over self is why we won. The unselfishness that was demonstrated throughout the year, the believing in one another, the supporting of one another, the idea that so many people contributed. One of the things that I was most proud