Post: Giants Lose 2 Workouts

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:40 pm

Labor Violations Cost Giants Two Workouts

Associated Press
Friday, May 21, 2004; 4:05 PM

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants had two days of their offseason program taken away Friday for violating the NFL's collective bargaining agreement under new coach Tom Coughlin.

After receiving several recent complaints from players, Harold Henderson, the league's executive vice president for labor relations, and NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw determined that the Giants violated rules on the length of workouts and the scheduling of classroom sessions in the offseason.

The Giants will not work out next Wednesday and Thursday. Players will not be permitted to come to Giants Stadium on those days, but they will be paid for the sessions.

Offseason workouts will resume on June 1.

"We did not intentionally violate any rules," Coughlin said in a statement released by the Giants. "The issues that have been brought to our attention will be corrected."

The ruling is an embarrassment for the Giants. They hired the no-nonsense Coughlin in January after the team posted a 4-12 record in a season when they were expected to compete for the Super Bowl.

There was a feeling that coach Jim Fassel wasn't tough enough on the team.

Coughlin was expected to restore discipline, but his offseason workouts have annoyed some players. He has taken away their three-day weekends and had workouts on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Coughlin has also changed the weightlifting program to free weights, and questioned players who missed voluntary workouts.

© 2004 The Associated Press

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hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:52 pm

why do guys making millions of dollars a year complain about how hard they work? especially after they completely stunk it up the year before? is there no desire there to get better? let those panzies come work for my landscape company for a couple days in the north carolina heat, then they'll really know what manual labor is all about. i'd try out for the nfl for free. it just blows my mind how these high priced babies are getting over on the league that slaps fines for socks being worn too high.... first TO wasn't treated right. then lavar was "shorted" more money than most of us will ever see. then eli won't play for SD. now training camp is too much for the gnats? if i were coughlin, anyone who whined would have their walking papers. but i'm an a-hole. glad this wasn't another skins issue... :roll:

what abunch of BS, whats next, a merger with the nba? we don't like it so we'll file a greivance. TOUGH. do you know how many guys that would give part of their anatomy just to be there? please don't let the nfl turn into the nba.............

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:12 pm

friggin whiny pantywaists... IMO

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:15 pm

skinsfaninroanoke wrote:friggin whiny pantywaists... IMO

So do we call them the P-Men now Rich :lol:

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:18 pm

DEHog wrote:
skinsfaninroanoke wrote:friggin whiny pantywaists... IMO
So do we call them the P-Men now Rich

either that or the "resident nfc east basement dwellers" :lol:

redskincity · Post by **redskincity** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:21 pm

They make to much money to just play along with what the coach request.

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:51 pm

maybe the next time one of my customers doesn't like the way my company goes about something, i should just take it before an arbitrator..... :lol:

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:39 am

Does any team in the NFC East stink this badly of losing already? It's not even the season yet, and you can just about guarantee that the P-men won't be seeing more than 6 or 7 wins. No drive, no will to change things. I like Coughlin a lot, but he's got too much to handle up there in NYC, in my humble opinion.

Coughlin was expected to restore discipline, but his offseason workouts have annoyed some players. He has taken away their three-day weekends and had workouts on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Annoyed? Utterly ridiculous. And players were complaining that 'voluntary' workouts felt like they were mandatory. It makes me sick to see NFL players who hate the game that much. Yeah, you should be annoyed in the offseason--stretching yourself is the only chance you have at getting any better.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:00 am

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Does any team in the NFC East stink this badly of losing already? It's not even the season yet, and you can just about guarantee that the P-men won't be seeing more than 6 or 7 wins. No drive, no will to change things. I like Coughlin a lot, but he's got too much to handle up there in NYC, in my humble opinion.

Coughlin was expected to restore discipline, but his offseason workouts have annoyed some players. He has taken away their three-day weekends and had workouts on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Annoyed? Utterly ridiculous. And players were complaining that 'voluntary' workouts felt like they were mandatory. It makes me sick to see NFL players who hate the game that much. Yeah, you should be annoyed in the offseason--stretching yourself is the only chance you have at getting any better.

P-Men is already catching on ...I love it!!