Among the many reasons for Giants coach Tom Coughlin to feel like a bit of a doofus last night, the fact that he was wearing the standard coachwear of a blue poncho festooned with the soul of a windbreaker, while Jack Del Rio finally found a way to not look like a meathead in his rather sharp suit. We try not to veer too much toward the sartorial around here, but we think we'd respect a coach who looked more like Del Rio than Coughlin. We are crossing our fingers that every coach is doing this by next year, and not just because of Parcells and Mangini.
Meanwhile, the Giants' incredibly ugly loss to the Jaguars leaves them tied with the Cowboys in the NFC East and wondering what kind of mess they've gotten themselves into with their quarterback. Eli Manning has been awful for six straight games now, and he's looking completely lost. Considering that the backup is The Sasquatch That Is Jared Lorenzen, Manning isn't going anywhere ... but we'd almost trust Jeff Garcia more than him right now. And unfortunately, quarterbacks aren't allowed to wear suits to dress themselves up.
Other than that, just a dominant game all around for the Jaguars, one that wasn't exactly thrilling to watch. Though we'll say the odds are excellent that last night will be the last time Jay-Z and Tony Kornheiser will ever find themselves in the same room.
Jaguars 26, Giants 10 [NYGMen]