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Article: `Drill Sergeant Tom' keeps Jacksonville in line for titles Jaguars are thriving in Coughlin's system
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2000
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The quarterback, or the referee, or the running back makes a
mistake and Tom Coughlin's face turns red. The TV camera zooms in to
catch the coach barking, and fans get a chance to lip-read words they
would never want their children to hear.
Once again, the stereotype is advanced.
Fair or not, Coughlin has carved out a reputation as Drill
Sergeant Tom, the rule-making taskmaster who has never found a reason
to smile or an excuse to shorten practice.
Coughlin says he won't change who he is, and there's not much he
can do to make outsiders change their opinions of him.
But he thinks it could be time to update some of the labels that
both he and his team earned after their first ...