Super Bowl XLVI Preview - Coaching

New England - Bill Belechick, Bill O'Brien
NY Giants - Tom Coughlin, Kevin Gilbride, Perry Fewell

Career Records
Bill Belechick 175-97, 17-6 playoffs, 3 Super Bowls
Tom Coughlin 142-114, 11-7 playoffs, 1 Super Bowl

There are only 6 Head Coaches in the NFL that have won a Super Bowl. 2 of them are coaching in this game. Bill Belechick has won 3, and could join Chuck Noll as the only men to win 4 as a Head Coach with a victory. Tom Coughlin could become the 13th man to lead his team to multiple title as a Head Coach. Both of these men have made the most of their 2nd stint as a Head Coach in the NFL. Belechick has been considered an all-time great for awhile now, while Coughlin is on the hot seat annually. A win here could permanently cool his seat down.

Bill Belechick is in his 12th season as New England's Head Coach. This will be his 5th appearance in the Super Bowl. He brought a great defensive background to the team and has since become the greatest strategist in the NFL on either side of the ball. Belechick has evolved with the league. Since the NFL has become an offensive league, Belechick has changed some of his philosophies. Though Belechick is largely responsible for the game plan on both sides of the ball, he is aided on offense by Bill O'Brien. O'Brien was recently named the Head Coach at Penn State which proves that he obviously has a great offensive mind. On the defensive side, the Patriots do not employ a Defensive Coordinator. Belechick calls the shots. This coaching staff will mix things up on both sides of the ball and try to keep the Giants off balance.

Tom Coughlin has had a roller coaster ride as Head Coach of the Giants. This is his 8th season in New York, and despite appearing in his 2nd Super Bowl in that time, he continually finds himself with low job security. With a win in Super Bowl XLVI he will have just as many Super Bowl victories as legendary Giants coach Bill Parcells, who just got inducted into the Hall of Fame today. He has great assistants too. Kevin Gilbride runs the offense. He has changed the Giants philosophy over the last couple years. The old school Giants won games by running the ball and playing solid defense. Now they can rely on the passing attack to lead them to victory. They are more explosive through the air than they have ever been. Defensively, Perry Fewell is the man in charge. Fewell has been a hot commodity in the coaching ranks because of his accomplishments as the Giants Defensive Coordinator.

The Giants have a very solid coaching staff, but how do you go against Belechick? The man has won 3 rings already and is considered to be one of the best coaches in NFL history. He will have his team unbelievably prepared for this game. Coughlin will have his team prepared too, but Belechick has been masterful with 2 weeks to prepare for a game. Coughlin is a very good coach, but Belechick is a living legend.

Advantage - New England