"Tom Coughlin, with as straight a face as he could muster, insisted that talk really is still cheap in the Giants organization. He even said "we're trying to frown on anything that becomes bulletin-board material."

Maybe he just missed Antrel Rolle promising, "We're going to win this thing," or Chris Canty telling fans to "get ready for a parade on Tuesday."

Or maybe, like his unusually mouthy players, he really just doesn't care.

"I think Coach has a good feel for our football team and the pulse of our locker room," Canty said. "I think he knows when to step in and say 'Enough is enough.' I don't think guys have crossed those lines.""