New York Giants Team Report

— -- 2003 Record: 4-12, Last NFC East 2004 Record: 5-10 Coach: Tom Coughlin (1st year) Schedule: Sun, Sep. 12 L at Philadelphia, 31-17 Sun, Sep. 19 W vs. Washington, 20-14 Sun, Sep. 26 W vs. Cleveland, 27-10 Sun, Oct. 3 W at Green Bay, 14-7 Sun, Oct. 10 W at Dallas, 26-10 Sun, Oct. 17 Bye Sun, Oct. 24 L vs. Detroit, 28-13 Sun, Oct. 31 W at Minnesota, 34-13 Sun, Nov. 7 L vs. Chicago, 28-21 Sun, Nov. 14 L at Arizona, 17-14 Sun, Nov. 21 L vs. Atlanta, 14-10 Sun, Nov. 28 L vs. Philadelphia, 27-6 Sun, Dec. 5 L at Washington, 31-7 Sun, Dec. 12 L at Baltimore, 37-14 Sat, Dec. 18 L vs. Pittsburgh, 33-30 Sun, Dec. 26 L at Cincinnati, 23-22 Sun, Jan. 2 vs. Dallas Notes: The Giants have lost eight straight, matching their skid last season under former coach Jim Fassel. Six of the losses have come with rookie Eli Manning at quarterback. ... Coach Tom Coughlin did not react to the scathing attack on him in Sunday's New York Post - with players under the veil of anonymity stated they hated playing for the coach. General manager Ernie Accorsi also refused to comment on the report. ... CB Will Peterson was removed from the starting lineup by Coughlin for arriving late to a team meeting. "Not starting, I wasn't happy about that," Peterson said after Sunday's latest loss at Cincinnati. "Being fined, I wasn't happy about that. ... RB Tiki Barber, who was named to his first Pro Bowl last week, defended Coughlin. "Playing for Tom Coughlin takes a certain level of maturity," Barber said. "I think it's important for guys not to try and fight the system because it's not gonna change. It's just the way he is. I think guys understand where he's coming from, but some may just not like it. It's just a few, you get that on every team, in any year. I can't say that's the feeling of the whole team or even the majority."