T-Rock's Take on the Giants

Starting with the head coach, obviously, since TC coached at Boston College and his son-in-law, Chris Snee, played there... Snee, by the way, loves questions about his family ties to the coach, and was bombarded with them today.

He was on his way out the door when former NFL coach Jim Mora, working for the NFL Network, stopped Snee and introduced himself.

"Can we talk to you for a few minutes, Chris?"

"Sure."

As the camera folks set up, Mora said, "So, we're going to talk about your relationship with your coach."

"Great!" Snee said. "That's my favorite thing to talk about."

It was humorous.

Anyway, TC's coaching staff is quite an array of New England-connected guys. Kevin Gilbride is from New Haven, Conn., which is technically New England; Steve Spagnuolo is from central Massachusetts and has a thick accent, even after eight years in Philly.

And on it goes. Secondary coach Peter Giunta is from Salem, Mass.; assistant O-line coach Dave DeGuglielmo is from Lexington, Mass., and played and coached at Boston University.

He was a diehard Pats fan growing up. "I remember the run to (Super Bowl XX), I was a senior in high school," DeGuglielmo, known as "Gooch," said. "(Hall of Fame Pats guard) John Hannah, the greatest O-lineman to ever play the game, was my idol."

Gooch has a family full of Pats fans who have been giving him grief these last two weeks. "That's a tough thing to take," he said, "but the family that's closest to me is rooting for my team, the Giants."