Dan Reeves

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Odessa Turner was standing in the San Francisco 49ers' locker room the other day, talking about Tom Coughlin.And what he had to say should convince you that Coughlin is the man the New York Giants need now to help them recover from the failed Ray Handley era, which came to a merciful end yesterday.Turner, the former Giants wide receiver, was talking about how grateful he feels now that he has another chance to win a Super Bowl, and about how instrumental Coughlin was in giving him the opportunity.

Mellow DanDan Reeves, the Denver Broncos coach who had the arteries to his heart unclogged during training camp, is having trouble keeping his temper.The fans were angry at him for not letting Sammy Winder score a touchdown in Winder's final game Sunday. After he had the quarterback kneel to end the game, Reeves was heckled by a fan as he entered the locker room.He yelled back at the fan: "I'll meet you any day. I'll meet you any day."After two coaches dragged Reeves into the locker room, he said: "The guy challenged me. He said I had no guts.