... play and record truly means nothing when it comes to the regular season.

Just take the 2008 Detroit Lions, for example. The Lions went undefeated in the preseason, but then went on to have a winless regular season campaign.

On the other hand, there is the New York Giants and their passionate and fierce head coach, Tom Coughlin. Coughlin usually expects his team to play well no matter if it's the Super Bowl or the preseason. 

In the preseason opener, the Giants took on the Carolina Panthers and played a fairly good game. The first-team squads, on both sides of the ball, played well, and the reserves really didn't miss a beat when they entered the game.

The Giants came out of the game with a victory, and more importa...

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