EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Antrel Rolle doesn’t come from the Tom Coughlin mold for the New York Giants.
There’s a touch of Jets coach Rex Ryan in him. The safety says what’s on his mind and he doesn’t care if it irritates an opponent, even if Coughlin doesn’t approve of the message.
And that brings us to the NFC title game Sunday in San Francisco.
The only way the Giants (11-7) don’t beat the Niners (14-3) and advance to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis is if they beat themselves, a cocky Rolle said Monday, a day after New York ended the Packers’ hopes for the second straight NFL title with a 37-20 win in Green Bay.
The victory was the Giants’ fourth straight, a streak that has revived memories of their 2007 title run.
