There is a strong hope within the organization that at the end of the season, preferably in February, co-owner John Mara will place a call to Tom Coughlin's agent and begin discussing a contract extension. But talks haven't begun and nothing is guaranteed. "He's done a great job," Tiki Barber said. "When we got into a little bit of a bind after Seattle he focused us back in. That's something to be commended on his part. That's what coaching is. It's finding ways to motivate guys. And he's done it. "And I think guys respect him. They don't welcome some of his rules and etcetera, but I think they welcome his directness. It allows you to know where you stand at all times. Guys like that."