Tom Coughlin knows what this week is going to be like.
He's been through this before, and with the New York Giants already eliminated from the playoffs, Coughlin knows his job status as coach is a far more interesting story outside the building than Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles is.
Coughlin's responsibility, as he sees it, is to keep speculation about his future out of the Giants' locker room as best he can.
"Well, it's not going to affect anything in terms of how I go about my business this week," Coughlin said during a conference call Monday.