Coughlin asks Giants players to "extend themselves"

Tom Coughlin - Brad Mills-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Giants turned in an absolute clunker Sunday against the Washington Redskins, not bothering to even act interested until the fourth quarter -- when it was too late. But why? Why did this team look like it didn't realize its bye week had ended and the most important game they had played in three seasons had begun?

In the most recent 'Big Blue Chat' podcast with Pat Traina, I made two points. One was that knowing the history of this roster, we should have seen Sunday's debacle coming. The other, and the one that goes directly to the heart of the question asked above, is that I sometimes believe that Coughlin cares more about winning --…