Giants may turn to these coaches to replace Coughlin

JEFF HAYNES Saints head coach Sean Payton.After 12 seasons, 102 wins (so far), five playoff berths and two remarkable Super Bowl championships, Tom Coughlin may soon be out as Giants coach.

And if he is, here's a look at whom the Giants might turn to as they try to replace him:

SEAN PAYTON

His status in New Orleans is diminishing, even if it's still unlikely the Saints would let him leave. If they do, he fits all of Mara's preferences for a head coach: He's a former Giants assistant with head coaching experience, and after two straight losing seasons he'd have something to prove. The Giants always admired his graceful exit from New York after the 2002 season when Jim Fassel stripped him of his…