Monday Afternoon Quotebook

Tom Coughlin said on his Monday call today the Giants came away from yesterday’s game virtually unscathed by injury. “Just nicks. Just the normal nicks. All of the players finished the ballgame.” Coughlin is pleased to be 4-2 at the bye. He is also pleased that his team will be getting some players back for the next game such as Chris Snee, Justin Tuck, Brandon Jacobs and Prince Amukamara… “We are very much aware, as I said yesterday, and very optimistic that we are going to get some players back. I think it will be a nice boost in the arm. I don’t know exactly when the individuals will be cleared, but hopefully we’ll be in a position where they are ready to go when we’re talking game week and we get closer to our next opponent.” WFAN’s Mike Francesa asked Tuck today what he thought about Fred Jackson’s 80-yard TD run straight up the middle of the field: “The play should not have even gotten to (Deon) Grant,” Tuck said, referring to the Giants’ safety who missed a key tackle on