Coughlin Not Worried About His Legacy INDIANAPOLIS - One of the more popular story lines of the pre-Super Bowl XLVI coverage has been what a Giants victory would mean for the legacies of quarterback Eli Manning and Coach Tom Coughlin. Bill Pennington of The Times wrote recently about how Coughlin would compare to some of the more successful coaches in N.F.L. history if the Giants were to defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl for the second time in four years. While many think that winning a second Super Bowl would elevate Coughlin into Hall of Fame territory, he was having none of it on Monday. "That's the furthest thing from my mind is how this enhances my legacy," Coughlin said. That's nowhere near anything that I am thinking about right now. He added: "What I'm concerned with is the concentration of our players, putting ourselves in the best frame of mind that we can possibly be, preparing our team to the best of our ability, and then playing exceptionally well, as best as we possibly can." Coughlin instead talked up Manning, saying a second Super Bowl victory would validate him as a player and cap his impressive 2011 season. "I think for Eli it would be a great endorsement for the quality of football player he is, what kind of football season he has had, and what he means to our football team and our franchise," Coughlin said. Coughlin also spoke about the importance of having a player like Manning in a leadership role for the Giants. "Eli stood up in the team meeting the other day and said a lot of things that were responded to not only by the young kids, but by the veterans as well," Coughlin said. I think that the information gathering and sharing of information from someone who has been there and succeeded, that can be extremely valuable. Video provided by CineSport.