And as the Giants' ownership ponders Coughlin's fate, it's worth noting that the Titans' patience with Fisher paid off. After that 17-31 stretch from 2004-06 (including seasons of 5-11, 4-12 and 8-8), Fisher took two straight teams to the playoffs. Those teams went 10-6 and 13-3. And though he ended up getting fired after going 6-10 in 2010, Fisher said he doesn't think it was difficult at all for his boss to stand by him during the franchise's most difficult time.