THREAD: 1) As @KimJonesSports reported, the incident that led to the abrupt firing of Giants OL coach Marc Colombo did involve Colombo calling HC Joe Judge a very dirty name. However, tensions began weeks earlier after an incident on the practice field...

2) According to a witness, Judge corrected the technique of center Nick Gates during a practice several weeks ago, and Colombo disagreed with correction. Judge reacted angrily, and from that point on was frosty toward the OL coach. Ultimately, Judge brought in Dave DeGuglielmo...

3) The Giants' line had struggled early in the season, especially rookie LT Andrew Thomas, but things had begun to improve--and the unit has performed well during the team's current two-game winning streak. Colombo was popular with his players, and they were in a good zone...

4) Judge's decision to bring in DeGuglielmo to "help" Colombo flew in the face of that, and the offensive linemen were confused. Tensions escalated, and when Judge began ripping Thomas during a film session, Colombo stepped in to defend the LT... and ultimately swore at Judge...

5) Obviously, Judge is the head coach, and he is free to hire and fire whom he pleases. But his personality style has been off-putting to some. The former Patriots assistant, and some of those who came with him from New England, have exuded an alarming aura of haughtiness...

6) In making the case that the Patriots' system is supreme, Judge and some ex-New England have assistants have openly denigrated the abilities of Tom Brady--claiming he struggles when it comes to throwing deep, throwing outside the numbers and moving in the pocket...

7) To their credit, Judge and his assistants DO acknowledge that the six-time Super Bowl champion is intelligent. They've also claimed that the Giants' offensive personnel is equal to what they had in New England in past years...

8) Bottom line: Judge and his assistants have done some very good things lately, turning around a Giants team that looked hapless and injected it back into the division-title race (albeit in the NFL's worst division in recent memory)...

9) Yet the Colombo fiasco, and the way it played out over the past few weeks, remains an open sore. And as they finish out their bye week, many of the team's offensive linemen are unsure what the change will mean, and whether they'll have to relearn techniques on the fly, etc.