he wasn't really fired. he probably was going to get fired after the season. i just heard ernie acorsi on msg & he said that fassell went into tim mara's office & told them it's best that an announcement be made that he was not coming back next year. his only request was that he be allowed to coach the remaing games for this year.
i never liked fassell. his team's are not disciplined. if i was the owner of the giants, i would have fired fassell right after what happened in last years playoffs vs. the 49ers. not only did they blow the game, but the special team play & the personal fouls that were called against the giants showed their lack of discipline.