Quote:Every January, poor Byron Leftwich suffers a bout of ptsd that stems from Willie McGinest sacking him 4.5 times (a NFL playoff record, by the by) in that one playoff game where we got dismantled in the first round on national television 28-3.
It's a tough time of the year for Jaguars and their fans alike. We get the ghosts of NFL future, past, and present, all at the same damn horrible time. At least I have my birthday to look forward to, and even that is but another mandatory step towards an unavoidable and sure-to-be uneventful death.
Sigh. Go Waddlers.
I was just thinking about Byron Leftwich. I was thinking that as bad as he was for being such a deliberate, slow-twitch person, he never made the boneheaded mistakes that we keep seeing out of Blake. Leftwich had tremendous downfield vision and understanding of the game, and he was an absolute master at ball placement downfield. Byron hated to throw out of bounds, so instead of throwing it away, he'd locate a spot on the field where only his guy might have a chance or else nobody would. By doing this, his INTs were rare, and were usually the result of offensive players slipping or dropping the ball, or defensive players making amazingly athletic plays to get the INT. It's a shame he was too slow to routinely get the pass off and had zero ability to escape the pocket. Byron could have been a boss with the Patriots OL back when he played, but otherwise the game was just too fast for him from a physical standpoint.
Sorry for the rabbit trail...the post struck a memory. Back to coaching...
Quote:I'm guessing he was indeed seeking full control as previously reported , which would explain why Caldwell was not apart of the interview yesterday.
Where are you getting this from? Did I miss an article about the interview?
Quote:Dan Hicken – Verified account @DanHicken
TC and Mr Khan have had lengthy meeting..again wouldnt call it an interview...but sort of a getting to know each other, gauge interest deal
2:12 PM - 29 Dec 2016
Didnt see that earlier. Not sure if he knows much either, but news nonetheless.
So, a "lengthy" meeting between TC and Khan? A firm to help with the coaches search? Caldwell not present for TC?
What's really going on here?
Quote:It is speculation, but its still a good article and while Im not the biggest Alfie Crow fan, I do believe hes got a point here. Shad Khan has repeatedly said he knows nothing about football. He prefers to be the guy behind the scenes making the brand better. He literally sat back and watched this disaster for 4 years, not till two weeks ago, did he step in and stop it. Shad Khan isnt just going to hire Coughlin because Coughlin, hes going to be thorough in the coaching search, get multiple opinions of which direction to go and go from there. Third party searching firm is there to give him a better idea or an opinion of the state of the Jaguars. Theres a lot of scenarios that can play out and it will be interesting to see. Obviously you and I disagree on Coughlin, and who knows, maybe he wont come here. But its a real that theres mutual interest and a lot of things can happen. Its speculation by Alfie, but its a thought out opinion and I happen to think theres some truth behind it, though theres no facts at the moment to back it up.
It actually gives me a sense of relief regarding Caldwell knowing that if Alfie proclaimed as much, it's most likely not true.
Quote:BigCatCountry just put up a great article about Caldwell not being there when Khan talked to Coughlin. Im actually starting to believe theres some teeth to the speculation that Dave Caldwell may be out of a job come Monday. Who knows, we wont know till next week, but there could be a scenario where Caldwell gets fired, Coughlin becomes the VP of football operations and hires a coach and takes charge of the personnel.
Great article and BCC don't ever go hand in hand.
Quote:Great article and BCC don't ever go hand in hand.
My thoughts exactly. I read that "article". It's just a typical message board post packaged as sports journalism. Good for him for pursuing a career in this or whatever it is he's doing with it, but I never feel like I'm reading a professional's work when I read anything BCC.
“Last time I talked to him, it was about a role in the front office.” - Hicken on Coughlin #Jaguars
As I said earlier...Khan probably just wants to know what Coughlin is wanting right away and for the future before an official interview
How to efficiently run a business in three simple steps.
1. Fire Gus... Check....
2. Fire Dave...
3. Hire Coughlin to do both of their jobs for less than what he was paying the other two combined...
Doesn't look like Coughlin is coming.
I think Mike Smith is coming back to Jville.
Quote:I think Mike Smith is coming back to Jville.
A very meh hire it would be.
Khan probably rebuffed TC at taking a FO position which would have meant firing Caldwell.
Smart move Khan.
@ryanohalloran Marrone talked to ownership Monday but not official interview
Quote:I'm guessing he was indeed seeking full control as previously reported , which would explain why Caldwell was not apart of the interview yesterday.
With an outside firm being hired for the search, are we sure DC is going to be here?
Quote:A very meh hire it would be.
Again, it depends on who he brings in as OC and DC.
Smith has won and won a division that is way better than the AFC South.
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A few names to consider...
- Anthony Lynn
- Teryl Austin
- David Shaw
- Harold Goodwin
- George Edwards
- Hue Jackson
- Lovie Smith
- Raheem Morris
- Jerome Henderson
- Kevin Sumlin
If we can land David Shaw that would be a steal, him and Harbaugh are the only college coaches I want
Quote:Again, it depends on who he brings in as OC and DC.
Smith has won and won a division that is way better than the AFC South.
He also had Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Roddy White
Quote:He also had Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Roddy White
So because the GM was competent and brought in talent we shouldnt care what his results were?
He took the Falcons to a 11-5 record his first year there with Matt Ryan as a rookie. They went 4-12 the year before.
Pete Carroll has had Lynch, Wilson, Earl Thomas, Sherman, etc. in Seattle. No way wpuld I touch him, he had talent in Seattle. We need a coach that had zero talent that somehow willed the team to the playoffs off a bum roster.