(10-18-2017, 02:32 PM)Jaguarrior Wrote:

(10-18-2017, 09:50 AM)UCF Knight Wrote: I always find it funny that when things go wrong it's Caldwell, but when things go right its Coughlin.  This was Coughlins decision.  He makes the final decision on everything, correct?  Coughlin is the one who signed him to the extension next year.

1. Coughlin just got the job, so you can't blame him for being the new old kid on the block and wanting to see how things turned out. 

2. I doubt Coughlin would have given him a second thought if Caldwell wasn't still the GM.

3. Caldwell still has the faith and ear of the owner, so it's a bad move to discredit him so soon. It's always best to let it play out. Just like Marrone did with Bradley.

In short, TC plays chess not checkers.

If Coughlin felt there was a QB in the draft that would have been better than Bortles for THIS season, I have no doubt he would have drafted him.

I've said all along... Coughlin is letting Bortles cost Caldwell his job. Coughlin is here for the long term, he wasn't going to hem himself up by reaching for and handcuffing himself to a QB.
TC will take over all GM duties this coming offseason, imo, while working closely with Marrone on getting "their guys".
LF and Robinson were Coughlin type picks.
I would not be surprised to see QB and TE taken very early. Along with interior OL guys.

Also... watch for them to keep stocking up on DL they way NY did often. Campbell is beasting but it only takes one off season to become "football old"

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