(03-30-2018, 09:11 AM)Kane Wrote: Coughlin in a matter of 6 months or so did sooooo much good (except... ya know, he didn't draft Jalen, ARobinson, Lee, Bortles, Linder, Jack, Smith... didn't have anything to do with signing Malik or Gipson, and honestly, with or without Coughlin we probably still land Calais and AJ because we had the money to make those splashes because of the work Caldwell did YEARS before Coughlin was ever getting kicked to the curb by the G-Men)

Calais Campbell offered myriad reasons why he signed with us.

In this interview, he cites both Coughlin and Caldwell as factors.

https://www.si.com/2017/03/15/calais-cam...cy-signing

Quote:Q:  What distinguished Jacksonville in your mind?


CAMPBELL: Young talent. I looked at the roster and said, Oh, wow, this is a team that could really use a guy like me; an older vet who’s been to the playoffs, been to the Super Bowl. I really liked [executive vice president] Tom Coughlin. I’ve always respected him from playing against his team over the years. I like the way he carries himself. His organization has always been top-notch and guys that play for him always say good things about him. Then you look at what they did in free agency and I think it shows they’re committed to winning. Great draft classes the last couple years, so you feel like the GM [Dave Caldwell] has the team headed in the right direction.

But Campbell has also indicated it was a business decision.

http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/...o-business

In short, Kane, you are absolutely right.

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(03-30-2018, 09:20 AM)dennisp3 Wrote: The team is minutes from getting in the Superbowl and we have a thread like this!  Welcome to the twilight zone.

In fairness, this thread was created last August...5 months before we were minutes from getting in the Super Bowl.

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