(12-10-2018, 05:02 PM)Inziladun Wrote:

(12-10-2018, 04:05 PM)Adam2012 Wrote: I agree that Coughlin will probably stay in his box next to Tony, but how can he "assert more dominance and control" if he has final say in all things football?

Why does 'ol Tom get a pass? I think the old 1996 image of Coughlin has been non-viable for many, many years. Why do you think he's all that different than Marrone? 

Players get injured and all of a sudden everyone's perception of people changes. Weird.

Look, I don't think Tom is a genius by any stretch of the word, but the fact is, the guy knows football more than anyone else in our front office. You'd think we'd learn the first time we chased him out of town, the guy deserves a decade to prove his worth before retiring.

I think he earned being chased out of town the first time when he went full dictator and tried to wear every hat in the damn building.  Hell, the Giants had to threaten firing him twice to reel him in there.  He has a control freak problem that's pretty well documented. 

I'd not be the least bit surprised if he bullied his way into being asked to leave one more time. It's in his nature. 

That said, I do think his presence in the front office could turn out to be a good thing. 
This offseason will be very telling in that regard. 
Coaching personnel, possibly GM hiring (or elimination), and player acquisition will set the table for whether TC is good for this organization or not.  Big decisions to be made and he's the guy with the ear of the owners.

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