(06-25-2019, 11:54 PM)Jags02 Wrote:

(06-25-2019, 09:13 AM)hb1148 Wrote: Don't get me wrong. The fans, the coaches and the players should have the goal of winning every game and ultimately the title. The franchise however, to maintain a healthy fan base over the long term has to be competitive year in and year out. That means you don't mortgage the future with a go-for-broke mentality if you're the owner or front office. You want your fan base excited each season that there's the *potential* to win a superbowl every year. That's what cements a fan base and leads to ticket sales, etc.  That doesn't work as well if you go for broke and maybe get to the big game and even win it but then average 5 wins over the next 10 seasons.  In an optimal scenario, you can do both (see Patriots) but that's unusual.

Indeed some teams think like that, and Caldwell may personally have a similar mindset, but that's not Coughlin's MO. Coughlin is always about the current season, and he'll load up and do what he feels is best to field the best possible team to win a Lombardi every year.