(11-25-2019, 04:10 PM)JagFanFirst Wrote:

(11-25-2019, 03:52 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: No one said the game passed him by when he got fired.

He got fired for putting us into cap hell and then continuing with the 3 yards and a cloud of dust regardless of personnel.

Now, however, yes, the game has quite clearly passed him by; he thought Leonard Fournette was good

Again, I wouldn't hire Coughlin to be the GM. He wouldn't have the final word on draft picks or free agents.

Leonard Fournette is good. He's on pace for 1300-1400 yards this season. He's already got 1,200 all-purpose yards this year. And he was one of the few players yesterday that actually gave a damn. He's improved considerably from last year, and that was after Coughlin called him out. 

We don't need an Andy Reid as our coach. We simply need one who insists that players block and tackle properly. That they are disciplined and keep the penalities to a minimum. Coughlin-coached teams are very disciplined.

I don't think it's that simple. My problem with all of that in bold above is that blocking, tackling and discipline are all basic fundamentals of the game and it's something most of these players have grown up doing for years. A lot of that has to do with mental blocks and mental hurdles. And that's on your coach to an extent. You don't need a dick head disciplinarian to coach this team. You need a coach that can keep them focused and adjust to his team's strengths and weaknesses. 

Marrone doesn't seem to have that in his coaching DNA.

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