(11-25-2019, 05:38 PM)TJBender Wrote: In my heart of hearts, I'd like to see Coughlin get a shot with a second coach. However, his role would have to change. He should not be dealing directly with players. The coach and GM deal with the players. Coughlin oversees them and has final say on the personnel side of things. He also deals with player agents on the contractual side of things, but under no circumstances is he to ever walk into the locker room and chew a player out again. The buffer has to be there or this team will be radioactive to FAs.

This is why he needs to just go on ahead and retire. The only way this team will truly change culturally and hopefully improve is with a clean sweep. Everyone needs to go. 

Doug Marrone & his entire coaching staff
David Caldwell & his scouting staff
Tom Coughlin

I'll keep saying these two names over and over until it hopefully happens. Rick Smith & Mike Borgonzi. Rick Smith was reportedly interested in returning to the NFL in 2020 if the opportunity was right. This was just reported 2 days ago. Well, having a pair of 1st RD picks over the next two years sounds like a prime opportunity to take a job. Rick may not have always had perfect drafts but he did hit on some pretty good players over his years with the tinhorns. Especially with the 1st RD choices. 

Borgonzi would be new in the position but he's coming from a good program out there in Kansas City. Would hope to replicate what the clots did with Chris Ballard. If you want to make it to the play-off's you need guys who know how to draft players that can help win your division. Six of your games are within your division. You need to build your team to win those games. Who else would know these teams better than Rick Smith and Mike Borgonzi with his philosophies branching off from Ballards?

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