(12-05-2019, 09:10 PM)Predator Wrote:

(12-05-2019, 08:54 PM)Eric1 Wrote: Marrone basically called out Coughlin during that whole Ramsey crap.

When Coughlin threw him out there to answer questions about what happened/the trade and Marrone basically said... "I don't know, I don't have those answers.. I wish somebody in the building would come out here and answer them for you..."

Coughlin threw Marrone under the bus right then because he didn't have the stones to address the mess he made. 

A lot of Jags fans already knew Coughlin was a problem before that, but him throwing Marrone out there to answer for that mess showed the entire country that Coughlin is a big problem. The only people who can't see this, are because they simply refuse to see it. 

Then add onto the fact that the day after Minshew is announced as the starter again, it's leaked that Marrone likely wont return next season.. I wonder where that leak came from... hmmm.

We all knew he was done at the end of the year, but it's simply not just a coincidence that the day after the QB change, it comes out for the first time in the media.

Then only a day later you get the quote from Coughlin saying Foles will get another summer and another season blah blah.

Of course Foles will be back next season. His contract dictates that.

I would love for you to explain that if Coughlin was so determined to have Foles play, why on Earth would they name Minshew the starter for the rest of the season, because that sounds exactly like what a decision from above would sound like.

This is what's going to happen for the rest of the year. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Coughlin is stubborn and hard headed.. He isn't going to admit to his mistakes, which is why they never get fixed. Paying Foles was a mistake and him benching Foles would be him admitting to that mistake. Zero chance of that happening. I have no doubts he wants him in there playing right now. But since he's not "officially the HC" it would look really bad if he came out and publicly undermined the HC by announcing the QB decision.

Marrone has eyes, just like we all do. We still may not win with Minshew at QB, but he sure as hell gives us a better chance than Foles. It's easy to see. Marrone is on his way out regardless, win or lose, I'm sure he knows that. He doesn't have anything to lose by doing his actual job and playing the better player, regardless of what some other people may want. He is the actual HC after all.

Back up QBs NEVER get reps like they were giving Minshew in practice. That rarely ever happens. Marrone wanted to keep him working for some reason and it wasn't just for developmental purposes. 

Teams have been trying to develop young QBs for years and years and teams rarely ever give a back up QB meaningful reps. Especially when your so called starter has been playing as awful as he was and could have used every rep he could get. 

He very well could have not wanted to bench Minshew in the first place. I mean, he did say he was going to take the bye week to look it over and think about it, then all of a sudden the next day Foles is announced the starter. Something just doesn't seem right about that one. Wants to take some time to look it over, but over night decides a guy coming off IR for the past 2 1/2 months actually gives you the best chance to win? Sure.

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