Was it Caldwell's fault that they had to trade away Ramsey though? Either selection would have been ideal at that time. Tunsil also shot himself in the foot on opening night after the gas mask footage was leaked.

I think at that time he did what was best for this football team on all levels of that defense. He landed a talented CB, a prospect declared as the most true pure shut down cornerback since Revis. He landed Jack, another talented OLB prospect at that time that could have just as easily been a top ten selection on his own. And he absolutely stole Ngakoue in RD3.

Again though, is it Caldwell's fault that:

A. Ramsey was traded
B. Jack was extended and moved to ILB after splashing the most at OLB
C. Ngakoue hasn't seen a new deal yet

All of those moves so far reek of Coughlin's meddling. Not Caldwell's. . .

And believe me. I have HAMMERED him and this front office for some of these recent blunders with the roster and coaching staff but a lot of reports coming out now here locally all seem to indicate that it's a chasm between Coughlin and Marrone more than anything and Caldwell's pretty much caught in the middle of it.

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