(12-11-2019, 08:30 AM)NCJag Wrote:

(12-11-2019, 06:13 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: If we want a clear chain of command, which I do, we should hire a GM first, let him hire and fire the HC, and let the HC hire and fire his assistants.  If you don't have a clear chain of command, then if the team struggles, the GM blames the HC and the HC blames the GM.  And no one knows who is responsible for the problems.  

That's why, even though it might be interesting to think about having Patricia as our DC, I would want a clear chain of command, so therefore I would put the choice of DC entirely up to the HC.

THIS.  This is a large part of the problem.  Coughlin's role is so nebulous and he's looked at as almost a GOD like figure in the organization, no one can determine who to pin the blame on: Is it Tom for being out of touch, Dave for bad drafting, or Doug for bad coaching? A mix of all three?  Get rid of EVERYONE. Start fresh.  Start from the top down.  GM has FINAL say in everything.

Yes, because right now, the only person we can say for sure is responsible for this disaster is Shad Khan, and he is not fireable.  

The way things are right now, at the end of the season, Shad Khan will meet with everyone, and Marrone will blame Caldwell for not giving him enough talented players, Caldwell will blame Marrone for bad coaching and not developing the talent he was provided with, and Coughlin, God knows what he will say.  The way things are apparently set up, it's a great big cluster [BLEEP], with no one, at least none of us, knowing who's really responsible for what.  

We need to fire all 3, hire a GM and tell him he is in charge, and if he fails to turn things around, he will get the blame.

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