(12-16-2019, 06:11 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(12-16-2019, 06:03 PM)rpr52121 Wrote: I mean so many things points to Shad cleaning house at the of the season. However, with this shot across the bow, I don't think Shad should wait so long to speak up and start that.

Everything is marketing, and playing the media. Sure, Shad should take some of the blame. But getting rid of the front office right now, could help to mend the "image" aspect of this announcement. Even waiting for 2 weeks will allow free agents to to take this more to heart.

Sadly, I don't think that he will.

He won't make a move until after week 17 has concluded. But it's coming.

He has no choice really after this. It's embarrassing. It's been every other week with a report here and a report there.

Plenty of finger pointing between Coughlin and the coaching staff. But this is starting to look more and more like Coughlin's classic dictatorship approach overstepping as usual.

It's okay as a coach. Not as a vice president of an entire team's football operations. Tommy boy [BLEEP] up here BIG time.

I suggest he adopts the word savvy. And learns to loosen up on that word grit. Because boy oh boy have you made this organization look bad.

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I applaud Shad's patience and unwillingness to react impulsively to circumstances that have unfolded over the course of this season. Fans, players, and media have been wondering when the hammer will finally fall, and Shad met every demand for a head on a pike with calm, weathered responses in the spirit of maintaining the stability of leadership across the franchise.

This changes the entire scope of the discussion. He absolutely cannot project any sense of acceptance of the findings provided by the NFLPA. Keeping Tom employed does just that. This isn't a "We'll sit down and ensure that his actions match the vision of the franchise" or "We need to be better about knowing the authorities we are granted under the current CBA" type of speech. Tom's job was knowing our vision, knowing what measures he had to enforce the policies the team wanted to enforce, and knowing the consequences of breaking rules. He failed. He must now face the music that this failure cannot continue.

Every coach, GM, player, agent, media, and other team personnel in the league is watching. How Shad responds to this finding will shape their decision making process when Jacksonville comes calling to fill a vacancy. This is the biggest story in franchise history. This can literally destroy the franchise from the inside out if it is not addressed properly.

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