(12-08-2020, 04:21 PM)Kane Wrote:

(12-08-2020, 03:19 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Coughlin would have still pissed off all the same young talent he pissed off and they'd still have run for the hills ASAP to get the heck outta Jax.

Perhaps, but maybe the CAP is in better order and we're not purging ourselves of the veteran talent that was okay with Coughlin's approach.
As we know it really was only Telvin Smith, Ramsey, and Yan that were p.o.'d at Coughlin and his ways.
But also getting rid of Campbell and Bouye and Malik Jackson and extending Bortles and giving Foles a big contract hurt as much or more than those 3 guys not being on the team. (Not to mention the likelihood of Coughlin the GM having a hand in the Fournette and Taven Bryan draft selections)

You forget Fowler and all the fines, which is  a big one. I can't recall if this was the one that got TC in trouble with the league, but I'm sure it didn't hurt.
What about the RB room under Wheatley, where basically the entire position group decided to peace out in the middle of a game?
Brandon Albert quit within a week of signing, not saying it was due to TC, but it happened under his watch.

There were more than just 3 guys/incidents that undid the attempt to build a roster.

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