Quote:Gene was spun by Tom Coughlin originally.  He wasn't part of the Harris regime as much as he was a holdover from the Coughlin era.  Tom thought enough of him to recommend Weaver hold on to him because as a scout, he was considered one of the best. 

 

I don't recall Gene shifting blame.
  In fact he actually took blame for decisions Shack made.  I never heard him trying to blame anyone else for the mistakes this team made personnel wise. 

 

Khan signed off on retaining Smith when he bought the team.  That contract he signed before Weaver sold the team never would have happened otherwise.  So, Khan was willing to give him a chance to prove himself.  After a year, he'd seen enough. 

 

At this point, I think it's okay for people to let go of Gene Smith.  He's gone, as are almost all of the players he brought to Jacksonville.  This team is Caldwell's from top to bottom now. 

He did with Del Rio, and I would imagine he sold both Khan and Smith on him being different. For Weaver it would have to do with being different than Shack, and for Khan, it would be the argument that he just needed a different coach. I think Khan wised up quickly, Weaver never did IMO. And I applaud that Khan acted fast on an employee with such an extensive bad record. Like I said, Khan is taking us places, while we could say its Dave or Bradley, the real difference is Khan. We never get Dave or Bradley without him.

 

If we had Weaver still, we might still have Gene and Mularky while Weaver was being patient. I personally am glad we have Khan, and am glad Gene is gone. Ironically Khan is the reason I am hopeful for us. When he first bought the team I thought for certain that he was prepping us for movement, and started to distance myself. But now I actually believe him when he says he wants to keep the team here.

 

Anywho, lots of good reasons to be optimistic right now, I think our Jags are gonna be real good in a couple years.

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