Quote:I'd love to have seen some people's expert opinion had Tom Coughlin been hired as head coach...this year..with the resume he had when we originally hired him.

I remember the conversation being pretty much centered around "Who?"  There were big name candidates who the fans would have preferred, including the guy who coached our USFL team who was still living here locally, Lindy Infante.  Fans loved the guy and were pushing hard for him to be considered.  In the end, we got the right guy for the job.  There were still many, including quite a few on this board who complained about Coughlin right up to the moment he was fired.  Then, after he was fired, and they found out the grass wasn't necessarily greener on the other side, they opine the days of TC lurking the sidelines looking like he was about to blow a gasket. 

 

I wasn't part of the Fire Coughlin brigade at the time.  In fact, I thought he did some of his best coaching toward the end of his tenure here in Jax.  Naturally, the knee jerk folks were placated and Coughlin was fired.  So, I was clearly wrong for thinking he deserved another year.  What do I know?

 

We'll just forget that when asked, Weaver said the biggest mistake he ever made as an owner was firing Coughlin. 

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