Quote:Of course, you don't live here, so you don't have a clue.

 

If Wayne Weaver has had enough, you've really screwed up.

 

Coughlin failed at his job of defacto GM. Yes, he had help. But it was clear that Coughlin thought he was god and didn't want to lose authority.

 

Once it was clear which way the team and salary cap was headed it was clear it was time for a change.

 

I doubt Coughlin, if he was being objective, really minded. After a point people stop listening to you. It was time to go.

 

And he ended up with his dream job, so he's fine.

 

No, Weaver is the one that screwed up. 

 

His idea of changing the operation of the front office and having "multiple voices" never did work....and he clearly DOWNGRADED with the head coaching change from Coughlin to JDR. 

 

None of the above makes any real case that Coughlin was doing a bad job at head coach and needed to be replaced. 

 

As I said, Coughlin the GM/ head coach combo needed to be split, yes. A new GM that could have co-existed with Coughlin should have been brought in. That should have been the only change back then. 

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