Quote:They gave him a one year extension that amounts to peanuts for a guy like Shad Khan.  All that extension was intended to do was to give some level of confidence to potential free agents who might come here that there was stability with the coaching staff.  A lame duck coach is not going to appeal to players looking for a new home.  

 

You do understand that Doug Marrone was hired by Tony Khan, and not by Gus or Dave, right?  That hire wasn't made because the team needed an offensive line coach.  He's an insurance policy in the event they need to make a move mid-season.  When that hire was official, I'm told Gus wasn't terribly happy about it.  He knew what the message was that the team was sending.  

 

FYI, when Mularkey was hired, he signed a 3 year contract with the Jaguars.  Khan didn't have any problem letting Caldwell fire him after year 1.