What I see is that Khan loves Caldwell, but learned that he is simply too inexperienced at this point to do everything right. Enter Coughlin on a 3 year contract. Coughlin has the final say as a safety net, but my guess is that he(TC) is here to finish grooming Caldwell as a GM. If it works, TC likely retires after 3 and Caldwell is promoted to VPOFO. If Caldwell doesn't progress to the point of Khan's liking, then it's a fresh slate. That may or may not be a 3 year process to determine it either.

 

I think Coughlin is here to get the most out of a couple of guys that have some experience, but not the world of experience. If he works in that capacity, this thing can skyrocket.

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