Quote:  Unless it was evident to Tom Coughlin that he wouldn't get a fair shake in the interview process by the other teams that have HC openings.

 

 

Quote:Tom is a coach first and foremost, so if given the option he'd much rather be on the sidelines. I just don't believe he got any real offers from other teams. I think that teams are scared of Coughlin's age and don't want to have to hire another coach a couple years down the line, especially those teams that are in full rebuilding mode.

 

We're both speculating on how things went, I just think it's more likely that Tom turned down other interviews because something else was already in place and there was a request by the team for info not to be leaked so it wasn't.   I think that's more likely than other teams not even giving Tom an interview, even if their interest in him was muted which in my opinion it shouldn't have been.  I find it extremely hard to believe that 5 other NFL teams aren't interested in even just interviewing a 2 time Super Bowl winning coach that's available who has had success everywhere he's been even if it's just to get an opinion from him on their roster.  It's a pretty big stretch and it's why I don't know that your timeline is accurate.  Also, remember Tom met with Khan without Caldwell present.  That's a pretty big statement being made right there.  The pieces to the puzzle are all here.  There's a much more plausible explanation than what you've put forward.

 

Unless the word around the league is that Tom is senile and we're the only ones that haven't heard that.  Then we're probably in some trouble here.

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