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Tom Coughlin has final say over Jaguars roster

 

I dont know what else to tell you. Thats 4 links from NFL.com, Yahoo, NBC, NFL.com and Profootballtalk. 

 

Yes, Caldwell will work with Coughlin, but Tom Coughlin is the head of anything football related. If its football related, the final say is Tom Coughlin. If it comes down to a player in the draft? Coughlin has the final say, if Coughlin wants to sign or rising a certain player, Coughlin has the final say, if he wants to cut somebody, Coughlin has the final say. Heck, hes involved in the assistant coaching search ( kinda disagree with this), hes already rejected Marrone from signing a couple of coaches. 

 

This is the Tom Coughlin era as of Monday. Its his team, he has the final say. You are scapegoating Caldwell hard. Your acting like Caldwell has nothing to do with 14-48. We went 14-48 and hes had a ton of question marks from his decision making. You want to rip Coughlin for his drafts, well, we never went 14-48 under his helm.  I get it, you like Caldwell, I actually like him and the team likes him which is why he is around. But yes, this is the Tom Coughlin era and yes, he essentially is the boss now. 

 

Hes not a consultant, hes not Khans golfing buddy who pops his head in from time to time and gives him an opinion of the team. Hes making the decisions, hes drafting, hes doing FA, hes assembling the roster. Hes the VP Of Football Operations. Caldwell works right under him, both will work together, but Coughlin has the final say. 

Yeah, Coughlin has already blocked Marrone from hiring somebody because of something that happened nearly 12 years ago. Nearly 12 years.. That just screams stubborn and a "I don't care what you think, I'll do what I want regardless" attitude. Not a good look in my opinion.

 

It's going to be interesting watching the way this board is going to spin things, if this team starts winning next year. People are going to act like it's all because of Coughlin, when the fact of the matter is, it'll be because of the roster Caldwell built and because the coaching couldn't possibly be any worse than Bradley. Coughlin isn't going to change much in one off season in regards to the talent on this team. His main effect at first, will be setting a standard in accountability and discipline.

 

Yes, Caldwell plays a part in that 14-48 record because he drafted the talent. The talent is clear though. It's on the Head Coach and coaching staff to produce wins. Bradley and the coaching staff failed in that area. Caldwell's job was to rebuild the roster and he has did the majority of that. Yes, there's still a couple pieces this team needs, but the majority of the core is in place, because of him.

 

I'm happy that Coughlin is on board, because he will absolutely set a standard and put in place the discipline this team needs. I just hope hes learned from some of his previous mistakes running things. I really hope he isn't going to be a power hungry being that slowly brings negativity into the building with a type of "my crap doesn't stink attitude".

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