Quote:You missed the entire discussion to this thread. Sure, by title, Caldwell is GM, who do you really think will be running the show. O thats right, from Khans mouth Coughlin has the final say. You can loop up every word of coach speak you want, Coughlin has final say. 

 

It's like you hear things and then decide what you think they mean instead of their actual meaning. 

 

It's not just "by title."  Dave Caldwell shows up for work and does the exact same job he's done for the past several years.  No different. 

 

In the unlikely event that the Marrone, Caldwell and Coughlin are of differing opinions on a personnel move, Coughlin would "break the tie" in that particular situation. That doesn't change the work that Caldwell does every day. It simply installs a system of checks and balances that did not exist prior to Coughlin's hiring. 

 

You are trying to make way too much of this "running the show" business. 

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