Quote:Why do people think DeCamillis was a Tom Coughlin hire? Just curious.

 

I don't see a single tie to him looking at where he's coached. Are we just assuming it was Tom because he's known as one of the best in the game at his job or what? lol. Marrone has been around a while and has a pretty solid tie to some guys too...

Joe D is likely here because we had a need, he's a top tier coach at the spot so we reached out, and he has a house here so would make sense.

 

So far it's just Fewell and the OL coach with ties to TC, and both of them are highly regarded. I don't think Marrone is going to be against interviewing them/hiring them.

 

The concern isn't the coaches individually or their ties to Coughlin.

 

The concern is that with two of the three announced today being so related to Coughlin that perhaps Marrone was being more influenced in those hires than he wanted to be. 

 

I love the Coughlin hire to VP of football ops.  I think we were fortunate to land him that way. 

 

But  -- I also remember his tendency to become a dictator and his stubbornness.  

I was only expressing concern that those sides of his personality could potentially derail what appears to be a desirable arrangement between Coughlin and Marrone.  

Coughlin didn't always make good decisions for the Jags during his tenure and there is nothing wrong with hoping we don't see that again. 

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