Quote:Ive addressed this already with wash and more specifically Hackett. In my opinion this is a Marrone hire. But most notably I think its an effort to build continuity for one last ditch effort at giving bortles a chance at success. I really don't fault them at all really. We couldn't expect them to realistically cut bait before having the backup plan. But I think they will absolutely have things setting in motion for that moment they realize Bortles is not the answer. Free agency and the draft should give us some clues in their thinking /plan.

Coughlin hasn't hesitated to block Marrone from signing somebody. If Coughlin truly wanted and/or didn't like Wash or Hackett, he wouldn't hesitate to say no and get somebody else. He was obviously in complete agreement of those two being rehired and was obviously on board. He signed off on them being rehired. Point, blank, period.

 

There's no point in trying to spin it. If Coughlin has the final say, then that's exactly it. You don't get to pick and choose who was a Coughlin hire and who wasn't. Since he's suppose to be the man in charge, they're all Coughlin hires at the end of the day, right?

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