Quote:Interesting takes... how, and why, has Caldwell now become Teflon Dave?

 

I wish I could be part of a big screw up, and come out of it with less responsibility and less accountability... all without changing job title and compensation.

 

A demotion without any negatives whatsoever.

 

Everyone else will carry the water, and he slides under the radar.

 

This is what I'm hearing.

Did you watch Coughlin's presser and listen to Caldwell's radio interview?  I felt a little bit clearer on this "brain-trust" functionality after doing both. 

 

Coughlin talked of "relying on Dave and Doug to help him evaluate the roster" and emphasized the F.O. working as a team. 

 

Caldwell praised the level of communication between the 3 of them and lauded having Coughlin there to "bounce ideas off of."  When he talked about preparing for the draft it sounded like he's doing exactly what he has in prior years. 

 

It really sounds as if Dave has simply been given a new boss that has veto power.

 

 I don't get the gripe with this arrangement. We've added a quality football guy to the F.O. who can check and balance a young GM that has landed some quality talent in mid-rounds yet screwed up a coaching hire and a couple of early picks. 

 

How does this make him "teflon" exactly?

If Blake flames out in 2017 and TC doesn't have glowing things to say about Caldwell next February, Khan could very conceivably issue walking papers. 

 

Hiring Tom just seems like a way of helping Caldwell and Marrone. I like that idea.  I like the arrangement and feel pretty good about them collectively handling personnel moves this offseason. 

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