I'm gonna go with "incredulous"How red was his face when he got the news?
So why not let him walk away, with his head held semi-high? Instead, Khan gave in to the mob mentality that has emerged via comments from current players and a stinging rebuke from their union, which expressly warned all members to think twice before signing with the Jaguars.
It’s too late to take it back, too late to let Coughlin resign or retire. There are few certainties in this business, but here’s one that can be guaranteed: Khan will regret the way this one was handled.
I guess we know who was one of Florio’s sources. Can’t remember if he was always broken up whenever someone else got fired.
I think Florio’s point isn’t that Khan should have kept Coughlin – but that he should have showed a 2x SB-winning coach some deference in how he was relieved of his position by allowing him to resign.The idea that Khan will regret firing Coughlin is absurd. When one team is the target 25% of all NFLPA grievances, it's a problem.
Outstanding.I wonder if he was ten minutes early for the meeting at which they fired him
I suspect that the latter is the somewhat unacknowledged key to the system and why it doesn't work so well elsewhere.I wonder if the Jags fines and discipline system is more draconian than most, or if Coughlin's approach and the continued ineptitude of the team is the difference. BB famously runs a tight ship with no tolerance for being late, undisciplined, etc. And we don't know how many grievances Pats players have filed. It seems BB has earned the respect of players and maybe he also brings in players who are more likely to adhere to the Pats standards.
Players in other leagues = Bouye's cousin Jaylen Brown
While I'm inclined to agree with you in the specific, I'm bothered because this mentality is precisely what has led NFL franchises, and the NFL as an association, to treat their employees like property rather than people. And it's endemic.The idea that Khan will regret firing Coughlin is absurd. When one team is the target 25% of all NFLPA grievances, it's a problem.
There will be plenty of qualified people available and more than willing to run the football ops side of the Jaguars. Few of those will care whether Coughlin was fired or forced to resign; and the ones that do care are not cut out for the job in the first place.
It also appears that his primary form of punishment with the Pats is in terms of playing time, which is universally understood as a coach's sole discretion and not the subject of grievances, rather than fines (though they do use fines too). Jonas Gray was far, far more embarrassed to sit out the next game after his epic 4 TD game than any extent of fines involved, to the point where he didn't even mention them.I wonder if the Jags fines and discipline system is more draconian than most, or if Coughlin's approach and the continued ineptitude of the team is the difference. BB famously runs a tight ship with no tolerance for being late, undisciplined, etc. And we don't know how many grievances Pats players have filed. It seems BB has earned the respect of players and maybe he also brings in players who are more likely to adhere to the Pats standards.
If you want to change how the NFL treats its players, whitewashing the behavior of executives who mistreat players is not the way to go. If anything, Khan was too gracious to Coughlin — arguably, his statement should have talked about how Coughlin’s behavior was unacceptable and inconsistent with the club’s values, rather than praising Coughlin for his years of distinguished service to the franchise. (Of course, Khan had his reasons for saying what he did.)While I'm inclined to agree with you in the specific, I'm bothered because this mentality is precisely what has led NFL franchises, and the NFL as an association, to treat their employees like property rather than people. And it's endemic.
Khan could have handled this with more empathy, both for the aggrieved players and for Coughlin as well. A little of that would go a long way in the NFL.
Going with the ten minutes early joke, they did want him to think they fired him at the end of the season, which is why they fired him two weeks early.I think Florio’s point isn’t that Khan should have kept Coughlin – but that he should have showed a 2x SB-winning coach some deference in how he was relieved of his position by allowing him to resign.
I’m not sure I agree with that point given that the reputation of the team sounds like it was at stake. But that read to me more like what Florio was getting at.
You can’t conflate labour and management under how Khan treats his employees. You’ve got a situation with labour that’s so bad the union is advising FAs against signing. The cause of that is management, specifically Coughlin. While people wouldn’t necessarily object to waiting, an earlier firing also allows Khan to send a signal that he really is serious about changing the draconian culture that Coughlin institutedFair point, though I imagine the firing itself is what will reassure the players and the NFLPA more than any words uttered on anyone's behalf.
But I'd say there's a lot of room between "whitewashing" and perp-walking him out of the building accompanied by a publicly critical statement. The 32 NFL teams fire 6-8 head coaches every year, and slightly fewer GMs / football execs, and with only rare exceptions those are all following a season rather than midseason. If you're going to shitcan someone midseason, for performance reasons rather than misconduct (which is what this is - his actions were collectively ill-advised, but not against the rules), I don't think anyone would seriously object to Khan showing some grace while doing so, or perhaps waiting a little longer between the union's statement and Khan's actions so that it doesn't look like a knee-jerk PR move.
Why did Bouye think he was late? The story doesn't seem to make sense as written.https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28336072/after-tom-coughlin-firing-was-right-jaguars-fix-clocks
Clocks back to correct time...
Based on the clocks that had already been changed?He was < 5 minutes early.
That's still not right is it? Unless they started meetings based on the "wrong" time.He was < 5 minutes early.
Goodell's chief Shield Protection Officer.Funny that Coughlin was so strict with the rules he wanted his players to follow. But he had no problem blowing off the league's rules simply because he didn't agree with them. The silver lining is that it appears that most of the players got most of their fine money returned to them via the grievance procedure.
And, according to his agent, Coughlin wants to return to the NFL in some capacity. Good luck with that; he done.