TOM COUGHLIN TURNED DOWN THE EAGLES
Absolutely hilarious, sad and pathetic. 69-year-old Tom Coughlin turned down Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman, leaving them with Pat Shurmur or Doug Pederson as leading candidates for the head coaching job.
Was told Coughlin had concerns about Eagles job, including who the OC would be. Not surprised he pulled out.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) January 14, 2016
This has become a complete farce. How’s the decision to fire Chip after giving him only 15 games as “GM,” because he didn’t mesh well with the pussjobs employed by Lurie at NovaCare, look now? Adam Gase– either turned down the Eagles or a missed opportunity. Ben McAdoo– chose the Giants. Hue Jackson– never considered. Tom Coughlin– turned down the Eagles.
It’s funny how the fans, media and even Tom Coughlin could see that he was a bad fit for the Howie Rosemans, but Lurie couldn’t.
Meanwhile, the 49ers are reportedly down to Chip Kelly and Mike Shanahan. You know how this ends– Chip goes to San Fran, a major market, reinvents Kaep, wins a Super Bowl and is appreciated by a more modern city amenable to progressiveness, which doesn’t shout inanities about the coach not getting the city, and an owner who has a spine.
Time to call Jon Gruden?
https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/687697751451242496
UPDATE: Adam Schefter was just on 97.5 and said that Coughlin is still interested in coaching, so this wasn’t him not wanting to coach, it was him turning down the Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie and, probably, Howie Roseman. Schefter, who said the Eagles didn’t meet with Coughlin today, on the Eagles coaching search: “If you like Gase? He’s not gonna be there. If you like McAdoo? He’s not gonna be there. If you want to get one of these guys, you’ve got to move!”
Here’s audio of Schefter:
Courtesy 97.5 The Fanatic
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And here’s some of the notable stuff Schefter said:
“We never said he was going to be getting the job, they were talking about it [and] talks intensified last night … It was a situation where Philadelphia surveyed the landscape, began talks [with Coughlin], there were people who thought he’d be visiting the Eagles again today to sit down for a second interview, it did not happen …
A short time ago he notified the Eagles that he’s withdrawing his name from consideration, it wasn’t the right fit, I don’t know exactly why. Number one, he doesn’t have all his assistant coaches, they’re in New York, and it’s a situation where he would have had to move, gone to a division rival, it didn’t feel right, so he’s staying right now on the sideline …
The Eagles started this search, they wanted to be patient and thorough … they wanted to make sure that they got to know their candidates well. And in this particular case, the NFL world doesn’t stop, so if you like Gase, he’s not gonna be there. You like McAdoo, he’s not gonna be there, if you wanna get one of these guys, you gotta move quick, but that conflicted with what they wanted to do with a patient approach …
They’ve still spoken to Pat Shurmur [and] Doug Pederson, and that’s where we’re at.
I’m never gonna say that it’s a two-horse race, you can never do that, these things change … but I’m just looking at this saying Pat Shurmur and Doug Pederson are the obvious candidates.”