12-20-2017, 01:32 PM
(12-20-2017, 01:14 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yeah...the thing is Coughlin wasn't coming here. He interviewed but they had unresolved issues about the 'Personnel Department' meaning he wanted to be the GM or he wanted a GM.
His friends said he wouldn't take a job that he didn't think he could win at.
It's like free agency. We'll kick the tires. But we'll likely hire someone associated to the franchise in some way...past or present.
It's simply not true that Coughlin didn't want to come here or didn't think he could win here.
He came in for a second interview, and Coughlin himself said "This is a job that's very attractive to me, without a doubt. I think the team is talented and is a team that can win."
There were reports that Coughlin didn't get the job because he wanted control over player personnel, but Coughlin's agent said, "There was absolutely no conflict" in that regard.
