I had to admit, my feelings were hurt when he left.
I was a certified Coen-head.
Licht got it done and gave him the money he wanted the next day.
Afterwards, Coen wanted a bit higher of a figure.
Licht and co. said that the number was the number and they couldn’t do more.
A stipulation with the deal was that Coen wouldn’t be able to interview for other Head Coaching jobs.
The deal was verbally agreed to and Coen declined his 2nd interview with the Jaguars.
Then the team was unable to reach Coen who put off signing his deal til the next morning.
What happened in the hours and days prior?
“A material change” Coen said.
What that meant was that Jaguars GM Trent Baalke was let go.
The money was almost $10 million dollars/year more.
It’s hard for me, or anybody else to argue with the decision he made.
I decided to loosen the grip on my fandom and be happy for the guy.
It’s hard to fault him.
Do I wish he went about it differently?
Catch the full Pardon My Take here:
