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Here's why Tom Coughlin didn't take the Eagles job

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When Tom Coughlin withdrew from the Philadelphia Eagles' coaching search on Thursday, people began to speculate about why he turned the job down. Some will argue the Eagles are a dysfunctional organization with a flawed power structure. That might have contributed to why Coughlin didn't want to join. Or maybe it didn't.

It would obviously be hard for the 69-year-old Coughlin to start a new coaching staff from scratch with McAdoo and co. staying in New York.

This report might not be much of a consolation to Eagles fans, but maybe it does suggest they're not a total joke? I don't know. I guess I'm just trying to find a silver lining at this point.

I'd still argue that Howie Roseman being in charge is very troubling and could be a factor why the Eagles have missed out on several coaching targets, not just Coughlin.

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