(12-19-2017, 11:48 AM)JackCity Wrote: Yeah I wanted Caldwell fired for Gus and Bortles. He has a clear eye for talent but up until this year his mistakes overshadowed alot of that. Now this year with some added help in Coughlin and a really good coach in Marrone we're finally seeing the vision Caldwell had.  

I think in hindsight how Khan set about this rebuild was pretty naïve. He was essentially a rookie owner , who let a rookie GM hire a rookie HC to oversee one of the biggest rebuilds the NFL has ever seen.  It all worked out in the end but definitely could have cut some corners to get here.

I wonder how much of Caldwell's "failed" picks/FAs would have panned out under a better coaching system like we have today.

Gus/Jedd/Babich bad-torn down roster, very little Caldwell influence 4 wins
Gus/Jedd/Babich bad Bortles shows up, gives hope. 3 wins
Gus/Oly/Babich  bad-but we see it all coming together, defense isn't terrible, offense scores a bunch in "Garbage time" 5 wins
Gus/Oly/Wash  defense is good, but held back by a regressing offense. 3 wins

Marrone/Hack/Wash defense balling, offense much improved and continuously improves weekly despite injuries to key offensive starters. 10 (plus?) wins.

I know Campbell might be the best FA signing ever.. and Bouye and Church have been amazing...
but those 3 players didn't create a 7 game turn around. The development of the players from last season to this is insane and the play of rookies this season is out of this world.

Coaching matters so much more than I ever gave it credit for. I know at one point during 2014 or 2015 I questioned if Caldwell was giving Gus enough to work with. Crazy...

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