(12-21-2018, 10:40 AM)Jay Carter 904 Wrote:

(12-21-2018, 10:03 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Coaching and player development have been factors in the number of losing seasons.  This has really only been significant since the Khan era began, though.

Prior to that it was much more about lack of talent. The Gene Smith years gave the coaches very little to work with.

True but if we drafted any of the QBs during the Bradley era, do you really think he would have been any good?

Do you really think the development would have been there?

Depends on which QB they had taken and when. 

They'd have improved their record if they'd had a chance at Cam Newton or Andrew Luck instead of Blaine Gabbert. 
But the 2012-2013 Jags were so depleted of talent those QBs wouldn't have changed their fortunes dramatically. A few more wins probably. 

As far as development is concerned - I think it's more about OCs scheming around their players than offseason drills and position coaches "developing" players. Though that is a factor as well. 
We simply have no idea how much of Gabbert's failure was poor coaching/development and how much of it was his own inability as a quarterback.  We can only speculate which is more to blame. If at all. 

It's a similar thing with Blake - but we've seen so much of Blake at this point we have a more complete understanding of his innate shortcomings as a passer.

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