(02-03-2019, 03:51 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Over the years I've been posting on this board, I have been known for, among other things, my staunch advocacy of stability in the coaching positions.

Undoubtedly, that has caused many here interested in dumping the coaches to roll their eyes at my admonitions against firing this guy or the next.

But the turnover may have cost us a player we wanted to keep.

WR Allen Robinson indicated he was close to re-signing with the Jaguars, but the constant turnover was a factor in his wanting to leave.

Quote:“I’m going to be honest, for me and my career, yes, [a change was needed],” Robinson said. “Based off the simple fact that it’s tough in this league to play with numerous offensive coordinators and multiple coaches and that’s how I feel about Blake. […] [The situation with the Bears] wasn’t like my rookie year [in Jacksonville] where we had a different offensive coordinator in my second year, when we had a great year with coach Olly [Greg Olson]. Then six or seven games into the next year we fire coach Olly, and now we have interim coach [Nate] Hackett, then we fire coach [Gus] Bradley, now we have coach [Doug] Marrone, then they had Hackett for all of that year and fired him this past year. So as a player it’s tough, extremely tough.”

https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2019/02...-bowl-lii/

I do not suggest that coaching changes are never needed.  Sometimes they are warranted...desperately so in some instances.

But I submit too often fans (and more importantly owners) can allow anger and disappointment to cloud their better judgment and make mistakes regarding coaching changes that can hurt a franchise.

Absolutely.  I tend to think that many fans look at the game through a "prism of a video game".  There is never an "instant fix" for whatever ails a team.  I think fans often confuse the "modern game" with how the game is played.  Far too many people criticize the team for taking a "70's or 80's" approach to the game, yet we saw in this year's Super Bowl where a good defense and a good running game will win the ultimate prize.

A lot of the criticism in my opinion comes from the change in society.  We have become an "instant gratification" society rather than a more patient and "work towards it" kind of society.  A QB in the draft or a "star" WR or TE is not going to instantly turn the franchise around.  It will take work and some time.

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