(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.

I think it's common sense. Everyone (well, mostly everyone) wants stability and consistency in many, many facets of life. But as you pointed out. Most people get caught up in their emotions first and then settle down after awhile. And usually when we reflect on such things we either grow from it or we allow it to fester into something worse. 

I do think we made a mistake holding onto Gus Bradley for as long as we did. I think we made a mistake holding onto Jack Del Rio for as long as we did. I think we made a mistake letting go of Tom Coughlin well before he was finished being a top notch football coach with the NFL. And I also think that maybe we didn't give Mike Mularkey a fair shake. 

Still on the fence about Doug Marrone. But as I have aged and grown up a bit. I find it easier to be a fan when you just subtract your emotions from it all. Do I love this team? Certainly! Jacksonville has been my home for all 30 years of my existence thus far. It's all I know. But you take in the bad with the good. And I'll leave it at that.

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