(10-14-2019, 06:03 PM)Omaha\s Number 1JAGSFAN Wrote: The season starts next Sunday. While 2-4 is unacceptable with the talent level we have, we still control our own destiny for the division championship. Bye's and or home field advantage in the playoffs have statistically never proven to much of an advantage, so the key here now is to focus on winning the division which unfortunately is not going to happen unless Mr. Khan and Tom Coughlin make some incredibly courageous mid season decisions.

First off, it is time for a head coaching change. Marrone is simply not equipped to be an NFL head coach and must be let go. It's clear at this point that Ramsey is not going to play for us, so my thoughts are that we trade him for a standing head coach. My first thought is that we trade Jalen Ramsey for current Redskins interim head coach Bill Callahan. I think having a coach who knows what it takes to get to a Super Bowl is a must. Callahan would instantly change the culture in the locker room and has the expertise to motivate, challenge, game plan etc. in such a way that would get us over the hump in these single possession games that we keep losing. 

If Callahan were to decline the trade, then my next idea would be to go hard after Maryland Coach Mike Locksley.  I understand that we cannot trade an NFL player for a college head coach, so this would free us up to trade Ramsey for a player that might be able to help us. While Locksley has maybe not been quite as successful as a college head coach as he would have probably hoped, I think it's a fair statement that Coach Locksley's personality and high level of expertise is far more suited for the pro game than the college game.  While a sitting college head coach leaving for an NFL head job hasn't happened in recent memory, this would clearly be a win-win for both sides. 

I just don't think you can go wrong with Callahan or Locksley. Time is of the essence here and I don't really want Marrone putting in the game plan for this weekend, so one of the two needs to happen quick. With the right leadership, their really isn't a game on the schedule that we can't win moving forward. 

I also think the Jags need to look hard at Alex Brooks, who we all know serves as the Manager of Public Relations. It is clear to me that the "Minshew Mania" campaign has divided the team. One players should not get all of the credit and I think many of the current Jaguars are resentful that one player is getting all of the credit for the successes the team has had. Perhaps if Brooks in his role had related to the public more of the team successes than individual successes, we would be 4-2 instead of 2-4. 

The team is plenty talented enough. I counted maybe 4-5 Saints who would start for us so the issue here is not the players.