(12-03-2019, 05:30 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(12-03-2019, 04:58 PM)Talented Kalamari Wrote: Must be heartbreaking to take a team to the top, and come oh so close, only to end up fired a few seasons later. I would lose sleep over it until/if  I was able to win a title.

They learned from John Fox. Sometimes too much patience is a bad thing. Sometimes it's a good thing. Worked out for the Steelers and Bill Cowher. Had Weaver stuck it out with Coughlin we may have won one in Jacksonville.

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(12-03-2019, 05:25 PM)jagshype Wrote: Playoffs 4 out of 8 years.
Not bad with a streaky QB and with Brees and Ryan in the same division

Del Rio didn't get a pass with dealing with Manning and McNair every year. Rivera doesn't deserve any special treatment. Good coaches and general managers build their teams around the principle of being good enough to oust your divisional opponents since it's six of your contests per year. 

Our team on the other hand has a knack for having it's [BLEEP] handed to it on a silver platter by their divisional opponents. All the more reason Marrone and Coughlin should be shown the same treatment already instead of waiting until January. Again, sometimes patience is great. Sometimes it's not. 

In our case? It's not.

Mcnair was only around in 03,04, and 05.
03 he did ok but missed 2 games, but 04 and 05 he was in and out with injuries and did not play too well in 05.

Bold part: this is exactly what Rivera did. Won the division 3 years in a row and 2 second place finishes
Rivera is an entire tier above JDR

Rivera is a solid Head Coach.

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