Quote:If Chudzinski is as good as you say, why wouldn't he get an offer from another team to be a head coach?  Not this year, I mean.  But next year.  Or the year after that.


Honestly I don't think he's that good.  He didn't do a great job in Cleveland as their OC, and he didn't do a great job in Carolina.  Maybe he is good -- and if he is, I suspect he'll be able to go a bit higher than OC in Indy.  Honestly though... I don't think Pagano is that good of a coach.  I think Arians is much better, and I don't think Chud is nearly as good as Arians.  Maybe the Colts will be a little better with Chud.  But I don't think it'll be what tips the scales.  And given that they don't have a 1st round pick (Well they DO, it just happens to be Trent Richardson) this year... I think it may take them a while to build up to 'greatness'.  

We should be less worried about what other teams do, and more worried about what we do.  Because the failures of the Jags the last so many years... are because of what the Jags couldn't do, not what other teams did.

 

Maybe I'm still living in the past, but I keep remembering Chud making Derek Anderson look like an all pro.....yes <b><i>Derek Anderson!!!!</i></b>

 

And this year in Cleveland, he had a big role in the development of Jordan Cameron and Josh Gordon, Both had ridiculous seasons. I think Chud indeed is very good, and that the Colts will be better off with him than without. 

 

Regarding your last line, I get the sentiment, however, I don't agree totally. The Jags could make all the right moves and could still struggle because of division/ schedule environment. Very rarely does a team post great records or SB level seasons when they are stuck with a hard schedule or within a hard division environment. Yes, there are a few examples of it happening, but those aren't the norm.....and they certainly aren't the norm for teams in the Jags position trying to come of age. 

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