Quote: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. 

 

He made Derek Anderson look good for one year.  Heck, it's not like Koetter didn't make Garrard look good for one year

 

Again, if he's really that good, he'll be in a HC position in a year or two anyway.  Either way, I don't think he's as good as Bruce Arians was, and neither is Pagano.

 

You can't control what your opponents do.  Only what you do.  If the Colts hired Mike Mularkey as their head coach tomorrow after firing Pagano, and took the same OC and DC we had here in Jacksonville... the Jags wouldn't be in much better position.  We'd have a better chance at the playoffs.  But unless we actually built a team, we would go nowhere.

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