(12-08-2021, 11:55 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(12-08-2021, 11:19 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Buddy. That's all YOU do. Check out Jags local media, twitter, national media and just about any other outlet of your choosing and you'll see that no one is behind Urban.

Even John Oesher who almost never says anything bad about the team or coaching... Even he is having doubts and appears to be questioning things.

https://www.jaguars.com/news/o-zone-dearly-beloved

A slightly bigger non-scientific sample is still a non-scientific sample.  

Secondly, when has Khan ever made a decision by consulting public opinion?  He doesn't need to do that.  He owns the team and he has numerous current opportunities to move to another city and make much more money if the fans don't support the team here.  So he doesn't need to consult Jaguar fans in order to make decisions.  That's why it's absurd to think that your opinion matters when it comes to him making any decision.

we have no control over roster decisions either, so we should be apathetic about JRob being benched, too?
we have no control over Urbz's responses to or the questions from the media, so we should take it in stride when he drops another ASCII shrug when talking about the direction of his team?
we have no control over hiring and firings, so we should not care if Urban hires inept assistants and staff that are going to alienate his players?

Guess what? Chris Doyle was gone within a day due to public outcry over his hiring. Shad stressed public image after the Cayman Nebraska video went viral and fans and media were ranking the shiny new coach over the coals. Urbz has already told the media that he is going to be more hands-on with roster and depth decisions in the wake of JRob's situation (TBD whether that holds true). The media have their finger on the pulse of the fanbases of teams on which they report; if fans are asking the questions, they're going to be asking them, too. Shad's not going to want to look like a bonehead, whether it's in the eye of the lowly Duval fanbase or the talking heads in Bristol, CT.

I think you underestimate the impact of a vocal dissenting public, scientific sample or not.

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(12-08-2021, 01:46 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Ask Vic:

Jack from Jacksonville, FL
The past few postgame press conferences, Urban Meyer has given conflicting accounts about why his best player was glued to the bench during pivotal moments in multiple games. When confronted with these inconsistent statements, Meyer often says "good question" and defers to position coaches while insisting he is not a micromanager. Given his much publicized off-the-field indiscretions and now his admitted laissez faire approach to coaching, should Jaguars fans be concerned?

A friend of mine texted me a picture of the flip card from the press box on Sunday. The card had to be extended to accommodate the outrageous number of Jaguars assistant coaches and staff members listed at the bottom of the card. There were twice as many as the Rams listed, and the Rams are certainly not a bare-bones operation. The Jaguars have become comical. They have so many coaches the head coach doesn't even know why his best player isn't in the game. Shad Khan must repair this mess when the season is over.

but he's (Vic, not you, biscuit!) just a curmudgeon to most people on this board.

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