(09-25-2024, 09:09 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Jag Fan in despair:

"The game has passed Pederson by!"

"Let's hire Bill Belichick for advice!"

I wouldn't say the game has passed Pederson by. I would say his time and patience here in Jacksonville has though with Lawrence and Baalke. Coaches get burned out. Happens to the best of them. There's clearly a disconnect somewhere and he's struggled in getting a few things right as a head coach in Jacksonville. 

In particular, he's responsible for the shortcomings on defense as well. He got it wrong with Caldwell. He may or may not have it wrong with Nielsen now. It's still too early to judge that hire. 

I also think there's absolutely nothing wrong with picking Bill Belichick's brain for advice. You can't really the say the game has passed him by. Belichick won Superbowl's with the Giants as a defensive coordinator or apart of that staff. 

He helped rebuild the Cleveland Browns before they eventually moved onto Baltimore and became the Ravens under Ozzie Newsome's management. Which is something Belichick instilled in him. Jim Schwartz was also there in Cleveland with him. The same Jim Schwartz that helped win a Superbowl with Doug in Philadelphia. 

Bill's coordinators have had "meh" results striking it out on their own. So has Reid to some extent. So has a number of coaches over the years. Parcells gets the ultimate credit coaching tree wise when you factor in Belichick's success and Coughlin's success. 

But, again, not sure why there's so much hate on a guy that has been in the game for decades with success everywhere he's been.

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