(10-28-2024, 03:24 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-28-2024, 03:05 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: In my opinion coaches can only "preach" so much to the team.  I think it comes down to players calling each other out and holding each other accountable.  How else can coaching correct the problem?  Bench players?

I'm not an NFL coach so I can't tell you all of the methodologies of the successful head coaches, but the good ones don't tend to experience stretches of 16 games wherein they can't get their starters to eliminate mistakes enough to win more than 20% of their games. 

I mean - it is literally their job to coach better performance out of these kids. That is not happening in Jacksonville right now.

I agree with you somewhat.  I think Pederson is probably fired during the bye week since I don't see any wins between now and then.  It's not always "fair" or "the right thing to do" in my opinion, but the Captain of the ship is always the one that has the ultimate responsibility and is always the one held most accountable.

I still think that it's more of a "player problem" rather than coaching, and it's not lack of talent.  I think that players will listen and respond better to their peers over the coaches.  When I say that players need to "call each other out" or hold each other accountable, it doesn't need to be a public thing.  I'm not sure how to motivate players to do it, and I don't think that the coaches know either.

Again when/if Pederson if fired during the bye week, who steps in as the interim of long term solution?

Back to the topic of this thread, I kind of hope that the Jaguars can keep it somewhat close and not lose in a huge blowout.  That being said I see a 42-10 type of game coming up that won't be pleasant.

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