(01-08-2025, 02:43 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-08-2025, 02:36 PM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote: Yeah no you're missing the point. What I am saying, is nobody knows what Shad is going to do. How many reporters said absolute [BLEEP] this week? Nothing was even remotely on point with Shad, and truly never has been in 13 years. NEVER has been. I don't know how much more evidence you need to know that at this point. At this point, that is an absolute fact. 

He was also asked who HAS he been consulting with, and that it was Trent/Ethan and to a degree Doug. Nobody else. Would he be open to others chiming it? Well he sure as [BLEEP] better be or is 64-148 career record is going to get a whole lot worse if it doesn't start being open minded. First thing he should do is consult someone else and ask what a clean slate means, because to Shad that means firing 85 people including the cooks and medical staff.

I think you may be taking some of his comments from that presser too literally. 

But whatever.

Everyone seems eager to advance their takes on Khan right now. 
Most are understandably negative. 
Most of those ignore reality and rely on assumption and hyperbole. 

I'm not going to claim to know his mind or method for this offseason,and maybe it is myopic and flawed. 
Maybe not. 
But I think it would be foolish to believe he's saying he'd let a new HC push Trent out the door while he's leaning on Trent and Ethan as his only help in a coaching search.

I also think it would be foolish to not acknowledge that Shad has done ONE GM search in his 13 year tenure here. Baalke was an inside hire. Why Shad? I think it would be foolish to not question, why not do a full reset and find your GM first? I been on the record many times saying I believe it's moronic to allow a rookie HC or a previously failed HC his choice of GM. It's an all in decision, that doesn't need to be. If, (insert whatever rookie/failed HC), ends up a poor HC (which happens all the time with coordinators turned HC)- What do you do with the GM brought in? Fire both in a year? 2 years? It's a legit concern, and I think this has all the ingredients to blow up. There are very few HC's who should have that type of power to control the entire structure. Another fork in the road, is Baalke stays GM, new coach does pretty well... maybe 9-8... makes the playoffs... wins the WC game, loses next round (sounds familiar to Doug doesn't it)- What then do you do with Baalke who has 1 year left? Well, if you make the playoffs you must extend him right? The cockroach survives yet again, with an inevitable downfall a year or so away (How many HC fall outs with Baalke now? 6?). 

There is then the last scenario where new rookie HC comes in, brings in his own GM, works perfectly - and we all are happy. I SURE HOPE SO. However, as a tenured Jags fan, misery is our best company. I won't have that type of hope, nor should it be expected either. I expect it to be a disaster, but I'll still watch and just get excited about top 10 picks and a once in a while WC appearance. Maybe the sportsbooks will open up a prop bet about when the first commercial of the draft will be, which we all know, is before the Jags pick. 

I just wish Shad would be much more forward thinking, it's not year 1 it's year 13. I thought the best situation would have been for Shad to fire both GM/HC and consult outside the building to find a firm GM in place that we can stick with if a few coaches come in as lame ducks which happens regularly in the NFL. This just feels like overcomplicating a very simple situation imo, but again... my minimal to non-existent hope is that it works to the best situation possible.

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