Quote:And that's all you really want to see. Gene had the arrow pointing down for the last 5 years. It was hard not to change the direction, but I think the new regime is doing it the right way by sticking to their plan. Communication with our four heads (Khan, Lamping, Caldwell, Bradley) is the best this franchise has ever seen. Jaguars fans are intelligent enough to notice when it is legitimate.

 

Gene put the pedal to the metal and buried that arrow as deeply in the muck as he could.  When Caldwell & Co. came in and blew it all up, there were skeptics who argued we should do it in smaller pieces.  In the long run, if Dave's method works, the turnaround will be much faster, and it should be sustainable.  That's all I care about. 

 

Quote:I definitely expect the defense to improve leaps and bounds. A lot of Veterans on that side of the ball, with improving depth. I'll be disappointed if our defense isn't top 15 overall.

 

Both sides of the ball should show significant improvement as the season progresses.  As long as we keep guys healthy and on the field, we're going to get a good sense for where this team is headed in the next few years. 

 

Quote:At the middle of last year I thought this was the worst team in NFL history. How we won 4 games in the second half was unbelievable.


So no telling this year.

 

There was a point last year where it sure felt like that was the case.  Then the bye week came, and somehow Gus took a pretty untalented team and managed to cobble together 4 wins in the 2nd half of the season.  That was a minor miracle in itself.  We'll see what tricks he's got up his sleeve this year.

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