Quote:It's all great that Gus still has the players behind him, but at what point do the wins come?  It's a production based business and at some point they need to start winning consistently.  I have a feeling that if they don't, Khan will find someone who can win with this group.  They can only go for so long with the Rah-Rah stuff before it gets old and I think the majority of players understand that. 

 

How can you win when your GM surrounds you with crap? The first orders of business by the new GM were to get rid of a few guys.

 

Rashad Jennings (starting RB for Giants)

Darryl Smith (starting LB for Ravens)

Brandon Marshall (starting LB for Broncos)

Terrance Knighton (starting DT for Broncos)

Rashean Mathis (starting CB for Lions)

Eugene Monroe (starting OT for Ravens)

Dawan Landry (starting SS for Jets)

 

Who did he replace most of those guys with? Rookies and cheap signings even when the Jags had the most cap space in the league. Gus cannot win with a second rate team. The fact that this team is still playing hard speaks volumes of how they feel about Gus. The Raiders have basically given up after getting their one W to get them out of the 0-16 discussion. The Titans have basically given up as well. The Jags were down big early and could have given up, but they didn't. Gus deserves another year and hopefully Caldwell decides to use some of the cap space to give Gus a chance to succeed.

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