Quote:Exactly my point. Moaning about the record is not an argument. There is an actual reason why this team is struggling--options include head coach (meaning you think the team has the capacity to play better but the coach is not exacting the talent out of these capable players) or the play-calling (which means again, the players are good enough) or it's the players themselves who aren't NFL-ready. Or some combination of the three.


Again, whys it Gus? What is he doing or not doing that's the problem?

 

Bradley is the head coach, who is charged with and responsible for the development and overall performance of the team.

 

This team has not improved.  We have seen small flashes but no overall improvement of performance.  Just because there is a good play here or there or a good quarter here or there you can't call it improvement.  Good play must be strung together and we have not seen that.  Even bad teams have occasional good plays.

 

Here's what improvement should look like...some ups and downs but over the course of a reasonable amount of games (say maybe 29ish) you can tell the arrow is pointing up.



 

Here's what the Jags have looked like under Bradley...an occasional good quarter or half but no trending upward.



 

It's not just about wins and losses as you assert.  Although, the record Bradley has started with is historically bad and he will have to be carrying a miracle in his pocket next year to become a long-term successful NFL HC after this start.  His wins and losses happen to be facts.

 

The point differential from this year compared to last (nearly identical) is a fact.

 

The only "fact" that is in favor of Bradley if you'd like to call it that is the fact that the team is young.  That means the future is unknown.  It could be filled with hope or disappointment.  At this time last year we all thought that Joeckel, Cyp and Gratz would be future core players.  they haven't shown that this year.  Right now, we hope BB, Lee, Robinson and Hurns are future core players.  How will they look next year?  The fact is we do not know right now. 

 

My observation is that with all of these negative indicators (facts) on top of the foundation of "hope" is an awfully uncertain way to view the future.  It's take a lot of faith at this point to believe Bradley is the man for the future.  Faith that is unfounded on anything he has shown us in my opinion.

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