Quote:Some of the posters don't seem to comprehend just how bad, historically bad, a 6-23 record is. Its already amongst the worst winning pct of all time (with at least 20+ games).

Some posters actually understand why the record is that bad. A terrible roster which needed to be turned over completely, resulting in a team chock full of rookies. There are other things about this team that are historic, and they're the main cause of the record.
 

Quote:You'll be hard pressed to find many if any examples of a head coach with such a record or close ever turning it around and becoming a success in later years.

Because sometimes that sort of record doesn't have valid underlying reasons and the coach is genuinely to blame, and most of the time when the record is that bad the head coach is the scapegoat.

Quote:If we keep Gus around for another year or 2, I cringe to think how bad that record will be and how much all by himself Gus will likely be thought of as the worst coach of all time. At least right now, he's close enough to other peers in the group that he has company. If we continue this for another year or two its just going to be yet another punch line that the Jaguars will have forever. (as no head coach would be breaking that record at that point.)

Or you know, maybe after the defence being turned around in one season the offence will do the same thing, and the team will start winning more of the games it should, and some of the games it shouldn't. It really doesn't take much at this point - if the team is ever so slightly better, there are a lot of games that go in the W column this year.

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