Quote:While the number of wins  has to improve over the past 2 seasons, I think it's subjective.  I don't think there's a specific number Khan is expecting or he'll clean house.  I think realistically, it's just as much about how the team is performing as anything else.  If we have an extended losing streak with a bunch of ugly losses like we've seen the past couple of years, that will have an impact on the job security of the head coach at the very least.  But, if the team is clearly improved, but the win tally is still sub .500, then he may be reluctant to change horses. 

 

Nobody knows what is going on in Khan's mind, but we do know that he is a guy who sets a pretty high bar for performance, and expects that bar to be met.  I think that coming into year 3 of this process, and year 4 for him as the owner, his expectations are that the product on the field starts to match the performance they've seen in other areas of the organization (ticket sales, sponsorships, etc).  That's not unrealistic, and I'm sure that both Gus and Dave are keenly aware of this.

 

The team will get better.  As it does, the win tally will improve.  As long as that is the trend, I'm pretty sure Gus will keep his job.  If the team comes out of the gate with the kind of performances we've seen the past 2 seasons, he's got cause for concern about his job security.

Fair enough. The 6-10 number I was suggesting really is only my subjective opinion; it obviously is of no consequence in the thinking of Khan. Still, Khan lives in the real world like the rest of us (at least as much as a billionaire can, I suppose...) and he has to live with those real numbers at the end of the season. It's been a long time since the Jags have done much to make this fan base proud of...and Khan knows this. He is a lot of things to different people; but, he is also a proud man who owns a professional football team that has been awful for years. He isn't going to stomach that much longer, and has as much indicated so by his comments.

 

All that 6-10 number is is an attempt to quantify what might pass as proof of objective, demonstrable improvement. What I said to 'iapetus' in my initial post along these lines also applies to me; it's just my opinion.

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