Quote:I don't know Jack as a person so I won't comment there, but as a head football coach I do not have much respect for him at all. What has he accomplished to earn it??

 

1    ) Two playoff berths and a road playoff win in Pittsburgh.       If not for a dropped potential TD pass by Dennis Northcutt,   the Jaguars would have probably been on the verge of pulling off a huge upset over the then 16-0 Patriots all they could handle in the 2nd round of the 2007 playoffs.

 

2 )   Two wins in Pittsburgh in the same season at a time the Steelers were one of the best teams in the NFL on a consistent basis.

 

3)     Was the HC of some of the better Defenses in the NFL,  despite not having a great pass rusher off the edge the vast majority of the time.       Under JDR,   the Jaguars were a very physical Defensive unit.      Even when the Jaguars lost,   the opposition often felt the affects of the game when they played the following week.

 

4 )   Was the HC during a time frame in which several Jaguars Defenders developed into high caliber players:    John Henderson,   Rashean Mathis,  and Daryl Smith come to mind.

 

5 )   Was the HC of Offensive Units that had strong running games most of the time.       The RB's and blockers enabled the Jaguars to have amongst the longest drives in the NFL.     A game that you might have attended comes to mind.    Back in 2006,   on a windy day in Philadelphia,   the Jaguars beat the Eagles something like 16-6.     The Jaguars physical play on both sides of the ball stood out that day.      That was the case when the Jaguars beat the Steelers in the snow the following season.

 

6 )   The Jaguars gave the Colts all they could handle in many games,   with the Jaguars seemingly having as much success as any team did against the Colts.

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