Quote:To the OP...

 

Your post raises several questions, but I will start with one theme.

 

At what point, if at all, does the overwhelming paucity of talent on the roster at their arrival factor into the equation of whether to retain them another year or not?

 

If you don't think that the roster sorely lacked talent when they got here, to what do you attribute the bad record prior to their arrival?  What would ordinarily be the effect on a team having gotten mediocre productivity at best from the ten years of first round draft picks prior to 2013?

 

If you agree that the team lacked talent when they arrived, how long is a reasonable time to expect the team to go from a lack of talent to playoff contention?

 

If the team lacked talent, is it possible Bradley is coaching well, but it isn't evident due to the many holes on the roster?

 

If the team lacked talent at the start but is more talented now, how much more talented?  If it is significantly more talented, then why should Caldwell be in danger?

 

Can surrounding talent level have a detrimental effect on QB play?  If not, explain.  If so, is that effect exacerbated by inexperience at QB?  Why would that not apply to Bortles?

 

I guess you have to ask yourself this question is last years roster or the year before that more talented than that which Jack Del Rio had most of his time as a Jaguar HC?  I know many of posters created threads or posts bashing JDR but if he took the same talent against Gus would he not win the game?


Dont get me wrong I fully support GM Dave Caldwell and HC Gus Bradley as a deeply devoted Jaguars fan but I understand that they are green and learning their positions.  I do feel as if mistakes were made, but I think they learned from those mistakes.  I was confident that this team had a chance of getting eight or more wins this season (prior to Fowler's injury and while he is only one guy it set an omen if you will against many fans hopes for this season).

 

I think GM Dave Caldwell's position is safer than that of Gus Bradley whom many feel that Dave was able to bring in over the course of two years (mainly of good drafting) a better talented team than before so the pressure is truly on Gus to take this talent coach it up and turn it into wins.


We all really want Gus to be successful but this task lies with him and the men that suit up to play for him.

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