Quote:The idea that Del Rio would beat Gus with the same talent is patently absurd. Players quit on JDR because he was two-faced and a meathead. Players who should have quit played hard for Gus last year. There is no debate here about who is the better coach.

Exactly.  Del Rio lost the team.  He did so with his manic style of coaching where one minute he was a player's coach, and the next he was the authoritarian.  Neither side served him well, and he could never decide which he was going to be from one day to the next.

 

This is a guy who demanded leadership, and when the veterans stepped up and did what he asked, he punished them for doing so.  The guy had a world class ego.  Hopefully he's figured out how to keep that in check or his stint in Oakland will be as up and down as it was here.

 

Bradley actually showed us something last year by getting players to continue playing hard for him despite the struggles.  While his style is very different, it was reminiscent of what Coughlin was able to do with less talented teams later in his tenure here in Jax.  The one trademark of Bradley's teams has been the fact that they don't quit.  As the talent level improves, that tenacity will reap dividends. 

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