Quote:Sorry coaching doesn't have much to do with joeckel being a bust. Wasted draft pick that's on Caldwell.


How about not being able to compile a decent secondary, even though we've drafted what 6 different defensive backs and spent money on 3 different veterans? That's on Caldwell


Great you recognized schobee is declining but failed to find a suitable replacement. That's on Caldwell


Our best WR even though we've drafted plenty of them high is an UDFA that's on Caldwell


This team is so average to below average across the board you could pick any head coach an we're likely to get out played any given Sunday. There is no one unit above average on this team, I can't even name a position we could argue is above average on the team. That's all on Caldwell.

1. Joeckel's not awful, but he's not where he needs to be. Aside from Robert Mathis putting him on his butt yesterday, Joeckel's shown improvement this year under Marrone. More on that later.

 

2. If McCray hadn't fallen off the face of the earth, you wouldn't be saying that. Colvin has tons of talent, but he's not ready to start. Gratz is Gratz. You know what you're getting, and it ain't pretty. Colvin has talent, that's undeniable, but he's still a puppy that hasn't grown into his big paws yet. Brown looks like a keeper, and Sample looks like a guy who can apply pressure to Cyprien sooner rather than later if Cyprien regresses.

 

3. As strange as this sounds, if a GM replaces a multi-million dollar kicker who's clearly in decline with a UDFA and that UDFA doesn't work out, I'm ok with it--so long as a replacement is made as soon as it's clear that the UDFA doesn't work out. What I would fault a GM for is spending $3 million to replace a serviceable punter with an abject failure of one--a guy who had been an abject failure of a punter for years--then spending a third-round draft pick to replace said abject failure.

 

4. UDFA or not, Hurns is for real. The man's not particularly fast, but he just knows how to get open. The team still needs a true #1, but once his hands catch up to his raw talent, Hurns should have a role here for years to come.

 

Quote:The offense has improved over last year despite the 2nd half woes.  To claim otherwise is disingenuous. Right now, Bortles is on pace to have one of the better years for a QB for this franchise, and the sack numbers are dramatically down from last season.  Those are just two areas of improvement without putting any real thought into it. 

Bortles is getting better protection, basically, and the result of that is that he looks better. As much as I hate to say it, both of those are the direct result of Doug Marrone's work with the offensive line more than they are the result of Frank "I didn't know what I was doing last year" Scelfo, Doug Olson and Nathaniel Hackett.

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