Quote:The head coach, much like the commanding officer of a naval unit, is responsible for what his team does. Like the old 'the buck stops here' sign that president Truman supposedly had on his desk, so it is with the HC. 

 

THAT was the original comment. In the context of the Jaguars play this season the buck stops at Gus Bradley.


 

Quote:The actual pertinent point is that even the greatest commanding officers are limited by the experience level of the troops they command and this is referring to the actual original comment not your abstract interpretation of it.

 

 

The only rookies with a significant role are Yeldon and Cann, and they have been steady. The offense overall is still young with a lot of 2nd year players, but that hasn't been the problem with the Jags. The Jags are 22nd in points. That's not great, but it's not horrible either. In spite of the red zone woes the offense is scoring enough points to win. Other than the Pats and Panthers it's not like the opponents are powerful scoring machines.


 
Clemons, Marks, Alualu, Odrick, Branch, Skuta, Poz and Brown all have been in the league at least five years.  Cyprien, House, and Evans at least 3 years. Telvin Smith and Colvin are in their second years, and are already playing well above average.


The Jags defense does not have a problem with limited experience.

 

The problem is the coaching, mainly on defense. Rushing just four has consistently led to the opposition being able to complete passes, especially in converting 3rd downs. Rushing five or more has been very successful the few times the Jags tried it. Sure, a good QB can pick apart a blitz. But that's only true if he has a good OL, and in any case the Jags haven't faced very many good QBs. Other than the Panthers, the Jags opponents have been playing a lot of backups on their OLs, and that leads to confusion. But there's no confusion when you just rush four, even lines composed of backups and scrubs will know their blocking assignments in that case.

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