Quote:I didn't see this critique until just now at work.


I stand by my thoughts on khan. He seems like a good guy, and has done some smart business moves as our owner. The London games, while not popular with Jacksonville fans, was a sound business move.


But giving a vote of confidence, basically painting yourself into a corner, before the season is over is a dumb business move.


If you think I'm wrong, or my analogy of bad, please explain why you think that way.

 

Your analogy is: don't pay for work that's not complete.  An NFL coach is under contract for multiple years.  If he gets fired before his contract is up, he's still getting paid per his contract.  Mechanics aren't doing work for customers under some sort of period specific contract like a professional sports coach is.  Your analogy is irrelevant here. 

 

Secondly, what great business person makes a decision as important as retaining your coach or finding a new one based on the performance of the last game of the season?  If you're an owner and your decision is down to the outcome of one season ending game (that actually helps you more in the long run to lose) after you're already out of contention for the playoffs, I would suggest to you that you've probably already made the decision to move on.  Khan obviously hasn't reached that point yet.  Making it known a week early could be as simple a strategy as just diffusing a story somewhat before it becomes part of the circus that is Black Monday in the NFL when everyone is paying attention and waiting with bated breath for an announcement.  Making it known a week early also communicates that the outcome of the final game is irrelevant to him despite any comments he may have made to the contrary.  Perhaps it was done to signal to Bradley and Caldwell to pack it for next season and that it's ok to not try so so hard to win.  The players on the field aren't going to join in on any attempt to lose on purpose, but players that might be dinged up but otherwise healthy enough to play may find themselves on IR and the gameplan might have had a little less effort put into it this week.  I realize that's all speculation and they might have just gotten beaten soundly by the better team.

 

There's a plan.  Khan has shown again he's on board with that plan still whether it ends up being the correct course of action or not.  Some level of patience is required to be successful in this league and in business in general.  If Pagano is let go by the clots, Bradley will be the longest tenured coach in the division next year and continuity and stability is often a good thing.   I realize most circumstances would suggest that significant progress should be shown by year 3 in the NFL.  I just think there is enough special circumstances (the starting point of the roster, Bradley being a first time head coach, erratic play from a promising 2nd year QB, key injuries coupled with little depth, etc) with our situation that make me ok with riding this thing out one more year and perhaps make a clean sweep next year with the GM as well if they don't show the required progress.  Caldwell helped make the Bradley hire and if some of the 2013 and 2015 draftees don't step up next year, I'm not sure he can hang his hat on the 2014 draft as enough to keep his job either.  

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