Quote:The discussions regarding Bradley make me question what makes our fan base tick.

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My question to the board is what is the ideal balance a coach should have in terms of dealings with players?  If you were hiring the next Jaguars coach, would you err more towards the disciplinarian or the more relaxed approach?  Why?

 

I've said it before, but we really don't know how hard or soft Bradley and his staff are on the players in closed practice drills and especially in the film room when pointing out their errors.  We can only guess. 

 

That said  -  I don't mind a "player's coach" as long as they require a standard of play and most importantly to me - they demand disciplined play. 

Which to me means limiting the stupid penalties and staying true to your role in the scheme despite poor play by a neighboring teammate. (unless asked by coaches to help them out)   The number of repeated stupid penalties from the same handful of guys, the number of missed gap-fits, and the number of out-of-position secondary players/blown coverages tells me he may not be demanding enough discipline from these guys. 

My hope is that: as this roster moves into the next phase or maturity and completeness, he will ramp up his demands and expectations for his players. 

 

I don't mind his positive approach. I don't mind that he's not an eloquent speaker. I don't mind that he's a player's coach.

I just don't want to see the same mistakes happen 3 or 4 weeks in a row next season and I want to see some effort to make adjustments when opponents are picking apart one area of the defense. 

 

Obviously - more talent on defense is going to give him more to work with, but the unforced mental errors have come form seasoned vets and young players alike. That stuff has to be severely curbed. 

 

In short - I'd like to see relaxed, but demanding of a particular standard of play.   No tolerance for boneheaded errors that kill offensive drives or give free first downs to opponents. 

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