Quote:I'm still not impressed with Caldwell... wow... he drafted a guy that chucks int's at critical times in a game. wow... he drafted a guy that scored 1 TD rushing last year... wow... he drafted a guy with gold shoes that still hasn't played... wow......our record sure looks impressive under Dave....

All this stuff you've pointed out is true, but let's put it in perspective.

 

Yes, Bortles has thrown some int's at critically bad times (as though there is a good time to throw an int). However, he has also set new franchise records and was mentioned as possibly one of the best young quarterbacks in the league. So, would you 'throw out the baby with the dish water'?

 

Yeldon is an upgrade over what we've had since MoJo. But even the best will struggle if the offensive line is poor at blocking; and let us not forget this was his rookie year.

 

'he drafted a guy with gold shoes that still hasn't played'. No one could've predicted the injury to Dante Fowler. Things do happen that sometimes we just have to absorb and roll with. We don't know yet if Fowler will be an asset or not; but, he was very good in college so that's all anyone has to go by until we get the chance to see him against pro level competition.

 

our record... yup, we've sucked for years now. But remember, we were worse than awful prior to Dave getting here (thanks Gene). It was obvious that we were going to have to go through at least several years of rebuilding once the decision was made to pull the trigger on a total rebuild. Gus Bradley hasn't been able to provide a winning season for us as yet; but keep in mind what he has had to work with. This season... the fourth season of the rebuild, is make or break time for the HC. We have substantial talent on the team now with some experience to boot. We are in the weakest division in the NFL also, so there are no more excuses. I think Dave picked Gus because at the time he appeared to be the best available candidate. Whether or not Gus makes it will largely reflect on Gus more so than on Dave.

 

I don't have a man crush on Dave by any means; however, he has actually been pretty solid on most of his picks. Remember, no one hits 'home runs' on all their picks. He's only had a few disappointments so far (Joeckel for instance) so I think he is worth hanging onto regardless of how the chips fall with Bradley.

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