Quote:The Wisdom of Crowds.

 

It's a strange thing, the general perception tends to blur around the actual result. Sure there are exceptions, but normally when a lot of people think a team will be bad, it almost always is, and except for a few people that are big fans, the consensus seems to be that the Jaguars still won't be a good team this season.

 

If the Jaguars aren't good in 2016 the question will be "Why were the Jaguars, a team with pro bowl level players at multiple positions on offense and defense, (Bortles, The Allens, Malik Jackson, Sen'Derrick Marks, etc) and playing in a relatively weak division, not good?" Given those conditions what would be your most likely guess?

It would almost have to be the coaching and game planning (or lack thereof). Don't get me wrong; I want the Jags to have a great season; however, if Vegas' has already pinned us as losers, there's a reason for it. I tend to see Gus Bradley as the 'sacrificial chicken' who was brought in here to help develop a bunch of rookies... and with the hope (though not a very high expectation)  that he would lead the team to the playoff's. After the new 'core' had been coached up (and they largely have) he would be fired and replaced by a coach with greater winning potential.

 

The only bump in this road, really, has been that Gus probably should have been 'circle filed' at the end of last season. Gus is a nice guy and very well liked by the players.... but he is not a winning HC; far from it. Once a team is in a losing 'rut' it's very difficult to come out of it without major changes... that's why the team got gutted several years ago, remember? If this team has one or less wins before the bye, the writing is on the wall.

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