Quote:I am not a Gus believer at this point, but I am hoping with the amount of talent on this team now we will see his scheme finally work here and we will pick up more Ws and I can see us getting 9-10 wins if all goes well. 10 wins should win this division, so I am hoping Gus and co. show up and show out this season and get a home playoff game in Jacksonville. 

Gus hasn't had the talent on the defensive side of the field prior to now for any of us to know if he has been one of the main problems or not. Certainly he has made his share of errors, but there is a 'learning curve' for coaches as well as players. However, the time has past for those type of errors that were being committed by the HC. Now, it's far more a question of if his core strategy as a 'defensive minded' HC is at the root of our defensive woes. We have (at least on paper) the talent to implement his so called 'Seattle style' defense now. So this will be a very telling season for the HC. The excuses are (at least on paper) gone.

 

If in fact, with the new talent on defense that has been injected this off season (assuming they play up to their potential), and if the offense can play at least as well as it did last season (with hopefully fewer 'ints' and a better running game), then I could see the Jags being viable contenders for a play off berth. At the very least, we should at least reach the watermark of 8-8 this season. In my opinion, anything less than an 8-8 season this year is grounds for termination for Gus.

 

On the other hand, if we do reach 8-8 then I wouldn't be too quick to pull the trigger on firing Gus. An 8-8 season would be a pretty substantial leap for a team that's only had 12 wins in the past 3 years! I'd be okay (I think) with it if we reach 8-8 then give Gus one more year. Then next year it's play offs or bust.

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