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MalabarJag · 05-04-2016, 09:57 PM

Quote:What are you talking about people rationalizing?

Let's start from the beginning:

Here are the facts (premises):

1. David Caldwell is a superior judge of talent.

2. The Defense was the problem last year.

3. Gus Bradley is a defensive-minded coach.

4. David Caldwell signed Gus Bradley to an extension.

5. David Caldwell - in one offseason - has completely over hauled the defensive roster.

Ok, let's back it up again. Why was the defense so bad last year?

You have three choices: 1) talent is inadequate 2) coaching is adequate or 3) both are inadequate

Given what David Caldwell has chosen to do this offseason, which of those three options do you feel it is most likely he agrees with?

The facts point to option 1. Plain and simple.

Now, if you think you know better, well, that's on you.

1, 2, and 3 are given.

4. Whatever Dave Caldwell thinks about Bradley, Khan didn't want the Jags to be another Cleveland Browns. So Gus had to stay. The extension (just one year) was to facilitate free agency and team unity. In free agency money rules, but other factors can have an effect. Players generally don't want to come to a team if they think the coach will be changed next year.

5. Caldwell spent TWO years overhauling the defense. Last year the Jags added Odrick, House, Skuta, and Brown, and drafted Fowler. And even if the defense was good last year the Jags would have gone after key free agents. It's what you do with the highest cap total. The offense was not a problem last year and the Jags still added a RB and OT on that side of the team.

And you forgot:

6. Defensive Coordinator Bob Babich was fired.

So defensive coaching was considered a factor by the Jags management. Offhand I'd say case 2, both personnel and coaching were the problem. The question is did Bradley get the maximum out of the players he had? Not from my perspective. Other teams with worse personnel had better results on defense. There's no excuse in giving up a near (one less than the) team record number of points against the weakest offensive opposition in Jaguars history. Go back and look at the Jags roster from 2011 when they were 11th in points given up. Were they really that much better?

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