Quote:My thing is if you really support the team you want them to win at all costs, because playing is about winning. But at the same time, you as a Jaguars fan would fully support all front office and coaching decisions whether you agree with them or not, trusting everyone to do the right thing for the team. That is being a true fan, not "We suck because Bradley is a terrible coach" crap based exclusively on completely useless statistics.

No. What you described is a shill. A true fan is rarely a shill.


Fans are well within their rights to disagree with front office and/or coaching decisions and we can do so whIle still supporting the team. I can't proclaim "We suck because Gus Bradley is our coach." I don't know that for sure but I can say "I think Gus Bradley being our coach is part of the reason we suck."


The former comment is a statement of opinion masquerading as fact. The latter is merely a statement of opinion. There is a difference.


Edit: I also don't see how his W-L record during his tenure is a "useless statistic." Wins and losses are the only statistics that matter at the end of the day.


Note: I am skeptical of Bradley's ability to coach our team but I don't want him to fail. I don't even expect him to fail. I'm simply not stunned when he does indeed fail due to past precedent.

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