Quote:With due respect, Speedy, I disagree.
For three years, I have steadfastly given Bradley, et al, the benefit of the doubt throughout this rebuild. I have eschewed the torch and pitchfork approach to fandom throughout my tenure here.
Though the results have been horrific, I have specifically avoided looking for something to complain about because I knew how deficient the roster was in talent.
Now, this roster has talent. You could argue the defense still has room to mature and fully grasp the scheme, but the talent is there now.
I could understand a competitive loss in San Diego. For them to lay the egg they did in San Diego was inexcusable, and for me, brings the quality of coaching into legitimate question.
I wasn't referring to you specifically, but to the comments in general. As I said, aside from the Yeldon piece (is he specifically talking these two games? or in general because TJ's YPC was decent last season), everything else is pretty common.
#7 "How can you throw your 2nd biggest free-agent acquisition under the bus" That's the article. Why not? This regime often gets wrongly blamed for "shielding" the players from criticism. We all hear the ice cream joke. And here, Wash supposedly states someone made a mistake, and he somehow gets ripped for it? This is complaining for the sake of complaining.
#6 If you take three run plays away.... "Shut up"
Look at the play by play. Seriously. I was personally surprised by it. Watching the game, it felt so doom and gloom. But then I looked at the play-by-play on espn.com. You'll see we actually contained them pretty well. And then, a big play here and big play there. I went through it in one of the posts here. The Benjamin crossing TD was on a 1st and goal at the 6th when Poz and Telvin looked like they both covered the same guy. And this happened after Odrick gave them a 1st down on a 4th and 1 for neutral zone infraction. The Tyrell Williams play was blown coverage, as has been broken down several times in this board. And then this Benjamin play which apparently is also a busted coverage. The Benjamin fly route happened after Odrick's offsides and tantrum. Take away these silly mistakes and its a much closer game.
#5 Chargers were up 35-0 and message was to clean up details.
See my #6. We clean up a lot of these stupid mistakes, the bad run fits, the busted coverages. The penalties. The throw behind Lee. The forced throw to Greene downfield. Clean up these mistakes and this is a closer game. Most fans are asking for wholesale changes in WEEK TWO, a week after we went toe-to-toe vs. the Packers. They want this guy benched. They want that guy benched. They want this scheme scrapped. Newsflash. We're already having problems with communication, alignment, and fit. Doesn't common sense tell you that wholesale changes will only make those issues worse?
#4 Flacco and his mobility
OK so Joe doesn't really scramble and he's mostly a pocket passer. I'll chalk this up to coach speak.
#3 Yeldon's YPC.
Again, are they only talking about the first two games? or his career? I don't know the context. If its only two games, then dumb comment. If career, not so much.
#2 Definition of insanity
Nothing wrong about what he said. At all. Grasping at straws
#1 Learn from the loss. Take us to better places.
One of the Jaguars "key" wins in years past was a dominant game against the Colts in which we ran the ball down their throats. It embarrassed the Colts, and they used that game as a rallying cry throughout their run to the post season and eventually Super Bowl win. Again, there is absolutely zero wrong with what Gus said here. I mean, what was he supposed to say? Oh Well. We suck. Guess you can fire me now and just tank for the #1 pick.
