Quote:It is obvious both guys have to go and until they do, the Jaguars will not win four straight games. Just firing the OC worked for Buffalo and Detroit (and to a lesser extent Indianapolis), so if Shad Khan did go that route, it would be "something better than nothing," but not fix the underlying problem.

 

  Yesterday,  you asked a question in the following thread what did Ford do to shake things up in Detroit in the middle of last season,  following the comment that ColoJag made:

 

  https://jungle.jaguars.com/index.php?/to...ntry868413

 

  I'm going to answer the question here because it relates to what you mentioned.   Though Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi was fired following a horrific Offensive performance against the Vikings in Game # 7,   both Offensive Line Coaches were also fired.   This happened 6 days before the Lions played the Chiefs in London and it should have been predictable  ( though fans like me try to find any ray of hope possible  )  that the Lions got demolished by the Chiefs.    This despite the fact that the Chiefs had recently came off a 5 game losing streak. 

 

  In the days that followed the Chiefs game in London,   Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford did what her late husband never would have:  She fired Team President Tom Lewand and GM Martin Mayhew.     Though Lions Offensive Coordinator Jim Bob Cooter did an excellent job in the 2nd half of the season when the team went 6-2,  which ended up saving Jim Caldwell's job for 2016 despite a new GM ( Bob Quinn ) being hired in January,  all of the collective changes the Lions made were a major factor in the turnaround.    It wasn't just the Offensive Coordinator.   The organization needed dramatic change.   It was a much needed wake up call.   I'm not sure to what extent needs to change in Jacksonville.   But there's no question in my mind that just replacing Greg Olson would be the equivalent of plugging a hole in a dam using Elmer's Glue.

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