Quote:  I don't think so.

 

 JDR did many good things as Jaguars HC,  including taking the team to the playoffs twice,  beating the Steelers on the road twice in the same season,  and making the Jaguars a smash mouth team on both sides of the ball.   However,  it reached the point that JDR took the team as far as he could,   as eventually players responded in a way that they were tuning out some of his messages.   JDR isn't an elite NFL HC but teams can and have done FAR worse.   I respect him as a HC,  when he was an NFL LB  (  I saw his 3 interception game ),  and as a person.

 

Because the Jaguars changed GM's in 2013,  it's understandable that then new GM Dave Caldwell went in a different direction regarding Mike Murlakey.   Unless you are on the same page as your HC,   the team has little chance at having major and sustained success.