Quote:Why he should not:

 

1. Gus Bradley:   He not only hired Bradley but decided after last season to give him another shot.

 

2. Blake Bortles:  A GM is defined by his QB.  When our QB can't do basic nfl throws it's over.

 

3. Talent:  With all of the high draft picks the team is still lacking in talent.  QB, Offensive line, Defensive line, are all below average.  The oline has allowed a sack in over 23 straight games while the Defensive line can't buy a sack.

 

4. Free Agency:  He has been just terrible in free agency.  I really can't think of one he has signed aside  from Jackson that has really helped the team.

 

1. Hired, yes.  Hindsight is 20/20.  As previously mentioned by others, he took a shot on an up and coming candidate that didn't pan out.  That happens all the time.  Retaining him... I don't really get the vibe that it's completely on him there.  I don't see/hear Dave out there defending Gus.  I see Shad doing so. 

 

2. Let's be fair here.  Last year, Blake Bortles looks to be a quickly ascending QB.  This year, he fell off a cliff.  It's really hard to tell what's going on with that situation.

 

3. Talent.  You simply have to be blind if you don't see the talent on the field.  It's not a talent problem.  It's a consistency problem.  At times, it's a motivation problem, as you can see the frustration in a lot of the players.  The Defense.. frankly.. you can't really put any of this on them.  The pass rush hasn't gotten home, sure.  They've also spent all but 1 game playing from behind.  Fewer obvious pass situations lead to far fewer sacks and turnovers.  The defense has, for the most part, been very stout against teams who are constantly given phenomenal field position by our Offense/ST.

 

4. Free Agency.  Really?  Only Jackson?  Parnell is one of the weakest... STILL was an upgrade.  Gipson is unquestionably an upgrade.  Prince, who people love to pick on, obviously better than guys like Gratz.  Ivory.  We're going to pretend like he's not solid, despite our terrible run-blocking?  Beachum has been solid at LT.  ZERO question he was a direct upgrade from Joke.  It's easy to point at guys who are not elite players and say "Bad signing"... but you have to remember who they were replacing... even the "bad" FA signings were better than the guys who WERE in that position.

 

 

Honestly... It's just painfully obvious at this point that Gus Bradley isn't capable of getting it done.  Yes, Caldwell originally signed him and took a shot on him.  It wasn't some radical decision that no one understood at the time.  He was a prime candidate.  It didn't pan out.  Unfortunately, we have an owner who refuses to let him go.  Until Gus goes, it's really hard to evaluate everything else.

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