Quote:But our situation was absolutely pathetic. And our GM  was a first time one.  Who has proven can select right.   But that is now.  If Dave were to be fired he would be picked up so quick not even funny.  No one outside of our fan base blames dave.  A matter of fact many friends from over 16 different teams.  Would love him as gm.    At the end of the day Jags needed a qb.  He just may of picked the wrong one.  

 

But he landed between fa and draft  2 to three dynamite receivers,  a good rb, two great line backers, a really good pass rusher, great depth on d,  2 really good corners, a top notch safety,  and good depth on o line. 

 

Ya cant hit um all.  And well poor coaching,  However he did not know what to look for.  And had to have someone willing to work with a bunch of left overs. So the pickins at that time was thin. 

 

No well known coach would of took that situation based on a gamble of First Year gm.  So I will say Dave is not the issue.  And the Jags be foolish to let him go. I mean even the backups give their all and show heart.  Which depth was a huge concern for along time in Jax. 

 

So while a case can be made for Gruden on one end.  I do not see that tree at that time going off a gamble.  

 

  Related to part of what you mentioned,  the first time GM ( Bob Quinn ) of my favorite team hired Jaguars Director of College Scouting Kyle O' Brien as the Lions leading Personnel person in the organization under Quinn.   Being that Dave Caldwell hired O' Brien in the first place,  at least one NFL organization recognizes good work by Dave Caldwell.

 

 Though I certainly agree that Dave Caldwell has made some very good personnel additions to the Jaguars roster,  his record with 1st Round picks prior to the 2016 Draft is right now at best highly questionable.   That much more considering the players the Jaguars passed up in those drafts.  

 

 Looking at the situation objectively,  one can certainly make a good case for Dave Caldwell to be retained.  Yet,  what happens though if Caldwell is kept and during the interview process, good HC candidates tell him that they prefer the Jaguars move on from Blake Bortles if hired as HC?    If Caldwell insists on Bortles being the Jaguars top long term QB option and it costs the Jaguars a high quality HC candidate,  would it be better if Caldwell is replaced,  with the new GM having no attachment to Bortles?   

 

 I'm not writing off Bortles.  But coaches who are highly qualified to evaluate Bortles might not have confidence he's the long time answer.    Right now,  there are at least as many questions with Bortles than potential long term answers.  

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