Quote:I have this sinking feeling that our illustrious owner doesn't share our nearly unanimous opinion that Gus is the problem and will bring him back next year.
I'm afraid that Khan is sold that Gus' "positive culture" is more important than results (or will eventually bring them....) and Bortles' complete regression is the perfect excuse to deflect responsibility away from Bradley and focus on seeing the QB position as the real issue that derailed last season and collapsed this one.
If the worst case scenario happens and we get Smiling Gus next year on the sideline, what should we as fans do?
It seems if we respond with public outrage or protest by keeping our cash in our wallets and not buying tickets, there's no guarantee it won't be interpreted as disloyalty. But if we sit on our hands and keep attending games like nothing happened then there's no guarantee it won't be seen as supporting the decision and get us more of the same.
Ready for your responses....
I find it hard to believe that Khan would give Bradley another year. The guy has been banging the same drum for four seasons and this team has continued to make the same mistakes this year as they did in his first year. The team is heading towards its fifth consecutive top five draft pick under the Caldwell-Bradley era, and if they bring him back for a fifth season, they will lose some of the fan base. Now I don't have an issue with that as such because bandwagon fans or fair weather fans are only a small part of our fan base. The die hard and dedicated Jaguars fans will turn up regardless and will back their team no matter what, but even those fans would have a hard time buying into another year with Bradley.
Looking at our last four games I don't see us winning one of them. If we finish 2-14, Bradley has to go no matter how much Khan loves him. I suppose Khan could say to Bradley you are staying but we are going to hire two excellent coordinators and surround him with ex-NFL head coaches, like the Cowboys have done with Garrett. But even that would be a hard sell considering some of the blunders Bradley has made, as well as the fact the team just hasn't managed to get the best out of the young talent and mould them into a potential powerhouse. He hasn't been able to rid this team of the losing culture. The Raiders blew up their roster at a similar time and are now one of the favorites to make the Super Bowl. They have got to that point because they made sure they built the right culture and winning mentality. Bradley just hasn't done that and it really shows.
For me, the only scenario I can see Khan keeping Bradley under is if we win out. A 6-10 finish would be Bradley's best record and that strong finish could give Khan a reason to keep him. But if that happens - and I doubt it will - then we need to look long and hard at our coordinators and overall coaching staff and make some changes. If Bradley stays, we need to do what the Cowboys have done and surround an average coach with good coaches and ex-NFL/college head coaches to give him a better overall staff than he has now. But to be honest, I don't see Bradley getting another year, and if he does, it is going to be hard sell.
