Quote:The 2 glaring things wrong with the Jaguar Franchise right now are HC and QB, the 2 most important pieces of any NFL Franchise.

 

 

Quote:Blowing up everything and going all young backfired. The rookie psyche's ended up being really fragile and they succumbed to losing, combined with a head-coach who appeared to have a habit of never pushing for any accountability, and we have this team that has no clue how to win, no competitive drive, and are just content with collecting a paycheck and checking their Instagram accounts

 

 

Quote:What's wrong with this franchise is what's been wrong for years and years now. They wait until the very last minute to carry out the inevitable. They wait too long to pull a QB, they wait too long to fire a coach ect.. I know sometimes it's best to be patient but sometimes you also need to recognize when to pull the plug.

 

When you have a team with double-digit losses in 6 consecutive seasons (utterly insane and depressing) it is more than any one factor. These guys all hit on major reasons. Short term, this team right now is hamstrung by bad coaching and bad QB play. Bigger picture, this front office has created an atmosphere where losing is the norm, and was accepted as part of the plan, so I agree with jaglyn that the psyche of these young players has been damaged, although I disagree when he says they don't care about it.

 

There is a lot of truth in WingerDinger's post too. The vast majority of fans recognized a coaching change was needed after last season. It seems like Caldwell / Khan were too immersed in the 'philosophy' to see that it had become part of the problem, and that the team needed new leadership and some hard motivation to take it to the next level. It has resulted in this season being a waste of everyone's time.

 

Finally the coaching situation is (surely) going to be changed, but the scary thing is we now have the exact same decision to make about the QB. It's evident by now that Bortles is not a viable franchise QB, how long will they stick with him and keep this team from being competitive? Of course it's not exactly easy to replace him, but I think it would be a huge error if they go through the rest of this season and into the next saying 'Bortles is our starter, we believe in him'. He needs to be held accountable, he needs to be challenged, and he needs to be forced to compete for his job at the very least. Ultimately, I am reasonably sure he will need to be replaced, so the sooner we begin looking for his successor the better. Starting with giving Allen a shot at the end of this year.

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