Quote:Not to mention Gus had the division situation and schedule difficulty break heavily in his favor with even the only guy thought of as a decent quarterback, Luck, regressing badly.


The 2015 season was particularly galling as the division was there for the taking but the Jaguars couldn't get out of their own way as a team.

You could make the argument that the team had not sufficiently matured to take the division at that time.

 

I can recall Dallas under the Jimmy Johnson era.  Their first year, they finished 1-15.  They made a huge jump to 7-9 in year two, but were only 6-5 after eleven games in year three before inserting four rookies into the starting lineup and then winning 5 straight to reach the playoffs with Steve Beuerlein leading the way.  Sometimes it can take a young team a while to get their legs under them, so to speak.

 

Of course, that team not only had a ton of talent, they had a master motivator (actually majored in industrial psychology, IIRC) as their head coach, and coaches who knew how to best utilize that motivated talent.  That team also played in one of the most brutal divisions ever.

 

No matter how anyone slices this, not even contending for a division title in 2015 and 2016 represents a colossal waste.  With Tennessee looking like they will contend for years to come, Houston always being tough, and Indy with Luck who may finally dump bad GM Grigson (please don't!!!), the task for us will be more daunting.

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