Quote:Optimism? how can you have optimism when nothing has changed. Same staff that was under Gus is still there.

Well...

My answer is complicated.

But I'll give you the short version.

1. We have several top players who I believe will perform really well next year. Regardless of who coaches.

2. Marone appeared to have a much higher football IQ than Gus.

Marone gets it, isn't afraid to instill discipline ( locked a guy out of a meeting, no ear phones in meetings, no food) and this should make everyone who under performed step up.

3. It appears we have kept both coordinators and it remains to be seen what the defense will look like scheme wise, But we were top 10 last year.

So even if the defense looks apples to apples. We're good there.

Offense looked light years better in two games under marone next year should be more Improvement as he and Hackett will have an entire offseason to work on it.

We're drafting what 4th every round?

Caldwell will get at least one starter who will come tribute next year.

Another toy for Marone.

I get it that this is all in proven.

But it's solid rational stuff.

Imho there's no way we're not substantially better next year.

Add to that we have TC holding basically a big hammer over Marone and DC's heads if they get stupid.

If we aren't better next year, substantially better...

I'm sure I'll hear it from 80,000 people just like I did this year.

Gus apparently was a problem.

Marone was definitely a part of that team and contributed to our failures to some degree.

The thing is...

Noone knows what next year will bring.

My opinion is that we SHOULD see a substantial marked improvement on offense and about the same performance on Defense with quite possibly more take aways.

That being said...

All of us jaguars fans hopes hinge on basically one man's success.

Blake Bortles.

He lays an egg first few games next year?

I believe Doug will pull him.

He did it in Buffalo and still won I believe more games in that year than Gus Bradley won as our coach in 4 years.

There's your reason for hope.

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