Quote:don't forget McCoy in San Diego - playoffs his first year too. 

 

and Harbaugh, and Harbaugh, and Mike Smith, and Kelly, and even Rex Ryan.... (of recent years)

 

 

The last line is a good point and something everyone is overlooking. 

 

Even Del stinking Rio beat a good Colts team his rookie year. 

 

Right. I was just trying to think of some recent examples, but it's not like it's uncommon for guys to come in and right a ship straight away.

 

I'll give Bradley a little slack since I think the Jaguars roster coming into this season was the worst NFL roster I've ever seen, but I also don't doubt that some of the true top tier guys would have had this team at least in some truly competitive games against winning teams this season.

 

It's also conceivable that a top tier coaching staff would have made Gabbert and Henne look better than they are, and that's what concerns me the most. It's clear Henne didn't grow or shine any brighter than the rest of his career (as would be expected) and Gabbert completely flamed out.

 

Harbaugh made Alex Smith look like an all star.

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