Quote:Dave Caldwell was unofficially demoted when Tom Coughlin was hired.  Lets look at Dave Caldwells resume for the Jaguars:

 

-Hired in 2013 with a plan to "blow it all up."

 

-Released some veterans that should of been retained in said plan.

 

-2013 draft maybe the worst draft in Jaguar History. 

 

-Following drafts were just average.  For every hit like Allen Robinson he drafted 2 bust.  Fowler pending he may have missed on 3 top 5 picks in 4 years.

 

-Free agency was not much better.  Softserve Julius Thomas should be gone soon but to be frank there are no stars on the team despite being near the top in cap space the last few years

 

-He Hired Gus Bradley and even seemed to be  "all in" with giving him another year.

 

-Highly Responsible for the Jaguars record the last few years.

 

 

Aside from managing the cap space of a poor team I can't see why he was retained. 

(Emphasis added)

 

The emphasized line is the main one I have problems with, though not the only one.

 

2014 draft

 

Bortles

Lee

Robinson

Linder

Colvin

Telvin Smith

Chris Smith

Bowanko

Storm Johnson

 

Aside from the assertion begging the question of whether a player drafted below the 3rd or 4th round can reasonably be considered to be a "Bust", I have problems with your math.  There are not twice as many busts in this draft than successes.  I will agree that Bortles is neither in the success or bust category yet.  Given Lee's improvement this year, can he be considered a bust?  You acknowledge Robinson is a success.  Is Linder a bust?  Is Telvin Smith? 

 

2015 is still too early to tell, but I don't see the 2:1 ratio there yet, either.

 

To me, Caldwell's biggest blunder was hiring Bradley.

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