(07-02-2020, 09:43 AM)JagJohn Wrote:

(06-30-2020, 12:47 PM)rufftime Wrote: I don't think anyone would have been shocked if Dave was fired after last year.  With one exception, the teams over his tenure have not been good enough.  

Since he is still here, I will choose to be positive about him moving forward.  I would like to believe that someone knowledgeable about the debates between Tom and Dave could quickly determine who the problem was in hindsight.  For example, if Shad knows for a fact Dave pushed for Watson or Mahomes and was overruled by Tom, he may be giving him some credit for those discussions.  Of course the general public will never know what Tom and Dave's player preferences were during that time.

I do know that Shad made a tough decision keeping the current group in place.  The natives (including myself) wanted them fired.  If he had gone that route, he could sell hope for the future to the fans very easily.  He could also sell the upcoming draft capital and cap room to GM and coaching candidates.  Hopefully some potential he sees outweighs these other aspects.  Emphasis on the hope...

Pretty much how I feel about the situation too. I still think there should have been a clean sweep after last year, but I respect how Caldwell has gone about business this off-season. 

My gut tells me Caldwell has everything needed to be a very good GM, whether that will ever happen or not remains to be seen, but seems unlikely.

I am not insulting you but I got to ask did you eat something bad?  Your gut should be telling you the very opposite.  Outside of 2017 with Tom Coughlin as boss, Caldwell and his teams has just been atrocious.   The true measure of a team is how much they win.  Breaking news, the Jags have not been doing lots of winning lately.  This past draft IMO was pretty weak factoring in the draft capital.

There is several in this thread I could continue to debate with but it's pointless.  When you factor is the Amount Draft capital and the amount of cap space and see the results.  It's not even a debate.  I do not think anyone outside of Jacksonville would debate that Caldwell is not only a lackluster GM, but a bad one.

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