Shefter reporting

[Trudem]

That the Jags will remove the interim tag from Doug Marrone.

 

[starbigd]

You have to really ask yourself if this team really wants to win.

Did they even TALK to any other coaches? Just what is it they're looking for?

Marrone might turn out great......but IMO they needed a splashy hire just to show the world they're serious. They needed name cache.

 

[NEhomer]

You have to really ask yourself if this team really wants to win.

Did they even TALK to any other coaches? Just what is it they're looking for?

Marrone might turn out great......but IMO they needed a splashy hire just to show the world they're serious. They needed name cache.

How'd that work out for Buffalo?

 

[starbigd]

How'd that work out for Buffalo?

Not are name coaches are equal

It's not like Ryan was winning before he got to Buffalo

 

[NEhomer]

Well how many NFL winning coaches are looking for work?

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Marrone is kind of whatever, but I don't get why you'd put the offensive line coach in charge when Jacksonville sported one of the worst O-Lines in the league. Marrone wasn't terrible in Buffalo but he wasn't great either and failed to develop any talent at QB beyond Kyle Orton who had a mediocre year, so my faith he'll get anything out of Bortles or Kizer/Tribusky if they move on is nill.

I mean I get Seattle spending $6 f'ing million on the whole thing and taking an ex-basketball player who had zero football experience (not saying that's a free pass, blame it on the org) but Marrone had plenty to work with in his time there.

What baffles me more is the extension of Caldwell who has failed to put anything serviceable together and keeps putting coaches with zero place being in that position there. Caldwell is one of the more inept GMs in the league so the Jaguars extending him after getting rid of Bradley blows my mind. Not only has he signed a bunch of free agents looking to cash grab to RIDICULOUSLY overpriced deals, but he's also drafted multiple STUPID picks. Bortles at 3 over Mack, getting rid of Eugene Monroe and then drafting Joeckel (Monroe played great in Balti), Fowler over Beasley and Cooper... I don't even...

I mean he fucking signed Dan Skuta for $20M and gave Chris Ivory $32M. The fuck?

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

You have to really ask yourself if this team really wants to win.

Did they even TALK to any other coaches? Just what is it they're looking for?

Marrone might turn out great......but IMO they needed a splashy hire just to show the world they're serious. They needed name cache.

I think by keeping Gus Bradley for so long it showed pretty clearly how much they care about winning...

 

[shopson67]

Marrone had the Bills at 9-7 before quitting when the team wouldn't extend his assistants. Rex couldn't continue that success.

Marrone could be a solid hire.

 

[eaglesnut]

They gotta get the offense right.

 

[shopson67]

They gotta get the offense right.

Dalvin Cook at #4 overall?

 

[eaglesnut]

Dalvin Cook at #4 overall?

Hard to run the ball behind the line they are working with there. They ain't the Cowboys.

 

[jeffro151]

Marrone as HC and Coughlin in the Front Office will do wonders, IMO.

 

[shopson67]

Hard to run the ball behind the line they are working with there. They ain't the Cowboys.

I can't say I'm familiar with how their line has played individually, but would assume that G Cann and LT Beachum are solid. RT, C, the other G aren't typically top 4 draft pick targets.

 

[eaglesnut]

I can't say I'm familiar with how their line has played individually, but would assume that G Cann and LT Beachum are solid. RT, C, the other G aren't typically top 4 draft pick targets.

I understand your point, but when the Cowboys did it they already had the line built and Zeke was a can't miss. 4 is too high for a back on a team that isn't built in any way.

 

[shopson67]

I understand your point, but when the Cowboys did it they already had the line built and Zeke was a can't miss. 4 is too high for a back on a team that isn't built in any way.

Which direction would you go? CBS has Cook ranked #4 overall, which seemed to line up nicely.

 

[eaglesnut]

Which direction would you go? CBS has Cook ranked #4 overall, which seemed to line up nicely.

Not a RB. Something in the trenches. They need a lot of help.

What good is a RB at #4 if you can't get Elliott level performance out of him? How is the RB going to help them when there aren't many holes to run through and/or they are down by 20 points?

 

[shopson67]

Not a RB. Something in the trenches. They need a lot of help.

What good is a RB at #4 if you can't get Elliott level performance out of him? How is the RB going to help them when there aren't many holes to run through and/or they are down by 20 points?

So you would overdraft on the O-line? They're picking 4th overall, surely you can pick a name or two? Draft should be BPA in a perfect world, otherwise you're wasting opportunities at expanding your talent base.

 

[eaglesnut]

So you would overdraft on the O-line? They're picking 4th overall, surely you can pick a name or two? Draft should be BPA in a perfect world, otherwise you're wasting opportunities at expanding your talent base.

A RB can make a good team better, but it can't make a bad team good. Just look at your own team. Gurley is basically being wasted during his prime years.

 

[shopson67]

A RB can make a good team better, but it can't make a bad team good. Just look at your own team. Gurley is basically being wasted during his prime years.

You really can't suggest a pick for them at #4?

The Rams have multiple offensive issues, including coordinator. Hopefully progress is made this offseason.

 

[eaglesnut]

You really can't suggest a pick for them at #4?

The Rams have multiple offensive issues, including coordinator. Hopefully progress is made this offseason.

You can't see how Gurley's prime years are being wasted there? I thought it was a good pick for them at the time. I thought it would help them develop an offensive identity, but they didn't have the rest in place. It also wasn't at 4, but the point still stands.

I'm not sure why you want me to name a player at 4. I've been around enough draft seasons now to know that #4 in early January isn't the same as #4 in late April. My point was about the RB position in general, not Cook specifically. Drafting a RB can add something, but if there is no where to run and the defense is getting blown out then it doesn't actually help the team. And they have short shelf lives so the guy ends up getting wasted.

If I were the Jags I would look to add the best defender at 4, and if there isn't one there that fits (after I've decided on what defensive front I'm going to run) I'd go for the top LT.