Tom from Jacksonville
The roster we had last year was weaker than our opponent in every game. The tanking did occur when the two defensive tackles did not play. The owner surely knows as well as other owners throughout the league. It was a masterful subterfuge that General Manager David Caldwell and Head Coach Doug Marrone pulled off. They weren t going to win, so why not secure the best draft pick? What they did will land them future work whereas winning three games wouldn t.
It seems past time to put this subject aside for a bit, particularly with this weekend s 2021 NFL Draft more than enticing enough to carry the week without digging and re-digging into what by now seems a tired topic. Still, for old time s sake: Going 1-15 last season won t land Caldwell or Marrone future work – and while I don t know either s NFL future, nothing that happened with the Jaguars last season figures to help their careers any time soon. And while I know from experience that logic and reason