Comments on: Jaguars hire Gus Bradley as head coach

By: fruitcovejag

fruitcovejag — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:11:51 +0000

Happy about the hire. Fresh start. Time to start evaluating some OL/DL talent. We have got to pressure (and sack) the QB and protect our own, whoever that may end up being. Best center? And I’ll comment due to previous posts: I feel sorry for Eagle fans. How many times do we have to see gimmicky offenses like these fail before we realize they won’t work? This isn’t the NCAA. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer city also.
Hurry up offseason! Lets go Jags!

By: jagtiger

jagtiger — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:17:10 +0000

For the uninformed: The Jaguars haven’t had a blackout in several years and are not moving anywhere! You must have us confused with Miami or Tampa or maybe one of the California teams.

By: originalsteelcurtain

originalsteelcurtain — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:50:40 +0000

Just hop on the Bus, Gus.

Don’t need to discuss much.

Expectations are low…nowhere to go but up.

By: attyken

attyken — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:49:17 +0000

Bye Bye Babin…Gus will never put up with you.

By: coolhandgriffin10

coolhandgriffin10 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:41:05 +0000

Maybe the jags make a trade and bring Matt Flynn in with him

By: eaglesfanalways

eaglesfanalways — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:40:14 +0000

Congrats to Gus for getting the job…I favored him here in Philly over the other candidates because I thought the Eagle’s biggest problem is/was defense, and he would have been well-placed to fix it, considering the success he had in Seattle.

By: jaxasc84

jaxasc84 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:37:44 +0000

Fun Fact: If the Jags get three wins next year, Bradley will be the third winningest coach in team history.

Seriously though, I like this hire a lot. Go Jags!

By: sjoyner59

sjoyner59 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:08:19 +0000

sveltegodzilla says: Jan 17, 2013 8:54 AM

I’m hyped that the Eagles landed Chip Kelly, but Gus was a close second – hope he does well in Jacksonville, Jags fans deserve it.

Forget all the classic matchups, Jason Babin vs. Doing His Job is the one to watch

love it and you are correct,Do your job Babin and shut up !

By: ontboltfan

ontboltfan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:03:02 +0000

JAX already has a decent D, they just were on the field too long w Gabbert doing nothing.

They just need a QB as they have many of the pieces on O too. Could be decent even as easrly as next year.

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:46:00 +0000

As a Ram’s fan I’m glad to see him out of the division but the Seahawks will still be one of the toughest most physical D’s in football. That’s something you don’t teach

By: ccjcsr

ccjcsr — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:35:42 +0000

Good Hire, too bad your QB is Blaine Gabbert!

By: robigd

robigd — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:33:56 +0000

Why do Eagle fans pretend they are happier with some gimmicky college coach than a guy with proven NFL success? How gosh darn silly is that?

By: iggles07

iggles07 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:25:06 +0000

I was hoping Bradley would sign in Philly too. At least now we can compare the two. I am sure all the beat writers are thinking the same thing all through Philly – if Bradley has better success, they will pounce!

By: phillyphever

phillyphever — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:01:43 +0000

If Bradley succeeds and Kelly bombs, this is gonna add another chapter in the long book of Jeffery Lurie’s failures with the Eagles.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:01:11 +0000

I like this hire too, but for different reasons. I wanted Bradley in Philly. Now we get to compare these two bottom dweller teams and see who has greater success. If it’s Gus, the Eagles braintrust is going to get creamed by the Philly faithful.

By: razzlejag

razzlejag — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:16 +0000

Solid pick. Jaguars are finally moving in the right direction and in 3 years they will have moved from 20th in the NFL in attendance to the top 10.

Watch Bradley build a Seattle East defense- big, tough corners and safeties.

By: blackfootkiller

blackfootkiller — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:55:41 +0000

I hope he doesn’t forget to pack that ‘soft zone’ he used to lose the game in Atlanta last week…
And good luck instilling Pete’s defense in Jacksonville…It’s the players that makes the Hawks defense great, not the scheme.

By: sveltegodzilla

sveltegodzilla — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:54:14 +0000

I’m hyped that the Eagles landed Chip Kelly, but Gus was a close second – hope he does well in Jacksonville, Jags fans deserve it.

Forget all the classic matchups, Jason Babin vs. Doing His Job is the one to watch next season!

By: jeffesky

jeffesky — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:49:59 +0000

Hey Jag fans, as a Hawks fan we really wanted him to stay. Loved his press confrences ,he is the only guy left over from when Pete took over. One of the best teatchers Pete said he’s ever worked with and also an up lifting guy. He runs a very basic defense thats predicated on two major things. 1-knowing what your players do well and putting them in the best positions to use thier skill sets. See Red Bryant, Brandon Browner, Leo end Chris Clemons,,These are 3 guys that were nearly out of the NFL and all 3 very important to the teams great D. 2-playing your asignment in a basic system that allows players to go on instinct and not having to think to much which cslowa a guy down.Im glad he went to the AFC and not AZ or Philly. Good luck Gus,all the best to you and your family.

By: wmthomas3

wmthomas3 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:49:06 +0000

Woohoo!! I am very happy with this hire. I think the Jags just stole two cream of the crop personnel with Caldwell and Bradley. Things are looking up!!!
Go Jags!!!

By: tylualcindor

tylualcindor — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:46:15 +0000

Jags had toughness when Del Rio was in town. They better make a significant hire for the Offensive Coordinator position or this will be the same old story. Run enough to make it to the playoffs every other year with a great defense with no real intentions of building a Superbowl winning franchise. We’ve seen it with Jack and we’ll see it with Gus.

By: jgedgar70

jgedgar70 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:44:45 +0000

So I guess the progress of the much-coveted, up-and-coming coordinator turned coach will be the NFL’s reason for giving Jacksonville 5 prime time games again……..

By: firstand4ever

firstand4ever — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:38:33 +0000

If Arizona plays their “Cards” right. They are going to get the best offensive coach now in Bruce Arians. Arians has tutored Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck. Arizona is going to win out here when it comes to hiring their head coach.

By: nwofolife

nwofolife — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:37:15 +0000

This guy was a mess until Pete Carroll came in and fixed things.

Who knows maybe he’ll be a good coach. But I think most fans who pay close attention realize Pete and his elephant front, getting bigger physical players, goin man insted of Bradleys Tampa 2 Zone was the reason the defense was #1. Hopefully he learned something from Carroll.

Like not going to a soft zone and a half ass 5 man rush/prevent defense with 31 seconds left like the playoff loss to Atlanta.

By: firstand4ever

firstand4ever — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:36:04 +0000

The 49ers won three times in one week. They clobbered Green Bay and advanced to the NFC Championship. As a result, They kept their offensive coordinator for atleast another season and he won’t be distracted during this playoff run and their division rival just lost their defensive coordinator.

By: bobbyhoying

bobbyhoying — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:34:05 +0000

Gus: Happy to hear it. The fans will love you and you won’t have to pay that horrible city wage tax in Philly and like Washington, there’s no state income tax. The reporters are much more civil. The weather is far better. Philly didn’t deserve you.

By: jagsfan1

jagsfan1 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:33:14 +0000

bears0492 says:Jan 17, 2013 7:51 AM

Good hire. Curious to see what he can do with some of those players on offense…the cupboard isn’t bare in Jacksonville

The cupboard isn’t exactly overflowing either…we have a former GM Gene Smith built roster that lacks speed, atleticism, and toughness. There are only about 10 guys on the roster as keepers – the rest are all in need of an upgrade. The overall talent is truly subpar.

By: tvguy22

tvguy22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:30:26 +0000

He’s gonna love Los Angeles.

By: eaglesw00t

eaglesw00t — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:26:19 +0000

I’m sure once he saw Chip Kelly was hired and his options dwindle, it made his decision a lot easier. Ashame, he is the guy I wanted. Not a gimmicky college guy. I think Jags fans should be very happy

By: kev86

kev86 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:24:19 +0000

JAX having a decent off season so far with new GM and promising HC. At least there seems to be some potential and hope. Are they going to move from Jax or stay?