For the first two years of his regime, former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley was given every benefit of the doubt. Getting 4 wins in 2013 with one of the worst rosters in recent NFL history seemed like a modern miracle, and even the 3 wins they managed in 2014 didn’t seem so bad.
Fans and analysts became a little less patient with Bradley after he went 5-11 in 2015 despite a huge improvement on offense thanks to the growth of several individual players (Blake Bortles, Allen Robinson, Allen Hurns). Many were hesitant about bringing Bradley back for a fourth year, but he was a nice guy and the players appeared to really like him.