Fansided · May 30, 2017
Jacksonville Jaguars cannot rely on rookies to win going forward
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been among the league’s worst in forcing rookies to play early, relying on the inexperienced players too much. The results have, predictably, been disastrous.
After years of roster mismanagement by Gene Smith, the Jacksonville Jaguars turned to Dave Caldwell as a fresh, first-time general manager to blow everything up and start from scratch in 2013.
Paired with first-time head coach Gus Bradley, Caldwell jettisoned underperforming veterans in favor of starting rookies. Those rookies, led by a first-time coach and overseen by a first-time general manager also faced the typical uphill battle of becoming a professional football player.
