Immediate gratification has been demanded again and again in recent years by owners of NFL franchises.
From quarterbacks to head coaches, it is no longer enough to show slow-but-steady improvement. The team wants to be turned around immediately and become a threat, pushing for the playoffs and for a Super Bowl title.
It wasn’t always this way. The NFL used to be far more willing to be patient with some of the less-impressive head coaches, waiting to see if the stability they could bring would finally turn things around.
In looking at the coaching class of 2013 (in which Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley was hired), only four coaches have remained: Andy Reid, Bruce Arians, Mike McCoy, and Bradley.