What about sustainability? What about being a perennial contender in the NFL? What about building a team the right way? What about the draft? Those 8-8 teams were pieced together through free agency and poor trades, which resulted in an aging roster capable enough to break even and miss the playoffs.
You talk about bringing in a new coach and players will simply flip a switch, compete, and win football games. That already happened. We fire Lane Kiffin...promote Tom Cable. Go from 5-11 to 8-8. Fire Tom Cable...why? Because 8-8 ain't a winning season. And promote Hue Jackson, who does the same ****. 8-8 is 8-8 whether you crawl there or get calls your way...Why not bring Tom Cable back too while we're at it? Why not ride JUST as hard for him as you are for Hue? The answer is simple. Tom Cable was not leading us to Superbowls just like Hue Jackson wasn't.
Compare this roster to the Jags roster. The Jags have arguably more talent at each position than we do. QB, RB, WR, OL, DL, LB, DB. Tell me I'm wrong. Maybe Dennis Allen isn't the answer either, but Jesus Christ himself couldn't coach this team to a SB.