Gene Smith isn't saying too much about the job he does, but he should really be bragging! Source:Phil Sears-US PRESSWIRE

The Jaguars have established a foundation.  A building block.  Gene Smith brought in the cornerstone of the future last year in Blaine Gabbert.

This offseason he has brought in the other pillars of the Jaguars organization for years to come: Mike Mularkey, Bob Bratkowski, Greg Olson, re-signing Mel Tucker and Joe Cullen.  The team is building a structure for success.

A structure of success is built with careful planning, careful analysis, and, to be honest, some pretty careful guessing as well.

Gene smith was recently quoted on Jaguars.com as saying, “If you’ve evaluated them [players] properly coming out, they usually develop into what you thought they would.”  But this applies to more than just players.  This applies to the entire organization.

When Shack Harris left and paved the way for Gene Smith four years ago, Wayne Weaver made a conscious decision to take the team in a different direction.  A direction where winning was important, but more important was winning the right way.  This didn’t apply to a particular football strategy like pounding the ground or airing it out.  This applied to winning, pure and simple. (more…)