10-10-2014, 12:52 PM
I am as frustrated with anyone with the Jags 0-5 start as I felt 4-1 was a real possibility. While the majority of the blame can be cast on "Schedulegate" - Goodell's conspiracy vs. the Jags that following Sundays game with Tennessee will have had us play in 4/6 games on the road and in THREE different time zones!!! The coaching staff must shoulder the remainder of the blame as it's apparent to anyone who watches that the talent is there on this Jacksonville team. Case in point - The Jags this week will use "running back by committee" moving forward to determine who gets to play. How many other teams can say they have NFL caliber running backs who are EQUAL in talent??? What a great job by our GM and personnel department to put together a dream team of running backs that can take so much pressure off of our rookie QB!
After doing extensive research, I was encouraged to see however that this season and the future in general is far from a lost cause. Consider this....
I was encouraged to see the many, many parallels between Joe Namath and our own Blake Bortles. In 1965, the Jets lost their first six games. While we will be 1-5 after Sunday, I feel this is a fair comparison. The Jets won the last 5/8 in "65" and Namath was named American Football League Rookie of the Year. The Jags will have 10 games left after Sunday compared to the 8 that Namath had, so utilizing advanced sports analytics, The Jags should win 8/10, which would put us at 8-8 if Bortles is able continues the trend that Namath established in 1965. I was truly inspired upon drawing this analytical and non emotional conclusion and now head into the final 11 games of the season with a renewed hope.
After doing extensive research, I was encouraged to see however that this season and the future in general is far from a lost cause. Consider this....
I was encouraged to see the many, many parallels between Joe Namath and our own Blake Bortles. In 1965, the Jets lost their first six games. While we will be 1-5 after Sunday, I feel this is a fair comparison. The Jets won the last 5/8 in "65" and Namath was named American Football League Rookie of the Year. The Jags will have 10 games left after Sunday compared to the 8 that Namath had, so utilizing advanced sports analytics, The Jags should win 8/10, which would put us at 8-8 if Bortles is able continues the trend that Namath established in 1965. I was truly inspired upon drawing this analytical and non emotional conclusion and now head into the final 11 games of the season with a renewed hope.