(12-07-2018, 01:01 PM)JAGFAN88 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-07-2018, 12:18 PM)Protozoa Wrote: [ -> ]I've been a fan of Fournettes but he is starting to look like a bust. just runs with zero conviction this year and gets taken down like a 190 pound running back.
His vision is awful. and he never uses a cutback. They are wide open holes and cutback lanes and he just stuttersteps into the back of the line and falls down.
Yup. Like a lot of people have said he cant create for himself.
(12-07-2018, 12:24 PM)Caldrac Wrote: [ -> ]I agree. Fournette has been a let down already in just two years. Between the suspension last year and this year. And the injuries. He's a joke. Looks like another failed top five pick for Caldwell and Co. I get the need to draft a RB there (kind of). I understand that they maybe wanted to recapture what Jacksonville has been known for over the years with guys like Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew in town.
But it's a different era of football now. It's nice to have a power back and a strong running game to make those short down and distances easy to convert or to bleed the clock out. But you need to be able to balance it out and attack your opponents in the passing game. I don't care if it's in the short game, mid game or deep game. They've always seemed to lack that consistency in the passing game. You would have to go back pretty far to appreciate the passing game in Jacksonville. To the old glory days of the 90's to see what I mean. Back then it was more balanced.
You never felt worried with Brunell, Smith and McCardell out there if the ground game was stonewalled. Or if a guy like Taylor was unable to go out and play.
And I am not counting that big garbage time year we had in 2015 with the passing game. Or whatever year it was where Blake padded his stats and broke franchise records in 2nd halves of football games.
I get the need to have a balanced attack. But drafting a RB that high is not the way to do it. That’s the most luxurious of luxury picks
It sucks. But there is not really a need to discuss, or over-analyze this. The OL has been obliterated, and the QB position has never been all that good. We downgraded WR, then had our best player at that position go to IR during preseason. We also have no TE. The DL has lost a step and are not winning up front like they used to, and the returning players thought they were a part of some "legacy." There's only so much "locker room dynamic" and coaching you can do in this situation. The season was done before we all knew it.
We all know how this season will now end. Time to prioritize things as we move forward and prepare for the roster changes. It's what military men call "triage."
(12-07-2018, 10:52 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: [ -> ]Until now - I've been in the "they just need a QB , a couple of o-linemen, and a TE" camp.
I haven't been a proponent of wholesale changes.
I'm still not, really, but I think they need to rethink this linebacker situation and bring in a new position coach for that group.
Those guys put up an epic performance vs Indy only to do a complete 180 degree turn vs the thumbtacks. As much as I love Telvin Smith - I'm starting to wonder if #44 at WLB may be the way to go. Maybe a new coordinator can fix it, but I just don't get how many rollercoaster performances this group has turned in in 2018. It's maddening to watch them struggle so bad after playing so well the week (or two weeks) prior. They've done it several times this year - with two consecutive weeks of bad play thrown in for good measure at one point.
On the surface it looks like good players just playing really poorly in a single game. But it's happened to this defense in 5 or 6 games this year. (or at least significant portions of 6 games this year) That's a trend that runs deeper than guys just underachieving. I don't know what the fix is, but I'll not question any changes made this offseason to the defensive side of the ball. While I think there are still lots of talented players on the defensive roster, it's clear something's gotta' give with the way they are being schemed and prepared. A minor shake-up in personnel wouldn't shock me either at this point.
Good post buddy, i fear im going the same way. We did things last season that made me think players had grown up and proved to themselves they can compete and beat most teams. I get injuries have hurt us and really hampered building any consistency, but theres so much other stuff going on that they cant excuse away.
The team seems nowhere near as bonded as last season. It seemed they all had each others back but it feels a lot more divided even to positional groups. We've had some really poor level of performance, mental errors constantly, jawing after making one play. Nights out in London, Fournette fighting, this team has had problems but we have been the masters of our own downfall so freaking much this season that im starting to get really angry at this whole franchise.
I can't believe im saying this but im actually wondering how bothered they are by losing. They say the right things but nothing changes on the field.
3-1 to 4-9. That's nothing but embarrassing.