03-20-2022, 01:04 PM
(03-20-2022, 12:52 PM)Bullseye Wrote: [ -> ](03-20-2022, 07:15 AM)I am Yoda Wrote: [ -> ]Wow. We really see things differently. While I am frustrated that we did not do what it took to land Cooper and now Woods, both WRs we signed elevated the floor of our WR corps at a minimum. Without question Kirk is the best WR on the team right now. That he is the best and is an X/Y hybrid does not bother me. AND I think it's imperative to get an X in the draft. But X does not have to be our best receiver on Day 1.
What if we move beyond binary thinking? The Jags reasonably need 2 offseasons to compete for the division. In the loaded AFC we have for the foreseeable future, I believe we're going to have to win the division to make the playoffs. This free agency has brought real improvement on both sides of the ball. If we don't get everything we need in the draft, we will still be playing better football in 2022 than in 2021. I can get behind that.
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This is getting a little closer to the analysis I am looking for.
Assuming all possible improvement given his year's experience, the coaching and personnel, where do you think he will end the season ranked relative to the other AFC QBs? Would that ranking be satisfactory to the fan base as a whole? Would the level of improvement you are thinking of under this scenario be enough to quite the skeptics that he may be a bust or at the very least overrated as a rookie?
The AFC is so stacked with QB talent - he's probably not going to get above the #8-#10 range without injury above him on that list.
He's probably #8 if Watson is suspended, #9 if not.
Nonetheless - number 8 on that list could potentially be a 4200 yard passer with 20+ touchdowns. So he could have a good year with marked improvement and still be the 8th best QB in the AFC.
Crazy times.