Gil Brandt gives his reasoning on why he believes the Jags are playoff contenders:


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000...in-in-2014

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One cannot taste Gus Juice without becoming drunk on Gus Juice.

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If it's Popsicle, it's possible.

 

On a serious note... Do we really have the talent to make a playoff appearance yet?

 

 

Sure. Now do we have enough talent to win a Playoff game? That's an entirely different question, and I don't think we're there yet.

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If it's Popsicle, it's possible.


On a serious note... Do we really have the talent to make a playoff appearance yet?

Looking at our division, Yes.

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

It's really not as hard to make the playoffs as people tend to think. In fact, its probably more statistically improbable that we don't make it at this point. People say we're not the Chiefs and we don't have so and so players

, but as I recall, nobody had the Chiefs getting anywhere either, nor the Colts in 2012. Or any of the several teams that made the playoffs the next year after a bad record. I don't know what goes down, but I don't think making the playoffs is a crazy prediction at all. Didn't we almost make the playoffs year 1 & 2 of the Gene Smith era? It's not that big a deal.

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The division is up for grabs. If we can harrass Luck and run the ball at all we can do it. If not, well hopefully Blake sees the field at some point.

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No pain, no gain.

One cannot taste Gus Juice without becoming drunk on Gus Juice.

Can the players get banned for getting drunk on Gus Juice? If so, we're in for a looong season.

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Can the players get banned for getting drunk on Gus Juice? If so, we're in for a looong season.

 

It follows the if you don't know what it is, you can't afford it principle.

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It's really not out of the question. Things turnaround quickly in the NFL. That's been going on for decades now. HOU and TEN are not set at the QB position. Ours, however, is somewhat promising. And we have a bit of a leg up with a 2nd year headcoach Vs. Whisenhunt and O'Brien entering their first stints at their respective locations. IND is still heavily favored. As they should be. They have the QB that you need to be in the hunt every year in Luck. But other than that, if we play defense better this year, and our running game is there with Gerhart and the rest of the committee. Don't be surprised if we flirt with .500 all year.

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"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."