I've got a guy in my tailgating group that continually bashes Bortles. It's getting really annoying. Funny thing is, this guy never...ever...stays past halftime.

 

Stop tailgating with that idiot.

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Nobody was even expecting the team to be competing for a division title at this point in the season this year, so the fact that we are ahead of expectations is a good thing.

No one? I beg to differ! I expected us to compete in year 3 for a division title.. And i believe there are many more... Technically the jags are below.500 sooo that says a lot about our division whether more then the team... They are better then last year tho.

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Well let's be honest, in a normal year, we wouldn't be competing for the division.


Our division has been so bad that we can compete even at 5-8.


I wouldn't say we are ahead of expectations. I think we are right on track. 6 or 7 wins is pretty much what people expected. They also expected the Colts to win 11 games per usual.

 

If we are not ahead of expectations, what were you expecting?

 

Look, we have a bad division record. We beat the Dolphins, Bills, and Ravens before getting our first AFCS win. So I can't say we are looking better this year because the AFCS sucks.

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If we are not ahead of expectations, what were you expecting?

 

Look, we have a bad division record. We beat the Dolphins, Bills, and Ravens before getting our first AFCS win. So I can't say we are looking better this year because the AFCS sucks.

The offense has definitely exceeded my expectations this year. They're awesome.


The team however is right where I thought. They will win, most likely, 6 or 7 games. 8 would be unreal awesome.

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No one? I beg to differ! I expected us to compete in year 3 for a division title. And I believe there are many more. Technically the Jags are below.500 so that says a lot about our division whether more then the team. They are better than last year though.

 

My expectation was to start looking like a playoff team in four years. We apparently are on track for that with one more offseason to pick up offensive linemen (especially a center) and defensive players.

 

Not technically - actually. We are 5-8. We should have a better record after 13 games next season.

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The offense has definitely exceeded my expectations this year. They're awesome.


The team however is right where I thought. They will win, most likely, 6 or 7 games. 8 would be unreal awesome.

 

I think we will finish 6-10 or 7-9. Drew Brees is unstoppable and Brian Hoyer should be back for the finale. Of course I am still hoping for 8-8, but that would be an amazing feat.

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My expectation was to start looking like a playoff team in four years. We apparently are on track for that with one more offseason to pick up offensive linemen (especially a center) and defensive players.

 

Not technically - actually. We are 5-8. We should have a better record after 13 games next season.

Does 5-8 add up to 13? I'm a bit mathematically challenged from my years in Vietnam eating poppies.

 

Regards..................the Chiefjag

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Who said we can't get a center and defensive players in the same offseason?

 

Lets get a defense first

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Lets get a defense first

 

How about you learn something about this thing called the NFL draft? Obviously with that thing, we can get a center and defensive players on the same day.

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How about you learn something about this thing called the NFL draft? Obviously with that thing, we can get a center and defensive players on the same day.

No, that's unpossible. The draft is separated into 3 days now, so we can't get both on the same day!

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How about you learn something about this thing called the NFL draft? Obviously with that thing, we can get a center and defensive players on the same day.

Let's get a defense first

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Let's get a defense first

 

Why do you keep saying that? Learn how to read,

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Why do you keep saying that? Learn how to read,

Coming from you?


You should probably stop talking since you don't understand have the things people say on here.

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No, that's impossible. The draft is separated into 3 days now, so we can't get both on the same day!

 

Why do you say that? If you know the draft is 3 days long, you have to know multiple rounds are on the second and third days.

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Coming from you?


You should probably stop talking since you don't understand have the things people say on here.

I can't stop coming here until there is another Jaguars board on the Internet.

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Why do you say that? If you know the draft is 3 days long, you have to know multiple rounds are on the second and third days.

Because we are going kicker with all of our picks, obviously

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Because we are going kicker with all of our picks, obviously

 

I can't wait for the day people stop joking around with me. Everyone knows not to do that.

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Why do you keep saying that? Learn how to read,

Let's get a defense first

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Let's get a defense first

 

Answer my question. I won't stop asking until you do.

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Well let's be honest, in a normal year, we wouldn't be competing for the division.


Our division has been so bad that we can compete even at 5-8.


I wouldn't say we are ahead of expectations. I think we are right on track. 6 or 7 wins is pretty much what people expected. They also expected the Colts to win 11 games per usual.

^^very good post. I completely agree with your sentimemt. The team is obviously progressing nicely. But, there are still improvements needing made (in particular, consistency with offensive scoring and consistency with good defensive play).

The offense has taken a big step forward. For the past couple games they are playing/scoring nicely. But we haven't seen that throughout the season. There have been many games that they have struggled and not posted good scores. But it's looking much stronger and consistent the past few weeks.

Same thing with the defense. They strung a few good games together this year, but also looked completely lost in games too. Of course, more focus on acquiring talent will start happening on that side of the ball now. Just needs more consistency from game to game.

Realistically, teams would not be competing for division titles and playoff spots while sporting a 5-8 record. So, in normal circumstances the team is still a year or so of progress away from competing. The exciting thing to me is that it looks like this division is not going to get much better regarding the competition. Even with Luck at QB, the Jags look to be in a much better situation with the roster and a QB that can match or exceed what Luck does in INDY. The Jags should be in contention for this division for a good while with these core players.

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