(06-10-2017, 09:27 AM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(06-10-2017, 07:05 AM)Bullseye Wrote: I saw your rankings and noticed something interesting.

Many people maintain ultimate team success boils down to the QB and talent should be considered and weighted accordingly.

But then I look at the teams listed below the Jaguars in your rankings above.  There are several teams nearly above and below the Jaguars that seemingly have better QB situations than we do.

The Saints have Drew Brees, Skins have Cousins, Ravens have Flacco, Eagles have Wentz, Colts have Luck, Bolts have Rivers and Bengals have Dalton.  Most, if not all of these guys would be presumed by most observers to be better than Bortles.

Do you think the Jaguars will have a better record than these teams?  If these other teams listed show them with better QBs than Bortles, does the Jaguars rankings above these teams indicate favorably disparate talent at every other position for the Jaguars?

The obvious response is that the Jags would be ranked much higher with any of those QBs.

I'm not as down on Bortles as some people here. Whatever one wants to complain about him, he shattered the team record for TD passes in 2015. Brunell never had more than 20 even with Smith and McCardell. A player can be as good as his highlights, it's just a matter of consistency.

About your prior response on defense, getting rid of Babich was a big plus along with the players you mentioned (and Amukamara). I'm not sold on Wash, and I really wish the team had gotten rid of more of Bradley's crony coaching group. 

At least the change in culture should prevent the existing players from going into cruise control mode like they did under Bradley.