(09-05-2017, 03:15 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(09-05-2017, 01:37 PM)Kane Wrote: But he was good enough last year to keep on the 53?

How about... this team seemingly is pretty good at screwing up stuff like this?

They also traded L-Bo for chump change... and then picked up an OL guy off waivers that has like no experience in any games...

I know you like to beat your chest about being right a lot... he was claimed... when many of you naysayers said he wouldn't.
So I guess you guys can be wrong just as much as anyone else... imagine that.

I'm not saying BA is going to set the world on fire this season. But we invested time into BA... and he looked like a QB with a future.
Henne is trash. Period. Bortles is done (maybe...probably)...
This move makes zero sense.

You need to keep things in perspective.  He was "good enough" last season because of the roster being depleted of talent and the potential that they could have lost this "prospect" during the waiver process.

Obviously the "prospect" wasn't good enough to be "protected" by keeping him on the active roster this season.  Many speculate (myself included) that the original intention was to move him to the practice squad.

Here's a news bulletin...  even if he made it to the practice squad any team is still able to sign him.

Here's another thought... which player's roster spot should he hold right now (and don't say Bortles or Henne because you will look foolish)?

Guess I'll look foolish then.

Henne's spot.

We could have cut Henne and gotten another Henne from the scrap heap. The fact that this franchise holds onto Henne like he is some extra coach or something is what really looks foolish.
Our roster was so devoid of talent last year to hold a 3rd QB all year but this year it is so much better? C'mon..

Like I said.. I don't suspect BA to light up the league this year. But he surely would have been a better #2 option for us than Henne.
And with another season in (or maybe more reps this year would have done him some good) I personally think he could develop into a solid backup/fringe starter.

I won't dwell on it really... Just haven't been on the internet all weekend to make any comment about the matter and wanted to throw in my 2 cents.
Flame away if you must.
I feel content and don't feel a bit foolish at all.

Just so we're clear....
The decision makers for the Jags thought Bortles was good enough... then he wasn't, but Henne was so 'meh' they went back to Bortles by default.
They thought the OL was good enough to only make minimal moves and we still don't know who is starting at LG.
They thought with the state of our roster (our OL and our QB mainly) a RB at #4 overall was a good selection....

Sorry if I'm not all on board with Marrone and Caldwell's line of thought currently.

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