(10-16-2017, 10:03 AM)spacecoastjag Wrote:

(10-16-2017, 03:08 AM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: Except that isn't completely true. We weren't letting him throw it all around the yard. After he had some interceptions in September, we went into games last season very conservative and asked him to throw on 3rd and longs to start the game. Look back and you'll see he threw significantly less in first quarters than any other quarter. We wouldn't open things up until we were down by two or more scores and that isn't an ideal situation for any quarterback to throw into. We had no run game and no balance.

Would we win more this season if we opened it up? Most likely not. We don't have the weapons to do it. If we did, however, we would definitely be better served doing so. The whole conservative run offense is antiquated in today's NFL for a reason. To win in the NFL, put simply, you have to play good defense and make more big splash plays than the other team. The premise behind playing conservatively on offense is that you keep it close and hope the other team shoots itself in the foot. That just doesn't happen very often in the NFL anymore. We won three games so far by our defense making more splash plays than the other team, which didn't happen today.

The volume of people who are putting this game on Blake's shoulders is, frankly, embarrassing. Besides the fact that it is near impossible to win a game where your special teams spots the other team 23 points (almost 26), look at the talent Blake was surrounded with today.

Blake played with:
2 1st rounders
2 2nd rounders
1 3rd rounder
1 5th rounder
2 7th rounders
7 UDFAs

One of those 1sts was Marcedes Lewis who watched Noah disembark. One of those 2nds has been a bust and dropped a couple of passes. The 3rd rounder isn't good. The offense lacks talent. Offenses aren't meant to hum when they are predominantly UDFA's and 7th rounders.

 This is one of the most intelligent posts I've read on here. I'm on 6 message boards regularly and this is by far the least intelligent one. 

 Good post.......Don't you know Marcedes Lewis, Marquise "I lead the NFL in drops" Lee, and Keelan Cole are great weapons?! 

 I mean these are bottom of the barrel weapons. Hurns disappears more than a ship in the Bermuda triangle. The guy isn't worth $40 mil.

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(10-16-2017, 07:57 AM)Browntrouser Wrote: That discussed Eli trade doesn't look so bad now does it?

  You guys talk like Eli, Romo, and Cousins WANT to live in Jacksonville. They don't.

So you need a perfect supporting cast to surround your top 5 pick? Get real.

Bortles is not a good QB. It's why teams throw 8 in the box and Blake still can't take advantage of it. What was the excuse last year? Bradley?

Alex Smith sure is having a good season.... He doesn't have a single 1st round pick to throw to or had the ball off to. You're continuing to make excuses for a QB that is holding this team back. Yesterday, the special teams played really bad and that's clear. What happened against Tennesee or the Jets? Who do you blame?

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