Quote:Nothing more sinsiter than just wanting what THEY feel is best for the Jags.

 

Well, it was that way at first.  Once they got their hero, it was no looking back.  I mean, it's one thing to say the man's a good QB prospect - which he is - and another thing to want the team to perform so badly that they would be assured first shot at his selection.  There's just something really selfish about it, and it reminds me of the Tebowites a couple years back.  They are so hell-bent on being proven right that they don't care what happens to the team in the process.  There just doesn't seem to be any inkling to them that they could be wrong.  It's just kinda like watching Skip Bayless or listening to Angry Know-it-All Agenda-Driven radio talk show host. 

 

Just put the blinders on, get your "Teddy or bust" sig or avatar, and pound away for the next ten months.  Sound familiar to the way business has been conducted here in past seasons?

 

This team has survived the blackouts of 2009.  I'm not sure it could survive an 0-16 season.  At the end of it all, Teddy might still not live up to his draft day rank, and we all know that's happened before on this team.  I'm not afraid of drafting Bridgewater, but I want to see ALL the options, and use ALL the data before the team drafts.

 

Which is more selfish? Wanting two-three wins in a non-playoff season just so you can be "satisfied" for those two weeks as a season ticket holder? Or feeling the pain this season, no matter how difficult it may be so that the team will have long-term viability?

 

This is far from the Tebow-drive, whose supporters primarily cared for Tebow and could care less what happened to the Jaguars. They just wanted their hero, regardless of what people say his weaknesses are. However, those who want Bridgewater want him in Jacksonville because we DO care for the long-term and sustainable success of this franchise. We believe that getting Bridgewater affords Jacksonville of the best possible chance of finding that success. Is it the only chance? Of course, not. History has shown us that there are many different ways to win in the NFL. But the best, surest, and easiest way to do so is to hit a homerun with your QB. That we also do so while not giving our division rival a chance at him (like we did Luck) even adds fuel to that fire.

 

As I said in a prior post regarding Bridgewater's "hype" as you call it...I frequent other boards, and his "hype" has been consistent.

 

When Jags and Bucs were both winless, fans of both those teams wanted Bridgewater. When the Bucs started to win and it looked like Houston/Jags were candidates for #1, then Texans fans and Jaguars fans wanted Bridgewater. Now that there are rumors that the Texans MIGHT be eyeing Bortles with the #1, even St. Louis fans are getting in the mix of wanting Bridgewater (and they are in a far better shape at the QB position than either the Jaguars or the Texans).

 

It's not even just the fans of the teams who have a shot at Bridgewater who have been vocal. I've seen Tennessee fans comment at the thought of having to deal with Luck and Bridgewater in the same division (either with Jags or with Texans), and I've seen fans of other teams comment about Bridgewater throwing to Austin and Bailey in St. Louis.

 

We want Teddy here because we think he's really good...and that he can change this franchise around for the better. 

 

This franchise can survive an 0-16 season if it turns it around after that led by a franchise QB (which obviously many feel Bridgewater is). It cannot, however...continue to hover in the range of 4 to 8 (occassional 9 and 10) win seasons as a good team is held back by sub-par QB play. The 1st scenario would put us in the realm of the Colts after getting Manning, and now it appears after getting Luck. The 2nd scenario would put us in the shoes of the Jaguars circa 2007. 

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