(07-26-2018, 07:11 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(07-25-2018, 09:30 PM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: Don't be surprised if...

Westbrook has 800 yards and 6 TDs
Lee has 900 yards and 5 TDs
Fournette rushes for 1500 yards plus and 13 TDs
ASJ gives us 3 TDs


And Yannick puts up 17 sacks and gets the defensive player of the year honors.

This team's window is about 3 to 4 years starting now.

For all of you guys who stayed loyal through the decades of Terrible teams...thank you. My hat is tipped for you guys.

Football is in the air, I'm starting to get ready to see my Jags play on Sundays.

I would not be shocked at any of your offensive predictions.

I tend to differ a bit from your Yannick prediction for a few reasons.


First 17 sacks is a heckuva number, better than one agame.  While Ngakoue is capable of putting up high numbers, reaching that would simply be insane.

Secondly he would have to remain completely healthy all season.  He has been blessed/fortunate enough to avoid the injury bug thus far and I hope that continues.  But injuries are common in the NFL and the slightest ding could knock him off that pace.

Furthermore, assuming no training camp surprises, the team will have, at full strength, at least five (5) guys who can give quality reps at DE: Ngakoue, Campbell, Fowler, Smoot, and Bryan.  Given the pass rush seemed to wear down by season's end, it would not be a total shock to see more of a rotation at DE, which might lower his season total but make him fresher as the season progresses.

Finally, my last rationale derives from the previous one.  The Jaguars have so many quality pass rushers, they would end up taking sacks from each other.

Yannick is my favorite defensive player. With that said, I have to agree that 17 sacks is high. He had a fantastic season last year and I believe he can improve on his numbers, but going up by 5 sacks is asking a lot. I see Calais' numbers dropping a bit, but he still should be a force as well. I'm gonna predict 12 sacks for Campbell and 14 for Ngakoue. I see Fowler's numbers dipping as well. I'm gonna give him 7 sacks on the season, which is still very good for a rotational player. I'm not as high on Smoot and Bryan though. I'll give them 2 a piece. I believe as a team, we could end up with 54 sacks on the season which would only be 1 shy from last season and would keep us in contention for tops in the league.

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