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EricC85 · 08-31-2018, 08:57 PM

(08-31-2018, 08:12 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:
(08-31-2018, 08:05 PM)Upper Wrote: He said Bortles vs Rodgers was "team vs no team". You are saying rookie QB vs Rodgers. We'll be able to keep our young stars either way. We might not be filling them in with as good of players compared to a rookie deal QB, or we would be filling them in with almost exactly as good of players if we still have Bortles. Either way, having one of the most elite QBs in the game is better than unproven rookie + 3 good players or average QB + one good player.

I interpreted it as: rather having Bortles and a good team around him (including a sustainable championship defense) - opposed to over-investing/committing to Rodgers but giving up that sustainability.

Rodgers' deal would dismantle the Jags defense in 2020 and that is why I'd take Bortles right now over Rodgers at that $99 million price. This defense gives us a chance to win with a mid-tier quarterback. I'm all about keeping that kind of defense in place as long as possible.

Not that I disagree but playing devil's advocate, isn't there a compelling argument that defense can win a championship but a top 3 qb can win you multiple championships.

Last year was amazing it's a blast having a big nasty defense! But in the grand scheme keeping the gang together and paid is a tall order. What if Ramsey doesn't want to stay in Jax and chases the bigger market? What if we let Fowler walk and then Yannick gets hurt? What if Bryan isn't the replacement for Campbell and he leaves a massive void in our dline at retirement? One or two moving pieces is out of place and that big nasty defense has some glarring weaknesses. As to where a top tier QB can solve an average defenses by scoring on demand, makes average WR better, gets ride of the ball fast enough you don't need the wall of China for an oline. It's how the Patriots have done it for a decade, it's how the clots did it, for every defense that wins a championship there's 3 teams that did it with elite QB play. Now the 100 million dollar question is Rogers that QB?