(10-22-2018, 02:48 PM)jvillejagsn1 Wrote: (10-22-2018, 02:34 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: I can't fault you for feeling like that, those are all legitimate criticisms and I do think Hackett has struggled to find work arounds for the injury problems, but it's also hard to build an O that's changing every week.
You could argue the FO was naive in the depth on O but I don't think you plan for this level of season ending injuries this early. I mean who had Fournette at 45 plays by week 7?
Oh I agree that injuries have killed us. The problem is that the front office and coaches think that Bortles can overcome this. After all the years we've had him, we know that he needs tons of support around him to even possibly thrive. He now has none and they think they can just stick it out with what we have. It's not possible. I really like Bortles as a person; he's tough as nails physically and somewhat mentally. But we all know he's not the guy and team made a big mistake not trying to upgrade the position a year or two ago. We drafted Bryan instead of getting more quality Oline depth last year (BAP I know... lol). We passed on so many other QBs (hindsight... I know lol). We truly got lucky last year and now our past mistakes are coming back to haunt us. The RB additions aren't going to help when we can't throw the ball. I really think that in order to possibly salvage this season and make it to the playoffs, we need to make some major changes. However, I don't believe the front office will do so. It seems so reactionary to do so. But for the first time in a while, I believe it's the only way to do so.
And Philly is going to be just as tough as the last 3 games have been. They are coming off a difficult loss and are going to come at us hard. I feel another bad loss coming; just as I did with Houston after the Dallas game. Unless we make some major changes (and even with them, they will take time), this might be our worst game in London so far....
That's the Blake rollercoaster, you have your ups and your downs. I just think when he hit that stretch last October/November that the FO thought he could do enough of the basics, and be a reasonable price for a starting QB, that they could work around his deficiencies and you look at games like the Pats and he was fantastic. Blake is very streaky though and with the injuries, he thinks he has to make plays and do more and that's where the errors come. He's been on a down since that second Q in KC.
On to Philly, I just don't know what to make of them so far, yes the are the Champs but they've lost to the Bucs, T*tans, Vikings and Panthers. They blew a 17 pt lead yesterday at home, they aren't firing on all cylinders. Jeffrey and Agholor against Bouye and Ramsey will be a good matchup and I expect Philly to pass more than run. We HAVE to win the turnover battle, someone on D has to get a pick at some point.
Im very interested to see how this team responds this week.
