(02-11-2019, 01:42 PM)Rico Wrote:

(02-11-2019, 01:01 PM)JackCity Wrote: Without a shadow of a doubt. Not sure you realise how important QB is and how great the bump is from Blake Bortles and Kessler to Aaron Rodgers. As detailed above, we would have finished at very least .500 despite all the injuries. 

Remember , the vast majority of the roster were in serious regression before the major injury crises really hit. Marqise Lee , Cam and ASJ weren't turning the ship around in the first 9 weeks with Blake playing like that

Then why didn't Green Bay finish .500?

Playing devil's advocate here, but with the Jags' defense the packers would have had a bit better chance of pulling out those close losses of : 
17-24
17-20
17-24 
24-27
27-29
29-29 (tie) 

They'd be 8-7-1, or 8-8 with just two of those close games sealed with better defense. 

Granted, I don't think just adding a top five QB fixes everything and overcomes a laundry list of key injuries. But I do think that a hobbled Rodgers may have pushed the Jags to a few more wins last year in the same way the Jags D may have pushed the pack to a few more.

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