(03-11-2019, 09:39 AM)JagsFansince1995 Wrote:

(03-11-2019, 07:27 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Please elaborate on what you mean by the text in bold underline.

Do you mean positional talent?

While the Jaguars went a long time between having dominant edge pass rushers after Tony Brackens was drafted, this current front office acquired Ngakoue and Campbell, who have some 46.5 sacks combined the last two seasons.

The team has had Pro Bowlers at every position along the DL, at two LB positions, and S.

We saw one good year when we had good health, and they followed that up the next year with darn near unprecedented bad health along the offensive line.  Certainly you aren't going to hold bad health against the team, considering the guy you are complaining about here-Fowler-had his career production marred because of a blown ACL 30 minutes into his first minicamp practice.

i meant DEnd talent.  I wouldnt have done 14 mil for the year so i'll eat my crow on that.  I definitely dont think Yannick is wreaking havoc except for 2017.  I have to see if he will keep that same form with less pieces on the line to help him.  I saw this offseason playing out as it has so far with the releases but we blew the draft last year so i feel we are a year behind in filling the holes that are here and coming.  Campbell has 2 more decent yrs left i think and then we need another end and some more DT talent.  I'm sitting back sipping my tea.  I'll watch the MB GM's thoughts play out and see who's right.  I love being proven wrong when success is the result but we'll see.

That was the issue with the defense in 2018. They weren't BAD, they just weren't playing with a lead as much as they were in 17, so they couldn't send pin back and RUSH.  If you look at Yannick's numbers from 17 to 18, he had more TFL and more QB hits than he had in 2017.  HE wasn't the issue last year.  He's evolving into the most complete DE this team has ever had.  And he's only making 2mil this year.

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