(09-04-2019, 01:39 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: I also Pro Football Talk this morning and saw the predictions from Simms and Florio. Both have been on the Jaguars' bandwagon this pre-season so their predictions didn't surprise me. I can't remember a season when the media "experts" have been so divided about the Jaguars. This makes sense, however, when you consider the following:

1. The past 2 seasons have had remarkably different outcomes. Which Jaguars' team will we see this season?

2. Nick Foles is obviously a major upgrade from BB5, but will he be more consistent than he has shown in the past and stay injury-free?

3. Leonard Fournette remains the key to the offense despite the addition of Foles. Despite some positive signs this pre-season, will he remain motivated the entire season and show more maturity than we have seen so far?
   If he does, and the offensive line remains healthy, he is capable of being a top 3 running back this season. This would make things much easier for Foles to succeed.

We will all learn a lot about this team in 4 days. The Chiefs offense will present the defense with quite a challenge. I am expecting this to be one of the most entertaining home openers in team history with the Jaguars winning on a Josh Lambo field goal late in the 4th quarter. Unlike last year's home opener, when they handled the eventual Super Bowl winning Patriots, this Jags team will not disappoint us for the remainder of the season. They will make Florio and Simms look like geniuses compared to the majority of the national media.

With Foles, to me it's not so much that he's better than Bortles but that he (hopefully) won't have those epic meltdowns and/or wildly inconsistent games that directly lost games. That should be good for 2 or 3 extra wins I'd guess.  And I agree about Fournette, in 2017 we led the league in rushing and that will be a key to getting back into the playoffs.

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