(11-11-2019, 01:37 PM)jagherd Wrote:

(11-11-2019, 12:21 PM)IndyJagsFan Wrote: And if Foles looks "Less Than", which I have a strong suspicion he will, and we lose these games, this board will be a fun place to be, won't it?

Lol, so true.

If Foles doesn't get 3 TDs on their first three possessions and look absolutely fantastic while doing it , this board will already be lighting up. 


I think he'll look "Less Than". He only got what, 1 qtr at the first game? It's gonna take some time,, more than what people will want to allow.

I think that Nick could play well and that the Jags could win at least five games. However, I still do feel like several people on various places are being disrespectful towards Gardner and what he did for the team. And are also being a bit OTT in their praise of Nick. Even taking his resume into consideration. It's true he's a SuperBowl winning QB and that he's played well in the past, but he did that for the Eagles not the Jags. We still don't know what exactly is going to happen when he plays for the Jags. I've seen it brought up on places like Twitter that Gardner has more losses than him, that's true but he also has more wins for the team than Nick has this year, or has ever had for the Jags. Nick has to win five games starting for the team to exceed the amount of wins that Gardner has. I think he can do it, but at the same time a lot of things are easier said than done. 

It might be better if some people (and I'm just talking about people on various sites in general) maybe temper a little bit their expectations for Nick and this offense. Even the team and organization. I saw on First Take Calais Campbell say that if Nick had started all year he would be an MVP candidate right now. There's nothing wrong with him having faith in Nick or preferring him to GM, but that's a pretty strong statement. And it's a bit much, especially considering that Nick has yet to really do anything for the Jags. I'm not saying that to be ungrateful because I like him and I appreciate him willingly mentoring Gardner. And I think he could perform well with this team. 

But I have to wonder if the high expectations by some (maybe a lot) coupled with (including some of the same) people acting like Gardner didn't really do anything to help this team, could backfire in some way. There could be some interesting conversations had if he doesn't win as many games as GM or perform as well as a lot of people think he will. I do hope Nick and/or whoever plays QB does well.

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