(11-24-2019, 09:57 PM)I am Yoda Wrote:

(11-24-2019, 09:41 PM)IndyJagsFan Wrote: "Minshew isn't as good as Foles..."

Maybe not the 2017 Postseason version, but twice as good as the one we are seeing now. Not even debatable.

In 2 1/4 games vs Minshew's 8 games, Foles has a higher completion % and qb rating with their yards per game being the same.  Nick Foles, rust and all, is better than Gardner Minshew.  You may not like him as much.  But he is better.  What he is not is mobile.  What he does not have is the personality Gardner has.  Both of them suffer behind an offensive line that sucks.  You've got a better chance of winning more games with a veteran.  

All of that said, the Jags cannot afford to put this mess on the field week after week.  Something's got to change.  I think Wash has to go now and maybe Doug, too.  I like Doug, but lack of discipline and effort just can't stay this way.  If he's not willing to chew butt and demand better from his coaches and players, he's got to go.

Foles has played in mop up duty two weeks in a row now. Just stop. Is he the achille's heel? Of course not.

But your data is extremely skewed. Foles looked good and accurate in garbage time. He threw a costly INT before half time against the clots. Telegraphed a 2 PT conversion for an INT. And he had a pair of under thrown passes today that should have been picked.

Fouts called him out for not letting the play develop at one point. Called him out on a weak arm. Called him out on looking rattled. I am sure he can be a better QB. When he's healthy and he's playing behind an offensive line specifically built to protect pocket passers.

This just isn't the team for him right now. I don't fault him completely. I fault the front office for this. Minshew's ability to improvise is completely underrated by a lot of you so eager to see the Statue of Liberty succeed here.

Minshew's escapability, completions on the run and scrambling was right up there this year with Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes. Sure, he had his rookie moments against the Saints and tinhorns.

But. . . At least the offense had a [BLEEP] pulse when he was playing. Bigg Dick Nick has played like Limp Dick Nick so far. You can blame the defense. The lack of protection. Bad coaching. Poor discipline, etc.

But Foles doesn't get a pass here neither.

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