(12-31-2019, 12:07 PM)Nikowho Wrote: I just hope they tailor the team to his strengths this next season. Don't handcuff the kid, even with Marrone coming back.

No conservative run the ball nonsense. Let the kid take shots down the field and ball out. He may not be rookie of the year but Minshew's already shown he can be the starter for this team. Which is good, because getting Lawrence is a pipe dream.

I like this guy and I hope he continues to progress, and with a little bit of lucky, MAYBE he shows that he's every bit as good a professional player as Murray and other Rooks from this year's draft - if not better. One can only hope

I know that a lot of people are saying they hope/think we could possibly get Trevor Lawrence. It could happen but I don't think that chances of doing that are very likely. Unless the team is so bad next year we have the #1 pick. (And I think we couldn't win any more than like 3 games to have a shot at that). Or if we got the #2 pick and the team with #1 doesn't need a franchise QB. 

I know we have picks we can package. But even taking that into consideration we'd have to hope that a team picking at/towards the top doesn't need a franchise QB. (And I don't see anyone that needs one passing on him or trading away a chance to get him.) Trevor is going to go #1 (or as close to the top as possible, if the #1 team doesn't need a QB). I don't know that the Jags can get close enough in terms of losing, or trading up to get him. We'd have to get pretty high either way. 

One thing about the NFL is that it can be pretty unpredictable, including draft night. Who would have guessed a year ago that the Bengals would have the #1 pick. Granted the Bengals haven't been world beaters. But I wouldn't have guessed they would have had the worst record in the league this year. You just never know what could happen regarding the draft.

Here's hoping Minshew gets more support and an offense tailored to his skill set. So he can possibly turn into the QB that the Jags can have as a starter for years.

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