(01-05-2020, 09:54 AM)navyjagfan Wrote: I used to be one of the guys that would make fun of the "fair-weather fans".  As I've gotten older/wiser, and especially after I moved to Texas, I realized that being a fan is a partnership.  The team has to give the fans something to be excited about if they want those entertainment dollars.  

Winning, of course, is the ultimate cure for attendance woes, but heck - if the team is at least competitive and somewhat exciting, that at least adds to the entertainment value.  

The outside of 2017, the Jags just have not been an exciting team to watch.  They're out of the playoff hunt early in the season, poorly coached, and simply boring.  

Watching the Texans game yesterday, you knew that Watson was going to keep the Texans in the game all the way to the end even though they were down 16-0.  He's an exciting player.  Minshew displayed some of that same "magic" early on and that helped, but after he was benched for Foles, you could just see the air let out of the team.  Foles is not a dynamic player.  Can't scramble, can't extend plays.  Foles might be an ok game manager that will win you a SuperBowl if you surround him with top-notch talent, but that is never going to happen as long as you keep DM/DC running things.  

The only real hope that things don't go further south next year is Minshew.  Can the Jags finally fix the O-line and give Minshew another weapon besides Chark?  Can the Jags finally start using multiple RB's instead of just giving the ball to Fournette and allowing him to get worn down and less explosive? 

It's just hard to get excited for 2020 when you've got the same bozos running the show that have been here for years and proven that it's far more likely to get a 10 loss season than it is to get a 10 win one.