(04-26-2020, 01:14 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: A better defense? With possibly no Yan to go along with no Campbell, Bouye, Dareus, Ramsey....

And you’re relying on a rookie WR (who I do like for the future) and an often injured TE behind the exact same OLine that got Foles hurt and made Minshew run for his life?

Yea.... no.

I do think Yan plays this year.  It's $17 million or nothing.  He'll play.  Ramsey only played in 3 games last year.  Dareus only played in 6 games last year.  I think having rookie Hamilton and veteran Woods for presumably 16 games will do more to help the defense stop the run.  Bouye and Campbell were replaced with first round picks.  Keep in mind that the 2019 Campbell was only a shell of his 2017/2018 self.  I don't think it is unrealistic for Chaisson to beat Campbell's 6.5 sacks.  Bouye didn't have a great year either.  The team also upgraded its starting middle linebacker and by moving Myles Jack to his natural position, upgraded the WLB as well.  The team also added a lot of depth that was desperately needed.  

As for offense, I think the big hope is that our rookie quarterback will take a big step forward in his second year.  I also think Shenault is a huge new weapon.  He was the best pick in our draft.  Besides his own production, I think that he will also have a ripple effect.  Chark will benefit as teams will no longer be able to double team him.  Fournette will benefit as teams will have to give more respect to our passing game.  If I'm not mistaken, free agent Eifert's 436 receiving yards last year would have been the fourth best by any Jaguars tight end in history.  While I would like to have seen more done to upgrade the offensive line, it's no worse than last year.  I think the hope is that our rookie right tackle improves in his second season, our young left tackle improves being a year removed from a major injury and the other three veterans play up to the higher level that we've seen from them in the past.  The team also hired a new offensive coordinator.  I think everyone thought last year's offense was capable of more.

There are some reasons for optimism.

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