(07-26-2021, 09:00 PM)Jag88 Wrote: What if the 3rd game gets treated like the 4th one would be previously? Then you turn the second game Into the one where you play the starters the most. That's what I was thinking. The first game would remain the same

There's two weeks between the 3rd preseason game and the season opener this year. I don't think they'll treat the 3rd game like that when usually the turnaround would typically be a week in between the 4th preseason game and opener. I think they'll want to have that 3rd game to prime them for the opener (which would be like normal preseasons), otherwise it would be 3 weeks between the 2nd game and the opener. That would be quite a long down period in playing time for the starters before the opener.

(07-26-2021, 10:43 PM)Jag149 Wrote:

(07-26-2021, 07:45 PM)Eric1 Wrote: I'd assume it'll still be similar as before, just now the bottom of the roster players get screwed out of that 4th game.

1-3 drives for the starters in game 1. Around a Quarter in game 2 and a half+ in game 3. Starters rarely ever played in the 4th game anyways, so I don't see why it'd change much for them.

I would agree with this if it was next year.  This year we may see the starters a bit more due to having a new, bright and shiny rookie QB and Minshew. I am assuming they will want to see some type of competition and to do that they must at least appear to be fair. But this IS the Jaguars who knows?

I was talking more for the entire league, not so much just the Jags. It'll vary league wide, but you're right about the Jags and other young teams. They'll benefit from getting a few more reps in the preseason and likely will get a few more.

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