(10-31-2021, 10:48 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-31-2021, 09:44 PM)nejagsfan Wrote: mr short term memory...we were 1-15 last year...you can't replace everyone in one season.... one draft and free agency isn't going to fix it...why is common sense and being realistic so hard for some people on here ..

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THEY GOT WORSE!!!   NOT BETTER!!!  What brand of common sense makes that OK? 

Teams in the modern era are absolutely capable of going from 1-15 to .500. 
We've seen it many times from franchises that didn't have the luxury of tons of draft capital (including the #1 pick with a sure fire QB) plus tons of cap space. 

This regime pissed away an opportunity to pull this team out of the basement and instead dug a deeper hole. 

If you are content going from 1-15 to 3-14 then you have horribly low standards.  I don't. 
These guys are getting paid big bucks to make this team relevantly competitive and they are failing at every single turn.

I agree.  I've said this before, but it's worth repeating.  The NFL stands for "Not For Long".  Teams can and do turn it around quickly.  Teams with long rebuilds are due to one or more of the following:

1.  Salary Cap Issues  
2.  Lack of Draft Picks
3.  No opportunity to acquire a franchise quarterback
4.  They make bad moves.

As for #1, this didn't apply.  Some bad teams have a bad salary cap situation which takes a couple of years to get out of.  That can slow your rebuild by a couple of years.  That's not the case here.  Not only did the Jaguars not have a salary cap situation, but they had huge amounts of money under the cap.  They went into the offseason with more money available under the cap that any other team in the NFL.  As for #2, again, doesn't apply here.  Not only did we still have all of our original picks, but we had multiple extra picks including extra picks in the first and second round.  As for #3, they had Trevor Lawrence sitting there for the taking.  It leaves #4.  If this team has a long rebuild, it's because Meyer/Baalke made bad moves.

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