I have not been on the forums all that much. I've been a Jaguars fan since the beginning. Will continue to be a fan. Many memories. Good and bad. The underdog 2nd season. The 3 AFC championship appearances. The heartening losses. The exciting players and plays in this team's history.

This year just hits differently. On so many negative levels. I'm my opinion, this could arguably be the worst season in this team's history. You could argue the season with Mularkey and the Bradley era. Or Last year with Doug. 

I gave the benefit of the doubt for this season before it started. New coaches. Rookies. (Especially 1st overall quarterback) New players through FA. This was going to take time for the team to synchronize and become a little more consistent as the season progressed. 

There were some questionable offseasons moves. The lack of adding into the offensive line for a rookie 1st overall quarterback. (Just one pick. Needed at least another OL drafted or an upgrade signed through FA.) Not addressing a pass-catching TE in the off season and waited through a trade into the season. Look, arm chair GMs, I seriously believe any of us would have made some better decisions than what we have witnessed. As far as trying to fill in needs and also make sure that these players coming in would be compatible with the scheme being ran. The cap room was high. And although some players in FA wanted a winning environment, there were still options out there if you felt that it would be an upgrade. Even if you can't get the big fish, at least bring players in who can compete for a spot and could gel within the system implemented. I felt the team wasn't aggressive enough because they weren't entirely sure how they were going to go by it. They did, however, grabbed a few players who contributed: Jones. Agnew. Griffin.

And, to be fair, you can't control injury bugs. Chark. Travis. Linder on and off. Etc. But, would these players have made a huge difference in how this season could be playing out if they all stayed healthy? Would have been hard to say. The defense struggled early on. Maybe a win or two? Possibly more? 

Then, you have players who have taken a step back or are still playing poorly. Laviska takes a huge step back with drops and route running issues at times. We all saw that collide with another WR in today's game. Taylor at RT has been a serious nightmare and I still cannot understand why this player is still starting. There was no one brought in to seriously compete with him. Little I believe is being dead set to compete for LT next season. So, what about RT?

Also, the lack of using players appropriately. Robinson being the obvious.

The team has been out of the playoff picture for a few weeks already. Why are they not adjusting the depth chart and working in the rookies? After today's shutout, what have they seriously got to lose playing them after today's shutout even? So many questions. 

And today, any Jaguars fan could clearly see that this team really didn't want to show up. They are frustrated with losing. The meltdowns behind the scenes. How the plays are being called. You could throw the ignorant arguments that they are just here to collect their big paydays. A lot of these players grew up with a love for the sport and want to be competitive. They play to win. Losing affects a player more than a lot of us think. (With the exceptions of Douglas and Ross. Who openly admitted to taking the money and having a vacation) As fans, we want to see the team eventually pull through and become a winning product. As much as I cannot stand the Patriots, they know how to win. And they have been successful at it for 2 decades. Tom Brady was a huge piece to that, but those Patriots players throughout that decade had great key players. And a coaching staff that knew how to get the most out of them and put them in the right situations to win most matchups.

When will that year be for this team to be a consistent winning product? Who knows. But, it will be a beautiful era watching this happen again. And will there be a Super Bowl appearance and win for this team in the future before I kick the bucket? I sure hope so. 


tl;dr - Jags bad now. One day, they will be good again. One day.

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