(04-15-2022, 07:53 AM)SeldomRite Wrote:

(04-15-2022, 07:48 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Agreed on all of this. Shoot for the Moon or don't shoot at all. Pederson has a proven track record and great pedigree. Lawrence is supposed to be this generational talent that we lucked ourselves into. 6 should be the minimum, however, anything less than that will be a let down. On the flip side? As cited earlier and above. The expectations need to be higher. Eight wins or more should be the expectation. Not an achievement. 

Baalke, to his credit, and probably Pederson's input. He's gone out and bolstered this roster. It's better than what it was last year on paper. Still have the draft as well. Raise the bar. Six is too low IMHO.

It really hinges on how good you think the team roster is. Even Drew Brees had losing seasons from 2014-2016 in the elite part of his career when the roster around him was bad, and he also had an elite coach.

The expectations for Lawrence should really be the expectations of the rest of the roster. If it's much better than last year then a winning season isn't out of the question, if it's only on a similar level to last year then 6-7 wins would be a good season.

Drew Brees is allowed to have a down year, he was an all time great for the majority of his career. Lawrence still has to prove he's great, and considering he's only played one year and it was awful I'd think another year like that would be a bit to worry about as opposed to Drew Brees having a good season, but losing games due to their defense being garbage. Our defense was also garbage last year but Trevor also didn't help.

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(04-15-2022, 10:57 AM)jaguarmvp Wrote:

(04-15-2022, 03:04 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: If Trevor Lawrence is half as good as everyone seems to think 8 wins should be expected rather than an achievement.

Lawrence is good in some aspects but was way over hyped. Not in the same league as Andrew luck. Pederson should be able to unlock his potential.

I agree, I think Pederson will get the best Trevor Lawrence available. That's why I personally feel like this season will show us what we really have in him. And before people jump the gun on what i'm saying I am speaking on Trevor as an individual performance, if he burst out playing out of his mind (unlike last year) and the WRs continue to have drops that hinder his statistics i'll be the first to admit it. Last year while that was an issue, wasn't the main problem.

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