(10-31-2022, 09:31 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: This team has dug itself into such a hole, that this season is realistically over.  However, I find myself much more optimistic about the future compared to many on here.  I'm not trying to be a homer.  There has been plenty (most?) seasons over the last 15 where I saw little hope or felt that we needed major improvements and/or multiple seasons to be competitive.  That's no longer the case for me.  Below are some stats that stick out to me:

• The Jaguars have had the lead at some point in the fourth quarter in 6 out of 8 games.
  
• The Jaguars have either been tied or had the lead at some point in the fourth quarter in 7 out of 8 games.
  
• The Jaguars have had the lead at some point in the game in 8 out of 8 games.
  
• The Jaguars have not lost a single game by more than 1 score.
  
• The Jaguars through 8 games have a point differential of +14 which is the best in the AFC South and 10th best in the NFL.
  

This is radically different from the past when many of our games were all but over at half time.  Some will say "a loss is a loss", but I disagree.  The Vikings lost 8 of their 9 games last year by 1 score.  What happened this year?  They are 6-1.  While I'm not saying that the same will definitely happen to the Jaguars next year, I do think the Jaguars could easily turn many of those losses above into wins with one good off-season.  I think the team is much closer to being a winner than many think.