(01-18-2023, 02:08 PM)Jagwired Wrote:

(01-18-2023, 01:53 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: We've turned the ball over 12 times in the last 5 games.  But we won them all anyway.  Of course, 5 of those 12 were against the Chargers.  

During those last few games, a lot of people said we were dominating teams that had no quarterback.  But then the last game, they had a very highly regarded quarterback, Justin Herbert.  We even gifted them 5 turnovers and still won the game.  

All of which brings me to the big question: are we actually better than we seem to be?  For example, if we hadn't had a -5 turnover margin against the Chargers, what would the score have been?  After we quit turning the ball over, we were unstoppable.  

I can't read anyone else's mind on this, of course, but I'm starting to think maybe I'm underrating this team.

Duh? 42-10 BOOM!!

Seriously though. Any team should be afraid of a Jags team that is firing on all cylinders for the entire game.

To this layman it seems like either the offense or the defense shows up for a game. There are a few exceptions like Week 3 against the Chargers, but overall it seems to me that our wins have happened because one side of the ball has played great when the other has struggled. Seems like this has been the case for most of our games for the past four years.

If both sides play up to their potential, it feels like we should be able to compete with anyone in this league.

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