(02-21-2023, 09:14 PM)Eric1 Wrote:

(02-21-2023, 03:21 PM)IKhan't Wrote: Why would Allen sign such a contract if some other team will offer him the same amount of money without a built in "out clause?"

This is a theme I see with a lot of people on this board and it's sad. Some of you are so used to being let down by this team that you are willing to settle for players that are not what we need. I don't blame you, I really don't. We've whiffed on so many players in drafts and free agency over the years that it does feel like we are cursed sometimes, but we have to get out of this loser's mentality. Just because we haven't drafted great players at key positions in the past, doesn't mean that it will never happen. We need to look at what we do have (a franchise QB and a shutdown CB,) and realize brighter days are coming and if we wanna take that next step, we can't be afraid to take some risks. Great teams have pass rushers who are able to consistently get to the opposing QB. The Eagles had 4 guys who racked up double digit sacks and the Chiefs have one of the most feared interior pass rushers in the NFL in Chris Jones. We currently have no one even close to any of the pass rushers who reached the Superbowl. We desperately need this type of player and it's time to stop settling and actively try to find a player like this. 

Personally, I am more than ready to take some risks and see what we can get on the open market for Allen in a trade. I'm tired of settling. It pains me, because I say this as someone who had very high hopes for Josh Allen when we drafted him. I was wrong about him though. Sometimes players don't pan out like you expect them to. It's now time to move on and try something different. Maybe it'll work. Maybe it won't, but we can't be afraid to try. We finally have a franchise QB, so our window for success is limited to as long as Trevor is with us. We cannot waste any time at all. 

So you think it'll be easier to find an interior pass rushing threat than it would to find a good edge rusher who can get double digit sacks? I gotta disagree. It's much easier to find a great edge rusher than an interior pass rusher, (not that either is particularly easy though.) Guys like Chris Jones, Quinnen Williams, Daron Payne and Javon Hargrave don't come along every day. Those guys are unicorns. There were 19 guys in the NFL who reached double digit sacks in the NFL last season and only 4 were interior pass rushers. I'm not super optimistic about finding a great 3 technique in this draft, that would be any better than what we have in Travon Walker, if we would just move him back to his natural 3 technique/5 technique position. We're really wasting time trying to turn him into something he isn't (3-4 OLB/4-3 DE), when we could really benefit from playing him where he belonged from the beginning (3 technique/5 technique.)

The bolded is rich coming from the dude who "quit" on this team after they drafted Walker. We all know it's you The O-LineMatters. You type exactly like he does and sound just like him. Maybe myself, and multiple other users are wrong and you're his long lost twin or something, but I doubt it.

I've been constantly attacked and accused of being someone else ever since I got here. Some of you just seem openly hostile and quite frankly, not very nice people. I thought it would be fun to talk to other Jaguars fans, since I live out of state, but I'm starting to find out you can love the team, but dislike the fans. Any time I offer a take, I'm getting attacked. What's with you people? You seem so quick to cancel people who don't share your beliefs. I thought this would be an enjoyable experience, but it's not. I get enough stress at work and from my family, I don't need it in my free time. If this is what it's like being around other Jaguars fans, I'm glad I live out of state. 

I didn't come here for constant harassment. I came here to celebrate the team and possibly make some friends, but you guys would rather argue over things that don't matter and attack people. That's not the kind of people I want around me. Thanks for making this a miserable experience. I won't bother you anymore.

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