(06-14-2023, 01:58 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(06-14-2023, 01:47 PM)Caldrac Wrote: I think we have our QB that can go toe-to-toe with him. Looking back at our play-off loss to them. And, to be fair, Mahomes was "hobbled" to some extent. We still had some short comings offensively and near misses that altered the final score. Kirk with a monster drop on an absolutely money pass with pressure barreling down on him. The lack of pass rush, the Henne (really Pacheco or McKinnon big run) drive, etc. 

For some reason. Allen doesn't bother me as much as Mahomes and Burrow do. The three biggest things that will set this team back in 2023, much like 2022, if it indeed becomes a reoccurring theme this year, is:

1. Lack of pass rush.
2. Lack of cleaner pockets and time in general for Lawrence.
3. Lack of execution in the redzone.

That's about it. Those were the biggest takeaways last year. Defensively we had probably one of our worst overall showings as far as putting the QB on the ground for the stat that actually counts and matters the most. We saw Lawrence making quick, timely plays because he had no choice at times really and when they needed to make the big, field flipping plays? He had to move around time and time again. When he actually did get adequate time on those plays? He [BLEEP] nailed them nine times out of ten. Lastly, the interceptions, dropped passes and fumbles inside the redzone cannot happen this year. Especially against the tougher opponents.

Totally agree. The Jags finally have a horse in the race now and that's the best part about being a fan of this team for the foreseeable future.

We really do. When you go back and realize that Lawrence, in one off season with essentially three new faces surrounding him offensively in Zay Jones, Christian Kirk and Evan Engram. Having to learn a new system with Pederson. Being able to overcome the nonsense that Meyer introduced to this team his rookie year. It's highly, highly impressive. He essentially gave Zay, Christian and Evan their career years in the NFL. That speaks volumes to him as an overall talent. He elevates the guys around him. That's what a franchise QB is supposed to do. He doesn't need a top shelf talent to make him look good. Would it help? Hell yeah it would help!

They went out and they got him Ridley. We'll see how that goes. But, he's got that quality to him that justified the Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning labels. He's the guy. There's no longer any doubts about it and he should genuinely be in the MVP conversation this year statistically. I just don't think he's remotely near his ceiling yet in the NFL. He's only going to get faster and better at reading defenses, studying film and making quicker decisions or even calling audibles. I still can't get over that [BLEEP] audible he made against the Chargers in that home play-off comeback. 

I cannot recall the last time we ever saw a QB in a Jaguars uniform pull something off that perfectly. Because it was. That was a call of perfection. Keep in mind. He's only 23 years old. He'll be 24 this year after we're already well into around midseason.

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