(06-15-2024, 09:10 AM)NFLfandom Wrote:

(06-15-2024, 08:48 AM)Caldrac Wrote: if everybody and everything is not complete [BLEEP] around him?

Well, he has a head coach with 2 Super Bowl rings. That coach has proven he knows how to win in this league. He has won with a lot worse talent at QB. I also do see a pretty good roster around Trevor. The "franchise QB" has to take the team to that next level. It's year 4 now, and results are needed at this point.

I get what you are saying about Trevor just scratching the surface, but I don't think the picture is as bleak around him as you imply.

I do think the future is bright for the Jags, but it's time for Trevor to show he is a "franchise QB" and not just have people calling him one.

Are you aware of what happened with our offensive line last year?  We had 120 running plays that went for zero or negative yardage.  That was 2nd worst in the league.  That forced us into throwing the ball on 3rd and 2.  And it also forced us into 2nd and 12 or 3rd and 12 on a regular basis.  And it meant we couldn't run the ball into the end zone even if we had first and goal on the 4 yard line.  That crippled our offense.  There's no way a QB is going to look great when that kind of stuff is happening.  

I remember the last game of the season, with the division title on the line, we had 4th and goal on the 1 yard line, and Trevor tried to reach the ball over the goal line, and he failed because our center got pancaked right into him.  Literally pancaked.  That play was so bad it was crazy.  Fortunately, we've now replaced that guy.  

I don't think fans around the country understand this.  And there's no reason they should.  But nonetheless, that was the situation.  Then throw in a series of critical injuries in the last half of the season, and we collapsed.  But if you watch Trevor play, if you know what he went through with Urban Meyer, and how he handled it, and how he handles everything around him, you can see that if we can just build a decent team around him, he'll be great.

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