(10-14-2024, 09:59 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(10-14-2024, 09:37 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Lawrence was tasked with raising this quagmire of a franchise out of the depths of hell. He can't do it. That's fine. Nobody can really. I don't think Andrew Luck, C.J Stroud, Jayden Daniels or Caleb Williams could fix this mess.

We've squandered a golden ticket. This franchise doesn't know what success is. It's allergic to it. We're at least hopefully hitched to him for another five years. I think he's one of the few bright spots to this black hole of a franchise.

It's weird how 2022 seems to have never happened. The guys around Trevor who helped him take those great strides are gone now, and those who replaced them just aren't as good. At the same time, those around him then who were ok are now comically awful. The roster, Baalke's baby, has succeeded in getting worse each year as he's poured more of Shad's money and more of the teams draft capital into the wrong players. It's sad how high we quickly went up has now been tragically erased from memory by the last 10 months.

This is the pattern of a basement dwelling franchise. Cleveland did the same a few years ago. Detroit having this run with Campbell now had once happened for a year or two under Jim Caldwell. 

We're just not good at stacking success together and figuring it out foundationally to keep the pillars going. You're right though. It starts with Baalke. The funk is just awful now for all involved. Coaches unfortunately included. 

I just can't see this coaching staff and front office fixing this and there's no way I am giving neither groups another chance to make a fool out of me. The players have been awful around Lawrence. Yesterday was bad. Trevor had one bad game this year where we could put it on him in Houston. 

The other games? I can't really crucify this kid for the 1 - 5 record. I just can't. The bad play on the field. It's on the players. It's also an indictment on the coaching staff to some extent and Baalke especially. 

So, I don't know. Really bummed out that our season is over already just six weeks in. The [BLEEP] weather has not even cooled off yet to where it feels like "Fall Football" weather here in Jacksonville. LOL. 

I just want December here already and I want wholesale changes starting with Baalke being shown the door first.

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