Quote:Thats sorta true....they were similar in build...although Calvin Williams was generally the underneath guy, whereas Barnett was more of the home run hitter. (remember the 96 yard TD play bailing out Cunningham vs Buffalo?? Mike Bellamy turned out to be a bust. 

 

Yep, that Buddy Ryan Eagles team had talent out the yazoo, except for the OL.....stiffs like Joe Conwell, Reggie Singletary, Dave Rimington, etc  etc....thats why they tried to fix it by trading for that steroid case Ron Solt in 1988. 

Fortunately for the Jaguars, I think they have/will avoid the sins of prior defensive coaches like Ryan and JDR.

 

Ryan was never able to build a credible OL.  With Joeckel, Beadles, and Pasztor at RT, we appear to have the makings of at least a decent OL.

 

JDR was never able to get competent WRs, except for a couple of seasons, never had a competent LT, and had competent at best QBs between BL and DG.

 

Aside from the proper development of Bortles, I'm confident about the offense for years to come.  Not that I LACK confidence in Bortles' development, per se.  It's just that developing QBs seems to be the hardest thing for NFL teams to do.  Bradley and Caldwell seem to have a good plan in place.

 

I just hope Bradley can develop a defense at least as good as the 2005-2006 Jaguars and those Ryan era defenses.

 

BTW I remember watching that play as it unfolded live.  Was a junior in college then.  I'm still amazed by that play.  Great individual performances on both sides of the ball and an incredible play.

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