Walterfootball has been very hard on the Jaguars the last 3 or 4 years.  Before that he was neutral towards the Jaguars giving objective analysis, but he has really shown his bias with his after the draft analysis.  He blasted the Jaguars for not taking Bortles in the 20's during the draft, then two paragraphs later suggested the Raiders should have taken Bortles with the 5th pick.  Obviously, you cannot have it both ways.  With Cleveland, Oakland, and Minnesota needing a QB, Bortles was not going to last to #20.

 

Last year the Jaguars were last in scoring, but #22 in passing yards and #31 in rushing yards.  I think the Jaguars will improve offensively in each of those 3 categories this year.  If Lee and Robinson can each get 30-50 catches this year and Gerhart can crash through the line like he has shown the ability to do, the team has the ability to go as high as #20 in some of the offensive categories.  Defensively the DL is stronger, and with the addition of Watson and Smith the LB have become faster and better.  I think that will result in the Jaguars defense getting back the ball quicker for the offense, and preventing so many long plays and long drives against us.

 

So I see a more competitive team this year than last year.  Barring some disaster, the Jaguars will not finish last this year.

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