I put this in another topic, but it fits here too.
Here's the thing. This is the first time I've logged into the forums since the BYE week last year. Did I expect us to make the playoffs this year? Nope. Did I expect us to even have a winning record? Nope. But I did however expect them to be better than last year and that is debatable. Its all about progress and realistically, were in the SAME spot we were in last year. I sat in LP Field yesterday and after the first drive, was seriously about to fall asleep because it was so boring. After CS3, fumbled, I left. Only to realize while walking to my car that we magically scored and got an onside. Yeah I missed the final moments of the game, but did it really matter? They failed to do anything for almost 3 whole quarters. I love the Jags(PROBABLY WAY MORE THAN I SHOULD), but this whole decade of rebuilding is getting out of hand. You're(the general you) asking a lot of your fanbase to continue to stick it out until the process is over. How long do we have to wait? I put so much into this franchise and often times feel like I'm getting nothing in return. I think Blake is the answer, but he is one guy, the rest of the majority is already supposed to be in place.All that Defensive overhaul to still be 32 overall and just plain bad. Yes, we are young and gaining experience and everything blah blah. I get that.
The problem is, watching this team go further and further downhill for the last 5-10 years, has begun to wear me down to the point that I do not enjoy Football anymore. I understand you have to rebuild and there are down years, but we've had down years since 2008. (Your looking at 6-7 by the time we become competitive on a weekly basis) They have sucked the joy out of it. I've done nothing but defend this team during the rebuilding process, I've stuck with this team since 94. I'm not expecting SB contention every year, heck I'd be happy with a playoff appearance consistently or you know a 7-9 record for once... When do the fans start to get rewarded for everything we've done? I've spent an enormous amount of money buying merch, traveling to games etc. to not be rewarded. Again. Blake is THE ANSWER. But do we seriously have to wait another 2-4 years to start building around him??
You make think it's selfish, but its not. Being a Jags fan has made me bitter and envious of most teams out there.
After that game, on my long drive home, in the pouring monsoon, I realized that 0-16 is not only possible, but probable. We have potentially 3-4 games that are even remotely winnable(on paper).
I've seen the answer at QB. He IS THE guy. Problem is, nothing else is.
Winning solves everything.
- Ravens @ Steelers 2002 (PIT 34-31)
- Jaguars @ Titans 2009 (TEN 30-13)
- Jaguars @ Titans 2012 (TEN 38- 20)
- Colts @ Jaguars 2013 (IND 37-3)
- Jaguars @ Titans 2014 (TEN 16-14)
- Panthers @ Jaguars 2015 (CAR 20-9)
- Jaguars @ Titans 2015 (TEN 42-39)