Quote:It would seem logical that this team will 'start' to see improvement next season; and when I say 'improvement', I am referring to more wins, not just better personal statistics. The question is ... how are you defining 'significant' improvement? It's looking probable that we are going to finish this season at 3-13. At this point, would 6-10 seem like 'significant' improvement, or is anything less than 8-8 to be deemed unacceptable?

 

I happen to be one of the one's who proposed the 8-8 record to be the 'benchmark'. However I'm now reconsidering the validity of that goal and suggesting that reaching 6-10 next season would be 'significant' improvement for this team. If the Jag's can't, at the very least, reach 6-10... then I have to step off the 'lets support Dave/Gus' bandwagon and have to start seriously questioning if their philosophy is really working here. I think that by the end of next season there will have been enough time to start seeing some tangible improvement; and bear in mind I define improvement by the win/lose record.

 

So while I'm sure my opinion will get flamed by those individuals who are bent on lynching GM's and HC's for producing anything less than super bowl contenders, I'll modify my original baseline goal of 8-8 and say that the minimum record next season that would indicate 'improvement' is to reach at least 6-10. This is not an unrealistic goal.

 

It is logical that this team will "start" to see improvement next season...here's the problem with that logic...so will the other 31 teams in the NFL. The Jaguars aren't the only team who have "promising" young players who will improve from year 1 to year 2 to year 3. Even if Blake, Cyp, Luke, and our receivers improve, it will not be enough unless we add more talent to this team through veteran free-agency. And by that, not reclamation projects, whether they worked (Marks) or not (Hayes/Watson). I mean, legitimate veteran starters of winning teams....not veteran starters who are only good enough on a 3-win team filled with 1st and 2nd year players on the roster.

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