Quote:What are the odds.  Been playing college ball for a few years no problems.  First ever nfl practice and blows his knee.  Wow #because Jaguars

It seems to me that this ^ statement embodies my thinking about the situation. I did not have a super high expectation for Fowler in his rookie season, so his absence, while unfortunate, isn't a 'death blow'. But what does blow my mind is the incredible string of... for lack of a better way to express it... 'bad luck' this team has had over the years! As a Jags fan, I have developed a certain 'reluctance' over the last eight years or so to allowing myself to become too optimistic about the team. The reason is because of years of incidents like the one with Fowler and Marks. Justin Blackmon was just the latest in an incredible string of bad luck with receivers.

 

I'm wondering what has to be done to get over this 'it never rains here, it pours' syndrome.

 

Actually, there's only one cure; winning. Winning heals all wrongs, lifts depressions, boost the economy, makes the flags flutter in the breeze. Winning makes the birds sing louder, all the girls are prettier, the sky bluer, and the surf better. Food taste better when we win and your car gets better gas mileage. Yes winning heals all, but here's the thing... you gotta' win first. And that, ladies and germs, is exactly what we have not been doing much of around here in the last eight years or so. I'm waiting to see it turn around. and waiting, and waiting.

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