Quote:You can only harp on the talent thing for so long. This team is mostly comprised of dave's hand picked players now. In theory, a franchise qb and left tackle should make a world of difference on any offense. Dave got one of each in the first round, so now it's time to put up or shut up. It's time for some of these young guys to improve. Gus claims to be a "teacher" after all.


It didn't take 3 years to figure out Tom brady, manning, luck, Matt Ryan, joe flacco, Ben roethlisberger, and Russell Wilson were competent quarterbacks. We should be seeing a minimum of 20 td passes this year. That's a reasonable expectation in today's nfl

Is anyone saying differently? 

 

The fact is, this team was completely void of talent 2 years ago after Caldwell blew things up.  People complained.  They've continued to complain because they don't like the approach Caldwell has taken in doing the vast majority of building through the draft.  That takes time to develop a roster when you come from where this team was using that approach. 

 

You might want to look at the rookie season of a guy like Peyton Manning.  He wasn't exactly setting the world on fire with his stats.  Guys like Wilson were gifted with an outstanding supporting cast.  Even a guy like Brady didn't walk into a team that was completely blown up and on the rebuild.

 

The process the Jags have followed under Caldwell is unique enough that other teams are watching the process to see if it ends up working.  Nobody has ever put the burden of turning things around on the shoulders of so many rookies and 2nd year players, but that's where we're at.  Year 3 is a critical one for Caldwell because it will show what direction this team is headed in.  It won't put his job in jeopardy if the team struggles, but it will certainly be discouraging.  The expectation is that year 3 is the year where the turnaround has to begin.  We'll see soon enough.

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