Quote:Look, I know I probably will get trolled for this but I was looking back at highlights on NFL.com, and I was looking at the overall play of the team then, and I have a couple of thoughts.

 

1. Blaine Gabbert really wasnt all that bad that we made him out to be. His rookie season he was thrown behind a makeshift OL. His second year he had a diferent OC, no receivers, no OL, defense was on the decline, and MJD was often injured. With all of that, he was destined for failure. Thanks Gene Smith.
   
2. Justin Blackmon was a passionate player. This guy was more than average. I swear this dude was baby TO. You couldnt jam him and he had deceptive speed. That kid just let outside things win over football.
   
3. We have a revolving door in the secondary between '11-13'. That spelled trouble from the start.
   
4. Now the good stuff! 2010 felt good. Garrard and the boys could have won more games. It felt like we were on the cusp.
   

 

Just my observations. Lets the responses begin.

 

P.S. Jason Hill was on fire back then. What happened to that guy? lol.

 

Thank you for the post and mostly seeing beyond the hype.  Blaine Gabbert had a ton of physical talent no doubt.  His issues were from the eyebrows up.  Justin Blackmon, if he had Jerry Rice's work ethic would could have been a top-ten HOF receiver.  He had that kind of talent.  Along with 1000 other guys who never made it.  In this league you gotta be right in the head to make it to the next level.  2010 was a better year than most people remember.  We were *this* freaking close to winning the division.  Garrard has been maligned in Jags history.  He wasn't a great QB sure, but just possibly the second best QB we've ever had.  Until now.

 

You got it.

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