Quote:Hey space,, good to cya. You know I'm a Bortles fan. You know I think he's going to be a god one for the Jags for a long time.


But, yesterday was a loss contributed by more than just the defense. You know that. The offense was flat terrible yesterday except for a couple drives (one if which started in Falcons territory because of the defense). The defense held Atlanta to 2 FGs the entire 2nd half. The offense did not convert a single 3rd down yesterday.


The INT was not the sole reason the Jags lost, not at all. But, it was a critical one for sure. Those are the types of situations people are talking about. On the 1 yard line at the end of the half, down 11 points, ball security is critical. That play was a huge swing in the game. And the Falcons ended up with 3 points that had absolutely nothing to do with the Defense (Bortles actually made one heck of a play to stop it being another pick-6).


As you're stats up there, yes that is very good, and Bortles will/should get better. But, how about turnovers in his own Red Zone? You know, the ones that are given up deep in his own territory that leads to easy opponents points? It's easy to cherry pick the good stats.


Anyway, did you watch the game yesterday? Do you know of the play I'm speaking about? The offense looked like it did early in the season (putting up 3 points in an entire half,, 3 and outs,, Sacks and pressures,, dropped passes,, fumbles,, INT,, etc.).


The offense stunk.

 

 

Doesn't matter. The offense has consistently been good all season. The defense has consistently been bad all season. Giving up 50 points to (3-12) Mariota, giving up 34 points to EJ Manuel.....couldn't even get the Falcons off the field yesterday on constant 3rd and longs. It's embarrassingly bad but all 3 Gus Bradley season's have resulted in WORSE defenses than the year before. There is only 1 problem with this team and there's no telling if Gus Bradley will even have a better defense next year than he did this year!

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