Quote:It's nice that you have such enthusiasm for the upcoming season! Perhaps you will allow me to introduce you to some possible reasons why virtually no one else in the NFL agrees with you;


*We do have some great new talent... on paper. Repeat: 'on paper'. We don't know what the new veterans are going to do here for us yet. We also don't know what our new rookies will do, at least this season.


*Repeat: 'rookies'. It generally takes rookies... even very good ones, a season or two to 'catch on' to things. Rarely do rookies contribute in their first season.


Figure the odds: Vegas' has already put us at near the bottom of the barrel in the odds to win the SB this season. Why do you suppose that is? Remember... they're not drinking the 'teal kool aid' like some here do.


*We have a pretty good quarterback in Bortles... who was sacked an alarming number of times while in the worst division in the NFL! It's hard to be a winning leader on the field when you spend so much time on your back. We have a poor offensive line...and games are won and lost in the trenches. Period.

I disagree. Houston and Indy are two solid teams. The Texans have an elite defense and our pass blocking was not horrible last year. Bottles had time to throw. The run blocking wasn't very good and it's that reason that attributed to the amount of sacks. It was easy for the opposing D-lines to rush the passer when you are one dimensional. O-line should be improved this year and with a decent rushing attack it should cut down on those sack numbers.it's year four in this process. The time to win is now and it should be expected that jags make playoffs or bust.

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