Quote:No Jag will ever get in. The media votes the players in, and they all think Jacksonville is a dump that doesn't deserve a team. If he played for New York or Dallas he would be in 1st ballot. If Tom Brady won 5 SBs for Jacksonville he would have a hard time getting in.

 

Championships and playoffs will help. Had the Jags found a way to defeat the Patriots in 07, I think they very likely win the Super Bowl. That was a legitimate team, but we ran into the best teams in history in New England. I think those '07 Jags easily take the Chargers after beating them earlier in the season, and we matched up well against the Giants. Mathis would have shut down Plac & Co. and That team wins a Super Bowl.

 

If the Jags finished '07 with a Championship, there is some sense of maybe Henderson, Stroud, Jones-Drew, Mathis and Taylor all getting serious consideration as Hall of Famers. That '07 Defense was so dominant, pretty sure we were top 10 overall, I think top 5 in turnovers and a few other categories. Manning had some of his worst games against our Del Rio defenses. We even went 2-2 with Quinn Gray that year because of how good the rest of the team was. What a shame that that team fell apart and we didn't have the personnel to replace.

 

Those Del Rio teams will always take a back seat to Brady and Manning led teams, but we really should always appreciate those seasons for what they were, even though in the moment we didn't. Winning truly helps your case.

 

I really hope the Jags can get back to serious football soon. I would say Poz is really deserving of Hall of Fame consideration if he plays at the level he does for a few more seasons and he is the type of guy you really hope to see get a ring. I'm dreaming a bit here, but if the Jags can pull a quick turn-around, I think Poz and Ramsey are Hall of Fame talents. If Poz were in Dallas, NY, Philly, San Fran, you would be hearing about him a lot more. He's as good as Kuechley, he's better than Lee and is consistently a Top 10 LB in every stat category there is. Wagner and Keuchley are the only better MLB's in the league right now

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