(12-10-2017, 09:36 PM)Flagler Jagsfan Wrote: Classic ending. Gotta say I loved the Jags fans for standing up to him and giving him flak. It was hilarious. Like watching a WWE wrestler jawing with fans. We had to rewind it and watch it a few times at the house, laughing the whole time. Perfect ending to the game. We are the new defensive bullies.

(12-12-2017, 11:41 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(12-12-2017, 11:37 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Bortles has improved a great deal.  I think his improvement is directly related to the development of Cole and Westbrook getting more PT.

I think this passing game will be more formidable once Hurns returns.  We have Lee running the crossing patterns/drag routes across the field on 3rd downs.  We have the downfield guys in Cole and Westbrook. We need another short to intermediate guy with the savvy to get open in zones and move the chains.

That's Hurns.

Excellent point.  Even with the rookies in, it would make for a well-rounded corps.

Completely agree with this.

To elaborate on the point a little bit, one of the biggest differences I've seen for Bortles this last two weeks are that receivers are catching balls. His accuracy does look like it has improved but I feel like he is getting a bit more help.

The only bad drop I remember seeing yesterday was Lewis on that drag route where it looked like his finger got bent backwards, man did that look like it hurt.

It feels like in weeks past our receivers were dropping 3-4 catchable balls per game that were real drive killers. I don't think the official stats reflect the amount of dropped passes that I feel I've seen this year and am curious how the stat "drop" is actually qualified.

Back on Main topic:

I thought 8-8 was going to feel successful before the preseason.
After the preseason I thought 6-10 would be a reach.
At this moment I feel that anything less than 11-5 would be a big disappointment. Wow does that feel crazy.

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