I love an underdog and I doubt there is a bigger one than Minshew out there (the closest thing is James Robinson). Last year was a shitshow which would have broken even Tom Brady. We had a defence that could not make a stop at all. We had perhaps the worst HC in the league, and an O-line with the worst OT-duo in the league. The interior line was decent when it was healthy which allowed JR to flourish. Still, the guy who won 5 Rookie of the Week awards the year before, in a season where he was thrown to the wolves after Foles' injury. If Minshew had been drafted higher, he would have been a lock on RotY. Last year was terrible, but not because of Minshew.

That being said, his time in Jax was over the moment the Jets won those last few games. UM might have said there was a QB competition, but everyone knew that was just smoke. The signing of CJ was a signal that we were getting rid of Minshew. I am disappointed that we could not get more compensation. Eagles get a proven QB for pennies, and he is a nice piece to have in case Hurts falters and fall through. I am not sold that Flacco will be the 2nd string once Minshew learns the playbook, and I hope Minshew is given a fair chance to compete. We all knew that would not happen here.

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