(06-12-2022, 07:28 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Yeah...I know...print is dead.

Not to me, though.  Not if it produces material of interest to me. Something comforting about turning the pages and reading Lindy's each year.  I like having a reference I don't have to click on anything to read the information.  Yea that dates me ... so what...lol

This brings me to the Preseason football magazines.  I have seen the first one hit the stands last week-Lindy's.  Here are some of the highlights.

Balzer predicts the Jaguars will, once again, finish last in the division, with the Colts winning it this year.  However, per the magazine's rating sysstem, the Jaguars are NOT the worst team in the league.  Sounds like a fair assessment given our past, a new coach and probably a roster turnover of what a third?  Perhaps a bit conservative but Lindy's usually is just that way.  I am hopeful they will do better but it comes down to how fast they learn to play together as a team.

The Buffahole Bills are Lindy's pick to win it all.

In draft grades, the Jaguars were given an A in grading that was generous overall.

Reflecting what happened in the draft, in the various unit rankings, the Jaguars LB corps was ranked 4th best in the AFC behind Pittsburgh, Indy, and the Chargers. This makes sense seeing the A draft grade.  We do have a good chance to hit on 5 of our 7 draftees, making is one of our best ever.

Scherff ranked the 4th best RG in the league behind Zach Martun of Dallas, Wyatt Teller of Cleveland, and Shaq Mason of Tampa Bay.

Among the most controversial rankings to me was that Vrabel is rated a better coach than Pederson, even though Pederson is the only coach in the division to have won a Super Bowl as a head coach. I actually liked it, nothing wrong with our coach having a bit of motivation too.  What did Saban call it? sweet rat poison?