Just curious to see how Duval Pride members feel about this.  Let's say you have to chose between losing the AFC championship game, or making it to the Superbowl and losing.  Especially after two unimaginable weeks of prehype, chattering, and battles with Philly fans and the media alike

Would you rather make it to the big dance and lose, or not go at all?

For me, in spite of global exposure for the Jags and potential economic gains, I'd imagine our disappointment two weeks ago would be magnified exponentially if we had gotten in and lost.  So I'd say, if losing is the only option, which is the premise of this thread, then I'll take not playing in the big game.  Where do you stand? 


(This is not about our chances of actually beating the Eagles, referee influences, conspiracies, etc.  Just a hypothetical scenario of loss vs loss ; )

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Success is a journey, not a destination.  Go all out Mighty Jaguars.

SB. Easy.

I want the chance to see my team play as many games in a season as possible.

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Super Bowl! Half the fun is the journey and the experience.

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Scouting well is all that matters.  Draft philosophy is all fluff.

SB

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

You've got to get in to win.

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If we made it to the super bowl at least we could hang our hats on "AFC Champions". Losing to Philly would have sucked but it's infinitely better than losing to the Patriots.

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We are one of 4 teams to never make it. Washing that stat away would be great, even if we still hadn't won it all.

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Imagine how happy Browns fans are.

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the other 3 teams to never make it are lions,browns,and texans. No offensse intended D6 I'm just nameing the 3 teams besides jags.

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snowwolf titans owner in madden.

note titans owner means im undeafted againest them. 

You've got to be in it to win it.

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Super bowl. Easy.

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Losing would have been painful but beating the Steelers and Patriots along the way would have been priceless.

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Easily in the SB. No one remembers the losers of the Championship Games. They only remember the two in the SB.

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

Better to make it and lose than never make it at all. We have yet to get there. Need that chance!

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Let's Get Em!!!! Go Jags!

Just curious to see how Duval Pride members feel about this.  Let's say you have to chose between losing the AFC championship game, or making it to the Superbowl and losing.  Especially after two unimaginable weeks of prehype, chattering, and battles with Philly fans and the media alike

Would you rather make it to the big dance and lose, or not go at all?

For me, in spite of global exposure for the Jags and potential economic gains, I'd imagine our disappointment two weeks ago would be magnified exponentially if we had gotten in and lost.  So I'd say, if losing is the only option, which is the premise of this thread, then I'll take not playing in the big game.  Where do you stand? 


(This is not about our chances of actually beating the Eagles, referee influences, conspiracies, etc.  Just a hypothetical scenario of loss vs loss ; )

Would rather not go at all. If you're not going to win it all then don't even bother going all the way. In this case you're saying we end up losing. In my opinion I would rather take the loss in the AFCC game and have those two weeks now to work on the off season, scouting, pending free agents, contract extensions, etc. 

To focus for another two weeks on the Superbowl only to lose? No thank you. Plus. The Superbowl hangover tends to be real roughly 90% of the time. It's rare a Superbowl losing team finds itself right back in the Superbowl the following year. Just looking at the last ten years for example. 

Atlanta? Out after 1 win. 
Carolina? 6-10 in 2016.
Seattle? Out after 1 win. 
San Francisco? Imploded. 
New England? Out after 1 win. 
Pittsburgh? Lost Wildcard game to Denver.
Indy? Lost Wildcard game to New York.
Arizona? Out after 1 win. 
New England? Missed play-offs. (Brady went to IR)
Chicago? Imploded.

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"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."

Just curious to see how Duval Pride members feel about this.  Let's say you have to chose between losing the AFC championship game, or making it to the Superbowl and losing.  Especially after two unimaginable weeks of prehype, chattering, and battles with Philly fans and the media alike

Would you rather make it to the big dance and lose, or not go at all?

For me, in spite of global exposure for the Jags and potential economic gains, I'd imagine our disappointment two weeks ago would be magnified exponentially if we had gotten in and lost.  So I'd say, if losing is the only option, which is the premise of this thread, then I'll take not playing in the big game.  Where do you stand? 


(This is not about our chances of actually beating the Eagles, referee influences, conspiracies, etc.  Just a hypothetical scenario of loss vs loss ; )

Would rather not go at all. If you're not going to win it all then don't even bother going all the way. In this case you're saying we end up losing. In my opinion I would rather take the loss in the AFCC game and have those two weeks now to work on the off season, scouting, pending free agents, contract extensions, etc. 

To focus for another two weeks on the Superbowl only to lose? No thank you. Plus. The Superbowl hangover tends to be real roughly 90% of the time. It's rare a Superbowl losing team finds itself right back in the Superbowl the following year. Just looking at the last ten years for example. 

Atlanta? Out after 1 win. 
Carolina? 6-10 in 2016.
Seattle? Out after 1 win. 
San Francisco? Imploded. 
New England? Out after 1 win. 
Pittsburgh? Lost Wildcard game to Denver.
Indy? Lost Wildcard game to New York.
Arizona? Out after 1 win. 
New England? Missed play-offs. (Brady went to IR)
Chicago? Imploded.

How did the team that lost the AFC Championship game do the following year?

I'd rather have a shot at winning the Super Bowl than not go at all.  You can never guarantee you will get a shot to go back any time soon.

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There comes a point where I wouldn't want to go anymore, like the early 90s Bills. Losing 4 in a row, man that's just heartbreaking

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

Would rather not go at all. If you're not going to win it all then don't even bother going all the way. In this case you're saying we end up losing. In my opinion I would rather take the loss in the AFCC game and have those two weeks now to work on the off season, scouting, pending free agents, contract extensions, etc. 

To focus for another two weeks on the Superbowl only to lose? No thank you. Plus. The Superbowl hangover tends to be real roughly 90% of the time. It's rare a Superbowl losing team finds itself right back in the Superbowl the following year. Just looking at the last ten years for example. 

Atlanta? Out after 1 win. 
Carolina? 6-10 in 2016.
Seattle? Out after 1 win. 
San Francisco? Imploded. 
New England? Out after 1 win. 
Pittsburgh? Lost Wildcard game to Denver.
Indy? Lost Wildcard game to New York.
Arizona? Out after 1 win. 
New England? Missed play-offs. (Brady went to IR)
Chicago? Imploded.

How did the team that lost the AFC Championship game do the following year?

I'd rather have a shot at winning the Super Bowl than not go at all.  You can never guarantee you will get a shot to go back any time soon.

I would have to check. Nothing is ever guaranteed. But I would much rather not go at all and lose that game. It just seems to be devastating to a football team the following year. Plus the loss of two weeks into the off season toward preparation as a player and the front office ins and outs just seems like a bitter pill to swallow when you're right back to work in just three months.

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"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."

Definitely Super Bowl. No question. It would be crushing to lose, but hey, at least they were there.

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Easily in the SB. No one remembers the losers of the Championship Games. They only remember the two in the SB.

^ Not necessarily true.

If you happen to be a team in the Midwest in "Twink-land", then you hang up a big stadium banner that says:

"AFC Runner-up".


As exciting as the season was,, I really hope the Jags don't pull the same stunt. GEEZ.

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