(03-13-2019, 12:55 PM)Upper Wrote:

(03-13-2019, 12:17 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: This is what I think people are missing. We got to the Championship game with Bortles. We don't need Foles to be a 350+yards and multiple TD's every game, we need him to make the key completions to keep drives going and moving us into scoring position. We are still going to be a run heavy team but now we have a pass game that teams have to scheme for. Not many NFL D's these days can cover run and pass in the same play.

Foles can do that and more, I get people are unsure but this is an upgrade. 

I just like how when he was playing for Philly he was great but now he's a Jag he's full of flaws.

Go Jags!

This is the trap that I think lots of people are falling into. "We made it to the AFCCG w/ Bortles all we need to do is replace him with an average QB and we're instant SB contenders again."

Unfortunately, this defense is no longer that defense, our division is no longer that cakewalk division, and we probably won't face the 4th worst team in playoff history (by point differential) if we make it back. Not to mention the unsustainable pressure to sack ratio, turnovers and especially D TDs, Bortles 18:0 red zone TD:INT ratio. There was just nothing about that season that was replicable.

This team still needs a lot of significant upgrades in addition to Foles to become true contenders.

I get your point, I meant more of we have had to play almost in spite of Bortles at times. He had that great 7 game run that got us to the playoffs but he regressed big time. I'm more saying that i see Foles as an all round upgrade on Blake. We now have a QB we can give the ball to and he may win us the game. You couldn't do that with Bortles.

I just think Foles opens up so much more for us. He is suited to the heavy PA O we want to run and makes teams have to play the pass. With Bortles you stuffed the box to stop the run and if we passed you'd either get a sack or hed hurry a pass and make a mistake. We need Foles to keep the O going, the D will give him chances. I think Foles offers us a better  chance than Bortles which hopefully means more wins.

Last year proved we aren't a walk in playoff team and the South is starting to rise again. It's going to be a challenge but Foles has played tough games and played well. He's the best option we could have taken and I think it gives the locker room a lift. Of course the WR's need to step up, Fournette get focused. 

I could easily be wrong.

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