(11-01-2019, 08:12 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-31-2019, 11:20 PM)Corriewf Wrote: So I think I may be on a different page than most on this board when it comes to expectations. I don’t see a Super Bowl team here. I see a team that MIGHT make it to a wild card and probably get knocked out first round. That is a best case scenario here. We have a very young team with too many deficiencies to go too far in the playoffs. There are just too many solid teams this year to compete with. 

I don’t see Foles replacing Minshew and making this team a super bowl contender this year. 

My expectations are simple- entertainment. I want to see good football that is fun to watch all the way until the end of the 4th quarter. Minshew has done that. Gone are the days of turning the game off by the 3rd quarter out of disgust. I don’t care if we go 9-7 or 8-8 or 7-9. THIS year I just want to see some fun football. Why not let the kid do it?

Next year...I think we have a real chance to compete in the playoffs. I see many many flashes.

Agree on the bolded. 

O-Line isn't quite there yet.  Defense has faltered a few too many times against the better opponents. TE and LB spots are young and banged up.  I think we're pretty close, but not quite there. 

If they find impact players with two or of their early picks next year and add competition at a couple of spots in free agency they will be better prepared.
 A few young guys around the roster need to grow into their shoes a bit more and will hopefully keep getting better. (Harrison, Oliver, Taylor, Richardson, Robinson, Williams, even Minshew if he wins the job next year)

I think they could be contenders next season under this current regime, but it won't be intact if they don't win at least 8 games and look competitive in the remaining losses IMO.

Obviously the rest of the season will decide what and how many changes we make in the FO at the end of the season.

I agree Oline still needs some work but it is a young group so hopefully we are going through the growing pains and getting that cohesion. 

D has suffered as we've had to replace the parts we thought we were set at. Telvin and Ramsey were key pieces and instead of adding to that were looking at replacing again. That's one of the big reasons I want us to keep Yan, why look for someone like him when we can build around him. We need a core to build around but I like a lot of the pieces we have. Allen and Yannick crashing the outsides, Harrison at SS, Wilson has been quietly effective. 

Again, how the QB situation goes will be decided in the 2nd half of the season but I think even if we go to Foles for the rest of the season, that Minshew will be starting week 1 next year unless Foles takes us to the SB.

Plenty to be optimistic about, it's just the usual hope, we hit with our draft picks, were smart with FA money and we get those lower round picks to play at a high standard.

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