(11-15-2020, 07:28 PM)Corriewf Wrote:

(11-15-2020, 07:11 PM)mal234 Wrote: I think it had a significant impact on it, especially his accuracy which kept declining. He may not have the strongest arm, but he was doing stuff like missing pretty easy throws, that he has made in the past. 

We'll see what happens, and how he plays should he return to the starting lineup. Also, I think that Jake is showing that he can at least be a decent backup. He's looked better than some other rookie QB's that started in backup roles this year, including Ben DiNucci of the Cowboys.

We are 1-8, no one deserves a start... right now we have a very small sampling from Luton and need to know who will be our number 2 QB next year.

Gardner was deemed the starter at the beginning of this year and would be starting right now if not for his hand injury. He was not benched for bad performance. If so, I could understand where people might be coming from more when it comes to giving Jake more playing time.

At this point Gardner is QB 1 and Jake is QB 2, but Jake is starting to Gardner's injury. At this point (as far as we know) they aren't battling to see who will be QB 2 next year. They can possibly do that in next season's training camp, if the Jags draft a QB high during the draft.

I wonder if some people don't want Gardner to start because there is concern he may come back from the injury and win some games. And that could alter the Jags draft position. If he played today, the Jags may have won the game against the Packers. Especially with the defense and ST playing as well as they did. And if the defense continues to show the type of effort and improvement they showed today, they could win at least a couple of more games, should he come back. They may could do that with Jake as well.

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