(06-07-2021, 05:33 PM)Ronster Wrote:

(06-07-2021, 04:22 PM)SamusAranX Wrote: There are at least three teams  in recent history who went from bottom of the barrel  to playoff contenders that are similar to us this year; 2007 dolphins (1-15 to playoffs in 2008), 2007 falcons (4-12 to playoffs in 2008), and the Clots in 2011 (2-14 to playoffs in 2012).

That's the high ceiling, but i think success would be around the new .500 (8-9 or 9-8).

Realistically, though, we are looking at a 4 or 5 win year. Patience. I just want to see positives from Trevor Lawrence.

lol, as Jaguar fans we have been abused so much that we would be happy with 4-5 wins... tragic

...or we are mature enough to know this year's record isn't telling us the whole story. It's safe to say that there's going to be some lapses on D. Some of these guys are going to have to unlearn the D we've been running for the years they've been here. Young guys like Lawrence, Etienne, and Campbell are gonna get burned by some rookie mistakes. The hope is that they learn from those and improve. You asked for realistic, and I would say that 5 is absolutely realistic. 7 may happen, but it will also require some bounces to go our way to get there. How tragic is it for fans to understand that early on the team is likely going to take some lumps, but in the end it will (hopefully) lead to wins later in the year and moving into the next season?

Now if we hit 4-5 wins next year? That's tragic.

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