(12-22-2022, 09:15 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(12-21-2022, 08:02 PM)OG-JAGFAN Wrote: Cmon man. Stop making crap up to fit your narrow narrative. Many people including critics were questing Lawrence right after that Bronco game.  You keep trying to pound your chest to be proud that your right you are blinded to the facts.  Oh btw the stats also prove it.

After the Bronco game in week 8 Lawrence was looking very shaky.  Lets look at the actual facts.

After week 8 Lawrence:  10 TDs, 6 ints, while having games with completion percentages in the 40's and 50's multiple times. If you want to pretend he was always all that and there was no cause for concern the facts show otherwise.  He has turned it around but the first half of this season was lackluster by any measure.

If you seek any story, you will find it. Critics might have expressed doubt, but it wasn't outright dismissal like many here wanted to express.

Many of us saw the other throws between the misses and knew that if he could corral the bad, the good would be amazing. You're right that everyone gets that pit in their stomach whenever a top QB starts to falter, but that's when you have to dig into what you're seeing to know if it is a phase, or worse. Some of us noticed that pit in our stomach, and simply decided to hold out before chugging the mylanta. 

Some folks just choose not to look for the cloud to every silver lining, and that's ok. If you wanted to think that the sky was falling, have a blast.

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(12-21-2022, 08:27 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: But, and sorry to bring up the past, I remember a number of people say that we were 8 weeks into a new coaching staff, a new O system, a new O playbook, give him time to learn it and for Doug and Trevor to get settled and used to working with each other. This was the problem, people gave him 1 or 2 games and were ready to write him off as he didn't put up insane numbers. This is basically his rookie season after the dumpster fire of last year.

He played great against the Chargers and Colts and the whole team had a bad run of form but the way they have turned it around is impressive and it's Lawrence leading this turnaround. He's been incredible and is playing aswell as any QB in the league. Is that good enough yet?

never good enough, we just change the scapegoat from week to week. One week, it's Baalke, next it's Caldwell, then it's Allen, then it's...

That's a very good point. I get it, I do. This fan base has been beaten and was jaded and just wanted someone to come in and fix everything. Sadly most of what we tried didn't work for the last decade plus (except 2017) but there were no quick fixes or changing one or two things and suddenly we would be chasing playoffs 

Which makes what Doug and Trevor have done this year even more impressive. They've corrected so much and got this team playing with heart and effort and now we have that Franchise QB we are making those steps

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