(12-21-2023, 04:51 PM)PV=nRT Wrote:

(12-21-2023, 11:20 AM)Caldrac Wrote: It's funny, they referenced Matt Ryan and that's exactly what I said about him last year in the off season, as a worst case scenario. BUT, here's the catch. 

He's a lot more athletic than Matt Ryan, he's got a better arm in my opinion than Matt Ryan, and, Matt Ryan played with a lot better protection, a more competent and consistent running game and with the likes of guys like Julio Jones, Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez. 

Mind you, this is inside a dome at least nine times per year between the home games in Atlanta and the road game in New Orleans. I think his floor is Matt Ryan, but, his ceiling is a combination of John Elway / Peyton Manning / Brett Favre for me. 

That's just how I see him. He'll have these years, where, he's a gunslinger and highly productive, doing the gritty running stuff that a guy like Elway and Favre did from time to time. He'll make the pre snap reads and make some money ball throws and high IQ stuff like Manning, etc. 

It all starts with this front office though. He's a gold mine that you can get a ton of ore out of, provided, you get the right protection in front of him. Time is clearly on his side. Like they said, he's 24 years old. He can easily hit a light switch next year in the off season and for the next 6 - 12 years he's a monster.

I think they said in the podcast that the Jags:

Lead the league in % of negative rushing plays on first down (26% of the time I think)

Are top two in the league in number of yards lost due to dropped passes

Lead the league in # of pass plays in less than 2 seconds.

(12-21-2023, 04:57 PM)rfc17 Wrote: Pff now has our oline ranked 3rd worst in the nfl. Run game epa is 3rd worst in league. Worst team in the league on wr te screens which our coaches love to call (pattially dur to their preferencebut also due to oline limitations).  Despite all that we are still 10th in the league in points scored.  Our offense is only really effective when Lawrence is throwing the ball down the field.  I get that people think he hasn't lived up to the generational QB tag but think folks need some perspective of how the team around him is performing.

It's remarkable really. That's why I say he IS the generational talent he was billed out to be. He's out there on a weekly basis expected to make magic out of lunch meat. You can't make chicken salad out of chicken [BLEEP] man. 

Even the guys he's been compared to, whether current, recent modern era or old era, those guys all had cohesion, consistency and investments made to improve their quality of life in the NFL. 

People forget, but, sure, Peyton Manning was a menace in the NFL, however, he had Edgerin James throughout his career, and before that, Marshall Faulk for a little bit before he was shipped off to St. Louis. 

Edgerin James was labeled the "Jaguar Killer' throughout his career. He averaged something crazy against us, something like 125 YPG when we played him. Then you start getting into the Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, Marcus Pollard, etc. 

Bill Polian built a good football team around him when they hit the lottery with that selection. Elway had Davis towards the end of his career. Shannon Sharpe at TE, guys like Rod Smith and McCaffrey on the outside and a vaunted defense. Favre had the same in guys like Sterling Sharpe and Chmura at TE. Among a number of other good receiving options and a stout defense (Reggie White) throughout his career. 

It's a little unfair with the amount of [BLEEP] Lawrence has to catch locally and nationally. I think Khan will step in, demand a better line be produced and I think we'll see Lawrence become a consistent passer and overall threat to most defenses here in the very near future. Hopefully next year.

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