(12-26-2023, 09:35 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(12-26-2023, 02:16 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Laughable take. Brunell got us to the AFCCG .....twice.  Pre and post Freddy T.  Also, everything in post 3174.

It's a shame you can't see the talent difference between those teams on both sides of the ball. I think the 98 Jags linemen could whip this group tomorrow.

It's a no contest for me. The 1996 - 1999 team was the best era this franchise ever had. They were stacked across the board, they could impose their will at times on defenses and offenses with the amount of toughness and power they exuded from the trenches. 

We're just going to have to wait it out and hope for the best going into year four and saying that is a bummer but they're still +500 somehow and still within reach of a play-off berth for the second straight year in a row. 

I just can't throw in the towel yet. It's been bad. It's been brutal. It's been abysmal at times. Somehow, through all of that, they're still 8 - 7 and leading the AFC South. It's just the way it goes sometimes. 

Every team in our division, and, if we're being honest, the AFC in general, it's taken a step back this year. The only exception is Baltimore now. After they just handled Detroit and now San Francisco in convincing fashion. They're officially the team to beat in my opinion. 

We're not there yet. It was obvious last year, and it was obvious going into this year that we didn't do enough to improve the trenches on both sides. That's all it circles back to. We can't run the ball, we can't protect the QB long enough, we can't out scheme ourselves enough out of a wet paper bag and the defense is suffering in the secondary because if it's not Allen or Walker? 

Who else is threatening the QB? Nobody. So, it is what it is. Does Trevor need to play better and protect the football? Sure, at times, yes, we all agree on that. But, as a whole? This team has a long, long way to go to even dare have it's name mentioned with teams like Baltimore & San Francisco. 

It's not even close. I won't lose hope though just yet. Now, if they lose to Carolina? LOL. Different story. But, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. I still have time to relax a bit.

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