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Dyhard is a certified stoner said 08/21, 03:07 AM
From what I can see from the Jaguars is winning 5 games.

While I look at their schedule, I can see a couple upsets happening and a couple games they can win confidently.

I think they can beat Minnesota and Oakland confidently.
I think that they have 2 wins against their own division (1 vs. Indy & 1 vs. Tennessee).
I think that they will beat Miami also.

So that's the 5 wins.

My main concerns are the receiving core and the offense as a whole. And I especially have the same concern that you brought up with Maurice Jones-Drew.

When you talk about him missing training camp and some pre-season games so far, it's going to effect him. Especially since Jones-Drew is the best thing that offense has going for them and is going to carry this team.

I don't have much trust in Gabbert, and them switching coaches is also another concern of mine. A new coaching change will mean that the team has to get used to something different, so I can see this being a re-adjustment year where they take a slight step backwards to go forwards.

I'm curious on where you think they're going to be winning 2 more games, because as I look at the schedule, I can't see it.

Dyhard is a certified stoner said 08/21, 02:42 PM
You ask me that question like you are 100% certain on who the good & bad teams are going to be this season, but the thing is: you don't know that either.

While Gabbert might have been doing pretty well so far, you have to realize that it's pre-season and everything that players put up, you have to take with a grain of salt because they usually aren't playing against the best competition that a team can put out there and teams are usually just trying different things out.

While Laurent Robinson isn't a bad addition, he has been in the league for 4-5 years already, and has only had 1 season where he broke out. I wouldn't rely on him too much. Blackmon is a rookie with a not-so-hot quarterback. He will be a nice addition, but I don't think he's gonna be able to bring this team to a contender. In any form of the world.

Jones-Drew is going to miss all of pre-season and training camp, unless he comes back now. And if he did come back now, I don't know if he would even be ready for this upcoming game. That's going to hurt them a lot, especially with how important training camp/pre-season is to get in shape for the regular season.

Dyhard is a certified stoner said 08/22, 01:43 AM
Laurent Robinson had a break-out year last season, but that doesn't mean anything to me. He hasn't had a history of success, so why do you think he's going to have a great season again with a much worse quarterback?

And, to make matters worse, now you have Maurice Jones-Drew asking for a trade, so that production you'd actually get out of the offense is even worse and making 7 wins completely out of reach.

I think they go 2-2 against Indy & Tennessee. I don't see them winning a series against each team.

The Titans were pretty solid last season and I can see another season of about 7 or 8 wins.
The Colts have a new quarterback in Andrew Luck and they'll be able to do better than last season, which I expect them to get a couple of more wins than last season.

They were pretty bad last season, and they're going to have another bad season. Gabbert was bad and I can't see him improving so much that the Jaguars win 7 games.

New coaching: more of a problem than a benefit, in my opinion.
New WR's: nothing special, especially Robinson.
2nd year for Gabbert: won't be any better.
Another 2-4 record in division.
But Andrew Luck is in.

Jaguars finish 5-11.