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Offline chenyan94  
#1 Posted : Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:40:25 AM(UTC)
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their fifth straight game last Sunday Black Josh Oliver Jersey , Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey sent a tweet that shared what many interpreted to be a desire to leave the team at some point in the future.Ramsey wrote “when I鈥檓 gone from here,聽y鈥檃ll gone miss me,” but he said on Thursday that he wasn’t hinting at future plan to play for another team. Ramsey said that he has said ”聽over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again” that he wants to play for the same team for his entire career.If he’s not angling to leave the Jaguars, what was the tweet about? Ramsey said it was intended for those who have lost their faith in the Jaguars as a result of their 3-6 start to the season.“If that’s what people want to do or if that’s how people feel, then it’s certain people, like y’all going to miss … we bring some good things,” Ramsey said, via ESPN.com. “And, yeah, we slipped up here recently. Not executed and played like we know we can. But, like whoever Josh Oliver Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys , the fake fans, if y’all [the media], whoever, if y’all want to jump ship, then, look, it is what it is. But y’all going to miss us when we either gone or when stuff back popping. We don’t want y’all no more.”Beating the Steelers on Sunday would likely slow the stream of people abandoning ship while Ramsey will become eligible to extend his own time onboard for the first time this offseason. Watershed. I fear the use of this word is innacurate. I fear what happened this past Sunday at TIAA Bank field was, in fact, nothing more than another stone in the path to a true watershed moment. Why the concern? When Jack Del Rio was fired the hope was the Jaguars were moving upward from Jack’s management of a team grounded in .500 production. Then came the pedigree of Gus Bradley with his “everything is awesome” approach to coaching. Finally, and validated by the 2017 season, was the success surely to be achieved by the reintroduction of Tom Coughlin into the leadership hierarchy.Yet Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys Stitched , here we are. Staring down the barrel of another offensive rebuild, stepping over the corpses of draft and free agent decisions that failed to produce playmakers at wide receiver or quarterback.The phrase “watershed moment” has two historically popular meanings. First, originating in the 19th century, it references an “epochal moment”. Something that designates a significant change either for good or bad. This understanding is most popular in the UK. On our side of the pond it refers to something that has future ramifications. An event whose impact requires reflection in light of a catalyst down the road.The question: Will the failure of Blake Bortles against the Steelers satisfy either one of these definitions? The past does not offer comfort. A specter looms large over this franchise. The 2007 season came back as the 2017 season, bringing with it a glorious playoff victory over the Steelers, followed by a gut wrenching loss to the Patriots. We are left to wonder if the seeds have been planted that will produce a 10 year harvest of misery, or if somehow this fan base will get the leadership it deserves.One could argue 2007 was a watershed moment for the worse, with 2017 being its mirror. Time will tell whether November 18, 2018 was just another day.Note: Thanks to Phillip Heilman for all the videos.Mumble 1Full disclosure: I have a Blake Bortles jersey and a Blake Bortles can sleeve. For far too long I have leaned on the hope the team’s investment would pay off. This weekend’s game, for me, was like watching Byron Leftwich fail to impress during a preseason game in Green Bay during 2007 season. It was against the Packers that I decided David Garrard was the best fit for this franchise.Big Cat Country’s Jon Kurkland tweeted out this truth.There is nothing Blake can do moving forward that will change my mind Josh Oliver Jersey 2019 , and this is why.Mumble 2Thanks to some nice camera angles from CBS Sports, the viewing audience was able to see receivers getting open and Bortles simply not making the plays. On more than one occasion I outwardly asked what Blake was seeing. Even without those shots you can see a quarterback with zero pocket presence, limiting the potential of offensive success.You will not enjoy these.Mumble 3If I had to pick the one moment during the game in which I gave up on Blake it was from the second video above. My wife was convinced the Jaguars failure to get at least one touchdown in the first half would come back to haunt them. In hindsight she was correct. I, on the other hand, was more than happy to get any points. Blake taking the sack here negated the turnover. While the three points would not have negated the four point loss (assuming a common outcome), it would have kept momentum. Completing the pass might have led to a touchdown drive.You’ve heard it over and over again. A 5th year starting quarterback, taken top 5 in round 1 of the NFL draft, has to perform in this situation.Mumble 4This is not going to be a popular opinion, but this debate about whether fans can boo and if players should be calling out “fake fans” is a complete red herring. It comes across as a childish “You can’t tell me what to do!” from both sides. The fan thinks the financial and emotional commitment affords them the right to express their disatisfaction however they see fit. The players contend that booing is a sign the fan is giving up on the players and the team.Booing is all about emotions. Players need to understand that, which seems hard to do when on a six game losing streak. The player/fan experience is one of a shared experience, and focuses the attention on something that is not constructive.I am not telling fans not to boo Youth Josh Oliver Jersey , nor am I telling players to not criticize fans for booing. I just wish both sides would see this as a coping mechanism. Frankly it’s positive. It shows apathy has not set in.Mumble 5Team finances are going to be talked about a lot for the rest of the season. It’s a damning fact for the front office, or whomever has been making personnel decisions.The argument to keep Blake because of the cap hit makes no sense to me. This is like keeping a car you are upside down in spite of the fact it continually breaks down. If the fans know Bortles is a big part of the problem, the players know it. How do you keep players, or get top quality free agents, with Bortles as your quarterback?Extending this to the fans, who wants to renew their tickets if Bortles is on the roster next year? Yesterday I spoke with 9 friends who are present season ticket holders, and while post-game was an emotional time, they did say spending the money to watch a Bortles led Jaguars team in 2019 was not worth the investment.
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