Games left – how we feel?

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1. At the end of the day, we have to beat a Texans offense that’s already struggled and now likely without Stroud, the Titans twice, and the 1-6 Jets, and that puts us at 9 wins.

   That could get us in, but more realistically we need to pick off one of Chargers, Broncos, Colts Twice, or Cards. I like our chances to get at least one of those.

   This all would be a lot easier if Dyami/BTJ caught passes against the broncos, or if the Refs didn’t flag Hunter

2. I like our odds if we get back some of that core talent that we can run through the playoffs.

3. With all the doomer fans who bitch and complain during the game thread non stop you’d think we were a two win team. If we rewind time and ask the fanbase if we were in the playoffs as of week 9 we would all sign up and cheer hell ya. Has there been problems? Yes. Is this team different than the last few years? Hell yes. I’m excited as hell

4. Seeing a graphic where Indianapolis and New England are the 1 and 2 seeds takes me back 20 years.

5. I don’t feel good, but I don’t feel bad either…

   We are like 1 to 2 games from matching preseason pundit expectations…

   I won’t be surprised if we miss the playoffs, I won’t be surprised if we squeeze into the play offs, however, I don’t see us getting past the divisional around at the latest.

6. Houston – should be a win, if we can get at least some of our starting skill players back. If not though, combined w it being away, and backup qb shenanigans, will be low scoring overall.

   Chargers – 50/50 depending on if they charger themselves or not

   Cardinals – should be a win

   Titans x2 – should be a sweep

   Colts – I don’t care if we split so long as we win the home game vs them

   Jets – should be a win. Thankfully not playing in metlife on their cursed turf

   Broncos – 50/50 – I would like to see cam go for 70+ though

   Overall should put us at minimum 9-10 wins even if we lose out to Colts. Realistically we top out by splitting the Colts and split the chargers / Broncos and go 12-5. Or perna’s wheel curses the Colts both weeks we play them plus tje chargers and Broncos too and go 14-3 lol

7. Its most likely a single win or loss total but I’d like to think we win the easier games coming up, get the good players back and play a dark horse role

8. 9 wins seems about right for this team. I think we could be a good team, but that’s probably next year.

9. Best case scenario is the jags to be up against the Steelers/chargers in playoffs. Fade patriots and chiefs in post season

10. Our best bet is still a colts collapse, and with their schedule and how easily the struggling Steelers defense handled them that is very possible

11. We are too inconsistent to know for sure. Knowing the Jags we might beat the chargers and lose to the jets.

    Its just not enough consistency to make a prediction.

12. Looking at the remaining schedules for the Jaguars and the colts, I think there’s a very real chance the Week 17 game decides who wins the division. If not explicitly, then at least implicitly by letting the winner control their own destiny.

    But for the Jaguars to get to that point, they gotta get beat Houston first.

13. It’ll depend if our quarterback is having a good hair day on game days

14. I’ve got some 2023 vibes, where the jags aren’t necessarily as good as their record. I think the current version has a little more grit, but If I’m an upcoming opponent like the Texans/Cards/Chargers, the jags don’t exactly scare me.

15. If Jacksonville can get the screen game and penalty-free outside toss plays going, that’s the price of admission for unlocking the rest of the offense – inside runs and downfield passes. A penalty free, fully functional offense with the entirety of the playbook available is a really scary prospect. Getting Devin Lloyd back would also free up the defensive scheme to not blitz as much to manufacture pressure, as well as having more personnel to be around the ball for turnovers. I’m thinking in the second half of the season the Jags put it all together and it won’t matter who their opponents are or what the Colts do

16. We have to remember, in the NFL, a win is a win, no matter how ugly. This isn’t college. The talent gap among nfl teams is so incredibly slim and the margin for error is even slimmer. As we’ve seen many of these games have come down to 1 play or a handful or plays.

    I only write cause I see a lot of comments about guaranteed wins in here and as a fan base we gotta remember….it ain’t college lol

17. If we keep playing defense like we have? Not great. If our receivers can’t catch? Not great. Winning is great, but winning one score games against shitty teams and getting blown out against good ones is not good. Being incapable of covering a #1 weapon is unacceptable, yet it happens EVERYTIME we play a star. Chase, Adams, Bowers. This team has a lot of work to do.

    Our schedule isn’t bad going forward, but it doesn’t matter if we keep playing how we are.