Josh Scobee. 2 game winners, a couple over 50 and some kick-ass tackles.

He actually played in a Div 1AA school and guys that dominate at their level and are drafted high usually end up as good players. How’s this for a list of guys who came out of 1AA schools:
Steve McNair
Donald Driver
Matt Birk
Wayne Chrebet
Lance Schulters
Dwayne Carswell
Mike Flynn
Marcel Shipp
Jerry Azumah
Kurt Warner
Terrence McGee
Mike Green
Shawn Barber
Lonnie Paxton
Josh McCown
Orlando Brown
Adam Timmerman
Steve Heiden
Adam Vinatieri
Jerry Wilson
Leo Araguz
Derrick Blaylock
Jeremiah Trotter
Terrell Owens
Brent Alexander
Michael Strahan
Brian Westbrook
Brian Finneran
Willie Williams
Rodney Harrison
Darren Sharper
Jeff Wilkins
Randy Moss
Chad Pennington
Troy Brown
and we definitely can’t forget about:
Rashean Mathis
Brad Meester
and of course Jimmy Smith

Granted, we didn’t know Matt Jones would do so so so well this year, but I feel so sad/dissapointed we wasted hope and investment in Porter. I hope he gets it together. At lest next year he can get a fresh start. We’ll see then.

I meant to write AA but typoed that one. Thanks for the correction and the list. My point on Durant though is that it is a risk to pick him so high. Was there no other players out there? I also agree that Florence is garbage, the Chargers let him go for a reason. I apologize for not mentioning Scobee, he is the man.

I may be displaying my ignorance here, but for what it’s worth, this is my take on how the team is shaping up.

First off, I’m as disappointed as anyone to be 3-4. I honestly expected more. I was also depressed as hell when the game VS the Browns ended (I stayed up until 1:20am my time to listen to this???)

We have lost 4 games narrowly, we have been whipped by nobody. 3 of those loses are against teams that are looking good for division titles. The Browns are NOT a bad team (ask the Giants) and are probably going to suprise quite a few teams over the rest of the season. We have done lots of good things, and made a few mistakes in each loss. Doesn’t change the game results, but we have not been comprehensively outplayed by anyone. That is truly something to hold onto – injuries and all, we have displayed potential to do lots better.

 If things had gone differently (and I’m talking minor stuff here – a dropped catch, a pass 1 inch lower, a tackle made etc etc.) we could be either 7-0 or 0-7. In short, all our losses AND wins have been competitive games. Would you want the NFL any different, honestly??

Our defence has sucked, so far…. but only in parts of each game. A bit of injury, a bit of re-adjustment to new coaches and strategy, a few mistakes, whatever. Players DO seem to be missing tackles and giving away penalties too often, and that’s something that needs to be addressed. We are not doing a good job of sacking the QB. I don’t know enough to be able to critique individual players, but I trust Jeff Lageman when he says that both Groves and Harvey are coming along (and yes, I’m also impatiently waiting for this progress to turn into production). The Browns might have displayed some flaws during the season so far but, from what I gather, protecting the QB has not been one of them. Did we all really expect our 2 rookie DEs to beat the crap out of Anderson, because on paper we had a better record???

Our defence has made 2 or 3 big (and costly) mistakes in each of our losses, but they do actually seem to be getting better with each game. Maybe I’m being overly optimistic, but I forsee things getting better and better as the season progreses. Our D is not quite as bad as some people make it out to be. We have not been destroyed by anybody, despite all the mistakes.

Offensively, we have been… weird. Garrard is getting better and better, and our WRs are outproducing our RBs. Who would of thought it? I’ve seen people complain on various forums that we are passing too much, and losing our team identity. I don’t get it. If the rush isn’t working, why the hell would you continue to pound your head against an immovable wall? Take what the defense gives you. If passing works, why the hell not pass?

Yeah, I know… this is sacriledge as far as Jaguars football goes. I personally prefer to watch running plays than passing plays, but I prefer to see my Jags actually moving the chains too. I don’t know why the running game has gone out the window (and I’d like to see it come back, please!) but I’m pleasantly suprised to see the WRs (well, Matt Jones) take up the slack.

Still, either way, our offense has been productive. We’ve scored enough points to be competitive in all our games. The only real disappointments so far (excluding the lack of effective running) have been Porter’s lack of production and Marcedes Lewis dropping so many catches.

Soooo… do we suck? I don’t think so. We might not have a dominant team, which does suck, but we are “there and there abouts”. I no longer go into games thinking “we should win this”, but I’ve not reached the point where I think “we will lose this” either. This team has potential. Whether we do anything with it this year or not remains to be seen.