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Well, a lot of this board is acting the same way about the Jaguars.
The facts are that Jacksonville is a good team with a great D that is playing their home opener in hot/humid weather. All of those factors are working against us.
Yes, their OL is banged up to all hell. Yes, our team looked great last week. I will admit that this game looks a lot more winnable now than it did when the schedule first came out.
But nothing is definite. This is still going to be a tough game. Our O will have trouble sustaining drives against their D, which will in turn put pressure on our D. If we lose the TOP battle, the heat will become more and more of a factor as the game wears on.
Again, that's not to say we can't win. But we had one good game at home against an injury depleted team. Jacksonville made the playoffs last year. We're inexperienced- they're a lot more established. We shouldn't be shocked that they're favored by six or guaranteeing victory. One good game from the Bills doesn't change the whole balance of power in the conference. We still have a lot to prove.
I just hope the players are taking Jacksonville a lot more seriously than the posters on this board, especially since this is a conference game that could have playoff implications come December (remember how bad that 3 point loss to Jax in the '04 opener hurt us?).
The facts are that Jacksonville is a good team with a great D that is playing their home opener in hot/humid weather. All of those factors are working against us.
Yes, their OL is banged up to all hell. Yes, our team looked great last week. I will admit that this game looks a lot more winnable now than it did when the schedule first came out.
But nothing is definite. This is still going to be a tough game. Our O will have trouble sustaining drives against their D, which will in turn put pressure on our D. If we lose the TOP battle, the heat will become more and more of a factor as the game wears on.
Again, that's not to say we can't win. But we had one good game at home against an injury depleted team. Jacksonville made the playoffs last year. We're inexperienced- they're a lot more established. We shouldn't be shocked that they're favored by six or guaranteeing victory. One good game from the Bills doesn't change the whole balance of power in the conference. We still have a lot to prove.
I just hope the players are taking Jacksonville a lot more seriously than the posters on this board, especially since this is a conference game that could have playoff implications come December (remember how bad that 3 point loss to Jax in the '04 opener hurt us?).
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