http://blackandteal.com/2012/08/15/the-perils-of-fanhood/ A Jacksonville Jaguars Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blackandteal.com/2012/08/15/the-perils-of-fanhood/comment-page-1/#comment-949780 Zain Gowani Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:20:00 +0000 http://blackandteal.com/?p=11337#comment-949780 Thanks David! I agree with you - the major pieces like Gabbert and Blackmon are what teams bank on, and I think what they expect from guys like Dillard and Lane and Smith is to either become a key steady cog (in the Will Middleton mold) or to "hit" on one or two of these players (that has tools but not polish) to become a star... Kind of the way Jordy Nelson did last year for the Packers or Wes Welker has. Thanks David! I agree with you – the major pieces like Gabbert and Blackmon are what teams bank on, and I think what they expect from guys like Dillard and Lane and Smith is to either become a key steady cog (in the Will Middleton mold) or to “hit” on one or two of these players (that has tools but not polish) to become a star… Kind of the way Jordy Nelson did last year for the Packers or Wes Welker has.

]]> http://blackandteal.com/2012/08/15/the-perils-of-fanhood/comment-page-1/#comment-949777 David Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:11:00 +0000 http://blackandteal.com/?p=11337#comment-949777 This is such a great post. It really puts things into perspective. I was huge on Price as well and thought that the young prospect could be brought along. Just seems like a lot of these kinds of players either seem to stay injured (Lane, Smith) or just don't work out (see Jarrett Dillard). In the end, and it's like this with most NFL teams, the core starters are already in place. Everything this year seems to be on the shoulders of Blaine Gabbert and Justin Blackmon. The rest of the team is almost indentical to previous years which makes me wonder...were we only two players away from being competitive? The front office must think so. Anyways, great read! This is such a great post. It really puts things into perspective. I was huge on Price as well and thought that the young prospect could be brought along. Just seems like a lot of these kinds of players either seem to stay injured (Lane, Smith) or just don’t work out (see Jarrett Dillard). In the end, and it’s like this with most NFL teams, the core starters are already in place. Everything this year seems to be on the shoulders of Blaine Gabbert and Justin Blackmon. The rest of the team is almost indentical to previous years which makes me wonder…were we only two players away from being competitive? The front office must think so. Anyways, great read!

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