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That's revisionist history though. We were only a season removed from a 4200 yd , 35 TD season from Bortles. A running back was a glaring need.
They was no way the Jags were drafting a new QB at that point.
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They was no way the Jags were drafting a new QB at that point.
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Fournette played 13 regular games (was suspended a game) and 3 postseason games his rookie season & played 15 games last season
His missed half the season last year, but gets the injury prone label around too often.
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Leonard fournette averaged less than 4 yards per carry his first 2 season in the league and the jaguars fan is pushing drafting RBs
especially when Jamal adams, Patrick mahomes, marathon lattimore and deshaun Watson are within the picks right after he was drafted
especially when Jamal adams, Patrick mahomes, marathon lattimore and deshaun Watson are within the picks right after he was drafted
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That’s also easy to say now after the fact. At that time, they believed they had their QB.
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I know you love looking at fantasy stats, but our offense was 5th in the league that year also....
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One of the players you mentioned, is not like the others
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In cmc’s only playoff game, Jonathan Stewart had more carries.. he also averaged under 4 yards per carry that season.. for the season, cmc was 3rd in rush attempts on the team
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AGAIN, at that point we had unknown Bortles at QB, and we had Jalen Ramsey AND AJ Bouye, 2 PRO BOWLERs, why would we draft DB?
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the leading 2 rushers in the league last year, both taken in the 2nd
Chris Carson, a 7th round pick in the same draft as fournette had a better year than fournette
Chris Carson, a 7th round pick in the same draft as fournette had a better year than fournette
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Carson also has a substantially better team and offense around him.
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Last year, before reinserting Foles into the starting position and he lost us 3 games in a row, Fournette lead the AFC in rushing yards and DJ Chark lead the AFC in receiving yards.
A terrible QB hurt the team.
Also, I love how you conveniently didn't say the Top 10 in rushing had 4 1st RBS, 1 1st QB, 4 2nd round RBs.... and your 7th rounder.
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In the top 50 rushers last year, the 1st round picks
cmc: 3rd
Zeke: 4th
Lamar: 6th (QB)
Fournette: 7th
Jacobs: 8th
Ingram: 14th (new team)
Barkley: 16th
Michel: 17th (under 4 yards per carry)
AP: 18th (on his 4th team)
Gurley: 20th (was cut and averaged under 4 yards per)
Gordon: 32nd (under 4 yards per)
Kyler: 35th (a QB)
Allen: 38th (also technically a QB)
Deshaun: 48th (a QB)
cmc: 3rd
Zeke: 4th
Lamar: 6th (QB)
Fournette: 7th
Jacobs: 8th
Ingram: 14th (new team)
Barkley: 16th
Michel: 17th (under 4 yards per carry)
AP: 18th (on his 4th team)
Gurley: 20th (was cut and averaged under 4 yards per)
Gordon: 32nd (under 4 yards per)
Kyler: 35th (a QB)
Allen: 38th (also technically a QB)
Deshaun: 48th (a QB)
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Seattle has their very own 1st round pick rb
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fournette’s 2 seasons before last year, he averaged 3.9 yards per carry and then 3.3
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Who was also hurt for a third of the season last year.
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Also had pretty bad/inconsistent QB play those years as well. Easy for teams to stack the box when you know the passing game isn’t effective.
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and was drafted ahead of the 2nd leading rusher in the whole league
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Leonard Fournette led the league in rushing attempts vs. 8-man boxes
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Good thing fournette was drafted ahead of mahomes and deshaun then
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Again,no matter how you spin it, you can forecast injuries.
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again, they thought they had their QB at the time. This really isn’t that hard. Stop trying to spin it after the fact.
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thats ****ed up. straight up called him a turd 
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1. We didn't know what we had in Bortles
2. Mahomes had the privilege of sitting a year behind Alex Smith & had YOUR guy, "the QB whisper", Andy Ried as his coach
3. Deshaun had a top 3 receiver at his disposal
4. The Texans AND Chiefs where playoff teams the previous year
Being drafted by Doug Marrone, sitting behind Blake Bortles and your number being Marqise Lee, those guys wouldn't have the same career
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that would seem to be an honor that should go to Derrick Henry a long with his rushing title:
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Talk about the 2017 season you bring up the 3.9 rushing yard averagethat would seem to be an honor that should go to Derrick Henry a long with his rushing title:
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