Will Blaine Gabbert take the next step?

JaguarsFan28329 · Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 7824 Location: JMG on the sig

We got him a lot of weapons: Robinson, Blackmon, and Evans. In addition to having Mike Thomas in the slot there is no excuses.

Sure we for some reason failed to address the need for Oline depth, So if a guy gets injured we will be much weaker there ala Guy Whimper.

As long as the Oline stays healthy, He should take the next step this season.
And if he does not then Hello Matt Barkley.

Although the catch with Barkley is we have a close to elite defense which will prevent us from being the number one pick and we will most likely have to settle for the second rated QB if we go QB in the 2013 draft. We will probably pick in the 5-10 range again if we fail.
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jrry32 · Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 31348

It's going to be very hard. They got the right Head Coach for a guy like Gabbert but I really can't put any faith into him until I see he's gotten over his skittishness in the pocket and inability to properly move the pocket.
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Shorty McFast · Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 745 Location: At the desk

Gabbert has no pocket awareness. I don't know if that can be taught.

thestonedkoala · Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3799

This guy got hyped up so bad before the draft.

keepnitgangsta1 · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:03 am Post subject:

I don't think that Laurent Robinson is going to make much of an impact to be honest. It seems like he was in the perfect situation in Dallas, but I can see injuries, ineffectiveness in the future for him. Honestly seems like a one-year wonder type of player with all of his injury history.

That being said, I am sympathetic towards Gabbert. I mean, this guy transferred from playing in a spread offense to running a pro-style offense with hardly any training camp/preparation in the off-season. He was thrown into the dogs and I think that the Jaguars handled that situation in the worst way possible.

In terms of him improving next year.. I just can't see it happening. I like Blackmon, but I don't think that he'll be like the A.J. Green of last year where he makes young QB look like god. I can see Blackmon being a solid target for the Jags early on though.

In the future, I think that Gabbert will be a solid quarterback but these next two years are going to be very telling. I liked him out of college so I am not going to give up hope on him this early on. He needs to improve against his division in terms of production if he ever wants to make the playoffs however. His worst statistics came against divisional opponents.
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tom cody · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 6555 Location: Canada

He has a lot more people to throw to this year. I think he will improve but if not expect a long season in Jacksonville.
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Frank Costello · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:47 am Post subject:

I'm not trying to hate on the Jags, but I hated this guy coming out. He could have went to Minnesota and I would have still hated him. He's just bad. He doesn't have that 'it' factor, and too me, he's painfully slow. He looked faster in college.

I don't think he's the answer for the Jags and they will look else where in a year or two tops.
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VY-FTW · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:37 am Post subject:

If he doesn't flash and show improvement then I say the jags cut him or trade him for a low pick and draft Tyler bray.. Laughing

I <3 the jags and their QBs
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JTagg7754 · Joined: 09 Nov 2010 Posts: 7221 Location: Somewhere in Ohio

I, to this day, have no clue why anyone thought Gabbert was a first round prospect..........
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vikingsrule · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:27 am Post subject:

Gabbert will bust, i just dont like anything about him.

Adrenaline_Flux · Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 15010 Location: The Iowa

Gabbert isn't "scared"
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FourThreeMafia · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 39948 Location: East of Sixburgh

Yep.

He will take his next step towards being a career backup.

I dont care what weapons they give him...I dont see him ever being a quality starter. Never did, even before he was drafted.
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