Monday is a day where people associated with the NFL like to overreact to what has happened. So, instead of writing about why the 51-16 drubbing of the Indianapolis Colts yesterday changes the Jacksonville Jaguars season course and how the Jaguars are now unbeatable, I’ve decided to take this piece in a different direction.
The reality is the Jags future seems to be much brighter that their present or recent past. However, this team stacks up very similarly to a Jags roster of old.
There are many similarities between the current Jags makeup and the now iconic (at least around Jacksonville) 1996 Jags–who made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game before losing the New England Patriots, here’s four:
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QB: Blake Bortles / Mark Brunell
Brunell in ’96 and Bortles now are young, unproven quarterbacks with a lot of potential.
