Just how good is the AFC North ?

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(05-06-2020, 12:15 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: It's wishful thinking, LJ hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Russell Wilson runs around plenty and hasn't had any problems. Not every QB is going to end up like RG3.

Wilson is nothing like Jackson.  Wilson runs only when he needs to.  And he excels at not taking hits.

Jackson running is a key part of their offense.  If he's not running for seventy or more yards per game, their offense is severely handicapped.  They have to have him being a ball carrier.  Because of that, he is much more in harm's way.   What is implied but unsaid is yes, we know you can't last in this system but we don't give a shit if it gets us a SB.

There has been a whole off season to dissect the Ratbirds' offense by coordinators around the league.  That matters a lot.  The Wildcat offense gave defenses fits for about a year.  Defenses catch up to gimmicks.  They will not be 14-2 again.  They will still be good but not 14-2 good.  12-4 is their ceiling, imo.