In a 2019 season in which didn’t go how Jacksonville Jaguars fans had hoped, they at least received a pleasant surprise at the most important position on the field. As a result of a collarbone injury to Nick Foles, sixth-round rookie Gardner Minshew II had to come in and start in 12 games for the team and was able to acquire a 6-6 record in the process.
Fast-forward to present day and it appears Minshew’s intriguing season was enough to earn him and open competition to be crowned the starter in 2020. However, that also means it’s a possibility that Nick Foles could start, but ultimately, fans will have to wait until some point between the team’s return from the offseason and the start of the regular season to find out.
Many would argue that the job should be Minshew’s because Foles’ résumé isn’t overly impressive when asked to be a full-time starter. Ultimately, the rookie finished the 2019 season 285-of-470 (60.6%) for 3,271 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and six picks. A strong argument could be made that his campaign was the strongest of any rookie quarterback in the 2019 class as he threw for more touchdowns than Arizona’s Kyler Murray (21 to 20) and had a higher passer rating (91.2 to 84.7).
Despite that success, it’s worth mentioning that Minshew had some concerning outings against teams like the New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans (second game), and a few others where he was kept in the pocket and struggled as a result. Some fans still are iffy on his arm strength, too, and feel there are better overall prospects in the draft.
Foles, on the other hand, registered four starts and was 77-of-117 (65.8%) on the season for 736 yards and three touchdowns. He returned from his collarbone injury Week 11, but could never gain any momentum after sitting the first two quarters of the season out.
Simply put, some fans thought he came into Jacksonville as a career backup, and with the team firing the man who knew him the best in coordinator John DeFilippo, they aren’t high on him bouncing back in 2020.
The organization has continually banged the drum of having two good quarterbacks, but some fans would argue the uncertainty at the position isn’t necessarily a good thing. That’s exactly why we came up with a new poll to see where a majority of the fanbase’s thoughts are when it comes to the Jags’ quarterback situation.
Below we’ve provided a ratings poll from one to five, with five obviously being very confident and one being the exact opposite. Feel free to give us your feedback and pass the poll along, as it appears the Jags may feel the answer at quarterback is currently on the roster.
