Fiedler got the starting job over Huard because of his stellar relief in a playoff game in Jax against Miami in 99. Against a team that had given up.
He missed all of preseason, came in game 4 of preseason 2000, threw 3 picks, and got the starting job. Tell me about best player. He got the job because someone likes him and didnt like Huard.
He has started for 3 seasons and we couldn't win enough games to make the playoffs the last 2 years. He even lost a few for us with his weak arm throwing those out routes. We have argued if we have won with Jay or despite Jay. However, we have lost our best offensive weapons and anyone in their right mind would predict a worse outcome with Jay at the helm.
So really. If you want 8-8 start Jay. If you want to take a chance on someone that may be able to make a difference, start someone else. Jay does have a history of injuries (every season so far,) so we will see Feely at some point.