FuzzyLumpkins
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It's been mentioned a few times, what does JAG stand for in this case? I'm relatively new to football forum talk
Being from Canada I am encouraged that you have never heard the term. As others have said it stands for 'just another guy.'
It can be meaningful in the context of statistics. You create a baseline of a 'replacement level player' ie the level of the player that can be found in street free agency during the season when rosters are set. This is much easier to determine in baseball where you have 40 and 25 man rosters. From that standard you can compare how much better a player is than that level.
Unfortunately the way that it is used here and in the states in general is an emotional generalization to denote middling average or whatever emotional quality you want to place on a player. It's a lazy man's thinking.