I am hoping to hear our lines held their own. Last year they were bullied by the Lions.
(08-14-2024, 12:22 PM)Jag149 Wrote: [ -> ]I am hoping to hear our lines held their own. Last year they were bullied by the Lions.
They didn’t lol
OLine got pretty beat up today
‘What can I say guys? The entire draft class of offensive linemen had short arms. Pretty weird, huh?’
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If the O line is complete cheeks again I think it’s time for a coaching change. Whatever rauschner is teaching clearly isn’t working.
Best 5 is probably Cam-Little-Morse-Hodges-Ton but I doubt coaches will play them
(08-14-2024, 12:39 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]‘What can I say guys? The entire draft class of offensive linemen had short arms. Pretty weird, huh?’
(08-14-2024, 12:56 PM)jessepeck1213 Wrote: [ -> ]If the O line is complete cheeks again I think it’s time for a coaching change. Whatever rauschner is teaching clearly isn’t working.
Four years into Lawrence's career here, and, it's still a topic. It's pretty concerning that Khan has not tried doing something more about it. Or, maybe he has. I am not sure.
However, this unit cannot seem to even crack the middle of the pack ranking and performance wise and is often left scraping by barely to finish in the mid to high 20's. If not... worse.
Something better give if we see another [BLEEP] collapse in 2024. They entertained Spielman two years ago for a VP role. Khan should consider this position again. Would love to pry Ozzie Newsome away from Baltimore or some big brain scout or personnel man that's known for finding quality offensive lineman.
(08-14-2024, 12:39 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]‘What can I say guys? The entire draft class of offensive linemen had short arms. Pretty weird, huh?’
Another year of Oline T-rex's huh?
I'm not going to panic about it. Yet. This team should be improved from last year, even if the offensive line is not improved. Our defensive line will be much better, for one thing.
It's not time to panic. Yet.
(08-14-2024, 02:20 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not going to panic about it. Yet. This team should be improved from last year, even if the offensive line is not improved. Our defensive line will be much better, for one thing.
It's not time to panic. Yet.
It may sound weird but our big problem last year was we were losing like 3 of the 5 oline duels on most dropbacks last year. Lawrence was having rushers from every angle and he couldn't roll to a certain side or have an escape route. If we can just lose like 1 of the 5 duels, then Lawrence is capable of working around that. So we don't need the oline to be perfect and dominate (I'd love if they were) but if they can just plug some of the holes it would be a big step forward.
(08-14-2024, 02:20 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not going to panic about it. Yet. This team should be improved from last year, even if the offensive line is not improved. Our defensive line will be much better, for one thing.
It's not time to panic. Yet.
Don't tell me what to do!
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11. Travis Etienne, Jaguars
Travis Etienne put together a second 1,000-yard rushing season (1,008) and more than doubled his rushing touchdown figure his rookie season, five in 2022 to 11 in 2023. His 89 tackles avoided last season led the entire NFL, and his 1,484 scrimmage yards were the fifth most in the league among running backs.
The problem here is his efficiency plummeted in 2023 with his yards per carry declining from 5.1 as a rookie (1,125 rushing yards on 220 carries) to 3.8 last season (1,008 rushing yards on 267 carries). Not all of that is his fault, to be fair. Jacksonville was assessed a 40.6 run-blocking grade by Pro Football Focus, the second worst in the entire NFL last season ahead of only the Los Angeles Chargers and their 40.1 PFF run-blocking grade. The poor blocking could also contribute to the reason why Etienne had to avoid as many tackles as he did, and why his stuff rate of 25.5% was the second highest in the NFL among 49 running backs with at last 100 carries, trailing only Browns running back Jerome Ford's 27.5% figure.
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The Jaguars did sign center Mitch Morse away from the Buffalo Bills on a two-year, $10.5 million deal, and they re-signed guard Ezra Cleveland to a three-year, $24 million contract. Internal development for right tackle Anton Harrison, the team's first-round pick in 2023, and Walker Little, a second-round pick in 2021, could pay dividends. A healthier Trevor Lawrence could also boost the threat of the run game. Plenty of reason to think Etienne can have a more efficient season at age 25 in 2024.
(08-14-2024, 12:14 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: [ -> ]https://x.com/_John_Shipley/status/1823740800938992002
BTJ having a great practice. WR1
Good to see. Though, I won't be surprised if he starts the year slow still. I'm sure they are forcing opportunities his way right now to get him all the live reps they can, but when defenses start gameplanning, he's going to have to figure out how to understand and overcome coverages and that will take a little bit of time.