Quote:I agree with you on that first point.
http://jungle.jaguars.com/index.php?/top.../?p=511472
On Newton, yeah he was inconsistent.
How much of that was due to a poor OL and WRs generally?
Hopefully, we can exploit their offensive weaknesses and force him into some turnovers.
I'd agree, I really like Newton and all reports this off-season have indicated improvement from him I think it's already been said in this thread that they have a bunch of red zone guys but I don't know if they have deep threats or YAC guys .. that offense seems predicated in TOP, running down the field and finishing in the Red Zone, very JRD like .
Quote:I'd agree, I really like Newton and all reports this off-season have indicated improvement from him I think it's already been said in this thread that they have a bunch of red zone guys but I don't know if they have deep threats or YAC guys .. that offense seems predicated in TOP, running down the field and finishing in the Red Zone, very JRD like .
At this point, I think it'll be a relatively low scoring game, unless the Jaguars' offense has progressed far more than any of us have imagined.
Of course, if that happened, I would certainly not complain one bit.
I think we match up well with the Panthers, but because I don't think they have a great offense/qb. The only players I worry about are Greg Olsen (because we can never cover the TE) and Benjamin because he's so big.
Carolina does have a very solid defense though, and it'll be a good first test for Bortles and for our running game.
Our O vs their D is what scares me. I believe in our D to try and keep Cam and company at a minimum.
Quote:Our O vs their D is what scares me. I believe in our D to try and keep Cam and company at a minimum.
At this point, I'm not sure if I believe in our D as much as I doubt their O.
Had Fowler and Marks not been hurt, I'd feel a LOT more confident in our defense.
Quote:At this point, I'm not sure if I believe in our D as much as I doubt their O.
Had Fowler and Marks not been hurt, I'd feel a LOT more confident in our defense.
I totally agree with this as well. But I still believe in our D a bit more than our O at this point in time. I hope both improve of course.
If we can score 24 then I think we will win.
Quote:If we can score 24 then I think we will win.
If we average 24 I think we could be a playoff team...
The Carolina game, like the entire season, I think revolves around pass and run blocking.
Quote:If we average 24 I think we could be a playoff team...
The Carolina game, like the entire season, I think revolves around pass and run blocking.
I agree. We have a soft schedule and 24 points a game will put us in a really nice spot. That is a lot of scoring though, roughly 48 touchdowns and 16 field goals over the season. Say the defense scores 3 touchdowns, then where do the other 45 come from? Blake could throw for 25 if he really improves but is 20 from our run game unreasonable?
Quote:If we average 24 I think we could be a playoff team...
The Carolina game, like the entire season, I think revolves around pass and run blocking.
So less than 24 and we miss? 24 points is the playoff threshold in your mind?
At face value I agree with the assessment, but I'd like to hear your rationale.
If we averaged 21 ppg, undoubtedly that would represent improvement. That scoring average translates into how many wins for this team, as opposed to how many for 24 ppg?
Quote:I agree. We have a soft schedule and 24 points a game will put us in a really nice spot. That is a lot of scoring though, roughly 48 touchdowns and 16 field goals over the season. Say the defense scores 3 touchdowns, then where do the other 45 come from? Blake could throw for 25 if he really improves but is 20 from our run game unreasonable?
An excellent line of inquiry.
I say 20 TDs from the running game is reasonable
IF the defense produces a few turnovers that puts the offense in short fields. But that sounds like a lot of TDs.
The closest performance to this in recent team memory was 2010.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/te...x/2010.htm
Garrard threw 26 TDs, and the running game produced 14, with total scoring =353 points or 22 ppg.
Will this team need a 2010 MJD type performance from Yeldon to get to 24 ppg?
Is that possible?
My prediction:
I expect the Jags to come out on fire and catch the Panthers not ready (just like last year at Philly).
Then, the Panthers will come back and make the game very tight. Either team could win this one.
Report: They bad. We good.
Carolina is a respectable team. I think it's their coaching that's lacking. Newton has talent but he had a lot of turn overs last year. That's fixable imo, or at least can be minimized, and that starts with coaching.
Quote:Carolina is a respectable team. I think it's their coaching that's lacking. Newton has talent but he had a lot of turn overs last year. That's fixable imo, or at least can be minimized, and that starts with coaching.
The team has not given him a lot to work with.
Damn that does not look good. That really sucks if it is what it looks like. I was looking forward to seeing Kelvin this year, was just watching his highlights the other day. These injuries to young players are crazy.
Quote:Damn that does not look good. That really sucks if it is what it looks like. I was looking forward to seeing Kelvin this year, was just watching his highlights the other day. These injuries to young players are crazy.
For those who did not know like me:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/20/sports....html?_r=0
Quote:An excellent line of inquiry.
I say 20 TDs from the running game is reasonable IF the defense produces a few turnovers that puts the offense in short fields. But that sounds like a lot of TDs.
The closest performance to this in recent team memory was 2010.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/te...x/2010.htm
Garrard threw 26 TDs, and the running game produced 14, with total scoring =353 points or 22 ppg.
Will this team need a 2010 MJD type performance from Yeldon to get to 24 ppg?
Is that possible?
Garrard holds the Franchise passing TD record with 23 in 2010. Brunell had 20 twice in 1998 & 2000. Bortles need to break that record year after year soon!
Yeldon won't be shouldering the load completely. I see a very balanced rushing attack leading this team in 2015. I wouldn't be surprised at all if our top three guys, Yeldon, Gerhart, and Denard, have 5+ TDs each. Do I expect that, no. I think we'll take a giant leap forward with 20 ppg, so 25 TDs from Bortles and 14 from the running game would crack 20 ppg.
The one thing I noticed from Carolina's pre season game was their tackling. Every time someone got the ball there was 4 Panthers there making a group tackle. It was impressive