The disturbing part is the Jaguars inability in spite of dealing with the rush and pocket presence are Bortles strongest traits.

 

The o-line has been abysmal as has the scheming. Watching Lageman's film segment last night it was disturbing to repeatedly see two offensive linemen blocking one defender while blitzers came free up the middle.

 

Look at the last one.  There is a huge hole for Marqise Lee to run a slant.    And that is part of just being a competent offense.   When the linebacker and the safety come on a blitz from the same side of the field, a good QB/WR combo will make a sight adjustment and take that slant.  But it doesn't happen in that case, and that is a prime example of either coaching, or QB or WR not being on the same page or not knowing what to do.  

 

http://www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/vid...e1600c2b7a

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Look at the last one.  There is a huge hole for Marqise Lee to run a slant.    And that is part of just being a competent offense.   When the linebacker and the safety come on a blitz from the same side of the field, a good QB/WR combo will make a sight adjustment and take that slant.  But it doesn't happen in that case, and that is a prime example of either coaching, or QB or WR not being on the same page or not knowing what to do.  

 

http://www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/vid...e1600c2b7a

 

There were only a few throws that could be made if Bortles were instinctive about the game. He's not at that level yet, and neither is Lee.

 

The disturbing part is watching the o-line repeatedly block two or three on one while guys run free up the middle. It's causing two problems. First it's letting pressure come straight up the middle which is troublesome for just about every QB in the league. Second it's walling Bortles in from escaping the pocket and making him a sitting duck.

 

The offensive line needs some major coaching. Maybe eventually Bortles gets to a point where he can recognize things to call out all of the protections like Manning does, but at this point the o-linemen have to do a better job of getting into synch without having to put it all on Bortles' shoulders.

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There were only a few throws that could be made if Bortles were instinctive about the game. He's not at that level yet, and neither is Lee.

 

The disturbing part is watching the o-line repeatedly block two or three on one while guys run free up the middle. It's causing two problems. First it's letting pressure come straight up the middle which is troublesome for just about every QB in the league. Second it's walling Bortles in from escaping the pocket and making him a sitting duck.

 

The offensive line needs some major coaching. Maybe eventually Bortles gets to a point where he can recognize things to call out all of the protections like Manning does, but at this point the o-linemen have to do a better job of getting into synch without having to put it all on Bortles' shoulders.

 

And the responsibility would be on the offensive line coach, right?   Who is our offensive line coach?   Yarno?   Isn't he off somewhere battling cancer, leaving Luke Butkus, assistant offensive line coach, in charge?  That's what happened in preseason.   Or did Yarno come back?  

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And the responsibility would be on the offensive line coach, right?   Who is our offensive line coach?   Yarno?   Isn't he off somewhere battling cancer, leaving Luke Butkus, assistant offensive line coach, in charge?  That's what happened in preseason.   Or did Yarno come back?  

 

I'd say it's partly the offensive line coach's issue, but when a problem is this big it turns into everyone's issue.

 

If Butkus can't do the job Bradley and Fisch need their head in the huddle. If they can't do anything to help then they should be looking to hire a "consultant" for that position that knows what they're doing.

 

Either way the colts showed what the Jaguars biggest problem is quite clearly, it wasn't physical ability, it was mental ability to recognize their assignments.

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As much as the team downplayed it, I believe Yarno's absence is a large part of the offensive struggles this season. The other large one was either bad evaluation or a miscalculation in the perceived growth of some of the veteran talent on the roster, especially on offense.

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