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Impressions From the Falcons Game
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(08-26-2018, 08:45 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:Spot on analysis.(08-26-2018, 12:54 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Make no mistake...I love watching Jaguars football. But this is my first time watching them with glasses. It took some getting used to. UGH! Anyway, this is what I saw-a little more clearly than before....Thanks again for your comprehensive impressions of the game. It's really difficult to make much of anything that happens in pre-season games for the obvious reasons. I do think, however, that certain individual performances could be significant in predicting what to expect from these players during the regular season. The ones which stood out to me were: I especially think you are right about Kessler. I think he could win some games for us in a pinch. Worst to 1st. Curse Reversed!
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My impressions of the game?
I feel just terrible for Marqise Lee. I know how hard he works day in and day out. I know what leadership he exudes through his intense professionalism. I really hope he can rehab and return. WRs put 100% of their trust in the QB. GOOD QBs don't put their WRs in bad positions. It's up to the QB to see trouble coming and not make a throw that leads the WR into danger. Byron Leftwich eventually lost his job when it was determined that if he continued to pay no credence to this unwritten law he would irreparably damage his entire WR corps. There seems to be this disconnect in modern coaching that allows a quarterback to treat WRs as disposable. This 'dime a dozen' mentality unfortunately seems to be the norm as we see more and more QBs damaging WRs and/or RBs as if this were simply a unavoidable part of the game. Keeping a completion percentage elevated at the expense of a WR is not the object of the game. Bortles was NOT rushed heavily. He was NOT under duress. Yet he did not go through his progressions.
This is my one worry about our roster. Our WR corp seems to just be flooded with slot receivers. We could probably get by with that for the most part but it is a glaring issue with our team.
No pain, no gain.
I made a point of watching Norwell, and my impression of him is, he's a very large man who moves extremely well for his size.
(08-27-2018, 04:26 AM)JaguarJosh05 Wrote: This is my one worry about our roster. Our WR corp seems to just be flooded with slot receivers. We could probably get by with that for the most part but it is a glaring issue with our team. Not really. They are lacking big-bodied guys, but they really only have two "slot receivers" in the group. Cole and Greene. Of course McCardell and Hackett have them all learning each of the three WR spots, but those are the two that seem natural in the slot. There are other guys that can play there, but Westbrook isn't a slot guy. He's a Z. Mickens is probably more of a Z receiver than a slot guy as well, but that remains to be seen. I have no idea what Wynn is except tiny and unlikely to make the roster. Here's hoping Lazard can get some good reps in week 4 of preseason. The issue becomes "who's your X receiver after Moncrief?" Cole and Chark are the next logical guys up there, but I'd hesitate to put them at X against defenses that like to press on the outside. They should do fine there against teams that have tendencies to play off the line more or play more zone coverage though. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!
(08-26-2018, 06:41 PM)Bullseye Wrote: The thing is, when Abry Jones first came aboard, I never saw him as a liability in the run game. I thought we got a bargain with him. Completely agree on all that.
I'll add that Bortles had a couple of plays where he moved in the pocket nicely to avoid pressure. One where he stepped forward and another where he stepped left, and he completed passes on both. It was really nice to see and it's something top quarterbacks do. Often times he runs in those situations, but here he sensed the pressure, adjusted while still looking down field, and completed the pass.
(08-27-2018, 11:32 AM)Jagsfan4life9/28/82 Wrote: I'll add that Bortles had a couple of plays where he moved in the pocket nicely to avoid pressure. One where he stepped forward and another where he stepped left, and he completed passes on both. It was really nice to see and it's something top quarterbacks do. Often times he runs in those situations, but here he sensed the pressure, adjusted while still looking down field, and completed the pass. I think his pocket awareness is typically one of his strengths. He senses pressure pretty well and does a good job stepping up and moving in the pocket. But that pass to Yeldon? SMH. (08-27-2018, 04:26 AM)JaguarJosh05 Wrote: This is my one worry about our roster. Our WR corp seems to just be flooded with slot receivers. We could probably get by with that for the most part but it is a glaring issue with our team. Even though both can function in the slot, I wouldn't classify Chark or Moncrief as slot receivers. I could see that description fitting Westbrook, Mickens, and even Cole-though he seems able to function outside, too. (08-27-2018, 05:50 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I made a point of watching Norwell, and my impression of him is, he's a very large man who moves extremely well for his size. Yes. Powerful, too. Worst to 1st. Curse Reversed!
(08-27-2018, 12:30 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: My impressions of the game?Are you seriously blaming Bortles for a DB going low and blowing out Lee’s knee?
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We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today! (08-26-2018, 12:54 AM)Bullseye Wrote: 4. When most people post on message boards about offensive coordinators, they are usually complaining about playcalling, wanting him to be fired, or talking about prospects to replace the guy we have either as HC or off. coord. This is not one of those posts. I don't know if this is borne more out of necessity here or what, but Hackett is an imaginative play designer-caller. He had some nifty plays to get Grant out in the open field, continuing the play calling that kept the Steelers off balance all game long, and had the Patriots down in the first half. Yes, he and Marrone can take some heat for going conservative in the AFCCG, but overall, I'm glad we have him here. That combo is capable of keeping an opposing defense off balance more than most. I'm loving Hackett. After watching Bortles struggle out of the gate, I was impressed how he sort of took the ball out of his hands and leaned on the RBs who did a tremendous job.
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Baldinger on the Jags pressure in the Falcons tilt;
https://twitter.com/BaldyNFL/status/1034120265062473729 (08-27-2018, 12:30 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: My impressions of the game? QB's have microseconds to make a decision. There is no way Bortles can be held responsible for Lee taking a hit. It's his job to determine whether he can complete the pass. So much happens in the time Bortles begins his throwing motion and the time the receiver catches it... do you know how difficult it would be for Bortles to figure out if he is putting a receiver in harms way???
(08-27-2018, 11:54 AM)Eye of the Storm Wrote:(08-27-2018, 12:30 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: My impressions of the game?Are you seriously blaming Bortles for a DB going low and blowing out Lee’s knee? Yeah I can't put blame on Bortles for that at all. Lee was open and he hit him on stride. He ran a good 4 steps or so before being hit. He wasnt "put in harm's way" it was a bad hit by the DB. It happens. Jax did it last year on a block against Malik Hooker. It sucks all the way around. I'm sure Kazee didn't intend to hurt Lee, even if he made a bad decision.
IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS
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(08-27-2018, 03:33 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Baldinger on the Jags pressure in the Falcons tilt; Love these clips! Have you found any of Taven Bryan plays? I have been looking for some stuff of him from the other night but didn't manage to find anything beside the usual highlighs of the game. (08-27-2018, 03:33 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Baldinger on the Jags pressure in the Falcons tilt; Cousins and Ryan were a combined 8-20 for 69 yards and 4 sacks against our Defense this preseason. If there's anything you can take away from this preseason, it's that our Defense is ready to go. They're going to be really, really good again. |
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