(07-30-2017, 06:46 AM)irontrooper83 Wrote:

(07-30-2017, 12:07 AM)jaglou53 Wrote: I realize this was just the 1st practice with pads, but the offense is way, way, way behind the defense. Once Ramsay and Colvin return, the defense should be by far the best we've seen around here in a long time. Clearly, Myles Jack needs more experience playing the middle, however once he gets some games under his belt I expect his speed and athleticism to even take the defense up another notch.

The only positive on offense was Fournette. He looks as good as advertised and should provide a lot of excitement for Jaguar fans. The 2 big concerns going into training camp, quarterback and offensive line, were even worse than I could have imagined. The defensive line constantly put pressure on the quarterbacks. Bortles' judgement was no better than last year. He could have even thrown a couple more interceptions, but a couple passes were dropped by defenders. Neither backup quarterback seems ready or able to start for an NFL team. I just can't understand why the Jaguars didn't either draft a q.b. in the top 3 rounds or pick up a free agent like Koeppernick. The same goes for the offensive line. Cam Robinson may eventually become a very solid left tackle, but he is not ready. Albert had an up and down practice- nothing great and none of the guards looked good. Caldwell should have taken Lamp in round 2 as he will be a solid starter for the Chargers beginning week 1.

I left tonight's practice feeling very disappointed about the upcoming season. Despite having a potentially top 5 defense, this team will continue to lose winnable games due to stupid turnovers and finish the season with between 6 and 8 wins. Normally, an improvement of anywhere from 3-5 more wins would be a positive but the schedule is weak. The defense will be mostly responsible for the victories, but by winning more games they will lose out on the top 2-3 quarterbacks in a very strong q.b. draft class. Hopefully this prediction will be wrong since our loyal fans deserve a winning team now.

Thanks for the report. What about Allen? By several reports he appears to have thrown well everyday, what was your impression of him last night? Thanks.