(09-04-2017, 04:01 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(09-04-2017, 03:02 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Thank you, JIB.

I think defensively, they are that good.  That front 7 can control many games.  It is reminiscent of those Ryan era Eagles defenses.

Right now, the rest of that team can be exploited though.  Unlike the Ryan era Eagles, they don't have the dynamic QB-at least not yet.  Their RBs are banged up, and their OL is almost as big a disaster as the rest of the city.  Are we team enough to exploit that?  If so, then we might have a chance to finally beat these guys.

It will be interesting to see how they counteract all of these things?

With an inexperienced QB and them shuffling their tackles, do they go 2 TEs the whole game? 

How often do they go 3-4 WR sets when they are missing their 2nd and 3rd WRs?  If they employ these formations, it seems to me they make our secondary stronger because they are putting inferior players against our position of strength..unless they are much deeper at WR than anyone reasonably imagines.

Just saw on NFLNetwork, Duane Brown was at a BBQ in Houston, saying he is definitely playing football this year.

Does that mean he has ended his holdout?

Will he play on Sunday?  If so, what kind of condition will he be in?

I have been "bitten" several times in the past thinking that Houston would be a divisional champion contender.  I agree that they do have arguably the best front 7 on their defense, but I don't see that as being enough.

Their offense just isn't good enough to put points on the board and/or keep their defense fresh and off the field.

The same could be said about the Jaguars, though the difference is having a QB with some experience, and better talent (on paper) at skill positions on offense around him which could really be the deciding factor.  I'm not a big fan of Blake Bortles, but I do think that he is better than Tom Savage.  Look at the rest of the skill players on each team's offense and it's not even close (my opinion).

On defense, the Jaguars (on paper) have a defense that can dominate the Texan's offense.

The fact they've won the division the past couple of years speaks to how bad the division was, as much as its a testament to their defense. 

But...

I think if we have better coaching (we do), we'll have a better chance to win against them than we've had in the past.

I think if we have a better OL (we do with Cam), we'll have a better chance to win against them than we've had in the past.

I think if we have a better RB (we do), we'll have a better chance to win against them than we've had in the past.

I think if we have a better defense (we do), we'll have a better chance to win against them than we've had in the past.

I think if we have better special teams (we do with Joe DeCamillis), we'll have a better chance to win against them than we've had in the past.

Can we avoid and force the killer turnovers?  That's the question.

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