(11-06-2017, 12:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote: There was one series in the game that illustrates just how far this team has come since the Bradley era.

In the first half, Bortles wound up moving to his right.  I don't know whether Marrone and Hackett set this up, the Bengals spectacularly blew a coverage, or some combination of the two, but Marcedes Lewis was wide open deep down the left sideline.  Bortles got the pass off, but for whatever reason, he and Lewis could not connect on the play.  The play produced a stadium wide groan.  Had the fans in the stadium been posting here, you would have seen a collective "#becausejaguars."

In seasons past, all momentum the drive generated to that point would have evaporated and the drive would have come to a screeching halt.  We would have settled for a FG at best (or with Myers would have missed it), the other team would have scored and the losing would commence.

This year, the offense brushed it off. This year, the offense continued to run the ball down the Bengals throats and put it in the end zone.  This year, Jaguars dominance, the stubborn imposition of will, was confirmed.

It was beautiful to watch.

It was also good to know Bortles shared the fans mindset by wanting to score on that last possession.  As much extra curricular nonsense going on from the Bengals, I don't think many would have objected to running up the score.

That's very true.
It's a comparable moment to when the Texans scored a TD to open the second half in the first game of the season and the offense came back on and answered right away. Past years we would have lost composure and probably let the other team make a comeback.

About that specific play you are talking about (Bortles to Lewis) Blake explained well in the press conference, he was under pressure, saw Marcedes running open for the end zone but he had pressure and as he escaped it he lost sight of Lewis for a second and that was the time Marcedes stopped.
So Bortles threw where he thought Lewis was going to and not on the spot he stopped at and they failed to connect. He said he should have not thrown on the run but I think this kind of things can happen.
It could have been a deflating moment but the team kept rolling,it was great to see.

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