(12-26-2017, 07:52 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(12-26-2017, 07:41 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: It's much more telling that Bortles has had better games when Fournette isn't in the lineup. The coaching staff clearly has a game plan for when Fournette is available and when he's not. Unfortunately the one they use when he's available is outdated as he's not the player he was for the first few games.

Building a game plan around hoping a plodding, injured running back can get four yards against a stacked box on first down is a bad plan.

1.  Is it the game plan when Fournette is available or when he is available and healthy?  I remember we beat the Steelers Texans and Ravens when Fournette was healthy.

2.  If you allege we can't get 4 yards a carry against a stacked box, I could agree with this sentiment.  But if Fournette were still capable of getting 4 ypc consistently against a stacked box, I'm not sure if that's a bad plan.  However, it is important to have balance offensively.

I thought my post was very clear about Fournette's condition and how that's affected the ability to execute the "Fournette is playing" version of the game plan.

Personally I think the Jaguars should run a lot more early first down play action as well as a lot more read option early in games. Essentially do to teams facing us what the 49ers did to the Jaguars early in the game, keep them off balance by not just plodding with what they think we want to do.

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