(01-23-2018, 11:39 AM)Jest101 Wrote:

(01-23-2018, 11:22 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: It's just a way of trying to justify Hackett's conservatism on the Jags side of midfield. Maybe it's not a matter of trust, maybe it's just Hackett being terribly unimaginative at times. I mean - he did let him attempt some dangerous passes on second down a few times after LF was stuffed. 
 Whatever it is - I tried to justify it after the 5 or 6 times it happened this year and I've run out of justification. 

Hackett just needs to be more relentless with a lead and not abandon what works for a more predictable template that he's put on tape in several games already. 

That formation they were running out of with two backs and a trio of receivers bunched was awesome. Why scrap it when they hadn't stopped it?

I agree here except Hackett has shown to be very creative/imaginative/effective at times.  He’s had some real gems of drives and game this season.  He had it going in the first half.

Then...as he has WAY too often...he went into skittish mode.  I don’t know if Marrone directs him to “protect” a lead or whatever but it’s got to stop.  Going run, run, pass on multiple drives in a row is just foolish.

I think Hackett can be very good.  If I’m the HC, I develop some specific guidelines like:

- You’re only allowed to run a middle draw on first down 3x/each game (unless we have a 28 point lead)
- Stay aggressive...there is a way to stay aggressive and minimizing risk later in games if that’s the plan
- We play to win the game, I never want to see the mentality of playing “not to lose”
- Sometimes we need to pass to open up the run, assess what the defense is giving us and take it

We're saying the same things differently. 

I've been a staunch supporter of Hackett all season while others have bad-mouthed him. I applaud his creativity and wise use of Bortles in the vast majority of football he called this year.  It's these isolated moments of going conservative and predictable that have me flummoxed.  There were too many of them for my taste and one came at a crucial time in a huge and winnable game.

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