(04-06-2018, 10:31 AM)JAGFAN88 Wrote: (04-06-2018, 08:26 AM)CAPTAIN Wrote: Disagree.
His talent wouldn’t be wasted in Jax. Sure, this is a running team but that’s because that is where the teams strength is at the moment. Last couple of years prior, the Jags were a passing team so the identity of passing vs running can be changed rather quickly with the right pieces.
I could see OBJ getting as many targets in Jax as Hopkins does in Houston. Lol tall skinny blocker, he’s under 6 foot...
yes a couple years ago we were a passing team. Different Coach and OC its why Arob and Ahurns put up good numbers. We now have a Head Coach and OC who want to run the ball more then pass. Arob saw this and decided to take his talents elsewhere. Yes we could change but only after we get a Coach and OC that will run a more open passing offense. Its not about the talent of the players we have but what the philosophy of the Head Coach and OC which determines how our offense is run. The team is behind the coach and are making moves to fit this running attack more. Things like adding double tight end sets, getting the oline upgrade to run better, not going after a passing QB in fa but keeping the QB they know will not start throwing passes when they call runs. I think ppl just assume its BB fault we dont pass much but it is not. The coaches are the conservitive ones and that will not change as long as they are here.
They resorted to passing more than they would have liked to in 2015 because they had no run game.
But all of that stuff is ancient history now. Doesn't matter. New regime in place.
We have one year under Marrone and Hackett to go on now - and they ran the ball more than most teams in the league, but still remained very balanced in their overall run/pass ratio. Blake averaged 32.2 attempts per game. There were 8 NFL teams that averaged below that mark. The SB champs only averaged 3.1 more pass attempts per game. So let's keep this run/pass ratio in proper perspective here.
They want to run the ball. Yes. It's part of the reason they felt comfortable retaining Bortles as they realize they can win with a premier defense + a good running game + a mid-tier QB. In a league that rarely has more than 4 or 5 "elite" QBs at one time, it's not a bad strategy.
OBJ likely doesn't figure into the Jags' plans for a half dozen different reasons. Hs skillset being wasted in this offense is not one of them. Most OCs would love to have a weapon like that to scheme into their playbook. Some of them wouldn't even think twice about dealing with the ridiculous immaturity that's likely to come with the talent.
The conservative nature of Marrone and his coordinators that you mention will be an interesting storyline to watch this season.
There were 3 or 4 games last year that resulted in many complaints from portions of the fanbase about "playing it too safe." I'm hoping Coughlin is in their ears about staying aggressive in 2018.
