(05-03-2018, 05:49 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Musings borne of football withdrawal between doses of cold medicine...

1.  Even though he is less experienced than Henne when he arrived here, somehow I am far more confident in this team's fortunes should Kessler get extended play than I was with Henne by the timehe left.

Kessler actually reminds me of Henne in that he only throws short, but in his case it's more because he has to. Henne can physically throw deep, but he's either lost his confidence or is afraid to. It's Henne's inabilty to avoid pressure that had me worried the most when he was out there. I'm kind of hoping the strong-armed Tanner Lee can develop enough this year to take over as the backup next year, and then just maybe supplant Bortles in 2020. I firmly believe Tanner can do the job if they fix the mental part of his game.

2.  While ASJ brings more youth, speed and athleticism than former Jaguars TE Marcedes Lewis,  somehow I get the sense the TE position won't be a source of confidence for Jaguars fans...at least for half the season.

Catching a glimpse of ASJ from the Jaguars recent practice, he's a big guy. I think he's put on some weight with the idea that he's going to be asked to block more. We're going to need every ouce of effort out of this TE crew... 1. ASJ 2. Paul Niles 3. Koyack 4. O'Shaughnessy

3.  I want to see much more of Tim Cook behind our OL now that Ivory is gone.  I belive he can help the running game retain its power spelling Fournette.

Cook has some game and at this point appears to have clinched the fourth spot at RB, but they may only keep Fournette, Grant and Yeldon. If they do keep four RBs, Cook's only competition would be Brandon Wilds who was formerly a PS player for the Jets.

4.  I like the Chark pick at 61, and I have stated he isn't Julio Jones, nor does he have to be for his pick to be a good one.  He just needs to make enough deep plays to give teams pause about putting that 8th guy in the box.  But as I look back to last year, I remember drops of catchable passes cost this team the Jets and 2nd tacks game.  With that unpleasant trip down memory lane finished, I amend this analysis to reflect the needfor him and all of our receivers, to be beter making the routine , catchable passes.

It looks l ike Chark is well accustomed to having to adjust to catch poorly thrown balls. He might be really fun to watch if Blake can hit him in stride.

5.  I sure hope Taven Bryan flashes enough disruption and pass rush ability to not only effectively spell Campbell and Jackson, but to give the team and fans confidence in the inevitable DL succession.  I don't want to see Campbell, Jackson, or Dareus cut, but at least some of their cap departures seem inevitable.  But if they must go, I want the team's decisions to be confident, decisive andultimately wise.

With the possibility of restructuring contracts, I'm not so sure we depart with a guy like Malik Jackson unless we can trade him. The concept of Taven rotating in at the 3-tech spot may just last a few years. I'm sure he'll get his fair share of reps just like Fowler has been getting, and next year we may see Smoot getting more reps as well.

6.  Continuing on the DL, I still believe, if possible, Fowler should be retained beyond this year.  But I like the idea of Fowler in a contract year opposite Ngakoue.

I picture Fowler wanting top dollar to start somewhere else.

7.  The next few days, I am making a point to study Harrison in coverage.  After Dareus arrived, the one weakness this team showed were against deep passes over the middle.  Given the experience of Church and Gipson, that shouldn't happen.

I do think he excels far better than Cyp, but I feel he's basically the going to fill that same box safety SS role while backing up Church.