(05-13-2022, 03:24 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: Washington week 1 is awesome imo. On top of us being the first ever team to face "the commanders" lol. We get to play a team that people think is better than it actually is, a nice confidence booster if we can manage the win and with mr Wentz as their QB it's extremely likely imo.

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(05-13-2022, 03:10 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Quick question:

Which games on the schedule are most likely to be Jaguars upset wins?

In other words, of all of the opponents on our schedule that could be considered "good" or playoff contending, which ones are we most likely to beat?

I would say Indy and Baltimore.

Even though Indy had a strong off season, I think we match up relatively well with them.  We've played well against them over the years, and our offseason helps make us match up better against their offensive strength-running the ball.  I also think we should be better in covering the short and intermediate passing with Lloyd, Muma, Oluakon and Cisco (Wingard can't win the starting safety spot again, can he?

As for Baltimore, they arguably had a better off season than Indy.  But them losing Hollywood Brown is going to hurt their passing game.  I'm not sold on Rashad Bateman, and for that matter, I'm not sold on Lamar Jackson.

If theres anything that's been 100% fact set in stone, it's that the jaguars historically are absolutely donkey crap against an above average mobile QB. Maybe Walker/Lloyds speed can help with that.. but until i see it i wont believe we wont get torched. 

In memory of Mariotas 87 yard run against us.. RIP.

Well, we DID have some good games against Vince Young, but yeah...you've got a point.  That Zach Wilson run last year is stuck in my craw to the point I want to get it surgically removed.  That was far more embarrassing than that 87 yard run by Mariota you referenced.  Perhaps the only more embarrassing to a defense QB run in NFL history was Steve Bono's 76 yard run against the Cardinals (?) years ago.

As for Washington, even though their defense fell off some last year, I still think it's a formidable bunchm and until the offensive line shows improvement, the Washington defense will be a cause for concern for me. But I think we can win in the tranches on the defensive side of the ball.

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