(10-11-2022, 02:59 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(10-11-2022, 02:54 PM)Caldrac Wrote: That statement in bold. Is that an assumption or known within the locker room? If he's forcing something out of frustration due to coaching that's a bit of a concern. 

I am pretty much over the whole "we need to run the football more" mantra. I was a proponent of this earlier on, however, it was working in weeks two and three with him airing it out. 

Week four on the road is tough to gauge how it would have played out. That's the one game where I felt they should have ran it strictly because of the weather. 

Then week five happened at home. My personal opinion, I think Pederson wanted to give Lawrence more opportunities in the passing game to make up for the mistakes he made in Philadelphia. 

I am willing to bet that if he doesn't throw that INT in the end zone and we go up 13 to 6 that it completely changes the course of the game and it's possible Pederson turns Robinson loose in the running game. 

Despite this perception of the team not running the football? They're ranked 5th in total rushing yardage in the AFC and they're 15th overall in the NFL in total rushing yardage. Robinson has close to 300 yards on the ground and Etienne has a little over 200 yards on the ground. Also looks like Hasty is getting into the mix these past two games. 

Also, Lawrence missed a wide open Robinson in a check down opportunity on 2nd and goal this past Sunday. The one thing I kept calling for, the use of the TE's in the passing game? That finally seemed to be more incorporated into the game plan with Manhertz, Arnold and Engram all getting involved. 

It's just situational football man. I cannot get pissed off at Pederson when he's calling passes with his QB that he's trusting to make the play, which, he ultimately does, but then he proceeds to miss the right read, makes the wrong read and forces a really bad pass that leads into a turnover. 

That's on Lawrence. Not Pederson. When the ball is in your hands, you have to protect it, you have to make the right decisions and you have to get it done. Period. Running game this, passing game that, look, to an extent, I GET IT. BUT.... if the play calling is getting you into the red zone? You have to execute within scoring range. He's let the team down a bit in that regard. 

Maybe after five games and this team officially being on the wrong side of .500? Maybe Pederson starts to shift his overall approach and starts taking the ball out of Lawrence's hands once he gets them closer and inside the red zone. I think we'll see it this Sunday on the road. 

Fully expect something like this by the time the game is finished and we're taking a knee for the win to close it out. 

Jaguars - 24
Clots - 13

Lawrence: 19/26 - 270 yards passing - 1 TD / 0 INT - 4 Rushes for 33 yards - 1 TD / 0 FUM
Robinson: 13 carries for 89 yards - 2 receptions for 19 yards - 1 TD RUSH
Etienne: 9 carries for 43 yards - 4 receptions for 47 yards - 1 TD REC

That's a balanced game IMHO. BUT.... that only occurs if Lawrence gets off to a fast start and doesn't turn it over like he's done in the last two games early.

That's for sure. If Trevor doesn't throw that pick, Jags win that game 16-6 I think. I also think if Taylor doesn't get the hold on the ETN sideline catch, Jags win the game. And I think if Walker doesn't get the personal foul, Jags win the game.

Just an overall crappy game man.

Yeah. Plenty of blame to go around. Lawrence unfortunately catches the brunt of it because of the five turnovers in Philadelphia and the crucial interception in the red zone. 

It is what it is. So what? Now what? I kind of knew this was going to be how the first year played out with Pederson. Especially for Lawrence. My expectations were around them getting to six wins at the minimum, establishing an identity and playing better, more competitive football across the board. 

Which, in five games? Check, check & check. It's just a process and with that process comes a path of progression that will have it's fair share of growing pains as well as it's fair share of high fives and good times to go around for the fans and players alike. 

It's just too easy to get swept up in sensationalism. We're all armchair GM's, Coaches & Monday Morning QB know-it-all's now thanks to the various media outlets, social networking, etc. 

We all go back and forth on here as fans and I have to even dull my tongue in text messages just within my own family because everybody is pretty much dogmatic and they desperately want to be able to say "See!? I told you so!". That's all it boils down to. 

I just want to be as fair as humanly possible with my judgements and assessments. It's all still coming together. It's still really, really early. The fact that they're losing games sucks, however, it doesn't suck as much as it did over the last two, three years. That's something I have to catch myself with and remind myself and family with as well. 

We're on here or texting back and forth [BLEEP] about literally one or two plays in three losses Vs. what would have been a [BLEEP] fest in the past by half time. 

It's all going to be fine.

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