(09-24-2023, 04:56 PM)Jagulars Wrote: Offense:

1. OL: Let's get the obvious out of the way. Injuries and lack of decent depth are hurting the offense so far. Robinson coming back is not going to magically fix the entire line. Robinson is good. Not great. And has been this way for the longest time. Scherff regressed even more from last season. Bartch is not a starter. Fortner has started out bad. I would seriously be looking at FA or a trade to try and make some effort to place a decent patch until the season is over. For Trevor's sake. Next offseason, we could likely see 3 new starters on the OL if it continues to play out like this. 

2. Play-calling: I will not completely wreck on Press Taylor here. There have been some seriously questionable calls that left me scratching my head. But, it's not entirely on him. Players have to make plays too. When the OL is struggling and some playmakers are dropping passed, drawing penalties, and missing assignments. It's an ugly start. Coaches and players need to get on track to fix this or it becomes a long season. 

3. Ridley: This is a double-edged sword. He can ball. No doubt. Today was his ugly game. Since coming here, the whole dynamics of the offense changed a bit. It's more forced to throw him the ball. It shifted the other players around. Kirk, Jones, and Engram. I don't know if this is so much the play-calling or Trevor in some cases. Could be both. Gotta clean this up too. Spread the ball around. Find the mismatches and hit those. Stop forcing it.


Defense:

1. Pass Rush: Where is it? I thought Caldwell had a game plan for this. After the first game, it went on a downfall. DL hasn't been winning their battles much here. Hamilton is missed here. Also doesn't help when the players are not put in the best position to succeed either. Walker needs to stop standing. I'm beginning to consider a full switch to 4-3 again. 

2. Devin Lloyd: After 3 games, I'm a bit disappointed so far. He still seems lost in plays. This guy balled in college. Either he needs to move outside or he just isn't cut to play starter in the coming years.

3. Pass Defense: outside of the KC game, the DBs haven't played that great. Fixing the pass rush can help. Sure. Also, playing against unknowns like Richardson and Stroud could play a role in it too. This is just something to monitor here.


With only 3 games in, this hasn't been too exciting to watch. Some things to fix here and there and this team can be just like most of us had imagined they would turn out to be. I have confidence some or most of these issues will turn around this season. Will the Jags still make the playoffs? Yes.

Fix the O-Line!