(11-13-2023, 02:49 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(11-13-2023, 02:20 PM)AnOldBrownie Wrote: Good article.

Puts a lot of the burn on Press Taylor and the design of the plays that the Jags run.   I agree whole heartedly, and the poor redzone performance and lack of ability to get deep shots (compared to the rest of the league) bears fruit.

Trevor could be making better decisions, but if I'm being honest...I almost never see Ridley cleanly open.   Sure, he gets doubled...but so do most # 1 receivers in the league and the good ones still get their numbers.

Sometimes the playcaller/designer has to help his QB/Receiver/RB.

I don't see Press doing that.

Still think the Jags have had poor LG/Center/RG performances all year long.  Sure, the RT is taking his rookie lumps, but NOONE on the interior line sustains blocks.  Fortner is still strength weak for a starting NFL center.

Unfortunately - Ben Solak didn't hear or read Pederson's interviews about their process offensively. 

Doug has said prior to each of his seasons in Jax that he heads up a collective of his offensive coaches for designing the plays that make their way into the play book. So - while Press Taylor has fingerprints on this playbook, it is largely Doug's baby. 

I'd rather be able to say it is primarily a Taylor thing, but he's just a contributor to play design and a game-day caller. It would seem Solak's play design critiques are aimed at the wrong coach. Which sucks, because its the guy we have sort-of trusted the most to get it right lately. 

Whatever they can identify that is holding the offense back besides the OL (and it is mostly the OL) I really hope they find a way to improve it. 
If it is installing some new plays or variations on those already in place, if it is changing play calling duties, if it is altering route trees, I don't care. I support any improvement wherever they can find it. I just don't see a sea change coming unless the OL steps up their performance.

They need to figure out a way to let Lawrence use his legs more. By design or by RPO. I haven't seen that enough this year. Again, he's at his best when he's outside the pocket. 

Get him flowing in and out of the pocket. Mesh everything towards that side of his rollout, let him keep it and take off every now and then. 

They have to figure out a way to keep a defense honest and on it's toes more often than not. I don't think his knee is an issue as much as people think it is. Hell, the day he had it on for the first time he looked good against the Saints. 

More of that will help down the stretch. If he's going to get hit and dinged up anyway? Might as well let him get out there and earn something on the receiving end instead of just taking a loss from the pocket or worse.

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