(12-13-2023, 09:58 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(12-10-2023, 06:33 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: One thing I've noticed the last few games is teams are finding gaps in the zone pretty easily at the moment and they are going for big chunk plays. I couldn't tell you the % of zone to man coverages we call but we are a very heavy zone team.

I just wonder if a bit more man may make the QB hold it a bit longer waiting for someone to get open and that could help the Dline get home and hopefully make catches a bit more contested.

Don't think that's our main problem but definitely feels a part of it.

Asking our secondary to play more man coverage is akin to asking our OL to turn into a road-grading power run unit. 

You could try it, but it won't end well.

We just don't have the personnel. 
Caldwell began his tenure in Jax running lots more man coverage than we do now. It didn't work. It was after the bye week last season that the shift to mostly zone found its footing and we haven't looked back. 

You'll see the outside corners playing press or off man a fair amount with the others in zone a fair amount, but they won't flat out man up across the board very often because our nickels and safeties get roasted.