For several years the Jaguars were the worst at getting to the QB in the NFL.  Not true this season as they are in 3rd place in the NFL with a total of 33 sacks for the team.

Unlike the 1st place team with sacks (The Bills) which is due to two main players (DE Mario Williams 12 & his DT Marcell Darius with 10 sacks)

the Jaguars have been getting equal pressure from several different players on a rotating line;

 

16th Ranked DE Chris Clemons with 7 sacks and two forced fumbles

27th Ranked DE Ryan Davis with 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles & 1 Fumble recovery

32nd Rankded DT Sen'Derrick Marks with 5 sacks and 1 fumble recovery

81st Ranked DE Andre Branch with 3 sacks 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery

114th Ranked DE Arby Jones with 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble

114th Ranked MLB Paul Posluszny with 2 sacks and 1 fumble recovery

114th Ranked OLB Telvin Smith with 2 sacks, 1 int,  4pds, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoverys **

162nd ranked DE Chris Smith with 1.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble

182nd ranked CB Will Blackmon with 1 sack and 1 forced fumble

182nd Ranked DE Big Red Bryant with 1 sack and 1 forced fumble

 

The team is very good at stopping the run too except a few runs which got past the line and the DBs couldnt stop which hindered the stats.


Yet the team is ranked 27th overall against the Pass in the NFL.  I think it shows how truly bad the DBs have been this year.  It is true that they've been plagued with injuries to key players, but even from the start of the season the DBs have played poorly.

In fact the team ranks 28th in the league in INTs with only 5 which is remarkable considering how often teams have thrown against the Jaguars! 

All opposing teams QBs (even backups) perform great against this VERY weak DB core...

averaging almost a 100 QB rating per game.

 

The team has a defensive minded Head Coach (Guru) how will he address the team's huge weakness (at DB)?  Will Dave Caldwell use his high first round pick on a CB or Safety?


 

 

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