Quote:Seriously. How often do we see/hear/read "an effective running game is a young QBs best friend?" I was certain when Kuechly went down (which sucks because I like how this kid plays) we'd be even more effective on the ground. But no...in typical Jaguars fashion, the powers-that-be decide to having Blake throwing the rock 40 times under the misguided impression that he's suddenly Drew Brees. It would have made a wee bit more sense if the run wasn't effective...but it was.

 

I'm honestly surprised this facet isn't being talked about more.

 

If you watched the tack game yesterday, they were shredding Tampa on the ground almost the entire game.  That certainly helped Mariota.

 

I don't understand why we were so quick to ditch the run, or why we decided the TE position was as integral to our offense as the Fullback.  We saw much better play calling in the preseason, and that was only a partial play book, and they didn't have Yeldon on the field.  He looked fine out there.  I guess they decided to put a "pitch count" on his carries, and when he hit a magic number, it was time to shut down the running game?  There's no logic at all behind why they bailed so quickly.

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