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**Jags02** · 09-26-2015, 01:21 AM

It's good to see him credit the Jaguars OL as opposed to taking the typical route by saying Sue was being lazy. The fact is, Linder owned Sue all game. In this game we most likely won't have Linder, but Shatley is no slouch from what I keep hearing, and the OL as a unit is doing some nice things. It seemed like Yeldon was having to make most of his yards on his own, but he certainly had some runs up the gut where the OL was moving piles. Bruschi noticed the following...

<p style="margin-left:40px;">In the index I keep, I have the Jaguars as the No. 1 team in the NFL in yards before contact per rush through two games. Meanwhile, the Patriots' defense ranks 28th in yards allowed before contact. So that means runners are getting a clean path through the line of scrimmage against the Patriots, who aren't getting penetration and are allowing an average of 5.7 yards per rush. Whereas with the Jaguars, they're making the holes big enough and winning at the line of scrimmage because their running backs aren't being touched consistently until they get through the hole.

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I hope he's onto something here. Yeldon likes to bounce outside a bit and then blast through even the slightest gaps, however, this game will also feature some running from the Albino Rhino who is sure to take advantage of power inside blocking. If the Jaguars can control the clock in this game, maybe they can stop Brady on Gronk by keeping them on the bench as much as possible.

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