More than any other QB I can remember outside of Brady, Jaguars fans have a healthy respect for Phillip Rivers.  It's damn near a phobia, which is remarkable considering he's never been to a Super Bowl.

 

But make no mistake I am not disparaging Rivers at all.

 

He has definitely earned respect from fans league wide, especially Jaguars fans.

 

Rivers has absolutely picked us apart during his career.  But given the injuries to his receivers and linemen, the poor performances of their replacements, the less than expected performance of Melvin Gordon, and the mindset of that team, where reportedly Rivers has openly questioned whether teammates have quit, the Bolts have never been more vulnerable to the Jaguars.

 

Even though Rivers destroyed our secondary, Gates was the one guy that was controlled relatively well, which is odd, considering this team's historical difficulty covering TEs.  But now that their top two receivers are out, I think Rivers may focus more on him.  I think if we utilize a similar strategy as it pertains to him that we did last year, I don't see him having the same level of success he did last year against us.  I think the secondary is covering far better than it did during the first four games of last year.

 

I think as long as we can avoid turnovers on the offensive side of the ball, we can win this game.

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