Quote:This is according to Ryan O, obviously this doesn't come as surprise if you've watched the first two games. My question is, whats with all of the screens and short passes? This offenses strength is clearly the vertical passing game, why are we all of sudden turning into a "dink and dunk" type of offense? It's inexplicable and unexplainable, we finally established an "identity" on offense last year and now we're moving away from that identity, it's just confusing. I saw a Baltimore Ravens secondary get torched by Josh McCown and Corey Colmean last week, if the Jags don't come out firing multiple shots downfield against a sub-par Ravens secondary on Sunday I'm going to lose it.

I'm glad you raised this issue.

 

I shudder to think that perhaps Bortles has gone gunshy, though I don't think that is it.

 

Hurns and Robinson can still get deep, and we've seen Thomas show himself capable of some intermediate to big gains.

 

What I believe the excess of short, dump off passes shows is a lack of faith in the offensive line to adequately protect Bortles.

 

Beachum is fresh off of a torn ACL.  Joeckel has slid down inside to LG, but has shown some troubling tendencies.  Him getting bull rushed by Ingram-a guy he outweighs by at least 30 pounds- was sad.  Unfortunately, with Beachum's head injury last week, we may be seeing more of the short stuff in the foreseeable future.

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