Quote:For the most part it's safe to say that the Jaguars offense goes as ARob goes. ARob has a big day, so does the offense. ARob is shut down, so is the offense. It's great to see guys like Marqise and our starting TEs stepping up and doing more, but it's imperative to get ARob going. Oley was just talking about his struggles relating to teams scheming him out with double teams. He talked about the need to move him around to keep teams from doubling him.


 

I've seen ARob doubled quite a bit last season as well, but it didn't seem to bother him. Are teams doing it more? It's been said lately that ARob may be better than the great Jimmy Smooth. Well, Jimmy would often say that a play didn't go by where he wasn't doubled. I know there were a few games like against the Bills with Nate Clemments were a man corner took him out of it, but that was very rare. Teams always schemed for and doubled Jimmy, but that never stopped him.


 

ARob has established himself as a top 10 WR with stats last year that rivaled the best in the league, but to truly claim elite status we need to see him rise above any scheme to stop him. I believe he will, and that Oley will put him in position to do so, but I really do feel that teams taking him out so far has much to do with why the Jaguars offense has been sputtering.

 

I am not as concerned as it appears as you are. He had a little over 70 yards in the season opener. And had it not been for ohhhhhhhh I don't knowwwwwww.... five or six muggings that went uncalled by Shields he was easily looking at a minimum of 110 yards and a TD. He was grabbed on plays in the first half that could have been chunk gains. And San Diego was just an overall meltdown. I think he was only targeted five times in that entire game. So I don't know if that's Blake just not looking over there or maybe Olsen is emphasizing too much on spreading the wealth. But so far it's too early to tell. We saw enough very early and often in the pre-season that when he's left one on one or in certain coverages he's plenty capable of getting open and finding those back shoulder throws. But to sound the alarms two games in. Where he played decently in the opener despite being hog tied by Shields and the refs blowing no calls. And just the historical track record of this team playing like absolute garbage / trash fire on the West Coast. C'mon man....... 

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