Last year, the Jags' offense scored 40 TDs.  Of those 40, Blake accounted for 37 - 35 passing TDs and 2 rushing TDs.  Yeldon scored the other three rushing TDs.

 

That means that Blake accounted for just under 93% of the TDs scored last year.

 

To put that percentage in comparison, I looked at a few other quarterbacks during their best years.

 

In 2013, Peyton Manning threw a career high (and NFL record) 55 TDs. Yet he only accounted for 79% of the TDs Denver scored that year.  The Broncos also rushed for 14 TDs, with Knowshon Moreno leading the way.

 

I looked up Tom Brady's stats during the Pats' last Super Bowl year  (2014).  Brady threw 34 TDs, yet accounted for only 72% of the offense.  New England scored 13 rushing TDs that year, with five players scoring more than two.

 

To me, that says that even the best quarterbacks can not succeed without an effective running game. 

 

My guess is that Blake feels like it's his responsibility alone to score. And in reality, given our poor running game, he's probably right.  The pressure might be causing him to panic, to forget about his mechanics, and just sling the ball.  Also, consider that teams are double teaming his favorite target, A-Rob. 

 

On Sunday, Yeldon gave him some support, and he did much better.  He was far from perfect, but certainly improved over his terrible outings against Baltimore and San Diego.

 

Blake may never be an elite QB in this league. But we'll never know unless he gets some running support.

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