Quote:There were only two teams that were under center more than 50% of the time last year, the Falcons and I forget the other off the top of my head. Most of the NFL was around 70% shotgun (the Jags were 73%) and some were considerably higher than that even. It's going to take a very special scenario for me to believe Fournette will produce better than McCaffrey in the NFL. 

 

Blake even going back to college has been in a shotgun heavy offense. I'm just not eschewing our 3rd overall pick QB, even as critical as I have been toward him, to completely tear down and build around a running back who has so many concerns. That ankle injury pops up one time, which it or something else guaranteed will, and you've completely neutered the rest of your offense in favor of one guy who plays the position that has the most often and longest duration injury record. No thanks. 

1.  The Jaguars have been in shotgun so much because they have been in obvious passing situations.  They have been in obvious passing situations because they haven't been able to run the ball and they have been losing.

 

2.  Marrone and company were running Olsen's playbook last year. 

 

3.  It's possible that given 1 and 2 above, the Jaguars will be in shotgun less this year.

 

4.  Providing a competent or better running game for a QB is not eschewing him.  Historically, when teams draft QBs, they tend draft RBs to support them.   When Dallas drafted Aikman, they followed that up with Emmitt Smith.  When the tacks drafted McNair, they followed that up with Eddie George.  When the Colts drafted Manning, they followed that up with Edgerrin James.  When the tacks drafted Mariota, they followed that up with Derrick Henry and acquiring Demarco Murray.

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