Football is finally here.  It was a gorgeous day at the stadium....not too hot.  Nice cool breeze. 

 

My thoughts on the game:

 

1.  I thought Blake Bortles had a good game.  He showed good pocket presence, climbing the pocket nicely on a couple of throws.  He seemed to find open targets constantly, even some late.  He would have had a better game, but for some drops.

 

2.  I think one of the reasons Bortles had a good game is because we had a competent running game.  Throughout the first half, the team was in good second and third down yardage because the running game performed well even without Yeldon.  I thought Robinson, and Pierce had some good runs, and for all the flack Gerhart has received, I thought he looked decent, too.  I think this will bode well for the offense in the future if we can keep this going.  We;ll definitely need it because...

 

3.  Joeckel did not look good.  Joeckel has absolutely no business getting beaten that bad around the corner by a 37 year old.  It was embarrassing to see him get beaten like that. His sack surrendered stalled the drive down and made us settle for a field goal.

 

4.  It was good to see the CBs up in the receivers' faces and challenging them.  However, such a strategy often results in big plays if the corners do not do their jobs.  House was torched deep in camp by Arrelius Benn, and was torched tonight by a good receiver in Martavis Bryant.  While I am not panicking yet by any stretch, seeing him get burned deep twice in such a short time frame is troubling.  I also thought it was interesting that Colvin was named the starter opposite House.  Neither he nor McCray gave up any big plays.

 

5.  Clay Harbor showed the big play ability that makes him a good target, and makes his disappearance last year (supposedly in Fisch's doghouse) even more of a mystery.  But he has to catch the pass he dropped, even though he redeemed himself later with that TD from Henne.  That is the kind of play that can adversely change momentum.

 

6.  There has been a lot of discussion about the lack of depth at LB, but I thought the reserve LBs played pretty well.  Armbrister was in on several tackles.  Jeremiah George had a key stop and was in excellent position on a pass defense that somehow got completed.  Lotulelei sniffed out a screen nicely for a loss,

 

7.  Rookie Watch:  This was a disappointing aspect of the game.  Because three of the first four draft picks and four of the eight overall missed the game due to injuries, the kid at Christmas feel that comes with the first preseason game was muted.

 

     A.  Dante Fowler-DNP;  on IR

     B.  T.J. Yeldon-DNP

     C.  A.J. Cann-had kind of a weird game to me.  Despite his size and the perceived power he possesses, he did not get much movement in the running game at all.  However, he and Wisniewski combined to give Jaguars QBs completely clean pockets inside. When they were in the game, the only pressures came from the outside.

 

     D.  Sample-DNP

     E.  Rashad Greene-had a very nice punt return.  Did not dance like Sanders.  Just turned it up the field, getting kudos from teammates.

 

     F.  Michael Bennett-flashed twice, showing the ability that made most pundits declare him a steal.  On a running play to the left, he beat the guard cleanly, drawing a holding penalty and still managing to tackle the RB for a five yard loss.  He also defected a pass late in the game.

 

     G.  Sterling-DNP

     H.  Ben Koyack-IIRC, he had a short catch, but nothing particularly great.

     I.  Cap Capi-He is an unheralded star of the game.  he had two sacks, including the game clincher, and had another pressure where he hit the QB and forced an errant pass.  With Marks returning from injury and Clemons something of a mystery, we will need new guys to help generate pass rush.  I will say this:  I do not know if he will make this team.  But if he does and becomes a factor in the pass rush, with his name and undrafted lineage, he will certainly become a fan favorite.

 

     J.  Nick Marshall-Did not really stick out too much.  He missed a tackle in the flat,   and was beaten deep down the sideline on another play, but the pass eas errant and the receiver could not come down with the ball in bounds.  Seemed to look pretty decent otherwise.

 

    K.  Grant-had a couple of decent kick returns.

 

8.  Speaking of kick returns, Storm Johnson did not help himself with that fumble.

 

9.  One of the hot topics since the scrimmage was the talk of a serious kicking competition between Scobee and Myers.  If this is true it certainly seemed to wake Scobee up.  Scobee was crushing the ball on kickoffs today and made his FG.  Myers missed his FG, but also crushed a kickoff.  Scobee has to have the clear edge.  Redfern had a good night punting, too.

 

10.  Not big on criticizing play calling in the preseason, but I hated the 4th quarter play calling, particularly inside the 5 for the go ahead TD.  Stop being cute and run the ball.  You are a team trying to forge an identity as a team that can run the ball.  You do that in part by converting short yardage situations.  That sequence, plus the sequence in the subsequent possession where they passed on first and 20 with little time remaining kept the Steelers in the game needlessly at the end.

 

11.  I sure hope Thomas is okay.  When he caught that pass on the roll out early, I was glad to see it, but my heart skipped a beat when he got upended like that.

 

12;  Bottom line:  It was preseason, so we shouldn't pop the champagne.  Nevertheless, there was some reason for encouragement.  Bortles looked good.  The offense was able to generate a running game.  And even though it is just the preseason, it was good to get a win, especially against the Steelers.

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

Alualu so bad. Good grief. Does he ever do anything of importance?

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Alualu so bad. Good grief. Does he ever do anything of importance?

Did Alualu even play? I never see the guy

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Did Alualu even play? I never see the guy

This is jot an alaulu kind of game.


He is solid when teams are running the ball at least 40 percent of the time. He will play his gap, make tackles at the LOS, and do his job consistently. A solid pro and 5 tech end for us.


But He is not a good pass rusher, never was and never will be and Pitt threw it all game long.


Not difficult to comprehend why he was impossible to find today.

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he cut all his hair off so hes hard to find missing plays

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Good stuff, but disagree somewhat on ten.


The first bootleg would have been a touchdown with Bortles or even henne in there. Guy was open, good call, just thrown behind him.

Second play probably would have been a run with Yeldon or Gerhart, but we had storm in there and he was really struggling, heck we had to use Morris on the sneak to get it in. Shows how much trust we had in storm at the moment, although he did get he 2 point fail.


The real bonehead call was the pass with about a minute left. I realize the thought process. Could lead to a game clinching first down And if a qb with a better understanding is in there probably if the play isn't open he stays in bounds and gets on the ground.


But still it could be argue that he should have run it.

Football is finally here. It was a gorgeous day at the stadium....not too hot. Nice cool breeze.


My thoughts on the game:


1. I thought Blake Bortles had a good game. He showed good pocket presence, climbing the pocket nicely on a couple of throws. He seemed to find open targets constantly, even some late. He would have had a better game, but for some drops.


2. I think one of the reasons Bortles had a good game is because we had a competent running game. Throughout the first half, the team was in good second and third down yardage because the running game performed well even without Yeldon. I thought Robinson, and Pierce had some good runs, and for all the flack Gerhart has received, I thought he looked decent, too. I think this will bode well for the offense in the future if we can keep this going. We;ll definitely need it because...


3. Joeckel did not look good. Joeckel has absolutely no business getting beaten that bad around the corner by a 37 year old. It was embarrassing to see him get beaten like that. His sack surrendered stalled the drive down and mae us settle for a field goal.


4. It was good to see the CBs up in the receivers' faces and challenging them. However, such a strategy often results in big plays if the corners do not o their jobs. House was torched deep in camp by Arrelius Benn, and was torched tonight by a good receiver in Martavis Bryant. While I am not panicking yet by any stretch, seeing him get burned deep twice in such a short timeframe is troubling. I also thought it was interesting that Colvin was named the starter opposite House. Neither he nor McCray gave up any big plays.


5. Clay Harbor showed the big play ability that makes him a good target, and makes his disappearance last year (supposedly in Fisch's doghouse) even more of a mystery. But he has to catch the pass he dropped, even though he redeemed himself later with that TD from Henne. That is the kind of play that can adversely change momentum.


6. There has been a lot of discussion about the lack of depth at LB, but I thought the reserve LBs played pretty well. Armbrister was in on several tackles. Jeremiah George had a key stop and was in excellent position on a pass defense that somehow got completed. Lotulelei sniffed out a screen nicely for a loss,


7. Rookie Watch: This was a disappointing aspect of the game. Because three of the first four draft picks and four of the eight overall missed the game due to injuries, the kid at Christmas feel that comes witht he first preseason game was muted.


A. Dante Fowler-DNP; on IR

B. T.J. Yeldon-DNP

C. A.J. Cann-had kind of a weird game to me. Despite his size and the perceived power he possesses, he did not get much movement in the running game at all. However, he and Wisniewski combined to give Jaguars QBs completely clean pockets inside. When they were in the game, the only pressures came from the outside.


D. Sample-DNP

E. Rashad Greene-had a very nice punt return. Did not dance like Sanders. Just turned it up the field, getting kudos from teammates.


F. Michael Bennett-flashed twice, showing the ability that made most pundits declare him a steal. On a running play to the left, he beat the guard cleanly, drawing a holding penalty and still managing to tackle the RB for a five yard loss. He also defected a pass late in the game.


G. Sterling-DNP

H. Ben Koyack-IIRC, he had a short catch, but nothing particularly great.

I. Cap Capi-He is an unheralded star of the game. he had two sacks, including the game clincher, and had another pressure where he hit the QB and forced an errant pass. With Marks returning from injury and Clemons something of a mystery, we will need new guys to help generate pass rush. I will say this: I d not know if he will make this team. But if he does and becomes a factor in the pass rush, with his name and undrafted lineage, he will certainly become a fan favorite.


J. Nick Marshall-Did not really stick out too much. He missed a tackle in the flat, and was beaten deep down the sideline on another play, but the pass eas errant and the receiver could not come down with the ball in bounds. Seemed to look pretty decent otherwise.


K. Grant-had a couple of decent kick returns.


8. Speaking of kick returns, Storm Johnson did not help himself with that fumble.


9. One of the hot topics since the scrimmage was the talk of a serious kicking competition between Scobee and Myers. If this is true it certainly seemed to wake Scobee up. Scobee was crushing the ball on kickoffs today and made his FG. Myers missed his FG, but also crushed a kickoff. Scobee has to have the clear edge. Redfern had a good night punting, too.


10. Not big on criticizing play calling in the preseason, but I hated the 4th quarter play calling, particularly inside the 5 for the go ahead TD. Stop being cute and run the ball. You are a team trying to forge an identity as a team that can run the ball. You do that in part by converting short yardage situations. That sequence, plus the sequence in the subsequent possession where they passed on first and 20 with little time remaining ket the Steelers in the game needlessly at the end.


11. I sure hope Thomas is okay. When he caught that pass on the roll out early, I was glad to see it, but my heart skipped a beat when he got upended like that.


12; Bottom line: It was preseason, so we shouldn't pop the champagne. Nevertheless, there was some reason for encouragement. Bortles looked good. The offense was able to generate a running game. And even though it is just the preseason, it was good to get a win, especially against the Steelers.

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This is jot an alaulu kind of game.


He is solid when teams are running the ball at least 40 percent of the time. He will play his gap, make tackles at the LOS, and do his job consistently. A solid pro and 5 tech end for us.


But He is not a good pass rusher, never was and never will be and Pitt through it all game long.


Not difficult to comprehend why he was impossible to find today.

Wow, never knew that. Thanks Captain Comprehension!

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Well the Jags are undefeated since my daughter was born on Wednesday so..... Maybe she broke our curse.

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

Grant is a beast that holding took back a great run

 

And Marshall and Green had good returns 

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<B><FONT color=cyan>Jags this is your year</FONT></B>

Wow, never knew that. Thanks Captain Comprehension!

Your welcome.

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Well the Jags are undefeated since my daughter was born on Wednesday so..... Maybe she broke our curse.

Congrats! Maybe she'll get us an AFC Championship title?

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Congrats! Maybe she'll get us an AFC Championship title?

Well if tonight is any indication then yes she will!

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

I think at this point, WR is going to be a really tough cut.  Arrelious Benn make a case for himself with a 27 yard catch and a crushing block on the first punt return of the night.  Tony Washington had some targets/catches.  I still don't think we have a true dominator at the position, but from 1-5 or 6 we seem to have some quality at this admittedly early stage.

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

Please.,you are basing a preseason game to a regular season game?....sigh...it's gonna be another long season

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Well the Jags are undefeated since my daughter was born on Wednesday so..... Maybe she broke our curse.

My daughter was also born on Wednesday! Congrats! (Tread jack over)

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Jaguars Fundamentalist

You can complain about Joeckel all you want, but all I know is that we can run the ball.

 

And Bortles can get red hot.

 

Very encouraging things.

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I've only caught brief highlights so far, but it's nice to see Bortles having time in the pocket for once, and actually having options to hit down field.

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10.  Not big on criticizing play calling in the preseason, but I hated the 4th quarter play calling, particularly inside the 5 for the go ahead TD.  Stop being cute and run the ball.  You are a team trying to forge an identity as a team that can run the ball.  You do that in part by converting short yardage situations.  That sequence, plus the sequence in the subsequent possession where they passed on first and 20 with little time remaining ket the Steelers in the game needlessly at the end.

 

 

It's preseason, it's Stephen Morris.   If you want to see what Stephen Morris can do, you have to call pass plays. 

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On Alualu...he was a key liability on that early 24 yard run by Bell.  He and Skuta were sealed off, creating the hole through which Bell ran.

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

Too much penalties !

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