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Wyatt kedvéért a mai TC edzésről készült FTU cikk magyarul

Sérült lista.
Nem edzett Lee (hamstring) és T.J.Yeldon(bal térd)
PUP: Woodard, Bowanko
Nem futball jellegű sérülés miatt nem edz. Mike Hilton

Új sérült: Lee és Yeldon

Top play: Bortles legalább 50 yardos passza Arrelious Benn felé. Davon House ugyan beleért, de Benn így is elkapta a labdát.

Pozitívumok: a secondary az LB sor labdaérzékenysége- Több leütött passzt láthattak a kint jelenlévők.

Yannick Ngakoue. Nem csak a pass rush drillekben villog, de jól olvas passz szituációkat is. Volt egy leütött passza amit Bortles Marcedesnek szánt. És jól üldözi a passzt a közelében elkapó játékosokat is.

Negatívum: Lee. Mikor végre azt hittük, hogy Albínó idén tartósabb lesz, már a 2. TC edzésen megsérül. Greene, Walters és Benn használhatja ki a többlet lehetőséget Marqise hiányában


QB statok:
Bortles 18 snap 10/7 (11 vs 11) 8/5 (7 vs 7).
Henne 15 snap 9/6(11 vs 11) 4/2 (7 vs 7).
Allen 11 snap 6/5(11 vs 11) 2/2 (7 vs 7).
Wittek 5 snap 2/1(11 vs 11) 2/2 (7 vs 7).

/ csere rugó Sma Finken eddig mind a 9 FGjét értékesítette, ma 6/6-ot.Holnap Myers rúg

Beachem ma együtt gyakorolt a többiekkel. Amikor ő volt LTben, Joeckel és Bernadeau rotálták egymást LGben.

Yeldon sérülése miatt Ivory nagyon sok carryt kapott. Általában nagyon alacsony ponton találkozik a védőkkel és igyekszik lepattanni róluk.

Hurns tegnap dicsérte Gipsont, ma 7 a 7 ellen Tashaun bizonyított is neki. Amukamarát már épp átjátszotta volna remek WRünk, amikor jött Gipson és kiverte a kezéből a labdát..

McCray csütörtökön szenvedett, de ma 2 pass breakupja is volt.

Corey Grant 7 a 7 elleni szituációban mutatott be egy nehéz elkapást Wittek passzából-

2076-an voltak kint az edzésen ma.

Szerkesztette: iktriad

Ma ketten sérülés miatt nem edzenek: Yeldon bokája sérült meg a cipője miatt, az üvegtigrisnek pediglen a szokasos hammyjével akadnak problémák... Utóbbi nem picit fájó, hiszen eddig nem volt sérült és neki plane szükséges lenne a sok snap.
phylos

Lee azt mondta, hogy nem komoly a dolog. A múltkor, mikor ezt nyilatkozta, több hétre kidőlt. Igaz Gus ugyanezt mondta a sérülésről. Engem viszont aggaszt, hogy megint a hamstringje vacakszik. Cecil Shorts (szintén sérülékeny) hammyje Marqiséhoz képest acélsodronyból van...

Nem akarok beleszólni, de Ik, már többször is akartam kérdezni, hogy ennek így szerinted van értelme? Már annak, hogy egy az egyben bemásolsz ide egész cikkeket angolul. Szerintem sokkal több értelme lenne, összefoglalnád a lényeget annak, aki csak átfutná, mi a helyzet a csapat háza táján, esetleg pár linket bedobni, hogy bővebben itt meg itt van erről. Így kicsit olyan az érzésem, mintha egy ömlesztett Jax-feed lenne a sztori, annyi időt viszont nekem nem feltétlenül ér meg a sztori, hogy ezeket mind el is olvassam. A hardcore fanok meg lehet, hogy amúgy is olvassák ezeket. Szóval gondoltam, most már felvetem a kérdést, aztán lehet, hogy tökre nincs igazam, és tök jó ez így, de nekem fura 😊
Wyatt

A héten krónikus időhiányban szenvedek, igaz ennek hamarosan vége szerencsére, plusz vannak egyéb technikai problémák is, amik hátráltatnak. Ezért most még marad a ez a fajta ömlesztett napi összefoglaló.
Az FTU-s cikkeket meg alapesetben nem tudná az átlagember olvasni olvasni, mert fizetős, márpedig elsősorban Hallorennek köszönhetően ez a toronymagasan legjobb napi Jags forrás, ezért vagyok kénytelen teljes cikkeket bemásolni. Elnézést, ha zavaró a dolog,

Szerkesztette: iktriad

Ma ketten sérülés miatt nem edzenek: Yeldon bokája sérült meg a cipője miatt, az üvegtigrisnek pediglen a szokasos hammyjével akadnak problémák... Utóbbi nem picit fájó, hiszen eddig nem volt sérült és neki plane szükséges lenne a sok snap.

Nem akarok beleszólni, de Ik, már többször is akartam kérdezni, hogy ennek így szerinted van értelme? Már annak, hogy egy az egyben bemásolsz ide egész cikkeket angolul. Szerintem sokkal több értelme lenne, összefoglalnád a lényeget annak, aki csak átfutná, mi a helyzet a csapat háza táján, esetleg pár linket bedobni, hogy bővebben itt meg itt van erről. Így kicsit olyan az érzésem, mintha egy ömlesztett Jax-feed lenne a sztori, annyi időt viszont nekem nem feltétlenül ér meg a sztori, hogy ezeket mind el is olvassam. A hardcore fanok meg lehet, hogy amúgy is olvassák ezeket. Szóval gondoltam, most már felvetem a kérdést, aztán lehet, hogy tökre nincs igazam, és tök jó ez így, de nekem fura 😊
Wyatt

Én örülök, hogy vannak ömlesztett hírek, mert maximum a sportspydet/roto "nfl" összesben nézek más csapatról híreket, és így nem kell külön nyitogatnom más oldalakat, elég ide benézni 😀

azért azt jó olvasni h Jack 1.naptol full edzést tol, 1körös csúszás után azért nem kicsit fejfogós a többi csapatnak 😀
braxa88

Nem attól féltek, hogy nem tud beállni, hanem, hogy 5 év múlva járni se tud majd.

Nem akarok beleszólni, de Ik, már többször is akartam kérdezni, hogy ennek így szerinted van értelme? Már annak, hogy egy az egyben bemásolsz ide egész cikkeket angolul. Szerintem sokkal több értelme lenne, összefoglalnád a lényeget annak, aki csak átfutná, mi a helyzet a csapat háza táján, esetleg pár linket bedobni, hogy bővebben itt meg itt van erről. Így kicsit olyan az érzésem, mintha egy ömlesztett Jax-feed lenne a sztori, annyi időt viszont nekem nem feltétlenül ér meg a sztori, hogy ezeket mind el is olvassam. A hardcore fanok meg lehet, hogy amúgy is olvassák ezeket. Szóval gondoltam, most már felvetem a kérdést, aztán lehet, hogy tökre nincs igazam, és tök jó ez így, de nekem fura 😊

azért azt jó olvasni h Jack 1.naptol full edzést tol, 1körös csúszás után azért nem kicsit fejfogós a többi csapatnak 😀

Kaye a TC 1. napjáról
 www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-training-camp-practice-1-beachum-finally-on-the-field-defensive-backs-make-big-plays/283508488

És Skuta is megszólalt a letartoztatásának körülményei kapcsán

June 19 – when he was arrested in Orlando and investigated for misdemeanor first-degree battery – was a lousy day for Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta.

But when news of the incident surfaced June 28 – that was a depressing day.

“When [news of the arrest] came out, it was the worst day of my life besides the day my brother passed away,” said Skuta, whose brother, Joe, died in his sleep in 2008. “It was an awful day. It hurt my family to see that because I want to be respected as a good guy and I’m having to call my nephews and nieces and tell them what can happen when you’re in the public eye. They all understood, but it was just sad.”

Skuta was arrested after a woman alleged he struck her in the face. Once the arrest was in the news cycle, Skuta’s lawyer released a blistering rebuke to the arrest – “It simply didn’t happen,” Mark NeJame said.

Skuta’s side of the story was two women were harassing him, his girlfriend and a group of their friends.

On July 14, authorities said Skuta would not be charged.

Following Thursday’s practice, Skuta said he and his girlfriend were at the restaurant/bar with players from the San Jose Earthquakes soccer team that he got to know when he was playing for San Francisco 49ers.

“One of my friends said these two girls were walking around and scoping us out – I didn’t even realize it,” he said. “They definitely had their eyes on our group and they could probably tell we were a group of athletes.”

Skuta, who said he wasn’t drunk during the incident, added it was “extremely shocking,” when he ended up on the ground and in hand-cuffs.

“I just didn’t know what was going on,” he said. “I got slapped and after that, my girlfriend immediately said, ‘Let’s go,’ and I walked off. And then I ended up being the one on the ground. I didn’t even know until the next day what I was being accused of so that was very frustrating. I asked them multiple times, ‘What did I do?’

“I still haven’t gotten an explanation of why it happened like that. I was very disappointed [with the police] but what can you do? They’re the police.”

Skuta, whose legal fees totaled $10,000, said he will use the incident as a talking point with the Jaguars’ young players.

“You can’t just go out like a normal person,” he said. “They’re looking to take advantage of you. This is the first time I was set up or attacked or whatever you want to call it. I don’t want anybody else to go through that.”

Halloren 1. napi TC riportja.

PLAYER ATTENDANCE

Physically unable to perform: OL Luke Bowanko (hip) and DE Jonathan Woodard (Achilles).

Non-football injury: CB Mike Hilton.

NEW INJURIES

None.

TOP PLAY

*In 7-on-7, QB Blake Bortles completed a pass to WR Allen Robinson that included good coverage by CB Davon House, a perfectly-placed throw by Bortles and a well-time, jumping catch by Robinson.

THUMBS UP

*CB Jalen Ramsey looked the part in his first practice since undergoing right knee surgery May 24. He locked up his receivers in press coverage and showed good instincts, strength and explosiveness when he shed a block attempt by TE Ben Koyack to rub out a jet sweep by WR Marqise Lee.

*Covering TE Julius Thomas down the right sideline in 11-on-11, House positioned himself perfect to intercept Bortles.

THUMBS DOWN

*Fumbled center-quarterback exchanges. Bortles, Brandon Allen and Max Wittek each fumbled a snap and Chad Henne had a bobbled snap that he collected in time to run the play.

*False start penalties. Flagged were LG Mackenzy Bernadeau, G Kadeem Edwards and WR Rashad Lawrence.

ODDS AND ENDS

*Quarterback stats in 11-on-11: Bortles 4-of-8 (one INT) in 19 snaps; Henne 4-of-7 in 16 snaps; Allen 1-of-5 in 10 snaps and Wittek 3-of-4 in eight snaps.

*Quarterback stats in 7-on-7: Bortles 6-of-8, Henne 2-of-4, Allen 1-of-2 and Wittek 2-of-2.

*Dropped passes: WR Allen Robinson (a tough call, but we gave him a drop), WR Allen Hurns (don’t expect too many more of those) and TE Braedon Bowman (would have been a tough catch).

*LT Kelvin Beachum (knee) practiced for the first time since signing with the Jaguars in March, but was limited to individual drills only. LT Luke Joeckel and Bernadeau took the first-team reps.

*The second-team offensive line : RT Patrick Omameh, RG Chris Feed, C Tyler Shatley, LG Kadeem Edwards and LT Josh Wells.

*TE Julius Thomas and RB T.J. Yeldon were both limping around the locker room after practice because of problems with their new cleats.

*Catching punts were a whopping seven players: Hurns, Allen Robinson, WR Marqise Lee, WR Rashad Greene, WR Bryan Walters, CB Josh Johnson and CB Nick Marshall. Chances are, though, that Lee, Hurns and Robinson in particular take the reps just to stay busy.

*Bortles’ 11-on-11 completions were to Thomas (two), Greene and Walters.

*The first-snap defense: DE Jared Odrick, DE Dante Fowler, DT Malik Jackson, DT Roy Miller, LB Paul Posluszny, LB Dan Skuta, LB Telvin Smith, CB Prince Amukamara, House, FS Tashaun Gipson and SS Johnathan Cyprien. Ramsey came on the field for the second play.

*The second-team defense: DE Yannick Ngakoue, DE Tyson Alualu, DT Sen’Derrick Marks, DT Abry Jones, LB Myles Jack, LB Jordan Tripp, LB Ryan Davis, CB Nick Marshall, CB Demetrius McCray, FS Peyton Thompson and SS James Sample.

*Marks took some snaps at the strong-side defensive end with the third-team defense and Ramsey was also on the field with that group.

*Instant replay wasn’t available, but we called a potential interception by Gipson an incomplete pass.

*Further down the depth chart, DE Bjoern Werner used an outside and then inside move to beat LT Jeff Linkenbach on consecutive snaps.

*Bortles’ second-to-last series in 11-on-11 was forgettable: Fumbled snap, deflected-at-the-line pass that was caught by Thomas, House interception and scramble.

*The Jaguars didn’t run any red zone or no-huddle during practice.

*The back-up long snapper appears to be Tripp, who took a couple of reps after practice.

House pickje Julius Thomas ellen
 twitter.com/TimBeeSports/status/758694169149837312

Gus értékelése (láthatóan fogyott az elmúlt pár héten. Így akarja megkülönböztetni magát Todd Washtól? 😊 )
 www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Bradley-Teaching-the-level-of-expectation/7f08e54c-58d5-405c-b19e-774f09f62b9e

Hurns Gipsonról:
 twitter.com/mike_e_kaye/status/758718527457136640

Ramsey jó formában jött vissza a sérüléséből
 twitter.com/mike_e_kaye/status/758718527457136640

Myles Jack Jordan Tripp társaságában a Seahawks védőivel készült az elmúlt hetekben! konkrétan Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright és Kevin Pierre-Louis segítette 2 LBink felkészülését.

Denard megerősítette, hogy elaludt a volánnál és örül, hogy nem sérült meg senki az incidens során.

Szerkesztette: iktriad

Mind a 90 játékos ma edzésre jelentkezett.

Malik 12-13 fonttal könnyebb súllyal mérlegelt. Egyesek szerint lehet az edzők szóltak neki, hogy a pass rushban számítunk rá inkább, nem a futás ellen.

Halloren útmutatója a ma kezdődő TC-re:

And which parts of practice are the best to watch?

Coach Gus Bradley’s fourth Jaguars team reported to training camp Wednesday and will be on the field Thursday for their first practice.

Here is a primer:

POSITION BATTLES

1. LEFT TACKLE

Newcomer Kelvin Beachum (ACL) has been cleared to participate but coach Gus Bradley said he may be limited to individual drills Thursday and then practice two out of three days early on. If healthy, Beachum is expected to supplant Luke Joeckel as quarterback Blake Bortles’ blind-side protector.

2. LEFT GUARD

Things are a little more complicated at left guard, manned the last two years by Zane Beadles, who was released and signed with San Francisco. Newcomer Mackenzy Bernadeau took nearly all of the first-team work in the offseason program, but Bradley said Beachum and Joeckel will also take snaps there.

3. NICKEL CORNERBACK

The nickel cornerback comes onto the field when the Jaguars use five defensive backs and covers the slot receiver. Aaron Colvin held that job last year, starting outside and then moving inside. But he’s suspended for the first four games. Rookie Jalen Ramsey will start outside and could move inside. But the Jaguars will also give Dwayne Gratz and Peyton Thompson snaps inside just in case the preferred matchup is to keep Ramsey outside.

PLAYERS WITH MOST TO GAIN

1. SS JOHNATHAN CYPRIEN

Cyprien, the Jaguars’ second-round pick in 2013, enters the final year of his rookie deal knowing he has to play better to get a second contract from the Jaguars or another team. His 21 missed tackles led the team last year. But look for a new Cyprien on the field – the coaches feel lining him up closer to the football will take better advantage of his physicality.

2. WR MARQISE LEE

Lee has missed nine games in two years with injuries and has only 52 catches (two touchdowns). But he was healthy and flashed during the offseason workouts. He’s the Jaguars’ fastest receiver and the opportunity remains in his hands – stay healthy and he’ll be a part of the game plan.

3. RB COREY GRANT

Grant could be the fastest player on the roster with 40-yard dash times of sub-4.3 seconds. But even with the addition of Chris Ivory and return to T.J. Yeldon, there could be a role for Grant. If he makes big plays in a scat-back, Darren Sproles-type role, he’ll be on the roster.

PLAYERS WITH MOST TO LOSE

1. LT LUKE JOECKEL

One of the players to watch in training camp. He’s scheduled to be a free agent next March. Will he enter the market as a left tackle, a left guard or the dreaded swing guy? If he moves inside and plays well at guard, could he re-sign with the Jaguars, something that seemed unfathomable during the offseason.

2. DE TYSON ALUALU

Alualu enters camp as the back-up strong-side defensive end, but the Jaguars met with free agent Greg Hardy last week and have floated the possibility of nose tackle Abry Jones getting snaps outside as well. The second-longest tenured Jaguars player (entering seventh year) could be on the bubble.

3. RB DENARD ROBINSON

Robinson has seen the Jaguars draft T.J. Yeldon and sign Chris Ivory the last two offseasons and it’s not a lock he will start the season as the No. 3 tailback. Robinson needs to show in practice and the preseason games he can hang onto the football and create explosive plays.

WHAT TO WATCH IN PRACTICE

1. COACHES OFF THE FIELD

The Jaguars started this in minicamp – the coaches would be stationed on the sidelines instead of behind the players, leaving them to make their own pre-snap adjustments. “I think we need that and that’s been good for our players,” coach Gus Bradley said. “We could do something unconventional like start off a team drill with the coaches off the field and have an eight-play drive and see what happens.”

2. THIRD-DOWN EMPHASIS

The Jaguars’ offense was 26th on third down last year and the defense was second-to-last. The greater commitment to situations will include much work on this down, both in practice and during walk-throughs. “We’ll have a high priority on third down,” Bradley said. “We felt in talking to our players, the segment we did every day in OTAs on third down was excellent.”

3. NO-HUDDLE/TWO-MINUTE

The Jaguars ran several segments of their no-huddle offense during the offseason workouts. Expect that to continue as they explore ways to starter faster in games. Bradley keeps score during this so the players get riled up. “We’ll do two-minute most every day,” Bradley said.

4. INDIVIDUAL LINEMEN DRILLS

The Jaguars’ first padded practice is Tuesday. That’s when business picks up for the big guys. The one-on-one pass rush drills are the highlight of camp. Fans will get to see which offensive linemen are susceptible to the bull rush and which defensive linemen are more about speed than power.

Mike Kaye 10 megfigyelése a szerdai becsekkolásról
 www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/10-takeaways-as-jaguars-return-to-everbank-field-for-training-camp/282683569

Az egykori RB és visszahordó Leon Washington edző gyakornokként dolgozik a nyáron a csapatnál. Washington Jacksonvilleből való.

Drogfüggőségétől megszabadult már?
Húsrágó

Igen, megtalálta Istent. Most rendben van. Mondta is, hogy most tudja igazán értékelni a dolgot és nagyon örült az időzítésnek. Azt is mondta Coughlinnak és WR párjának, Kennan McCardellnek is ott a helye a Pride of Jaguars tagjai között. Egyetértek.

Amúgy amikor Khan felhívta Jimmyt a dologgal kapcsolatban szombaton, először nem akarta felvenni a telefont, mert nem tűnt neki ismerősnek a szám. 😊 Rendes Shaotól, hogy ő maga kereste meg Jimmyt elöször ezzel.

Drogfüggőségétől megszabadult már?

Jimmy Smith lesz a Pride of Jaguars következő tagja. December 11.-én a Vikings ellen lesz a beiktatása.

(Franchise)rekordjai:

Smith’s name is sprinkled throughout the Jaguars record book:

*First in catches (862), receiving yards (12,287) and touchdown catches (67), consecutive games with a catch (86), 100-yard receiving games (46) and 200-yard receiving games (two)

*Third in yards per catch (14.25), tied for second in seasons played (11), second in games played (171), second in games started (150) and third in overall touchdowns (69).

*Smith in the Jaguars’ single-season record holder in catches (116 in 1999, which led the NFL), receiving yards (1,636 in 1999) and 100-yard receiving games (nine in 1999).

*Smith was named to the Pro Bowl from 1997-2001, a streak of five straight years.

*In nine playoff games for the Jaguars, he had 40 catches for 647 yards and seven touchdowns.

*During his 11 years with the Jaguars, he ranked second in the NFL in catches and receiving yards and sixth in touchdown catches.

Jimmy reakciója:

"I’m extremely grateful and extremely thankful of being inducted into the Pride,” Smith said on a media conference call. “I’m definitely proud and emotional right now. It’s been a long time coming, I’ve had a lot of ups and downs, but I’ve persevered.”

"The timing is perfect," he said. "Had I not gone through some of the off-the-field issues, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I definitely matured and learned from my mistakes and help other guys who are struggling with things."

“I would also like to thank Coach [Tom] Coughlin for being a second father to me and helping me through those tough days,” Smith said. “I’d like to thank my boy Keenan [McCardell], thank Mark Brunell, thank Fred Taylor, Tony Boselli and the Weavers and the entire Jags Nation.”

Jimmy azt mondta az utódairól, hogy izgatott lesz, ha az Allen duó szóba kerül. 😊
Conference call Jimmyvel:
 www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Conference-Call-Jimmy-Smith/8050c8f6-cde9-414d-ace6-2367c5430da9

Woodard és Bowanko PUP listára került.

Van egy Bortles  www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Bortles-Its-about-owning-this-offense/6836d0b3-f022-4598-af7d-4a000907843f és egy Caldwell interjú  www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Caldwell-Well-do-whats-best-for-our-team/2375862a-cd92-4c39-876a-581489665e02 a 0. napról.

És bemásolnék hosszú, de annál érdekesebb cikket Todd Washról. A személyében egy igazi karakter váltja Babich nagypapit(nagyon ajánlott anyag).

Jaguars coordinator Todd Wash ready to get defense rolling



Even those who had known him for two decades were shell-shocked in January when Todd Wash held his first staff meeting as the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator.

The task was a complete analysis of a system that lacked precision and big plays last year, failing to match the improvement on offense during a 5-11 season.

The first morning, Wash put on a 48-play video of a defense the Jaguars called in 2015. They broke for lunch 41/2 hours later after covering the first seven plays.

Yes, one play every 38.6 minutes — enough time to get halfway through a Donald Trump speech.

“I would joke, ‘We’re the most inefficient guys ever watching tape,’ ” assistant linebackers coach Scottie Hazelton says. “One day from 1-4:30 [p.m.], we got on a roll and did 16 plays. But there was a point to what he was doing.”

The point was clear.

Promoted from defensive line coach by Gus Bradley, Wash wanted to instantly create a new standard. Letting things like communication errors slide was unacceptable. Same for a player lining up in the wrong spot. Ditto for being unable to make a pre-snap adjustment. That meant marathon meetings. Every play merited a front-to-back analysis of what happened (even the good plays).

“I expect everything to be detailed — there’s no fudging in that area,” Wash says. “If we do the little things, we should be ready.”

Bradley believes Wash, whom he has known since 1987 and worked with at two colleges and three NFL teams, is the guy to get the Jaguars ready for Aaron Rodgers, Philip Rivers, Joe Flacco and Andrew Luck — in the first four weeks.

Just like last year’s decision to hire Greg Olson turned around the offense, Bradley is hoping Wash has the same impact, so he turned to his most-trusted ally.

Wash is the opposite of Bob Babich, the Jaguars’ coordinator from 2013-15. Tattoos cover his arms. He more than occasionally curses during an interview. He isn’t afraid to single out a player’s mistakes in front of the whole defense. And on Sundays this fall, every player and coach expects Wash to be an aggressive play-caller, dialing up more blitzes and playing more man coverage.

“He’s going to lean more to finding ways to getting pressure on the quarterback,” Bradley says.

Much is at stake. The Jaguars enter Year 4 of their massive build knowing owner Shad Khan’s patience will eventually run out. Another losing season and there will likely be staff changes. To win more games, the defense has to improve from last year’s rankings of 29th in passing yards allowed, 31st on third down and 31st in points allowed.

TWO-DAY NFL CAREER

Wash grew up in New Town, N.D., (pop. 2,363, according to the 2013 census) located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, 100 miles east of Montana and 88 miles south of Canada. His high school graduation class was 32 students.

Wash played quarterback and free safety at New Town and was recruited by Montana State and North Dakota State.

He chose to stay in-state and play for the Bison, a Division II program that had won national championships in 1983 and 1985-86 and projected him as an effective pass rusher after a few years in the weight room. His coach was Rocky Hager, and upon arrival on campus in Fargo, he also met Bradley, who was two years ahead of him.

“When he first came in, you could see his athleticism — he could have easily been a tight end,” Bradley says.

In Wash’s four-year college playing career, the Bison went 43-6-1, including 14-0 national championship years in 1988 and 1990, his freshman and junior seasons. He finished with 22 sacks (now eighth in school history), including six sacks in the second national title-game victory, 51-11 over Indiana (Pa.).

“Exceptionally intense competitor,” says Hager, now the interim coach at the College of New Jersey. “He had the ability as an edge rusher to knock the other guy off-balance and get to the quarterback.”

Also at NDSU, Wash met Darci Steere when he was a senior and she was a freshman on the women’s basketball team. She played on three national championship teams and was inducted to the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. They have three children — Alyssa (sophomore at St. Leo University), Jenae (junior at Bartram Trail High School) and Marcus (a fifth-grader). Darci says during her sophomore year, she took Hager’s “Methods of Coaching Football,” class to get ready for being a Football Wife.

“I didn’t know the ins and outs of the terminology, and I kind of knew [Todd and I] would end up together so I thought I should figure it out,” Darci says.

Wash played through knee, thumb and shoulder injuries at NDSU, which compromised his professional hopes. He signed with the Houston Oilers.

“I practiced two days, fell wrong on my shoulder and flunked my physical,” Wash says. “I went over to Europe and played a whole season and said, ‘This isn’t for me.’”

Coaching was for Wash.

YOUNG HEAD COACH

Wash was a student assistant and graduate assistant at North Dakota State before he followed Bradley to Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. After the 1995 season, Bradley was promoted to head coach and Wash to defensive coordinator.

But four months later, during spring practice, Bradley returned to NDSU as linebackers coach. Wash was named head coach. He was 28 years old.

“It was over my head, and I was no more ready for that than the man on the moon,” Wash says. “But somebody had faith in me or nobody else applied, one or the other.”

Hazelton was on Wash’s Fort Lewis staff.

“Fort Lewis was great for all of us because it taught us how to work because we had to do so many different things,” Hazelton says. “We would go in and pull the wooden benches out of the locker room and then sand them down and paint them ourselves just to make the locker room look nicer. And Washer was right there with us — he didn’t need to be doing that stuff as the head coach. But he’s just a worker.”

Wash was Fort Lewis’ head coach for four years — his first team went 5-5, the program’s first non-losing season in 11 years. After years of 4-7, 0-10, 2-9, Wash resigned to join conference rival Nebraska-Kearney as defensive coordinator.

In 2002, Wash returned to North Dakota State, hired by Babich. After two years, Babich resigned to join the St. Louis Rams and new coach Craig Bohl kept Bradley (although he demoted him from coordinator to linebackers coach) but did not retain Wash, who was the line coach.

“That stung. It really did,” Wash says. “And the timing of it was really late — there weren’t a lot of things out there at the time. But Craig said if he ever had an opening, he would bring me back. I thought that was the biggest crock of [garbage]. But when he did, he brought me back.”

Wash spent one year at Missouri Southern (2004) and then rejoined the Bison staff for two years (2005-06). After the 2005 season, Bradley left to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A year later, he recommended Wash to defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.

NFL ARRIVAL

Just like the NFL was never on Bradley’s radar until he joined the Buccaneers, the same goes for Wash. His goal was to become a Division I defensive coordinator. Kiffin, now a Jaguars senior assistant, created an opening when he promoted Bradley from quality control to linebackers coach.

“I said, ‘Hey, Kiff, there’s a great coach up at North Dakota State. He’s really into ball. I think you’d really like him,’” Bradley says. “He brought Washer in, was very impressed and hired him on the spot.”

Says Wash: “Somehow, I got the job. I was intimidated walking into a room with Kevin Carter, Chris Hovan, Simeon Rice, Greg Spires. I was like, ‘Holy [bleep], small-town kid from North Dakota, what the [heck] am I doing here?’ But football is football. You can either coach or you can’t.”

Wash was the quality control coach for Tampa Bay in 2007-08; in January 2009, coach Jon Gruden was stunningly fired (days earlier, Bradley was hired as Seattle’s defensive coordinator). Wash had two years left on his contract.

“I remember driving down the street, and it came across the radio that Jon had been let go,” Wash says. “My phone blew up, and the second call was Raheem [Morris], and all he said, ‘You’re fine. I’ll call you tomorrow.’ That was a load off knowing I was being retained.”

The Buccaneers promoted Morris from defensive backs coach to head coach. Wash was defensive line coach and current Jaguars offensive play-caller Olson remained the quarterbacks coach but was soon moved up to offensive coordinator.

It was during his time in Tampa Bay that Wash’s knowledge of the linebacker and defensive back groups became evident to Hager when he observed an offseason workout.

“He was the D-line coach, but in the video sessions and talking about the defense, he knew what was going on with the ends, the tackles, the linebackers, the free safety, the strong safety, the cornerbacks — he knew the total package,” Hager says. “The players know it matters to him, and they’re important to him.”

After the 2010 season, Wash had contract offers on his desk from Tampa Bay and Seattle. He chose to become the Seahawks’ line coach and rejoin Bradley.

“I wanted to be on the winning side of things,” Wash says. “Obviously, the icing on the cake was working with Gus again — I knew what kind of defensive line he wanted and how to coach with him and how to deal with him. It was just a great fit and a great opportunity with Pete [Carroll].”

The Seahawks posted 69 sacks in Wash’s two years. In January 2013, Bradley was hired by the Jaguars, and Wash joined him after Carroll released him from his contract. A year after Bradley and Wash left, Seattle won the Super Bowl, and current and former Seahawks credit both men with spearheading the rebuild.

PROMOTED … FOLLOWING SEARCH

Before last year, Wash added the title of run-game coordinator, and the Jaguars improved from 27th to 15th in that category and exposed the linebackers and secondary to Wash’s meeting-room presence.

Two days after the season, Babich was fired. The natural transition would have been to promote Wash because Bradley believed the right system was in place and an big philosophical overhaul wasn’t the antidote.

But he still brought in outside candidates, including former Detroit coach Jim Schwartz and Atlanta secondary coach Marquand Manuel, and had Wash sit in on the interviews, a process he admits was “really different.”

Wash was locked in as the defensive line coach so he experienced — or endured — the unorthodox search with job security.

“He was in a win-win situation,” Darci Wash says. “He had a great thing going as the defensive line coach, but he was waiting in the wings as well. It was next on his list of goals.”

The goal was achieved when Todd was officially promoted Jan. 21.

“I was so incredibly proud and happy for him,” Darci says. “I think he’s more than ready, and I’m not just saying that. I see all of the hard work he’s done and how much passion he has.”

Todd was more blunt: “I was as happy as a pig in [bleep]. … And then it was time to make sure we all got on the same page.”

That mission started with marathon meetings with the defensive staff. The players returned in late April and responded, asking for critical reviews during post-practice video sessions.

“He’s a strong personality, and when you have a strong personality in a position like his, it can motivate people,” defensive end Jared Odrick says. “[Wash] has a strong presence and guys responded to him right away.”

Wash, who will continue to coach the linemen, isn’t in this to be one-and-done as a coordinator. He spent too much time in Durango, Kearney and Fargo through the years to reach this stage and not be successful.

Wash has more talent at his disposal than Babich did — the opening-day defense will have new starters in Malik Jackson, Jalen Ramsey, Tashaun Gipson and Dante Fowler plus Myles Jack and Prince Amukamara.

“I don’t get caught up in [the speculation] and I never have,” he says. “We’re going to come in and do the best possible job we can.

“We’re going to have a chance because we have good players.”

Remélem ő majd sikerrel jár a védelem gatyába rázását illetően. És remélem év közben elereszt egy két F-bombát a sajtótájékoztatók során 😊 😊 😊

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Sam Finken személyében hoztunk egy camp body kickert

Caldwell a Hardy látogatásáról és egyéb témákról.

Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell said Monday the team hasn’t ruled out signing free agent defensive end Greg Hardy, but that a move isn’t “imminent.”

Hardy visited Jacksonville last Wednesday and Thursday. He met with Caldwell, coach Gus Bradley and defensive coordinator Todd Wash and was also put through an on-field workout. It is the first documented team visit for Hardy since he became a free agent in March and Dallas announced it was not re-signing him.

“It was an opportunity for us,” Caldwell said as the Jaguars opened training camp with the quarterbacks and rookies reporting to EverBank Field. “Here was a guy who was a franchise defensive end and was on the street. We tried to find out the facts of where he’s at, the truth behind things, everything that surrounds him and just do our homework.

“It’s not often you get to work out a player of that caliber. We have no imminent plans of signing him at this point. But it was good to get him in and find out about him.”

Hardy, who turns 28 on Thursday, has 40 sacks in 75 games for Carolina and Dallas.

Asked if he was comfortable enough with Hardy that the Jaguars would possibly sign him after the regular season started, Caldwell said: “I’ll reserve commenting on that just because he’s a free agent right now and I don’t want to get into specifics of where we’re at with that.”

Caldwell presented a hypothetical as a reason why they hosted Hardy: The Jaguars could need a defensive lineman in the middle of the season – they could negotiate with Hardy knowing their background work was already completed.

The fan feedback on social media last week was largely negative toward the Jaguars pursing Hardy, who sat out 15 games in 2014 while on the commissioner’s exempt list following a domestic violence incident against a former girlfriend. Found guilty in a bench trial, Hardy appealed to request a jury trial, which never happened when the accuser declined to cooperate with prosecutors. Hardy was suspended the first four games last year for violating the league’s player conduct policy. He had six sacks in 12 games for the Cowboys.

“Domestic violence is a serious issue and there’s no place for it in the world let along the NFL,” Caldwell said. “We’re going to turn over every rook, but not at any price.”

Caldwell said the Jaguars’ interest in Hardy – however tepid or serious it is – isn’t a signal they feel the pass-rush needs to be addressed. The top two projected pass rushers – Dante Fowler and Yannick Ngakoue – have played no NFL games. Plus, Hardy would have projected as a strong-side defensive end (opposite Fowler) and an interior third-down pass rusher.

“We like the skill sets of our two young guys,” Caldwell said. “Obviously, you would like some experience but we feel really good about Dante and Yannick and our veterans.”

Besides Hardy, Caldwell addressed several other topics during his briefing:

*Caldwell called running back Denard Robinson, whose car rolled into a Jacksonville retention pond earlier this month (he was later cited for careless driving, but did pass a field sobriety test), “a class act. My understanding is that the police officers did everything that they were supposed to do. Denard didn’t do anything wrong except for being out [late] when he shouldn’t have been out. I think that it’s a cautionary tale for a lot of our guys that, at 3 or 4 in the morning, you leave yourself vulnerable for things to happen.”

As for linebacker Dan Skuta, who was arrested last month in Orlando but never charged with misdemeanor assault, Caldwell said: “As far as Dan and Denard go, there are probably not two guys in our locker room that take care of their business as well as those guys do. They’re both high character guys.”

*The Jaguars anticipate left tackle Kelvin Beachum (knee), cornerback Jalen Ramsey (knee) and defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks (triceps) to be cleared for practice once they take their physicals. The only current candidates for the physically unable to perform list defensive end Jonathan Woodard (Achilles) and offensive lineman Luke Bowanko (hip).

*Asked what his biggest concern entering camp is, Caldwell said: “I think it’s for us to stay healthy. If we can stay healthy and go into the season with a full squad, I think we’ll have a chance at this.”

Halloren és Carlyon Bortlesről
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Az 5 legfontosabb kérdés, amire a training campnek és az előszezonnak választ kéne adnia

LEFT TACKLE CLARITY

What’s the story: The Jaguars will enter camp without a declared starting left side of their offensive line. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson wants to waste little time getting it established (definitely by the Cincinnati game and maybe even the Tampa Bay game). Kelvin Beachum, signed to play left tackle, missed the offseason completing his recovery from a torn ACL last October with Pittsburgh. If he doesn’t sustain a setback, it will be shocking if he wasn’t the starter for Week 1. But besides his health, Beachum also has to show he has a grasp of the system and is well-conditioned. He will not start camp on the physically unable to perform list.

Caldwell says: “From my understanding, in the position room and the offensive meetings, he’s on top of every detail.”

Bradley says: “He should be good [to go] at the start of training camp. He may have to be monitored a little bit, like instead of three practices in a row, maybe two out of three.”

Ma jelentkeznek be a rookiek és a QBk is. Kezdődik!

iktriad

Engem ennél az jobban érdekel, hogy igazolások+posztváltások miatt új LT, LG, C, RG, RT hogy muzsikál majd, futásnál és passzjátéknál. Ivory tud-e majd futni itt is?

Tényleg javult-e az időzítés (vagy némi romantikával: "kémia") drága Thomas és Bortles között?

Passrush lesz-e idén szélről is, vagy marad a középen tusakodás csak idén nagy rotációval?

Az 5 legfontosabb kérdés, amire a training campnek és az előszezonnak választ kéne adnia

LEFT TACKLE CLARITY

What’s the story: The Jaguars will enter camp without a declared starting left side of their offensive line. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson wants to waste little time getting it established (definitely by the Cincinnati game and maybe even the Tampa Bay game). Kelvin Beachum, signed to play left tackle, missed the offseason completing his recovery from a torn ACL last October with Pittsburgh. If he doesn’t sustain a setback, it will be shocking if he wasn’t the starter for Week 1. But besides his health, Beachum also has to show he has a grasp of the system and is well-conditioned. He will not start camp on the physically unable to perform list.

Caldwell says: “From my understanding, in the position room and the offensive meetings, he’s on top of every detail.”

Bradley says: “He should be good [to go] at the start of training camp. He may have to be monitored a little bit, like instead of three practices in a row, maybe two out of three.”

BORTLES’ PROGRESS

What’s the story: Quarterback Blake Bortles improved his touchdown pass total from 11 (2014) to 35 (2015), which was tied for second in the NFL. His interception total increased from 17 to a league-high 18 (albeit with 131 more attempts). The Jaguars’ coaches long ago accepted Bortles won’t have the cleanest practices and that’s fine. What they want to see out of him in his preseason game work is more accuracy on short-to-intermediate passes and improved decision making.

Caldwell says: “Very good quarterbacks who are highly competitive are going to throw interceptions. I’ve used this story before — I’m up there watching the game with a bird’s-eye view and am saying, ‘Throw it away, throw it away, no, no, no,’ and then it’s an 80-yard touchdown pass to Allen Hurns [against Indianapolis]. You hope the good ones outweigh the bad ones. He’s going to have interceptions like all quarterbacks do and he’ll probably have some because he’s just being so competitive.”

Bradley says: “For him, the big thing is consistency. Take chances, but take calculated chances. That just comes with the more and more you play.”

CAN LEE HELP?

What’s the story: Receiver Marqise Lee was on the Jaguars’ All-Spring team after he missed no time with injuries and made multiple explosive plays. But the organization will be literally and figuratively rapping their knuckles on wood during training camp to see if Lee (52 catches in 23 career games) can equal parts stay available and bring a home-run dimension to a passing game that was 10th in the league last year (256.8 yards per game).

Caldwell says: “[Looked] pretty good. It takes the receivers a couple of years sometimes to do it. We got spoiled by the success of [Robinson and Hurns], but it does take time.”

Bradley says: “You go into it cautiously optimistic. You’re seeing Marqise do things. I’ve seen his mindset and he has me very intrigued again, the way he’s handled things and the way he’s competed. I’m very interested to see how he goes through training camp. Will it continue or will it take him time to get back to the mindset he had [in the offseason]? My hope is that he continues.”

RAMSEY’S DUAL ROLE

What’s the story: Ramsey sustained a meniscus (right knee) injury that required surgery May 24, ending his offseason two-plus weeks after he was drafted fifth overall. But Ramsey is expected to ready this week to participate. Bradley said Ramsey will play outside in the base defense, but will move inside to learn the nickel position in practice, which the Jaguars will need during Aaron Colvin’s season-opening four-game suspension.

Caldwell says: “I think playing both is doable. Colvin did it in his rookie year [in 2014] and he missed the first 10 games of the season [with a knee injury]. Jalen is really intelligent so I don’t think it will be an issue.”

Bradley says: “We feel he needs to be in the mix for the [nickel] spot. I wish we would have had him the whole time, but he was engaged when he was watching from the sideline. The [outside] corner part is more playing the position [physically] and the nickel is much more mental and reactionary. That would be the transition for him. “

JACK PLAYS CATCH UP

What’s the story: Another player the Jaguars didn’t see a lot of during the offseason workouts was Jack, the team’s second round pick. But it wasn’t because of injury — UCLA’s class schedule limited his participation to the rookie orientation (May 6-7) and the mandatory minicamp (June 14-15). Don’t pencil Jack into the starting lineup — he’ll be learning the middle linebacker spot and is expected to be a part of the third-down sub package (five defensive backs and two linebackers), but he’ll be a fascinating watch during camp.

Caldwell says: “For Myles, it’s just to get the defense down to where he’s not thinking. You saw just from Day 1 to Day 2 [of minicamp] how quicker he was triggering and feeling more comfortable.”

Bradley says: “Let’s see how he does. Obviously, he’s talented physically and it’s how fast he can pick things up. He’ll have a lot on his plate, whether it’s in nickel situations or first and second downs. We’ll keep an open mind. He just needs to get on the field.”

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Hát, azért a DE-knél voltak jobban teljesítő posztok is ott. Viszont az tény, hogy itt az nagyon nem volt fényes mostanában, szóval egy intenzív javulás mindenképpen kellene. Viszont itt valahogy mindig az az érzés, hogy jó, jó, sok a tehetség, de akkor is 0–6 a rajt és csak kozmetikázni lehet onnantól
Wyatt

Ráadásul idén az első 4 meccsen elég durva lesz az ellenfeleknél a QB felhozatal: Rodgers, Rivers (aki az elmúlt 3 évben 3-szor is porig alázta Gus védelmét, ráadásul idegenbe megyünk San Diegoba), Flacco és Luck az első 4 ellenfél idén, utánuk meg a Cutler, Carr, Mariota, Alex Smith kvartett következik. Elég "gyengus" névsor...

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Hát, azért a DE-knél voltak jobban teljesítő posztok is ott. Viszont az tény, hogy itt az nagyon nem volt fényes mostanában, szóval egy intenzív javulás mindenképpen kellene. Viszont itt valahogy mindig az az érzés, hogy jó, jó, sok a tehetség, de akkor is 0–6 a rajt és csak kozmetikázni lehet onnantól

Aztán nehogy itt is az legyen, mint San Franciscóban, hogy addig gyűjtögetik a toptehetségeket, hogy találnak a végén egy edzőt, aztán odabasznak 😊
Wyatt

Én (is) elég sokat várok Todd Washtól. Idén kiderül Gusban van alapból a hiba, vagy csak Bob Babich és a védelem korábbi tehetségtelensége miatt nem állt össze a D. A Seattle védelem kulcsa a jó FS és DE. Eddig ez nem állt Gus rendelkezésére, de Gipson esetében úgy tűnik megvan a minőségi FSünk. Remélem a Fowler - Ngakoue duóból legalább az egyik (nagyon) beválik.
Amúgy idén, ha mindenki bevethető végre ki tudunk állítani 2 különböző, minőségre közel azonos védőfalat. És ez is a terv, hogy orrba-szájba fogjuk a rotálni majd a védőfalembereket á lá Seahawks.

Az én tippem 5-11😁
gordon

Hadd jussunk már el legalább 8-8ig 5 év után először idén.

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Aztán nehogy itt is az legyen, mint San Franciscóban, hogy addig gyűjtögetik a toptehetségeket, hogy találnak a végén egy edzőt, aztán odabasznak 😊

Az én tippem 5-11😁

Íme az én tippem így TC előtt az 53-as keretre, ha mindenki egészséges marad(sajna tuti nem fog):

QB (3) Bortles, Henne, Allen
RB (4) Ivory, Yeldon, C.Grant, Gray
WR (6) A. Robinson, Hurns, Lee, Greene, Walters, Benn
TE (4) J. Thomas, M. Lewis, Jacobs, Bowman (FB/TE)
OL (8) Parnell, Cann, Linder, Bernardeau, Beachum, Joeckel, Shatley, Wells

DL (10) M. Jackson, Miller, Marks, Day, Bennett, A. Jones, Odrick, Alualu, Fowler, Ngakoue
LB (6) T. Smith, Posluszny, M. Jack, Skuta, R. Davis, Tripp
CB (5) House, Ramsey, Amukamara, N. Marshall, Gratz*
S (4) Gipson, Cyprien, Sample, J. Wilson

K (1) Myers
P (1) Nortman
LS (1) Tinker

Eltiltva (1) Colvin (4 meccsre - ha nincs sérülés CB poszton, akkor Graztot váltja majd az 5. meccstől)

PUP (2) Bowanko, Woodard

Practice squad: még nem kereten lévő RB, WR Tony Washington, TE Ben Koyack, TE/WR Neal Sterling, G Chris Reed, DT Richard Ash, OLB Tyrone Holmes, MLB Hayes Pullard, CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun, SS Earl Wolff

Ha kell valahová extra ember, (és minden WR egészséges) akkor vélhetően Benn lesz a legkönnyebben feláldozható, esetleg Tripp bár ő nagyom fontos ST játékossá vált tavaly. Az esetleges ST-s adottságai miatt előzheti be/vissza a CB-ből FS-be átkerült Peyton Thompson a OTA/minicamp felfedezettjét, az UDFA rooke FS Jarrod Wilsont. Denard és Corey Grant között pedig a sebesség és a labdabiztosság dönthet utóbbi javára.

Greg Hardy 2 napig volt nálunk és úgy tűnik egy ideje foglalkoztatja a csapatot a leigazolása.
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Kíváncsi vagyok végül bevállaljuk-e a leigazolását.


Ha már pass rusherek, a Florida Times Union mind a 32 csapattal kapcsolatban jövendölt egy merészet, és nálunk ez az lett, hogy Ngakouenek több sackje(8,5) lesz, mint Fowlernek (7,5) idén.
Nekem bőven megfelelne egy ilyen 1. idény a két fiatal DEnktől.

FTU training camp előtti pozíciós előzetes VIII., befejező rész - TEk és ST

Jaguars Position Preview: Tight ends

Just about the entire foundation tight end Julius Thomas built on the Jaguars’ practice field last offseason crumbled on his first — and only — catch of the preseason, which ended with a broken hand.

Thomas missed the first four games and essentially started over upon his debut in mid-October.

The Jaguars are counting on a more seamless August for Thomas, who again looked dominant in the May and June workouts.

“Outstanding spring,” tight ends coach Ron Middleton said. “He looked like he did last year before he got hurt.”

What the Jaguars need is for Thomas to produce at the level he did for Denver in 2013-14. Over the last three years, his 29 touchdown catches are the most among NFL tight ends.

After Thomas and Marcedes Lewis, the competition begins. Nic Jacobs, Ben Koyack, Neal Sterling and Braedon Bowman will be vying for two and maybe three spots. Only Jacobs has caught a professional pass (six).

The key player is, obviously, Thomas. Lost during the inaccurate national discussion about Thomas having a down 2015 was he had more catches (43 to 46) and his five touchdowns included four straight games with a score.

“Julius’ confidence is sky high — he’s healthy and he’s moving well,” Middleton said.

Lewis is the Jaguars’ longest-tenured current player, entering his 11th year after re-signing in March. His 16 catches last year were his fewest since 13 as a rookie in 2006 and he failed to score a touchdown for only the second year in his career (2011).

Middleton, though, called Lewis’ return “huge” for the Jaguars because they feel he is still an effective blocker in the run and pass games.

“When we don’t have Marcedes on the field, we’re a different offense,” Middleton said. “His stats might not be what they were before, but the things he can do for our offense are invaluable. He likes to play the game the way it’s supposed to be played.”

Jacobs seems a pretty safe bet to make the team as Lewis’ back-up, more of a blocking than receiving tight end. Jacobs missed the last month of the offseason with a broken finger.

“He missed a lot of work this spring, but he maintained his weight and he was into it mentally [watching practice] and not drifting off,” Middleton said. “He may have gotten a little more understanding of things. He’s a physical blocker. We’ll definitely continue to see that.”

Koyack, a seventh-round pick in 2015, spent last year on the practice squad. He had 30 catches in his final season at Notre Dame.

“Ben was somebody who really benefited from being on the practice squad – he competed every day and he got better,” Middleton said. “He has a lot to learn, but he took major steps in figuring it out. It will help the offense tremendously if he can be a guy who can do some of the things from a physical standpoint that Clay Harbor did for us last year.”

Sterling and Bowman are also in the mix for the Harbor role, which will include regularly running routes but also be leaned on to block in two-tight end personnel. Harbor signed with New England in free agency.

Sterling, a seventh-round pick in 2015 who played in nine games last year, moved from receiver during the offseason.

“From the passing game aspect, he’s above [the other back-ups],” Middleton said. “But we’re asking him to do things he’s never done before — teaching him to get in a three-point stance was progress. But he hasn’t shied away from anything and he’s definitely got better. He’s going to work at it.”

Bowman, an undrafted free agent from South Alabama, flashed throughout the offseason program with impressive catches. But like a lot of rookies, it’s about the blocking — can he provide just enough to be kept on the roster?

“Bo has something to him,” Middleton said. “He’s athletic, he can run, he can catch really well and he has learned the offense adequately. I can’t wait to see him put the pads on. He has to learn not to make the same mistake.”

TIGHT ENDS
No. Player Age Ht./Wt. Yr. College 2015 team Contract status Cap number

80 Julius Thomas 28 6-5/ 260 6 Portland State Jaguars Through 2019 $7,300,000
Second-highest cap number on Jaguars' offense. Five touchdown catches last year. Couldn't be covered in offseason program.

83 Ben Koyack 23 6-5/ 255 1 Notre Dame Jaguars Through 2018 $450,000
Seventh-round pick spent rookie year on practice squad. Needs to show blocking/receiving improvement to make team.

85 Nic Jacobs 24 6-5/ 295 3 McNeese State Jaguars Through 2016 $600,000
Missed offseason program with broken finger. Backup “big” tight end whose forte is more blocking than catching.

86 Braedon Bowman 22 6-4/ 240 R South Alabama South Alabama Through 2018 $450,000
Undrafted free agent was an offseason program standout. Productive preseason could place him in role vacated by Clay Harbor.

87 Neal Sterling 24 6-4/ 235 2 Monmouth (N.J.) Jaguars Through 2018 $525,000
Seventh-round pick in 2015 played 9 games at WR but made position switch in offseason. Could be ticketed for practice squad.

89 Marcedes Lewis 32 6-6/ 275 11 UCLA Jaguars Through 2018 $4,000,000
Longest-tenured Jaguars player sees regular playing time, but mostly a blocking tight end (15 catches last year) at this stage.

SPECIAL TEAMS
No. Player Pos. Age Ht./Wt. Yr. College 2015 team Contract status Cap number

2 Jason Myers K 25 5-10/ 195 2 Marist (N.Y.) Jaguars Through 2017 $525,000
Made 26-of-30 FGs, provided consistent kickoffs last year, but must be better on point-after attempts (league-high 7 misses).

3 Brad Nortman P 26 6-2/ 215 5 Wisconsin Carolina Through 2019 $2,150,000
Signed to replace Bryan Anger. Averaged 45.2 yards net on 288 attempts for Panthers. Will also serve as holder.

4 Ryan Quigley P 26 6-3/ 188 4 Boston College NY Jets Through 2016 $675,000
Averaged 45.1 yards net on 225 attempts the last three years for Jets. Signed after minicamp tryout. Injury insurance.

46 Carson Tinker LS 26 6-0/ 250 4 Alabama Jaguars Through 2019 $675,000
Former undrafted free agent signed contract extension last summer. Will be long snapper for fourth consecutive year.

*—Team at end of 2015.

Greg Hardy a Jaguarsnál vizitált, de mint minden FA DE idén, ő is szerződés nélkül távozott.

The Jaguars hosted free agent defensive end Greg Hardy at EverBank Field Thursday, but he left without signing a contract.

A league source said “nothing,” is cooking on the Hardy-Jaguars front.

Hardy, who turns 28 next Thursday, has been available since the Dallas Cowboys decided not to re-sign him earlier this offseason.

The Jaguars’ interest in Hardy – even if it was a get-to-know-each-other session – is interesting and could be a sign they are still searching for an experienced pass rusher.

Entering the start of training camp next week, their top two rushers are Dante Fowler (no games after missing 2015 with an ACL injury) and Yannick Ngakoue (a third-round pick this year).

Owner Shad Khan was at the Jaguars’ facility throughout the day so it’s assumed he met with Hardy along with general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley.

Had the Jaguars signed Hardy, they would have been subject to public scrutiny because of Hardy’s controversial past.

Hardy missed only two games in his first four years with Carolina (2010-13), but played only one game in 2014 after being placed exempt/commissioner’s list following a domestic violence incident. He was found guilty in a bench trial that year and immediately appealed and sought a jury trial. On the opening day of that trial, a judge threw out the case when former girlfriend Nicole Holder, Hardy’s accuser, did not cooperate with prosecutors. Last November, the charges were expunged.

Hardy was suspended for the first four games of last year (after it was reduced from 10 games) and had six sacks. He has 40 sacks in 72 games.

Érdekes.

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