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Gus Bradley Aceel kapcsolatban annyit mondott rádióműsorában hogy:

"We felt like it was the right time to move on."

Az egyébként meglep, hogy még mindig nem kell senkinek...

Ha már WRek, Halloren és Jerry Sullivan a posztról és az elkapóink helyzetéről. csevegett egyet

Jaguars position preview: Can young receivers take next step?

The Jaguars wouldn’t travel into Crazy Money Land to convince Green Bay receiver Randall Cobb to hit the open market March 10. He re-signed with the Packers.
And the Jaguars passed on Alabama receiver Amari Cooper with the third overall pick on April 30, going with Florida passer rusher Dante Fowler. Cooper went No. 4 to Oakland.

Cobb and/or Cooper would have given the Jaguars a new dimension offensively this year.

Instead, the Jaguars are counting on big steps forward from their returning receivers to spark a long-impotent offense.

Heading into the start of training camp next week, the projected top three receivers — Allen Robinson, Marqise Lee and Allen Hurns — are back from last year. They’ll be complemented by rookie Rashad Greene, who was drafted in the fifth round to play the slot.

“Do we have a drum major, per se? No,” receivers coach Jerry Sullivan said. “But we have a lot of guys that I trust and that’s a big part. They’re all excited about the new offense. They like what it presents and what they can do in it.”

Robinson (48 catches, 548 yards, two touchdowns last year) and Hurns (51, 677, six) lead the Jerry-trusts-them list. Lee (37, 422, one) will be a regular if he can stay on the field.

If the Jaguars keep six receivers, it’s good news for Tandon Doss, Bryan Walters or Damian Copeland. If they keep five receivers, it will likely mean Greene will handle punt returns.

Entering camp, Robinson, Hurns, Lee and Greene are locks, and seventh-round pick Neal Sterling is likely to be stashed on the 53-man roster, the club fearing he would be claimed if exposed to waivers.

The receiving group is young — Walters (27) is the oldest in camp.

And many of them are coming off injury. Robinson (foot), Copeland (wrist), Doss (ankle) and Arrelious Benn (knee) missed all or parts of last year, and Lee (hamstring), Walters (hamstring) and Copeland again (quad) missed parts of the offseason program.

On the health list, Lee will be the most watched during camp. A knee injury kept him out of OTAs and minicamp.

“My understanding is that he’ll be ready to go [next week],” Sullivan said. “But we have to manage him a little bit to make sure he’s OK in terms of his health. He’s missed some time and has some ground to make up.”

Robinson was held out early in the offseason, but when he began participating, he began flashing. The Jaguars don’t have a true No. 1 receiver, but Robinson is their top guy.

“I expect him to be a big part of what we did, but expectations are only good if they’re met,” Sullivan said. “He’s made good strides.”

Sullivan said Robinson’s to-do training camp list includes “consistency catching the ball, his route-running technique and becoming more efficient getting off press coverage.”

Hurns was last year’s breakout offensive player, going from undrafted free agent to Week 1 starter (two touchdowns in the opening quarter).

Hurns’ playing time will be positively impacted by Sullivan’s trust in him to play inside and outside.

“He can do a lot of things and do them well,” Sullivan said. “I trust he’ll know different aspects of the offense, and he’s versatile enough to play them all. He’s a kid that is a grand guy to coach because he loves football.”

Greene posted good numbers at Florida State (270 catches), and although he didn’t play the slot often in college, the Jaguars think he’ll flourish working in the tighter quarters.

“I see him helping us this year,” Sullivan said. “He has a quiet confidence about him. He’s a very knowledgeable guy. On his Florida State tape, I loved his aggressiveness — how he ran after the catch to make something happen.”

For those four main receivers, if they can make something happen downfield, it will be a boon for the Jaguars’ offense. Their 43 catches of at least 20 yards last year were tied for 23rd-most in the league; their nine receptions of at least 40 yards were tied for 13th. More long gains will help the Jaguars break their streak of nine years without a 1,000-yard receiver.

Further down the depth chart, Copeland bears watching. As an undrafted free agent last year, the Jaguars could have easily given up on him after his injury. But they kept him around to get a better look.

Ja és volt egy kis emoji trash talk a Ravens és a Jaguars között az este folyamán amibe később beszállt a Panthers is gifekkel. 😀😀 😀😀
 twitter.com/Panthers/status/624277884971167745
A Titans reakciója a dologra:
 twitter.com/Titans/status/624278018102558720

Győzelmek, na azok (még) nincsenek, de melyik NFL csapatnak van saját emoji keyboardja? Naná, hogy a gigakijelzős-medencéseknek! 😀😀
 espn.go.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/13529/jaguars-debut-emoji-keyboard?sf11233184=1

Marqise Lee edzésidejét különös figyelemmel fogják kezelni TC alatt a bokasérülése miatt.

When the Jaguars’ veterans report to training camp July 30 and begin practicing the next morning (9:55 a.m.), we know defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks will be brought along slowly after tearing his ACL last Dec. 28 at Houston.

A plan will also be in place for second-year receiver Marqise Lee.

Lee missed the entire OTA/mini-camp schedule because of a knee injury sustained during a Phase 2 workout.

Jaguars receivers coach Jerry Sullivan gave an update on Lee’s status earlier today.

“My understanding is that he’ll be ready to go [next week],” Sullivan said. “But we have to manage him a little bit to make sure he’s OK in term so his health.”

To me, that means Lee will be given the occasional day off from practice or have his snaps curtailed early in camp so he won’t be over-taxed.

Lee missed three games in last year’s first half because of a hamstring injury. Earlier this off-season, coaches say Lee had some good days of work before going down again.

When camp starts, Sullivan said of Lee: “He’s missed some time and has some ground to make up. But he’s in a good frame of mind.”

Ez remek hír Allen Hurnsnek.

A hírek szerint Shao nagyon küzd azért, hogy ne a Packers legyen a londoni ellenfél jövőre. A Green Bay elnöke Mark Murphy beszélt Londonról Shaoval, és a Jags tulaja nagyon vonakodott, hogy a meccs Európába kerüljön Murphy elmondása szerint
 espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/21670/packers-jaguars-in-london-not-a-sure-thing

Egy helyi friss cik szerint, bár Shao nagyon szeretne évi 1 mecset Londonban játszani, maradna a Wembleyben és nem akar a Tottenham stadionjában játszani.
 www.news4jax.com/sports/sam-kouvaris-shad-khans-not-going-anywhere/34235564
Ez érthető. Ted Lasso egykori csapatának új stadionja "csak" 61000 főt fogad majd be, míg a Wembleybe 90000ren férnek, ami elég jelentős bevételkiesés lenen. A cikkben mindamellett Shao újra 100%os mellszélességgel kiáll Jacksonville mellett (a Packersös történet is ezt mutatja).

Halloren a DB coach DeWayne Walkerrel együtt térképezte fel, mire lehet számítani a secondarytől idén. A legfőbb cél: (sokkal) több pick, mint tavaly!

Jaguars' goal for defensive backs: More interceptions

Among the few things Jaguars cornerback Dwayne Gratz did well during a trying 2014 season came in the finale at Houston.
DeAndre Hopkins was open on a shallow crossing pattern, but Case Keenum threw behind him. Hopkins deflected the errant pass into the air. Gratz intercepted it and scored a 55-yard touchdown.

It saved the Jaguars from a solo last-place finish in interceptions; their six were tied with Kansas City and the New York Jets.

That total, though, was third-fewest in league history for a 16-game season and the Jaguars spent the off-season addressing that obvious concern.

Signed: Cornerback Davon House, who played only 37 percent of the snaps for Green Bay last year, was signed to four-year contract that included $10 million guaranteed; and free safety Sergio Brown, who played only 51 percent of the snaps for Indianapolis last year, was signed to a three-year, $7 million contract ($1 million guaranteed).

Drafted: James Sample in the fourth round and was converted from strong to free safety.

Demoted: Josh Evans from starting free safety to backup strong safety.

Being counted on: Cornerback Aaron Colvin, who recovered from a January 2014 knee injury, to play the final six games and show a ton of potential.

The Jaguars’ hope is the newbies bring an new dimension to the secondary and are matched by progress from strong safety Johnathan Cyprien and the trio of cornerbacks (Colvin, Gratz and Demetrius McCray).

“It better be [improved],” defensive backs coach DeWayne Walker said of his group with a laugh.

Walker was encouraged by their play during the off-season program.

“I just think that we’re playing faster,” he said. “We have guys that can make plays on the ball. We’re not there yet, but I do see improvement.”

If the Jaguars keep five cornerbacks and four safeties, it’s a safe assumption that eight spots are set: House, McCray, Colvin and Gratz (in that order) at corner and Cyprien, Brown, Sample and Evans (in that order) at safety. That leaves the fifth cornerback spot up for grabs for Rashaad Reynolds, Tommie Campbell and Jeremy Harris to battle for during the preseason.

Most of the competition at this position will be among players locked into the roster.

Who starts opposite House on base-down packages — McCray (12 starts last year) or Gratz (13 starts)? Probably McCray.

“That’s going to be a battle,” coach Gus Bradley said.

Besides playing inside in sub packages, can Colvin get into the mix on an every-down basis (outside in base and inside for sub)? Indications are the coaches like Colvin in a sub package role to start at, but that still means he plays 60 percent of the snaps.

“He has a pretty good football IQ and his athletic ability really fits both,” Walker said.

And will Sample’s broken forearm (sustained June 4) derail his season or merely his training camp? Time will tell.

The most attention will be on House and Cyprien.

The Jaguars paid big money to sign House not because of his past body of work (although impressive at times) but because they feel he will take the next step. House has 14 starts and two interceptions in 40 career games.

But a key statistic are House’s 37 pass breakups in his last 38 games — nearly one per game. He was around the football.

Last year, the Jaguars’ secondary combined for only 26 pass breakups and three interceptions.

Cyprien appeared to find a better niche late last season when he was effective playing the run and covering tight ends. He led the Jaguars with 111 tackles, but the next step — the required step — is making the kind of plays that produce takeaways.

“He’s more mature,” Walker said. “He’s getting a better grasp of the defense so I think he’s getting more comfortable with the things we’re asking of him.”

The Jaguars like Brown’s athleticism to play sideline to sideline, which could allow them to keep Cyprien stationed close to the line of scrimmage.

“He has instincts,” Walker said. “I have a feel that he’s a savvy player.”

The key to getting more interceptions is being more aggressive in coverage and getting more hands on the football.

“I feel better about them,” Bradley said. “They played tighter coverage and challenged things [in the off-season workouts]. Now let’s get some picks.”

Joeckel mellett szépen halkan Cypriennek is make or break szezonja lesz. Bár ő produkált szép dolgokat, főleg a rookie évében, azért érezhető volt nála (is) egyfajta sophomore slump. Ez részben az FS poszt körüli bizonytalanságból is adódik (arra is kell figyelnie), de neki sem ártana egy kiadósabb fejlődés a jó irányba. Gratzra szintén ugyanez vár, csak nála súlyosbító tényező, hogy a 4 kezdő kaliberű CB közül ő jelenleg a 4. a depth charton....

1. Greene esélyei egyre jobbak a kezdő slot WR posztra.
2. Ha nem drog miatt vágták ki Sanderst akkor egy próbát megérne nálunk.Bazzani

Halloren infói szerint nem vala milyen lebukás miatt küldtük el. Hétfőig lehet őt claimelni.iktriad

Viszi valaki?Bazzani

nem

1. Greene esélyei egyre jobbak a kezdő slot WR posztra.
2. Ha nem drog miatt vágták ki Sanderst akkor egy próbát megérne nálunk.Bazzani

Halloren infói szerint nem vala milyen lebukás miatt küldtük el. Hétfőig lehet őt claimelni.iktriad

Viszi valaki?

Halloren és az új RB coach Kelly Skipper a futók helyzetét elemezte TC előtt.

Will a rookie carry the load?


New Jaguars running backs coach Kelly Skipper has two big questions to answer when training camp begins July 31.
“Do we have a lead guy and we can complement him, or will we have to share the load?” he said.

Ideally for the Jaguars, rookie T.J. Yeldon will establish himself as the lead guy, followed by Denard Robinson, Toby Gerhart and others.

Only so much can be assessed during the offseason workouts (no pads), especially at running back. But the Jaguars left for summer vacation pleased with Yeldon.

“The impressive thing about T.J. is that he picked up the offense quickly,” Skipper said. “For the most part, when he gets something, he has it [down] and we can move onto the next thing.”

Said coach Gus Bradley: “He’s all football. This kid is internally driven .Every rep he gets, he’s going to take advantage of. I really like him.”

Yeldon has the tools — runner, receiver, pass protector — to be a three-down back. But how soon?

“That’s what we have to find out and find out fast,” Skipper said.

It will be surprising if Yeldon isn’t the tailback for Play 1 in Week 1 — the Jaguars drafted him No. 36 overall to be The Guy. But what kind of work load he gets is unclear. During the preseason, Skipper said he will use a “feel” to see how much Yeldon requires.

“It will be, ‘What gets him ready for the season opener?’ ” Skipper said. “He needs the experience. The NFL is a lot different and we want to make sure he makes the transition and makes it smoothly.”

A smooth transition for Yeldon is critical for the Jaguars’ running game.

In 2012, Maurice Jones-Drew held out and then sustained a season-ending foot injury in Week 7. Two years ago, Jones-Drew sprained his ankle in Week 2. And last year, Gerhart — signed to be the starter — injured his ankle in Week 1.

The Jaguars finished a misleading 21st in rushing yards per game (102.1), chiefly a result of quarterback Blake Bortles’ 419 yards.

After Yeldon is when things get interesting for the Jaguars. Is Robinson the top back-up for early-down work? Will Gerhart be returned to a third-down role he held in Minnesota? Is there room on the roster for Gerhart and veteran Bernard Pierce?

“We have to figure out the 3-4 guys who can be competitive and productive and complement each other,” Skipper said.

Gerhart’s 3.2-yard average on 101 attempts ranked 43rd out of the 45 backs that had at least 100 carries, ahead of only Cleveland’s Ben Tate (3.1/106) and Houston’s Alfred Blue (3.1/169).

But fully healthy during the offseason program, Gerhart began carving out a new niche.

“I saw improvement in his burst and acceleration and he made play after play in the spring so I’m excited to see what he can bring in the fall,” Skipper said.

Robinson’s moment of NFL glory were consecutive 100-yard games against Cleveland (127) and Miami (108) in mid-season. His ticket to a sustainable career, though, will be developing an all-around game, specifically improving his pass protection.

Pierce was claimed on waivers when Baltimore whacked him following a DUI arrest.

“Bernard came in and worked hard so I’m interested to see what he can do,” Skipper said.

Besides new personnel, a big change this year is the lack of a fullback. Greg Jones was the Jaguars’ long-time wrecking ball and Will Ta’ufo’ou handled the duties last year.

“But we have guys who can play the position,” Skipper said. “Toby can play it and we have some tight ends that can play if it asked, they just don’t have the title of ‘fullback.’ ”

That extra roster spot could be used to keep a fifth tailback, which helps the chances of Storm Johnson and undrafted rookie Corey Grant.

Skipper said he still has confidence in Johnson even though he missed several days of OTAs with a back injury and said special teams will be critical for Grant.

A Yeldon-Shoelace-Gerhart trió helye biztos, a maradék 1 vagy 2 helyre lesz nagy verseny Storm, Pierce és Corey Grant között. Grant mondjuk akár PR poszton is befuthat és gí meglehet a helye az 53ban. Ez esetben Storm és Pierce lemeccseheti preseasonban, hogy melyiküknek van helye nálunk. Én Stormnak szorítok.

Nagyon jó írás a BCCs Hank Jonesstól, hogy Ace Sanders cutja felfogható egy komoly figyelmeztetésnek a 2013as draft class többi (sajnos többségében csalódást keltő) tagjának!
 www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/7/18/8997883/what-cutting-ace-sanders-means-for-the-rest-of-the-jaguars-2013-draft

1. Greene esélyei egyre jobbak a kezdő slot WR posztra.
2. Ha nem drog miatt vágták ki Sanderst akkor egy próbát megérne nálunk.Bazzani

Halloren infói szerint nem vala milyen lebukás miatt küldtük el. Hétfőig lehet őt claimelni.

Az edzők érezték, hogy ha Ace a csapatban marad, Reynolds még a csapaton belül sem lesz a legjobb ST játékos, lépniük kellett, érthető.

1. Greene esélyei egyre jobbak a kezdő slot WR posztra.
2. Ha nem drog miatt vágták ki Sanderst akkor egy próbát megérne nálunk.

BRÉKING NYÚZ: Kiraktuk Ace Sanderst!

Vajon mi történhetett és ami még fontosabb, hogy fogja ezt Sixo lereagálni?

Update: egyelőre semmi magyarázat nincs arra (pl. újabb bukott drog teszt vagy letartóztatás), hogy miért küldtük el Acet.

Ace az első Caldwell draft pick, aki úgy tűnik végleg távozik tőlünk. Chris Smith ugyan már volt korábban cutolva, de ő ugye jelenleg is a keret tagja.

A punt returner poszt most teljesen nyílt. Íme az esélyesek:

*Tandon Doss. He was on track to return punts during Sanders’ suspension last year (and maybe beyond) but was lost for the year with a sprained ankle in camp. With Baltimore in 2013, Doss led the NFL with a 15.6-yard return average. He has a career average of 15.3 yards on 27 punts.

*Bryan Walters. Signed from Seattle in March, a hamstring injury caused him to miss most of the OTAs. Last year for the Seahawks, he had 27 punt returns for a 7.7-yard average.

*Rashad Greene. If the Jaguars opt to only five receivers, Greene would likely be the choice. A fifth-round pick this spring, Greene returned 38 punts for a 12.2-yard average and two touchdowns in his four-year Florida State career.

*Corey Grant. The undrafted free agent speedster from Auburn is a candidate to be the Jaguars’ kick returner, but could get a shot returning punts.

*Damian Copeland. Like Grant, he is an undrafted free agent. Like Doss, he was injured in training camp last year and missed the season. Copeland didn’t return punts at Louisville.

The Jaguars’ punt return units have ranked last and 21st the last two years.

Húsrágó nagy kedvence, LaRoy Reynolds idén nem kisebb célt állított maga elé, mint hogy ő lesz idén az egész NFL legjobb special team játékosa!
 www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Reynolds-poised-to-break-out/0315a69c-b0cd-4bfd-ad1b-c5b08387fa7d
Sok sikert a célod eléréséhez LaRoy!

Az FTU szerint Shao Khan nemsokára bejelentheti, hogy a Jaguars újabb 4 évig évi 1 hazai meccset Londonban fog játszani, és 2016ban a Packers lesz az első 4 éves szerződés utolsó ellenfele a Wembleyben (a.k.a. a II. Vic Ketchman Bowl).
 www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/report-jacksonville-jaguars-green-bay-packers-to-play-in-london-in-2016-071515

És újabb bizonyíték, hogy Demetrius McCray szép lassan a liga jobb CBi közé nőtte ki magát.
 nflspinzone.com/2015/07/15/jacksonville-jaguars-demetrius-mccray-underrated-player/

Brandon Linder JJ Watt ellen még tavalyról. Bárcsak Joeckel lenne képes ilyen szintű játékra folyamatosan....
 www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/7/15/8962053/2014-game-rewind-brandon-linder-vs-j-j-watt

Még egy ilyen és szombatonként jönni fog tőlem a "Go South Carolina - Steve Spurrier az isten, aláírás: az Isten". 😉iktriad

Ok bocs, megpróbálok javítani: A jagsnak van a ligában a legjobb csere guard - wr4 - wr5 kombója: AJCann - Ace Sander - Rashad GreeneSixo67

Na azért! 😀

Még egy ilyen és szombatonként jönni fog tőlem a "Go South Carolina - Steve Spurrier az isten, aláírás: az Isten". 😉iktriad

Ok bocs, megpróbálok javítani: A jagsnak van a ligában a legjobb csere guard - wr4 - wr5 kombója: AJCann - Ace Sander - Rashad Greene

Úgy tűnik, a Jax lesz a londoni boxzsák, 2016-ban a Packers lesz valószínűleg az ellenfél.Stez

A Bills ellen szerintem nem vagyunk idén esélytelenek, elnézve az ottani jelenlegi QB szitut.iktriad

Kár, hogy pontot nem szereztek majd 😀Wyatt

Pick6 is van a világon. 😀iktriad

Igen Bortles nagyon is jól ismeri.Sixo67

Még egy ilyen és szombatonként jönni fog tőlem a "Go South Carolina - Steve Spurrier az isten, aláírás: az Isten". 😉

Úgy tűnik, a Jax lesz a londoni boxzsák, 2016-ban a Packers lesz valószínűleg az ellenfél.Stez

A Bills ellen szerintem nem vagyunk idén esélytelenek, elnézve az ottani jelenlegi QB szitut.iktriad

Kár, hogy pontot nem szereztek majd 😀Wyatt

Pick6 is van a világon. 😀iktriad

Igen Bortles nagyon is jól ismeri.

Úgy tűnik, a Jax lesz a londoni boxzsák, 2016-ban a Packers lesz valószínűleg az ellenfél.Stez

A Bills ellen szerintem nem vagyunk idén esélytelenek, elnézve az ottani jelenlegi QB szitut.iktriad

Kár, hogy pontot nem szereztek majd 😀Wyatt

Pick6 is van a világon. 😀

Úgy tűnik, a Jax lesz a londoni boxzsák, 2016-ban a Packers lesz valószínűleg az ellenfél.Stez

A Bills ellen szerintem nem vagyunk idén esélytelenek, elnézve az ottani jelenlegi QB szitut.iktriad

Kár, hogy pontot nem szereztek majd 😀

Úgy tűnik, a Jax lesz a londoni boxzsák, 2016-ban a Packers lesz valószínűleg az ellenfél.Stez

A Bills ellen szerintem nem vagyunk idén esélytelenek, elnézve az ottani jelenlegi QB szitut.

Úgy tűnik, a Jax lesz a londoni boxzsák, 2016-ban a Packers lesz valószínűleg az ellenfél.

Ryan Day a "Fehér villám" 2015ös szerepéről elmélkedett.
 www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/7/13/8936537/where-does-toby-gerhart-fit-into-the-new-jaguars-offense


Adam Stities szerint pedig Gus Bradley a nálunk uralkodó kultúra után az eredményeket fogja alaposan feljavítani a közeljövőben, Íme az indokai:
 www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/7/13/8861161/gus-bradley-jacksonville-jaguars-coach-profile

Sen'Derrick bár nem garantálja, de úgy készül, hogy bevethető lesz már a Panthers elleni szezonnyitón is.


És Uche, valamint Will Blackmon után most Paulo Sergio Brown megy Londonba a héten népszerűsíteni a Jags Bills elleni meccsét a Wembleyben. Érdekes, hogy mindkét elődje a következő szezonban már nem volt a Jaguars játékosa...

Ez valoszinu volt 😊