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Az Olsontól is függ, hogy mennyire engedi szabadon Bortlest. Szerintem valami olyasmire számítsunk, mint amit tavaly Carr produkált Oaklandben, hozzáadva remélhetőleg pár TDt és 1-2 picket.Ha a tavalyi szezon utolsó hat meccsén (erősen visszafogva) dobott 3 INT-et, míg a többit a 3. meccs közepétől (14), akkor hogyan is kéne extrapolálnunk?Szerintem azzal is elégedettek lennétek, ha maradna a 17 inti, de jönne egy 25 körüli TD-passzWyattIdén az a cél hogy Blakenek minimum 17 TDje legyen és maximum 11 INTje.iktriadUgyan miért? Egyik dobott 17 interceptiont 11 TD mellett, a másiknak még nincs interceptionje.Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.iktriadInt-ben?😊
erősen holtverseny gyanús.Pari
Garoppolóval is sima bajnoki cím lesz 😀
Btw, Bortles minden 27.94, kerekítsünk, 28. passza interception, szóval Jimmynek a következő passza védőhöz kell, menjen 😀Wyatt
Szvsz 20-25 TD és 8-10 INT lesz a vége.phylos
Én 17-20 közé várom a TD passzok számát idén, ha végigjátssza a 16 meccset, és 10-15 körüli interception jöhet, inkább a 15höz lesz közelebb a végső szám.
Mellesleg ha 20 TDt szerezne, akkor azzal máris feljönne holtversenyben a 2. helyre az 1 szezon alatt dobott TDk listáján. A franchise csúcstartó David Garrard 23al még 2010ből...
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Ha a tavalyi szezon utolsó hat meccsén (erősen visszafogva) dobott 3 INT-et, míg a többit a 3. meccs közepétől (14), akkor hogyan is kéne extrapolálnunk?Szerintem azzal is elégedettek lennétek, ha maradna a 17 inti, de jönne egy 25 körüli TD-passzWyattIdén az a cél hogy Blakenek minimum 17 TDje legyen és maximum 11 INTje.iktriadUgyan miért? Egyik dobott 17 interceptiont 11 TD mellett, a másiknak még nincs interceptionje.Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.iktriadInt-ben?😊
erősen holtverseny gyanús.Pari
Garoppolóval is sima bajnoki cím lesz 😀
Btw, Bortles minden 27.94, kerekítsünk, 28. passza interception, szóval Jimmynek a következő passza védőhöz kell, menjen 😀Wyatt
Szvsz 20-25 TD és 8-10 INT lesz a vége.
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Szerintem azzal is elégedettek lennétek, ha maradna a 17 inti, de jönne egy 25 körüli TD-passzIdén az a cél hogy Blakenek minimum 17 TDje legyen és maximum 11 INTje.iktriadUgyan miért? Egyik dobott 17 interceptiont 11 TD mellett, a másiknak még nincs interceptionje.Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.iktriadInt-ben?😊
erősen holtverseny gyanús.Pari
Garoppolóval is sima bajnoki cím lesz 😀
Btw, Bortles minden 27.94, kerekítsünk, 28. passza interception, szóval Jimmynek a következő passza védőhöz kell, menjen 😀Wyatt
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Idén az a cél hogy Blakenek minimum 17 TDje legyen és maximum 11 INTje.Ugyan miért? Egyik dobott 17 interceptiont 11 TD mellett, a másiknak még nincs interceptionje.Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.iktriadInt-ben?😊
erősen holtverseny gyanús.Pari
Garoppolóval is sima bajnoki cím lesz 😀
Btw, Bortles minden 27.94, kerekítsünk, 28. passza interception, szóval Jimmynek a következő passza védőhöz kell, menjen 😀Wyatt
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Wyatt
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Ugyan miért? Egyik dobott 17 interceptiont 11 TD mellett, a másiknak még nincs interceptionje.Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.iktriadInt-ben?😊
erősen holtverseny gyanús.Pari
Garoppolóval is sima bajnoki cím lesz 😀
Btw, Bortles minden 27.94, kerekítsünk, 28. passza interception, szóval Jimmynek a következő passza védőhöz kell, menjen 😀
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Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.iktriadInt-ben?😊
erősen holtverseny gyanús.
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Sen'Derrick és Minta Jakab a PUPre került, Capi meg ihatja a multivitaminos Capiet egy ideig edzések helyet. Active/PUP: Sen'Derrick Marks & James Sample
Active/non-football injury: Nordly Capi
Gus Bradley adott egy nagyinterjút a hivatalos oldalnak és szerinte a stáb nagyon sokat vár idén Marqise Leetől, és többek között ezért is vagyunk óvatosak az egészségével kapcsolatban:
www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/EXCLUSIVE-Gus-Bradley-One-on-One/6e7ce43c-9040-4512-98c6-0668a3ee25c1
Mike DiRocco TC előzetese:
espn.go.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/13462/2015-jacksonville-jaguars-training-camp-preview
És jóslata a kezdőcsapatainkra:
espn.go.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/13448/jacksonville-jaguars-starting-lineup-projection
Pete Prisconál 26.-ak vagyunk a TC előtti erősorrendben.
www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/25252073/nfl-power-rankings-packers-patriots-are-1-2-heading-into-camp
Egy nagyon érdekes infófoszlánnyal kezdeném a mai beszámolót. Halloren szerint a Jags egyik asszisztense ma azt mondta neki, hogy a csapat úgy készül, hogy Tom Brady lesz a Patriots kezdő QBje a 3. héten, mikor a két alakulat összecsap.Már tudom mi volt ez -> JINX!!!! Nem hiába ez az én csapatom. 😀 😀 😀
Jaguars assistant on facing Patriots in Week 3: "We all know Brady's going to be playing."Nem tudom ez csak elővigyázatosság, vagy Jagsnél tudnak már valamit, amit mi még nem....
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Remélem Blake felül tudja majd múlni Jimmy Gt a 3. héten.
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Remek "more" tematikájú videó/reklám Sen'Derrick rehabilitációjáról az ACL után:vimeo.com/134626806
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Egy nagyon érdekes infófoszlánnyal kezdeném a mai beszámolót. Halloren szerint a Jags egyik asszisztense ma azt mondta neki, hogy a csapat úgy készül, hogy Tom Brady lesz a Patriots kezdő QBje a 3. héten, mikor a két alakulat összecsap. Jaguars assistant on facing Patriots in Week 3: "We all know Brady's going to be playing."Nem tudom ez csak elővigyázatosság, vagy Jagsnél tudnak már valamit, amit mi még nem....
Bortles megjött, és tartott sajtótájékoztatót is. Elmondása szerint a TC alatt az a legfőbb célja, hogy teljes mértékben kontrollálni tudja majd a támadósort, mire a szezon elkezdődik. Elmondta, hogy Hackett és Olson alaposan ellátta mindenféle házi feladattal a dead zone idejére.
Mindez (és még több téma érintve) képben és hangban:
www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Bortles-Clear-ownership-of-the-offense/0df6e133-6141-4222-82cb-08d9108c1153
Bortles végül nem ment el Kaliforniába Tom Househoz. Helyette Jordan Palmerrel gyakoroltak egy hetet.
Rashad Greene pedig elmondta, hogy egyrészt mindenképpen ő akar lenni idén a punt returner valamint a dead zone idején is gyakoroltak Bortlesszel és másokkal és szerinte nagyot lépett előre az összhang közte és a QBja közt.
www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Greene_I_want_to_go_into_it_aggresively/a1b96475-7004-46ca-9d2a-b9773dbb8bf2
Pár másik draft pickünk is adott interjút ma:
Yeldon ("Huh?" Kb minden Vito Stellino kérdésre ez volt az első reakciója 😀): www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Yeldon_It_will_be_a_lot_different/9a378113-b6a3-466b-a094-686b674ea040
Cann:http://www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Cann_Excited_to_get_the_pads_on/dedc933b-2b47-4fe1-a7aa-e3ac618b2bcb
Bennett: www.jaguars.com/media-gallery/videos/Bennett_Im_really_excited_to_hit_people/209711fb-480e-44d8-88e5-ddb510982770
És Halloren 10 kérdése (és válasza) amire érdemes lesz figyelni TC alatt:
Finally, football.Érdekes hogy Hallorennél Wisniewski cut esélyes lehet, ha Bowanko lesz a kezdő C(ez esetben hacsak Bowanko nem válik be nagyon-nagyon, könnyen lehet, hogy jövőre akár Alex Macknek hívhatják a Jags kezdő centerét... És ezek szerint vagy Benardrick McKinney vagy Denzel Perryman lett volna a 2. körös pickünk, ha nem kellett volna ennyire egy új feature back.
When the Jaguars’ quarterbacks and rookies report to training camp Monday, it will be 210 days since the 2014-ending loss at Houston.
The 90-man roster includes 36 new players, a 40 percent turnover from training camp last year. Also new are four assistants (all on offense): Greg Olson (coordinator), Doug Marrone (offensive line), Kelly Skipper (running backs) and Nathaniel Hackett (quarterbacks).
The full-squad reporting date is Thursday and the first practice Friday.
Here are 10 questions about the Jaguars:
1. Besides staying healthy, what should be the camp objectives for quarterback Blake Bortles?
Re-establish a rhythm with receiver Marqise Lee, who missed the OTAs/minicamp with a knee injury; gain a rapport with center Stefen Wisniewski, who sat out the spring following shoulder surgery; continue to make the strides with his fundamentals; throw it to tight end Julius Thomas as much as possible.
2. This will be our first look at what Olson emphasizes during a practice. What should we expect?
Olson will always be with the quarterbacks during individual drills and in constant communication with them during 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work. Looking for him? Look for Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 9.
Also, Olson and Skipper have stressed the importance of pass protection by their running backs. Maybe that means running backs-vs.-linebackers drills, something that hasn’t been present the last two camps.
3. Which of the individual matchups will be most interesting to watch once the pads go on Aug. 5?
Left tackle Luke Joeckel vs. pass rusher Andre Branch — both players are being counted on to make big jumps in their production. Right tackle Jermey Parnell vs. defensive end Jared Odrick — both were expensive free agent additions and camp will be our chance to get familiar with them; receiver Allen Robinson vs. cornerback Davon House — the Jaguars’ No. 1 at their respective positions should hope to face off; and anybody on defense vs. Thomas — get ready for a show by No. 80.
4. Which position would the Jaguars most likely address through the waiver wire (or other means) before Sept. 13?
Linebacker. The Jaguars would have liked to add one in the draft and were high on Mississippi State’s Benardrick McKinney and Miami’s Denzel Perryman. But they went Nos. 42 to Buffalo and 48 to San Diego, respectively, the Jaguars went in other directions.
If the group of players vying for the backup spots — Jeremiah George, Khairi Fortt, John Lotulelei and Thurston Armbrister — don’t distinguish themselves on defense or special teams, the Jaguars shouldn’t hesitate to bring in new faces.
5. Two-part question about the center position: A) Who wins it and B) When will it be decided?
If Wisniewski shows his shoulder is 100 percent, we expect him to beat out Luke Bowanko.
Ideally, the Jaguars finalized the decision entering the third preseason game (Aug. 28 against Detroit) so the Week 1 starting offensive line can begin to establish some continuity.
6. The Jaguars had the most starts in the NFL last year by rookies (82, well-ahead of second-place Oakland, 63). How many newbies will make this year’s Week 1 roster?
On our initial 53-man projection following minicamp, we had nine rookies: Armbrister, guard A.J. Cann, defensive tackle Michael Bennett, safety James Sample, tight end Ben Koyack, receivers Rashad Greene and Neal Sterling and running backs T.J. Yeldon and Corey Grant. Defensive end Dante Fowler will be placed on injured reserve.
One player generating fan interest is Nick Marshall. We think transitioning to a new position (quarterback to cornerback) is too big an ask right away, but the Jaguars should put him on the practice squad if they like his progress during camp.
7. Which veterans could be on the bubble?
On Draft Weekend, the guess was left guard Zane Beadles after the Jaguars used a third-round pick on Cann. But Beadles earned good reviews from the coaching staff for his improvement during the offseason. We think he’s safe.
So who? If Wisniewski can’t win the starting job at center, maybe him. The thing about this roster, it’s still young so the Jaguars want to keep as much experience as possible.
8. Will we see defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks at all during the preseason?
The Jaguars should keep Marks in figurative bubble wrap until Sept. 13 against Carolina. He tore his ACL last Dec. 29.
If we get to Labor Day and Marks hasn’t practiced yet, then it’s time to be concerned. He knows the defense so that’s not an issue, it’s only a matter of getting used to game-speed activity. It’s not important for him to play in a preseason game.
9. Who faces the least amount of competition in training camp?
Carson Tinker. He’s the only long snapper on the roster.
10. Who wins the punt and kick returner spots?
Mike Thomas and Rashad Jennings. Just kidding.
We’ll go with Tandon Doss on punts because he has the most experience at it of anybody on the roster and Grant as the kick returner.
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Ma kell becheckolni a az Everbank Fieldre a QBknak és a rookieknak a TCre, szóval nap közben lehet számítani egy Bortles sajtótájékoztatóra. Kezdődik! 😀
| Kezdődik az idei őnszeka-túra. Fő az optimizmus. 90 fokos vízben. |
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2 hosssssssssssssssssssssszú cikk a TC kezdet előtti utolsó vasárnapra! Halloren cikke arról, mik lehetnek az elvárások a 3. évre a Caldwell-Bradley duó számára. Mindkét éríntett megszólal benne, visszatekintve az elmúlt 2 szezonra és valamennyire előretekinte idénre. Haléloren pedig a múltban keresgélt, hogy a bűnrossz első 2 szezont felmutató HCk közül volt-e olyan(spoiler volt pár) aki a 3. évben jelentősen előrelépett a keretével.
Jaguars coach Gus Bradley's task: Difficult, but not impossibleA kövérrel kijelölt rész a minimális állásmegtartó cél. Minimum 6 W idén, ebből legalább 2 az első 8 meccsen. Bradley első 2 évében 1-15(!!!) volt a mérlegünk...
Gus Bradley is 7-25 through two years as coach of the Jaguars
P hiladelphia Eagles coach Greasy Neale won four games in his first two years, but later captured two consecutive NFL championships.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll won six games in his first two years, but later made history with four Super Bowl titles.
Earlier this summer, the slow starts and eventual accomplishments by Neale and Noll were relayed to Jaguars coach Gus Bradley, he of seven wins through two seasons.
“SO YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S A CHANCE?!” Bradley bellowed as he leaned forward in his office chair.
There remains a chance for Bradley, after a 7-25 start to his head-coaching career, to become the long-term big whistle in Jacksonville.
But things need to start happening. Year 3 is usually progress-or-else for coaches who have been hovering around the .500 mark, even more so if they’ve gone 4-12 and 3-13 like Bradley.
When the Jaguars open their training camp practice schedule Friday, Bradley will continue to go about changing the well-established normal — for his bosses (owner Shad Khan and general manager Dave Caldwell), for the franchise (14 wins the last four years), for the fans (who, by and large, have remained patient) and for his players (who are loyal to him).
If 2013 was about simply getting through the season and 2014 about being more competitive, this year is about bottom-line results.
“I like the way our team is developing,” Bradley said. “We have guys who are hungry and spirited. What does that mean? Where will it take us? I’m not sure.”
What is clear is that simply making it to Year 3, Bradley has done something rare.
Bradley is only the 13th coach in NFL history to get a third year despite winning seven or fewer games in his first two seasons (not counting expansion teams).
And Bradley has the fourth-worst opening two-year coaching record during the 16-game era, which started in 1978, and he’s the only one to get a third year (again, excluding expansion teams).
The translation to all of this: Caldwell and Bradley inherited a dumpster fire when they were hired a week apart in January 2013. They needed time to build.
Rough first year
Sitting in his office earlier this summer, Bradley was asked if he realized how bad the Jaguars were upon his appointment in January 2013.
“Not too much,” he said. “I knew some things would have to take place and how we would go about it during [the interview with Caldwell]. I knew we would be playing young guys and I was OK with that.”
Considering the roster, perhaps it’s an accomplishment that the Jaguars won four games that first year.
“The first year was rough,” Caldwell said. “We weren’t even in games at halftime.”
Last year, they regressed record-wise, but Caldwell points to chunks of games as reasons for optimism.
“We played some good football against good teams — at Baltimore, first half at Philadelphia, first half at Indianapolis, first half at San Diego,” Caldwell said. “We just ran out of gas in some of those games.”
Just because they reduced their point differential from minus-202 to minus-162, increased their sack total from 21 to 45 and found their quarterback of the present and maybe future (Blake Bortles) didn’t mean the Jaguars stood still. If they had, justified criticism would have followed. This was a team that couldn’t score (last) and couldn’t produce interceptions (tied for last).
Bradley admitted failure by axing offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, replacing him with veteran play-caller Greg Olson, who was an assistant with the Jaguars in 2012.
When March rolled around, it was Caldwell’s turn to shake the decks and he added eight potential starters: Tight end Julius Thomas, right tackle Jermey Parnell, center Stefen Wisniewski (signed later in the offseason), defensive end Jared Odrick, linebacker Dan Skuta, cornerback Davon House and free safety Sergio Brown in free agency and running back T.J. Yeldon in the draft’s second round.
“I think with the experience we got last year plus the [new] players, we’ll get into the third and fourth quarters and start to close out some games,” Caldwell said.
Among the position players, only two projected starters (defensive end Andre Branch and middle linebacker Paul Posluszny) pre-date this administration.
“I’m really excited,” Caldwell said. “I’m really excited about the pieces we’ve added. I think our coaching staff has done a nice job and our players have really worked. But it takes everybody. Not only the people in this building, but the people outside the building — the fans and the community.”
No question, the Jaguars have better personnel than the last two years. Now we’ll get to see if Bradley can make his mark.
Bucking a trend
One of Bradley’s underrated quotes last year was: “This game is hard.”
And building is really hard.
Just ask Buffalo, Oakland, Cleveland and St. Louis. Those franchises have longer playoff droughts (15, 12, 12 and 10 years, respectively) than the Jaguars’ current seven-year skid.
What Bradley wants to prevent is the occasional scenario of The Coach Who Replaces The Coach Who Inherited The Mess Finds Success. He and Caldwell were here for the foundation-setting; they want to enjoy the winning results.
“I don’t think we’ve done anything great here, but we’ve been solid and mindful of our approach and calculated in our decisions,” Caldwell said. “There was no quick fix. We’re a very process-oriented organization.
“When it does turn, it will be great.”
It was great for Noll and Neale, but they are the historical outliers.
Noll, after seasons of 1-13 and 5-9, led the Steelers to a 6-8 record in his third year (1971). Starting in 1972, the Steelers made the postseason eight consecutive times.
Neale went 2-8-1 and 2-9-1, but then 5-4-1 in 1943; four years later, his club played in the NFL championship game; his Eagles won the 1948 and 1949 titles.
A big difference compared to the Jaguars’ situation: Draft picks.
Noll’s first three drafts produced 58 players (including future Hall of Famers Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Blount and Jack Ham). Neale had 70 picks to help construct his roster. The Jaguars’ last three drafts have consisted of 25 players (24 remain under contract).
The most recent examples both came from 1974-76: The Giants gave Bill Arnsparger a third season after going 7-21, but he was fired after an 0-7 start. And San Diego’s Tommy Prothro lasted 2 1/2 more years — he went 6-8 in Year 3 and 7-7 in Year 4 before resigning after a 1-3 start.
Bradley would be bucking a huge trend.
What are the chances he can make it work? It depends on what qualifies as "work."
Khan told the Times-Union in January he will not publicly mandate a win total necessary for this regime to stay intact. But an educated guess is at least a 6-10 record (including two wins before the Week 8 bye) would be enough.
Bradley downplayed the importance of a quick start even though opening home games against Carolina and Miami are the most important of his tenure, even more so because the Jaguars play only one game in Jacksonville from Weeks 3-10.
“I never talk about the start; it’s always about the finish,” Bradley said. “The finish is the thing. But [starting better] is important. Everybody wants to start playing at a high level. That’s what’s important to me.”
A posztelemző cikkek közül az utolsó a TEkre fókuszál, amely hosszú idő után gyenge pontból komoly ütőkártyává válhat a Jagsnél idén.
Jaguars at tight end: With Julius Thomas, weakness becomes strengthHalloren szerint Harborr és Jacobs is megcsíphet egy-egy helyet, kérdés, hogy Koyack hol kezdi az évet. A practice squadban vagy az 53ban, mint 5. TE. Koyack Jacobsra jelenthet veszélyt, hisz ő is inkább blokkoló TE.
Mickey Shuler was claimed off waivers … and played 31 snaps a week later in the season opener.
Nic Jacobs was signed off New Orleans’ practice squad … and played 19 snaps and caught a touchdown five days later at San Diego.
And Clay Harbor returned after missing six weeks with a popped calf muscle … and played 61 snaps and had eight catches in the same Chargers game.
Just like right tackle and strong-side linebacker last year, the Jaguars’ tight end position was a revolving door thanks mostly to Marcedes Lewis’ Week 2 ankle sprain that put him on short-term injured reserve.
The Jaguars signed Julius Thomas in March to end the instability.
The Jaguars’ highest-paid player (in terms of salary cap hit) at $10.3 million, Thomas caught 24 touchdown passes the last two years; the Jaguars had 31 total touchdown passes during that span.
Thomas is one of six tight ends on the roster. Thomas and Lewis are locks. Harbor and Jacobs are pretty close to it. If five tight ends are kept, the last spot will be contested by seventh-round pick Ben Koyack and undrafted free agent Connor Hamlett.
But the focus will be on Thomas and rightly so.
Acknowledging that nothing counts during the off-season program, it was still comforting for the Jaguars to see Thomas glide — not lumber — all over the field.
“It was exciting to see him move around out there and compete,” general manager Dave Caldwell said. “He’s been great in the locker room and great on the field. Hopefully that continues and he stays healthy.”
The Jaguars have declared their offense will feature several two-tight end looks, putting Thomas – the “move” (or pass-catching) tight end and Lewis – the “traditional” (more blocker than receiver) tight end – on the field simultaneously.
The goal: Line Thomas up all over the formation to win match-ups and have Lewis fill a variety of roles while lining up in a three-point stance.
“It’s good for us,” offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. “I think they’ll complement each other well.”
Breaking down Thomas’ 12 touchdowns last year, he lined up at right wide receiver (five), right tight end (three), right slot receiver (two) and one apiece at left tight end and left wide receiver.
Lewis is a long way past his last (and only) double-digit touchdown season. Since 10 scores in 2010, he has 10 touchdowns in his last 50 games.
When Thomas signed, it was hard to figure on Lewis returning for a 10th year with the Jaguars, but he re-structured his contract, taking a $4 million pay cut to $3.85 million.
A dynamic once the regular season begins is the play-time distribution for Thomas and Lewis. Last year, Thomas played 61.3 percent of Denver’s snaps last year and Lewis — in the games he was active — played 87.2 percent of the Jaguars’ snaps. Those percentages could flip this year.
Harbor handled the starting duties while Lewis was hurt last year and had a chemistry with quarterback Blake Bortles (25 catches in his first seven games) before playing a reduced role. He’ll back up Thomas.
Jacobs has added significant weight (up to nearly 300 pounds) to become a better blocker and will start camp backing up Lewis.
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LB szituáció elemzés: a kezdők megvannak, és talán LaRoy Reyynolds helye is biztos, de a cserék között nagyoon sok a kérdőjel, még Caldwell és Bradley számára is. Jaguars position preview: New look for team's linebackersVajon mennyire lehet rossz Geno Hayes bokája, hogy nem most sem próbáltuk visszahozni? Megmondom őszintén, ha az első 2 pre meccsen nem emelkedik ki senki a cserék közül, akkor vissza kéne hívni, már ha akkor még FA lesz.
Was it just a year ago the Jaguars were relying on Dekoda Watson and Geno Hayes to be their outside linebackers?
Yep, that was the Jaguars’ Plan A heading into training camp 2014.
Watson didn’t pan out and was cut last November.
Hayes professionally gutted out the season in a reduced role and wasn’t re-signed.
When the Jaguars report to camp Thursday, their linebacker corps will have a new look.
A pleasant surprise last year, Telvin Smith is now an every-down player at the weak-side spot.
Out the last 10 games because of a torn chest muscle, Paul Posluszny returns to start in the middle.
And signed in the opening hours of free agency, Dan Skuta is expected to solidify the strong-side position.
The starters are set (and more on them later) and the same for special teams standout LaRoy Reynolds. But then the intrigue presents itself.
The leading candidates for the remaining two spots are Khairi Fortt, Jeremiah George, Thurston Armbrister and John Lotulelei. The long shots are Todd Thomas and Matt Robinson.
“We need to find out about the [reserves],” coach Gus Bradley said. “We have to find a backup [in the middle] — Thurston, Khairi or Jeremiah? A backup [weak-side] — we’ll look at Jeremiah. A backup [strong-side] — LaRoy or it could be Khairi.”
Bradley added for emphasis: “Who’s going to be the backup to [Posluszny] is going to be big.”
The Jaguars view Posluszny as an every-down player, but at age 30 and coming off a major injury, quality depth is needed.
Reynolds and George have experience playing middle linebacker, but Armbrister — who impressed the coaches during the offseason program after signing as undrafted free agent — could be the choice. He will also get a look at the strong-side spot.
At the weak-side spot, all Smith did last year was finish second on the team with 99 tackles, and he started only 10 games. But when he got on the field, he stayed, showing he could stand up against the run, be adequate in coverage and, most importantly, find the football. Smith had one interception, four pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and nine tackles for lost yardage.
A key for the Jaguars will getting solid play from the strong-side spot they re-configured last year and called the “Otto.” The name should have been “Uh-oh.”
Watson was a bust. Reynolds was benched after Week 3. Thomas was OK in that spot for a game but was moved to the middle after Posluszny’s injury. Hayes held down the fort down the stretch.
Enter Skuta, who has 23 starts among his 86 career appearances for Cincinnati and San Francisco and has made 80 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
Skuta started a career-high 11 games last year for the 49ers and had five sacks. The Jaguars feel he can give them equal parts run stoutness and coverage ability and maybe even a little pass rush.
Reynolds led the Jaguars with 10 special teams tackles last year so he’s safe. That leaves the other players to compete for two spots.
“I feel really good about [the starters],” general manager Dave Caldwell said. “It gets interesting [after that] just because you don’t know. We may have a good backup or two and maybe a potential starter. We’ll know by the second or third preseason game if one of those guys can take it and run with it.”
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Igen, az egyiptomi unokatesója.Király. Amúgy ő rokona Pharoh Coopernek aki jövőre fogtok draftolni?Sixo67Már hegesztik a PharNyuszi vagy McFlySixo67Ebből is látszik, hogy láma edző, nem HC-nak való. Steve Spurrier ebből a Jags keretből 1 éven belül SB győztes csapatot csinálna.Sixo67Én szóltam. Már tervezem a South Carolinás aláírásomat a college szezonra. Még 1-2 ilyen remek megjegyzés, és élesítem is, egyéb játékmókusos külsőséggel.iktriadaoh Cooperes sigemet némi Spurrieres kiegészítéssel.iktriad
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Király. Amúgy ő rokona Pharoh Coopernek aki jövőre fogtok draftolni?Már hegesztik a Pharaoh Cooperes sigemet némi Spurrieres kiegészítéssel.iktriadNyuszi vagy McFlySixo67Ebből is látszik, hogy láma edző, nem HC-nak való. Steve Spurrier ebből a Jags keretből 1 éven belül SB győztes csapatot csinálna.Sixo67Én szóltam. Már tervezem a South Carolinás aláírásomat a college szezonra. Még 1-2 ilyen remek megjegyzés, és élesítem is, egyéb játékmókusos külsőséggel.iktriad
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A BCC azon elmélkednek, ki lesz a 2. számú Wr idén - Lee vagy Hurns. A szavazáson Mustaine kedvence kenterbe veri Habiét. www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/7/25/9038193/can-allen-hurns-unseat-marqise-lee-before-the-season-starts
Már hegesztik a PharNyuszi vagy McFlySixo67Ebből is látszik, hogy láma edző, nem HC-nak való. Steve Spurrier ebből a Jags keretből 1 éven belül SB győztes csapatot csinálna.Sixo67Én szóltam. Már tervezem a South Carolinás aláírásomat a college szezonra. Még 1-2 ilyen remek megjegyzés, és élesítem is, egyéb játékmókusos külsőséggel.iktriad
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Nyuszi vagy McFlyEbből is látszik, hogy láma edző, nem HC-nak való. Steve Spurrier ebből a Jags keretből 1 éven belül SB győztes csapatot csinálna.Sixo67Én szóltam. Már tervezem a South Carolinás aláírásomat a college szezonra. Még 1-2 ilyen remek megjegyzés, és élesítem is, egyéb játékmókusos külsőséggel.iktriad
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Caldwell szerint is Bortles tavaly túlélni próbált a pályán. Idén szeretnék, ha belenőne a szerepébe.Jaguars position preview: Blake Bortles hoping to go from surviving to thrivingGus is azt mondta, hogy azt várja Blaketől idén, hogy teljes kontrollálni tudja a támadókat.
The noise about Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles hung around this off-season: His fundamentals regressed, he took too many sacks, he threw too many careless passes, he wasn’t ready to play, blah, blah, blah.
Enough already, people. But don’t listen to us, listen to general manager Dave Caldwell, who took No. 5 with the No.3 pick last year.
“He was just doing things to survive last year,” Caldwell said.
Survive. The key word to describe Bortles 2014.
Thrive. The key word to describe Bortles 2015.
Thirteen-and-a-half games of experience under his felt, Bortles will be The Man when he reports to training camp Monday.
Bortles will be ready to build off last year, confident he has picked up new coordinator Greg Olson’s offense and excited about the kind of new talent surrounding him (chiefly tight end Julius Thomas and running back T.J. Yeldon).
“[Last year] allows me to have a better grasp on things,” Bortles said. “I kind of know how things work and what to expect.”
What Bortles knows: The success and failure of the Jaguars’ offense — last in scoring in 2014 — depends on him … just like every other NFL team.
If Bortles cuts down on the turnovers — like he did in the final six games last year (three interceptions, compared with 14 in his first seven games) – the offense will be more efficient. If he shows expected-to-be-improved awareness in the pocket or while scrambling, the Jaguars will lower their league-leading sack total (71). And with his shoulder rested after, he should be able to go downfield more often – only 12 completions that traveled 20 or more yards last year.
If Bortles makes good decisions, Caldwell is sure he will make plays. And don’t tell him Bortles’ fundamentals are worrisome.
“The whole mechanical flaw thing is overrated,” Caldwell said. “He hurt his foot against Baltimore [in Week 15] and he had shoulder inflammation issues later in the year – just a tired arm. Evaluator X may be watching the film and saying, ‘Oh, he’s dropping the ball.’ But he had to so he could get it where it needed to go. You have to give him credit for that.
“He’s fine tuned it and done a good job. I thought his mechanics were sound coming in – we thought he needed some work and he really did work on them. But the whole thing about him regressing? Nobody who said that was doing any research as to what was going on.”
What went on for Bortles last year was the usual rookie peaks and valleys. Two interceptions for touchdowns against Miami. A two-minute drive to beat the Giants in Week 13. Sacked 55 times. Accounting for 25.7 percent of the Jaguars’ rushing yards (419 of 1,633).
Two days after the season, though, Bortles was semi-back at square one – offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch was turfed and quarterbacks coach Frank Scelfo re-assigned, replaced by Olson and position coach Nathaniel Hackett.
On Olson’s resume, dating back to his days at Central Washington, are Jon Kitna, Drew Brees, Jeff Garcia, Marc Bulger, Josh Freeman and Derek Carr. When Bortles left for a break, he was armed with a to-do list and a mandate from Olson.
“There is a lot of responsibility and a lot of accountability on his part to put a lot of time in [during the summer] to try and master the offense,” Olson said.
The Jaguars are counting on Bortles’ progress plus the new talent plus the improvement of the returning players will equal better production from the quarterback spot.
“Like a lot of quarterbacks, [Bortles] should make that big jump,” Caldwell said. “He’s done all of the things in the off-season to put himself in position to have a good year.”
After Bortles, Chad Henne is a reliable back-up and the Jaguars have kept only two quarterbacks on the roster except for injury instances, meaning Stephen Morris and Jeff Tuel are competing for a practice squad spot.
És az NFL.comnál bíznak a támadósorunk idei jelentős előrelépésében:
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Megint 90 ember van a rosteren, jött a WR Greg Jenkins, a Raidersből. UDFAként került a ligába 2013ban, tavaly végig a practice squadban volt. Elkapása még nem volt az NFLben, de TDje már igen! Az első NFLes meccsén, hálaadáskor a Dallas ellen volt egy kickoff return fumble TDje rögtön a kezdésnél! 😀 www.raiders.com/media-vault/videos/Raiding-the-opening-kickoff/b951af74-1e62-419f-99aa-354216fd9c00
Az Alabama Statere járt.
Ha megnézzük, akkor a top 12-ből lett 4 korrekt játékos, 1, max kettő kérdőjeles, a többi bust. Aki jó az is falban dolgozik.Teljesen korrekt elemzés, de azért nem ártana, ha mondjuk Cyp vagy McCray(kisebb csoda vagy Marrone miatt Joeckel) idén impact playerré(mondjuk annyira meghatározó játékossá, mint Telvin vagy Allen Robinson -esetleg Hurnst vagy Colvint is ide lehet még venni- volt tavaly) válna. Cyptől (és Joeckeltől) mondjuk alapból ez volt az elvárás, bár előbbinélnél az FS helyzet megoldatlansága is bezavar.
Egy ilyen draftclass esetében a mi választásaink:
2 közepes kezdő (pff statokat majd nézzen akinek van ideje 😀 ): McCray, Cyp.
Gratz, Robinson és Evans korrekt cserék. Harris eddig sérült volt.
Leírhatnám, hogy tőle idén sokat várunk, de ilyenkor "mindenki allpro, future HoF"
Szval szerintem korrekt a draftosztályunk.phylos
Ebből is látszik, hogy láma edző, nem HC-nak való. Steve Spurrier ebből a Jags keretből 1 éven belül SB győztes csapatot csinálna.Sixo67Én szóltam. Már tervezem a South Carolinás aláírásomat a college szezonra. Még 1-2 ilyen remek megjegyzés, és élesítem is, egyéb játékmókusos külsőséggel.
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Jelenleg mindenki "megfelelő ütemben fejlődik", "jól alkalmazkodik", "remekül illeszkedik a sémába" és "gyorsan tanul". Az elmúlt egy hónapban született nyilatkozatok aklapján -csakúgy mint más csapatoknál-, itt is mindenki allpro, future HoF.Ez a draftclass a legrosszabb az elmúlt években, de nemcsak nálunk, hanem szerte a ligában. Nézzük az első választásokat:
Az a bizonyos első draft osztály, amelynek a mostani roster gerincét kellene alkotnia:
Kör Pick Összesen
1 2 2 Luke Joeckel OT
2 1 33 Jonathan Cyprien S
3 2 64 Dwayne Gratz CB
4 4 101 Ace Sanders WR
5 2 135 Denard Robinson RB
6 1 169 Josh Evans S
7 2 208 Jeremy Harris CB
7 4 210 Demetrius McCray CB
Nem sokra lehet azt mondani, hogy megérte...undisputedly
Erick Fisher: bust
Luke Joeckel: eddig bust (ismerjük a szituációt)
Dion Jordan: bust (abszolult out of position játszik szvsz)
Lane Johnson: korrekt a philinél
Ansah: megbízható játékos
Mingo: bust
Austin: bust
Milliner: megabust
Warmack, Fluker: korrektek
D.J. Hajden: sose volt jó.
Ha megnézzük, akkor a top 12-ből lett 4 korrekt játékos, 1, max kettő kérdőjeles, a többi bust. Aki jó az is falban dolgozik.
Egy ilyen draftclass esetében a mi választásaink:
2 közepes kezdő (pff statokat majd nézzen akinek van ideje 😀 ): McCray, Cyp.
Gratz, Robinson és Evans korrekt cserék. Harris eddig sérült volt.
Leírhatnám, hogy tőle idén sokat várunk, de ilyenkor "mindenki allpro, future HoF"
Szval szerintem korrekt a draftosztályunk.
Made... Laid... Paid
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Jelenleg mindenki "megfelelő ütemben fejlődik", "jól alkalmazkodik", "remekül illeszkedik a sémába" és "gyorsan tanul". Az elmúlt egy hónapban született nyilatkozatok aklapján -csakúgy mint más csapatoknál-, itt is mindenki allpro, future HoF.Az a bizonyos első draft osztály, amelynek a mostani roster gerincét kellene alkotnia:
Kör Pick Összesen
1 2 2 Luke Joeckel OT
2 1 33 Jonathan Cyprien S
3 2 64 Dwayne Gratz CB
4 4 101 Ace Sanders WR
5 2 135 Denard Robinson RB
6 1 169 Josh Evans S
7 2 208 Jeremy Harris CB
7 4 210 Demetrius McCray CB
Nem sokra lehet azt mondani, hogy megérte...
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Gus Bradley Aceel kapcsolatban annyit mondott rádióműsorában hogy:Ebből is látszik, hogy láma edző, nem HC-nak való. Steve Spurrier ebből a Jags keretből 1 éven belül SB győztes csapatot csinálna.
"We felt like it was the right time to move on."Az egyébként meglep, hogy még mindig nem kell senkinek...
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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?Ja és volt egy kis emoji trash talk a Ravens és a Jaguars között az este folyamán amibe később beszállt a Panthers is gifekkel. 😀😀 😀😀
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.
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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.Ez remek hír Allen Hurnsnek.
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.”
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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 interceptionsJoeckel 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....
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.”