Jaguars-Broncos postmortem
What a difference a week makes. Maybe I need to start picking the Jaguars to lose more often. A big win on the road is exactly what the doctor ordered. 3-3 heading into the bye week, with 3 games that look like wins on paper. This team could be 6-3 heading into a rematch against Tennessee. Garrard and MJD provided most of the fireworks on offense. While the defense didn't remind anybody of the 2000 Ravens, they got alot of turnovers and held their own in the 2nd half.
1. Matt Jones once again coming up with big plays.
2. Marcedes Lewis reminded the fans why he was a 1st round draft pick. His touchdown catch was a thing of beauty.
3. Can't help but feel sorry for Fred Taylor. Ohwell, at least this way he'll hopefully hit 11,000 yards and set the team touchdown record at home against Cleveland.
4. The offensive line finally showed up. Garrard had all day to throw and MJD rushed for 125.
5. The defense, well, it was alright this week. They did a good job against Cutler after he went 7-7 on the opening TD drive he was 14-30.
-John
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Also incase anyone cares
I feel like calling in to the postgame show in abit for the hell of it.
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks
by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 12, 2008 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't believe what I saw
This was the start of the team we hoped to have all year. I don’t know what but things began to click. Even a running game showed up.
Did I see Jimmy Kennedy smashing in the pocket a few times?
by Tkopa on Oct 12, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The best part about this win....
Is that we should be getting all our injured guys back after the bye week, and dare I even say, Garrard might have an opportunity to develop some chemistry with Porter
by reems28 on Oct 12, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Im hearing you FSBLUE
I heard you on the post-game show! Good plug for BigCatCountry.com!
Go Jags!
by freek1969 on Oct 12, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
way to give...
brickbats to the tallhassee affiliate! ;)
Go Jags!
by freek1969 on Oct 12, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO SACKS
I wasnt able to watch the game. Is it true we did not sack the quarterback the ENTIRE GAME? If not, what is going on, didn’t we trade 4 picks and pay ridiculous money to accomplish pass rush? Please help me on whats going on here. Are we last in the league for QB sacks, I wouldnt be surprised if we are?
Tony Ducks.
by Tony Ducks on Oct 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We played a Tampa 2 style defense today. Cutler wasn’t reading the zones all day so instead of rushing him we just sat back in zones.
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks
by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 12, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You plugged us on air?
How did that go?
-C
Big Cat Country!:: The Official Home of the Unofficial Blog of the Jacksonville Jaguars!
by River City Rage on Oct 12, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just said I wrote for BCC and anyone who read the site knew I'm not the biggest Gregg Williams fan
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks
by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 12, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes He Did
He was like " Im a writer for BigCatCountry.com the biggest and most premier Jaguars information site on the internet"
Good plug if you ask me…it was clear..and they didnt interrupt him….then he asked about Gregg Williams
Go Jags!
by freek1969 on Oct 12, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy shit
Balsy, I like that.
-C
Big Cat Country!:: The Official Home of the Unofficial Blog of the Jacksonville Jaguars!
by River City Rage on Oct 12, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So when traffic goes through the roof and you get a ridiculous new contract for ad money, I want a check k? ;)
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks
by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was rushed into throws a lot.
Trust me there was pressure on him. Also I might add without blitz hardly at all. Also remember the Broncos O line going to this game had been performing really well.
by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats on the win guys.
The Jags played well today and continue to give the Broncos problems. Enjoy the win and good luck to you guys the rest of the way.
"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4
by weazel on Oct 12, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Weazel
Todays win gives us a lot to look forward too. I have been wondering where Troy Williamson has been until I saw that great catch (also great throw) that he had. Too bad it was called back. Anyway, 2 weeks to get healthy. There is a great vibe in the air tonight.
by JagSoldier on Oct 12, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Troy Wiliamson
I really hope to see that pass again and again to keep these defenses honest and pull a man out of the box for the running game. We have got to make opposing teams respect our passing game even just a little!
Im hoping we can drop that bomb to Troy and Jerry Porter if he gets off his ass, and Mike Walker with his speed as well….We can just line these guys up and make the defense respect their speed and then run MJD up the gut! ;)
Go Jags! Some people are like Slinky's...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
by freek1969 on Oct 12, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jerry Porter...
I swear I watched the whole game today. I know Porter had no catches but was he even out there today?
by jagsfanbrunell on Oct 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vic said...
That Porter was a “big part” of the game plan, but was absent.
BTW, I was in my car listening to the game on the AM 690 station, I nearly drove into a ditch when I heard the long pass play to Troy Williamson. I also gave a spit-take and had to clean the inside of my windshield.
Too bad the play came back. But it showed some promise.
-C
Big Cat Country!:: The Official Home of the Unofficial Blog of the Jacksonville Jaguars!
by River City Rage on Oct 12, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only saw Porter on one play...
and the pass to him was batted down. Call off the APB on David Garrard being missing….
HE’S BACK, BABY ! DAMN GOOD GAME !
Oh and, 24 plays for 148 yards and 2 TDs …….D R E W !!!!
To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius
by jagsrock on Oct 12, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That pass to Williamson was HUGH!!!
JDR couldn’t stop smiling after that. It didn’t matter it was called back. It is on film and a real threat now. Troy played his butt of today and was so refreshing to see him out there. He was very actve and blocking well too!
The Jinx is over. THis team can now begin building the championship team is was all along.
by Tkopa on Oct 12, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talk about speed....>!
I just took a look at the highlight of the MJD 42 yd TD run, and he is being chased by two defenders all alone and then Troy Williamson comes out of nowhere from behind and passes the two defenders and damn near beats MJD into the endzone…check it out!
Go Jags! Some people are like Slinky's...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
by freek1969 on Oct 12, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rename weekly column
Postmortem means: afterdeath. So maybe call the thread: postgame analysis or something like that. Just a suggestion.
by SamJags on Oct 12, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it really that big of a deal?
"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks
by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 13, 2008 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was just a thought
probably doesn’t care much. Neither do I. But it could be fun to indicate a win with “postgame” and a loss with the normal “postmortem”.
Like the guy before it’s just a suggestion. lol
I’ll continue to read your write-ups. Which I might add, are very good.
by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Play of the game (besides the phantom interference call at the end) was MJD’s block on the Garrard q-back draw … a thing of beauty. And can someone please remind me why we drafted Podlesh? If you kick it short you gotta at least kick it high … those short line drives are going to cost us at some point. But a good win in a tough place, and the week off will be much sweeter because of it. All the best Big Rich.
by ruffdaddy on Oct 12, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that phantom call...
was the ref saying," I totally blew those calls earlier, but don’t worry, I’ll make up for it on this play".
The refs totally sucked both ways tonight. And your right about Podlesh’s kicks, but I gotta’ give him ‘props’ for that tackle…. I mean, damn, our kickers tackle.
To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius
by jagsrock on Oct 12, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might be wrong but..
I think that while Freddy was out, I found our running game the most effective just with Maurice. The running game looked the better today than it has all season. I find that if we change the roles of Fred and Maurice we could see an improvement in our running game.
by SamJags on Oct 12, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I remorsfully agree
When MJD is in the game teams to key in one him a lot. Well if he’s in the game more like he was they can’t afford to do that all game. Not to mention he’s the better pass blocker and a much better pass catcher. Fred still runs hard. Looked like he really wanted to beat people up when he was out there considering he had to sit on the sidlines while MJD steam rolled over the Broncos.
by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fred Bashing is not allowed
Thanks for standing up for him. It is juvenile talk to discuss the Jags being better without him.
by Tkopa on Oct 13, 2008 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't get me wrong
I still think Fred is great and I fully support him but I think that since Fred is getting older an Maurice is fresh and young, I think that we should give Maurice more playing time to be more effective and make Fred the third down back.
by SamJags on Oct 14, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Jones
How about Matt pushing for extra yards? I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Catching the ball was a big stride for Matt, now he actually turned around and used his legs to push the pile. That was great!
That MJD block on the QB draw was a thing of beauty. He looked like a missile. The announcer brought up the hit on Merriman right after.
I didn’t realize that was Troy W running up to block MJD! The defenders weren’t catching MJD, and Troy just came flying in to cut them off just in case. Nice speed, and I’m glad to see him out there.
I felt bad for Fred though. He could have had a big day against that D. He could have gotten over that 11,000 yard mark today. Oh well, he’ll do it here in two weeks.
by Pyrofish on Oct 12, 2008 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Didnt get to watch on tv...
But I was trying my best to get updates on my phone. Even though it was called back, the pass to Williamson was huge. Hopefully he can do this on a more consistent basis, which would be HUGE. Also, really great to see Lewis coming up big two weeks in a row. I think if we can work it to lewis more, he could become a star in the league. Especially if we have a deep threat, and our great backfield.
Matt Jones has another great day too.
Cant wait to get Reggie back aswell.
by reggie nelSON on Oct 12, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Also..
After our bye, our next three opponents are a combined 1-14. We can be 6-3 going into a home showdown against Tennesee.
by reggie nelSON on Oct 12, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We still have to win those games
to be 6 – 3. These might be the most dangerous games to play, deperate opponents with nothing to lose.
by Tkopa on Oct 13, 2008 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Browns
showed last night against the all powerful Giants that we can’t rest on our laurels. They need to work hard because the Browns have the ingredients to be a really good team. If they play mistake free football they are really really good.
by Ewdtrey on Oct 14, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
If we play mistake free and they do too, who do you think wins?
by Tkopa on Oct 14, 2008 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm, let me think...
J A G S B A B Y !!!!! As Hicken and Boselli would say it, " YOU KNOW IT !"
To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius
by jagsrock on Oct 14, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cleveland will try to light us up deep
Either we will pick off 4 passes or be running for our lives. I know our coaches are looking hard at that Giants game. It shows Cleveland at their best.
This will be our strategy… 59:00 posession time. Run, run, pass, run, run, 1st down, 1st down 1st down, score. Force 3 and out, run, run run, 1st down, run pass run……. score.
THis is the same as the Indy game. Play keep away.
by Tkopa on Oct 15, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great Game!
That game was awesome. I’m still freaking out about it and thank god because we can all enjoy 2 full weeks of happiness an hopefully get everybody healthy in the process. definitely a huge win for us.
Lots of positives to pull from this. the only negative I wonder about is Troy Williamson taking kickoff returns? He doesn’t seem to fit that role at all. Oh well. Great catch he made on the deep ball. Great throw by David.
“David Garrard is the best dressed man in the NFL” -Deion Sanders.
So stoked! Let’s get on a roll now guys!
by jimbrophoto on Oct 13, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry about Troy
taking the kickoffs back anymore. He was only doing it because Spoon is banged up and MJD was doing most of the running duties, becauseFreddy T was out most of the game.
by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to give a few props to relative unknowns
Estandia has always been my man and I had hoped he would be worked into the gameplan more along with Marcedes.
Tuten Reyes wasn’t spectacular, but he was an upgrade over Milford Brown.
Quinton Groves played really well often creating pressure on the QB. He started even commanding doubles on the longer passes. Kind of made things obvious for a DC after a while. Well it was obvious to me.
Jimmy Kennedy played great in this game often foiling the opposing offense’s plans.
I still have to again say I like the idea of Reggie Hayward playing some rush DT. If he’s not getting a rush, he’s at least knocking the ball down.
Sensy played really well, even getting a pick. He didn’t let anything get past him.
I was amazed that the highly touted receiving core(hurt as it may be) couldn’t get any separation from our secondary, including Drayton Florence. I knew he had it in him.
Greg Jones played really well. He laid some serious blocks in this game.
Also it looked to me that Tony McDaniel is very much improving. He even looks more agile. Boy did he lay some wood too on a couple of those tackles.
One big negative from this game. Where was the tackling. Our punter made one of the best tackles of the day. Boy was it nice though. Gotta throw Scobee in there too. He played well often kicking off unreturnable balls. He had a nice tackle himself.
It looked to me though like the coverage by ST took a step back today. Could have something to do with injuries to Spoon and Walker and the extra usage of Estandia on offense.
I thought all our DB’s played phenomenally, minus maybe Prioleau who played well, but not as well.
by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 1:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't wait for week 7
I’d love to see some consistency from our boys in the weeks to come. Although Cleveland and Cincinnati are both teams that we should (and I use that term hesitantly) beat, they both will be challenging games. This is a chance for the jags to establish themselves as a premier team in the AFC if they can manage the 3-game winning streak that we’re all hoping for, and I hope they can replicate success like today’s to pull it off.
Also, I really liked the Henderson-Kennedy combo on the inside of the D-Line, if for no other reason than because Kennedy’s a strong guy who can occupy some real-estate next to Big John.
by car-ramrod on Oct 13, 2008 8:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way...
I don’t normally listen much to what Neon Dion has to say, but coming from a former corner, I like what he said about the interference call at the end. He is the only one out there to point out that it, by rule, was faceguarding. It was called on the wrong player, but he never looked back for the ball and put his hand in the receivers face.
To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius
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