Jaguars 23 - Rams 20 - There Were Some Real Postives In This Game
by OGN on Oct 18, 2009 7:14 PM EDT
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Well that was an ugly win, but as they say "we'll take it". Here are the highlights:
The Jags dominated the stats and time of possession. Some key stats were 33 first downs compared to 13 for the Rams, 492 total yards for the Jags and 262 for the Rams, and TOP was 44:12 for Jacksonville compared to 24:48 for the Rams. Below is a link to the complete game stats.
We did have our ugly moments as well. First and most obvious were the turnovers. The Jaguars turned the ball over twice in the red zone and David Garrard made a horrible attempted screen pass that resulted in a Rams pick 6 nearly costing us the game.
Second, David's stats were good - 30 completions out of 43 attemps (69.7%) for 335 yards and 2 Ints but there are some issues with his play. I thought David held the ball too long on some throws and took some sacks as well. This has been a continuing issue during the course of the season and needs to be addressed. He also delivered some passes late that could have resulted in additional picks. He made some terrific throws during the game, but would follow it up with a bad pass, especially early in the game. These issues are leading to some inconsistent performances.
Third, the defense gave up a game tying drive in the final minutes. They are the 30th ranked defense and it showed at times.
The Positives
There were some very real positives to come out of this win. First, the team fought through some bad play and found a way to win. I believe that is huge for this team - learning how to win. In order to win championships, teams must win games they have no business winning due to their own errors. This team did that today.
* After making a horrible play that nearly cost the game (the Rams pick 6), David and the team remained poised and regained the lead.
* The team bounced back from the beatdown they received last week.
* Penalties were kept at a minimum. Last week it seemed that the Jags counldn't complete a down on offense or defense without committing some type of penalty. This week - 3 penalties for 15 yards. I'll take that and ask for seconds please!
* The defense played very well today. They gave up an opening drive TD and it looked like "oh no - here we go again". But after a shaky first half, they really played well and dominated in the second half; the final drive not withstanding.
This team played well and they played poorly during this game, but they found a way to win - and that's what it's all about.
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David was fortunate ...
… that he didn’t have 2 more picks … Rams’ safeties dropped a couple they had in their hands.
I think we’re a mediocre blocking team. The short outs, screens … no one blocks properly, too many plays for no gain. O line was terrible in the first half run blocking, better in the second.
Need to use Mike Thomas more … the kid is a playmaker, and dependable.
Zach Miller had one great play. Marcedes was invisible.
I agree about the poise and effort. After last week I wasn’t sure how we’d come out and when they scored so easily and so quickly at the start I thought we might fold our tents. But they stayed strong, kept fighting and got the W.
Fabulous halftime … I’ll take the Bethune-Cookman band every game.
Miller did have a nice play
but he’s specialty should be over midrange middle, where he could really take advantage of his many physical gifts like his open field running, speed, height, size, and strength.
Lewis didn’t rack up a lot of yards, though he did make a crucial 3rd down catch off a bad pass to keep a drive alive, but his main conrtribution was in the blocking department. Basically whenever the pass blocking was good he had something to do with it. And any outside runs on the right side, the ones that were productive, were partially made because of him.
We should use Mike Thomas more. Probably should get him a couple deep passes to get some more cushion for the WR screens and etc.
I think everyone in the league now knows we can’t run the ball on either side of Vince Manuwai. Not blaming him, but its the combo of either Vince and Monroe or Vince and Meester that just doesn’t seem to work in the run game. Everyone pass blocked better. Like I was saying before, Monroe really benefited from having Lewis next to him for a large portion of the game. Uche still has couple kinks to iron out in pass pro, but he’s THE MAN in the run blocking department as of now. Britton is steadily getting better.
BC's band was great, I was impressed by how i wasn't bored after watching it perform
I think Defense played as good ass a bad defense can, they provided some good stops but let some go too.
I start to think that QB should be addressed in 1st round rather than in the 3rd. Garrard needs a successor.
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No NFL team
should take Tebow unless it is to play a position other than QB.
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you guys should hear the Colts fans, they have already moved your team, and decided San Antonio will be your new home. Bunch of douches over there.
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We all shall have our day
The colts will be nothing when peyton retires. I am patient.
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Me Too
I watched every minute of Texans franchise so far and am still patiently waiting for first winning season.
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good chance this season
even better next.
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Has that been a reason behind attendance numbers?
Maybe that you guys started off so strong, it gave people inflated expectations for the franchise ? Or is it just the product on the field? Because honestly, just going to the game and getting to watch MJD is probably better than years of football I have witnessed in Reliant Stadium.
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Too many bandwagon fans
but then again you can’t lose 41-0 to the seahawks. In 5 years 2nd generation Jaguars fans will be coming to the games.
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I feel strongly the Jaguar interest is returning
I think we will see a full stadium again this season.
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Everyone worriing about the Colts game
And I don’t get it. I think on that game, the stadium will be full, if the jags are still in the hunt for POs.
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Oct 19, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Night games don't do well in Jax.
Not sure if it’s an older crowd that doesn’t want to stay out late or just a lot of people who bring their kids on Sundays and just won’t to a night game…
But if the Jags are in the hunt, which I doubt personally but if they are, I know I’ll be flying down for the Thursday night game!
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that hurts, but if we’re doing well it could happen.
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Colts and Dolphins games will be interesting
by Jonathan Loesche on Oct 20, 2009 5:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Sell outs...
I think if they can go 4-2 over the next 6, and play well in the 2 losses, the Miami game might have a chance to sell out. Especially if Miami continues to play well as we can get some Dolphin fans from Dayton and Orlando in the seats.
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