Schedule Analysis
by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 14, 2009 7:59 PM EDT
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PrintIt has been about ten minutes since I've seen the Jaguars' 2009 schedule. If nothing else, it should tell us quickly what kind of team we will be seeing this season. For those who haven't already seen it, here it is.
1 Sun, Sept. 13 at Indianapolis Colts CBS 1 p.m.
2 Sun, Sept. 20 vs. Arizona Cardinals FOX 1 p.m.
3 Sun, Sept. 27 at Houston Texans CBS 1 p.m.
4 Sun, Oct. 4 vs. Tennessee Titans CBS 1 p.m.
5 Sun, Oct. 11 at Seattle Seahawks CBS 4:15 p.m.
6 Sun, Oct. 18 vs. St. Louis Rams FOX 1 p.m.
7 Bye
8 Sun, Nov. 1 at Tennessee Titans CBS 4:05 p.m.
9 Sun, Nov. 8 vs. Kansas City Chiefs CBS 1 p.m.
10 Sun, Nov. 15 at New York Jets CBS 1 p.m.
11 Sun, Nov. 22 vs. Buffalo Bills CBS 1 p.m.
12 Sun, Nov. 29 at San Francisco 49ers CBS 4:05 p.m.
13 Sun, Dec. 6 vs. Houston Texans CBS 1 p.m.
14 Sun, Dec. 13 vs. Miami Dolphins CBS 1 p.m.
15 Thu, Dec. 17 vs. Indianapolis Colts NFLN 8:20 p.m.
16 Sun, Dec. 27 at New England Patriots CBS 1 p.m.
17 Sun, Jan. 3 at Cleveland Browns CBS 1 p.m.
1. A Fast Start is a Must
Everyone here was hoping the NFL wouldn't give the Jaguars early divisional games. What do we get? Three in the first four weeks. If this team has any playoff goals, a 2-1 mark in those games is a minimum.
2. A balanced first half
Intermingled with the critical early divisional games, the other four games are against NFC West teams and the Kansas City Chiefs. If nothing else, the Jaguars will play three of their first eight games against teams also picking in the Top 10. Qwest Field is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the worst places to play for visiting teams, though. Assuming we can become the Missouri State Champions, splitting the Arizona and Seattle games should be enough to help with getting into the playoffs.
3. No monumental road trip
With the fair and Florida-Georgia game it is always a crap shoot to see if the Jaguars may end up on the short end of a three game road trip. This year, the schedule works to their favor with a bye week and only a trip to Tennessee.
4. "Flexing" our muscles later in the year?
I believe the Miami and New England games are that late in the year deliberately. If the team gets back to 2007 form, it could potentially provide great match ups for Sunday Night Football.
5. Take care of business against weaker competition
Everyone is looking at the early divisional games and end of the year trips to New England and Cleveland. However, I'm also looking at a schedule that could provide six or seven easy wins. With the NFC West, Chiefs, Bills, and Browns all on the schedule, the Jags could play .500 football the rest of the time and still have a 10 or 11 win season.
Just my thoughts, how about yours?
-John
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John it's good to see ya in midseason form!
Totally agree with all points especially with the fast start. If we can’t get out of the box fast we could be looking at an 8-8 season if we’re lucky, and possibly worse.
Schedule
You’re right, a fast start is essential. Looks awfully familiar doesn’t it; last year three of the first four games were divisional games. None of them are going to be easy. I think the Titans are on the way down. Their front seven is looking old, I think Kerry Collins is in the twilight of his career, and stopping Chris Johnson shouldn’t be as hard now. The Colts game will be tough as usual, but if the Jags can get the running game going like they did in the first game we could win, that defense isn’t getting any bigger. The Texans are tough as well. I’ll tell you what, if we don’t get that secondary fixed, the Texans game is going to be tough. Matt Schuab is one of the leagues better QBs now, and Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter are deadly together.
I don’t think the NFC West will be as great of pushovers as everyone thinks. San Francisco is a young team on the rise, Arizona was obviously in the Super Bowl last year, and their defense is supposed to be a lot better next season. It is hard to win a Qwest Field. It is technologically designed to filter noise down on top of the away team, meaning when that crowd is fired up, audibles and no huddle is damn near impossible.
If the Jags can win the easy ones, I think this team may be able to get into the playoffs. The schedule is a little weak, but offers potential to be tough. I can’t wait for the season to start.
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The first 4
is crtical, if the Jags are ready to go, drafting well, and have luck with injuries, and on the field, we can somehow manage a 2-2, but I still think it will be a 1-3. From the second 4 games, I think with a tough game (and win) against the Seahawks, the Jaguars can manage a 3-1(loss at Titans)
3rd quarter: Jets- Toughest game specially if they found a QB until that, Buffalo T. O will handle that until that point (W) 49ers- houston I have the feeling we will lose one of that is another 2-2. And the final 4: Miami, very tough but managable, Colts (I hope thisteam the jgs will finish the job, NE the most predictable loss of the season… And Cleveland (I hope i will mean something) a trap game, but I trust on the Jags. I give another 2-2 for that period.
It is 8-8, for me it is ok. Let’s hope at least they will manage to carry a 8-8
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 14, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
I Agree
As long as they win the games they are supposed to, we will be alright. If they can just pull a few upsets, we could be in the playoff hunt. I’m afraid for the New England game. Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Joey Galloway and Kevin Faulk are dangerous catching the ball. And I’m predicting Freddy to get 150 yards and a few touchdowns. We all know how Fred runs when he has a little bit of inspiration.
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New England will be the heavy favorite...
but the loses last year to Cleveland and Cinci…. Ugh… Win the games we are suppose to win, like 2007, get in, rush, play good D, come home with the “W”. I am already getting crap from Cleveland fans how they are going to blister us… I am a patient man!
seattle is almost impossible for anyone, its just that way
so lets make history like when we beat Green Bay at GB in the freezing cold, or when we beat the odds and beat pitt twice in a season.
Go jags
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Sweet
1 more step closer to the Regular Season! I predict a 10 – 6, possibly even 11 – 5. With our loses coming from : a heartbreaker @ Hou, @ Seattle, @ Tenn., @ New York(on the fence with this one), vs. Buff, and vs. Indy( thats right only 2 home loses). Some may think my expectations are high but, like Blair said earlier, if they come out with that “swagger” that you cant beat off with 2 OLB’s, they will be a force. Mark my words.
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They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
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With all the things that he did
My thoughts
No playoff talk for me until mid-season. Just next game and how to win.
The first four games are killers, This is where the team will learn who they can become.
The team says they are a cold weather team, well welcome to Lake Erie in January.
I love opening against the Dolts.
- Terry
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I agree, it’s way to early to ponder what next season holds. We have glaring needs at just about half of the positions on our team, so I think after draft and when we start signing more free agents we can make a better assessment. Anyways we definitely need to when those division games in the beginning of the season.
Correct me if I'm wrong
But isn’t this the Jags first trip back to the land of flaming rivers since the beer bottle incident? That game was in late November as well. Honestly though, looking through their history, the Jaguars have a great cold weather record for a Florida team. Off the top of my head the team has wins in Buffalo, Denver, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh in conditions that should kill warm weather teams.
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 14, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
They do play well in the cold
I just know Lake Erie in January. It doesn’t get much colder. It is just before the Lake freezes over and the Canadian winds come down and pick up the moisture. It chills the marrow in your bones.
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I’m just glad we have something else to talk about instead of beating the crap outta most of ourselves over the freaking draft…
Sean Jax Beach Bum
Well I'm gonna start beating some crap tomorrow
But a one day vacation from that is nice.
by Adam Stites on Apr 14, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
No kidding. I’m with ya bro. It feels like we are beating a dead horse concerning the draft, We’ve all said everything there is to say, at least to my knowledge. Now it is time to wait. Wake me up in late april.
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let's take it easy on the playoff speculations.
This team has a lot of holes to fill. With O line – D line – WR corp, and defensive backfield all needing serious upgrades / overhalls – the playoffs are a long way off for this team. Not to mention that every other team in the division is just a better team. Tenn may be the exception – given their hits in FA AND especially if VY returns as the starting QB.
I’ll be happy if the Jags are 8-8 and don’t finish dead last in the division. After last season, I honestly beleive that this team has 2 – 3 years of rebuilding to do. They lacked depth, talent, and youth. They also got hit by injuries – but so do most teams. Getting some ;young blood’ will take time to develop.
Not pessimism – realism. I reserve the right to ammend my remarks pending draft / FA and preseason evals.
I completely agree.
And honestly I don’t see any easy spots in this schedule. Those teams are hungry just like us.
And I think VY could be a big problem if he can ever put all the tools TOGETHER. Just keep watching. His problem was that he was thrust into the starting QB position as soon as he came in. You need to develop your QB even those who are drafted very high.
VY is a garbage QB. He's never been good, and he's a simpleton. He can't handle the position, that much is clear.
I think the amount of development depends on the QB. Matt Ryan didn’t need much time.
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I was agreeing with you and disagreeing with Slvrgun, I don't see how anyone can say VY just needs more development time.
He’s in his 4th year! If he hasn’t got it now, he’s not going to. He isn’t even showing signs of improving.
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What was more frustrating is that his crap play was overlooked his rookie season
because he made a few big runs to make up for it. For example, his winning run in overtime against Houston. It killed me to see VY live at the Pro Bowl that year. I was hoping the fly over before the game would have dropped a missile or something…ok, just kidding….but seriously.
Where's the
whole on the OL? I see only one whole on the DL. Wr is a big problem, but if your lines are good you will usually be in most every game.
Speaking of the hole* on
the DL, who knows anything about Myron Pryor. He looks like another Derek Landri. Most people don’t have him ranked, but from the little I’ve seen from him, he’s pretty good at rushing the passer from the inside. I haven’t seen enough of him though.
Center, Guard, and Tackle - all need upgrades.
Thomas is very long in the tooth (FA aquisition) and don’t know how good he’ll be. His best days are definately behind him. Meester is getting some mileage piled on and we lost both guards last year to acl’s in week 1 at Tenn.
Williams was a biceps injury, not ACL
And Manuwai is a beast.
by MoveThoseChains on Apr 15, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I stand corrected with Williams you are correct.
You are also correct in Manuwai – IF he regains pre-injury form.
But we are talking about
next year right?
Thomas only gave up 2 sacks last year in a pass happy offense while starting in all 16 games.
Meester didn’t give up any sacks last year and obviously upgraded the OL, after his 3rd game back and onward. I’m not saying that they wont need to be replaced in the near future, but they are performing well, hence they are not holes yet.
At guard, we could have a hole at first, if either Williams or Manuwai don’t come back but they most certainly will eventually. And Williams’ injury is usually easier to come back from anyhow. Regardless, I think Nwaneri could be a good back up, at least for Williams. I think the only possible hole is dependent on Manuwai’s health, but it’s too early to call it a hole yet.
Manuwai is very good IF he can regain pre injury form - we'll have to wait and see.
I still maintain that the center and guard positions need to be upgraded and we need to find a stud LT for long term.
That's why I think we should draft
Andre Smith, put him at RT, move Pashos to guard. and then….no problems. Got backups in Mo Williams, Nwaneri, and Dennis Norman. Pick up another lineman later on in the draft…preferably a center, and I don’t see any problems whatsoever. Great thing is, alot of these guys cross train. Mo can play guard or RT. Norman can play guard or center. We need an OT early in the draft, and a center in like round 4, and we’ll be shored up fairly well.
Interesting.
I completely agree with taking an OT early. I definately would like to see us pick up a good young center somewhere in this draft. It is an area of need and it takes a little time to develop – blitz recognition, protection calls, etc.
I think that two good solid drafts will be enough
I predict by the end 2010, we will be a tough team to deal with. Maybe even real contenders unlike last years hype.
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Jags sounds like one of the worse team in the NFL after reading this.
The Jaguars are a lower middle of the pack type team. We don't have any true playmakers.
MJD, Garrard and Mathis is pretty much all we have.
The LBs are solid but that is all they are. Nothing special.
The Secondary blows.
The WR core is perhaps the worst in the NFL. It is very embarrassing.
Are TEs are nothing special.
The DLine is atrocious. John Henderson is pretty much a non factor without someone big in there with him. Although I think Harvey and Groves will be great players. I think Reggie will be back to form.
And I think the lost of Fred Taylor is going to hurt a lot more than people would like to think.
If you don’t believe me watch how we folded against the sorry Bengals and Browns, we couldn’t beat the Vikings or the Bears. We barely won that Colts game, and the Texans have finally caught up (and boy are they good- my pick to win the AFC south).
The Texans
Worry me too. They pass the ball great, are starting to get a running game going, and have a lot of defensive playmakers.
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The Texans
can clinch the AFC South, if they can keep Schaub healthy full season and have a good draft!
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 15, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I read it
It makes cheap shots to us… All 4 fan of Jaguars…
I’m not saying the jaguars an elite team, but if someone thinks that this team is a weak one, he might will be veeeery surprised this year. i hoipe the guys show everybody what they are capable this year!
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 15, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care about anything said by mainstream sports media about the Jaguars
They simply don’t know what they’re talking about. Even when they say the Jaguars are going to win the Super Bowl, I don’t listen because they really don’t know what’s going on at all.
This guy is going on my Wall of Douchebags.
Read this…he’s saying our fan base sucks in case someone doesn’t get. Why take personal shots at the franchise? What’s his bias? Yeah, I guess this site comprises every single Jags fan in the world, huh? All four of us….douche
“I can hear the Jaguar fans already – all four of you – complaining about how the Jags are in the worst category in two of the first four weeks. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. But the real downer about this game is that neither team has a receiver worth watching. Talk about a cure for insomnia.”
He doesn't seem
to know anything. We should save this story and then throw it back into his face at the end of the year.
He doesn't
seem to value a run game at all. Everything he talks about seems to revolve about the passing game.
Jason Cole Can Shove It
What an idiot. I agree, he places little value on the running game. When he analyzed(not hardly) the Jaguars, Titans game, he said neither team has a receiver worth watching. That would be great if we could save the story, and e-mail it to that SOB at the end of the season.
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Hey guys, these so called experts
from fox and espn are evidently smokin ‘leftys’. I’m mean their job is to create excitement and money. I am so willing to go back to the 2007 boring Jack Del Rio football – run the ball – stop our guy MJD (he’s gettin the fball), couple of out dumps, defense crushes, field position… field position… field position… no time left… we win the game!
So who else has seen this defensive end pick by the espn guy? Okra? That would be crazy after last year… What would be crazier since these cats (the league) are so paranoid about paying a top 10 pick is going up a slot or 2 to get bargaing power to screw those behind us?
Opening game
I think it is kind of good that the Jags get the Colts for the first game. For one, it will be both teams’ opening regular season games. Second, maybe Manning won’t be as sharp as mid season. Third, he won’t have one of his weapons to throw to (Harrison). But, he still has Wayne. If we get can a good Cornerback in the draft, opposite Mathis, we should be all right. Just some thoughts.
I'm not
as optimistic about starting out against the Colts.
1. The Colts are usually pretty sharp to start the season.
2. There is going to be a shake up in our secondary and will need time to meld.
3. Garrard will probably have at least 2 new receivers.
4. The OL will basically have to start from scratch because they haven’t played together in a while, and none of them have played with Tra.
5. We will have a new DC and probably a newish defensive scheme to go along with it.
The Colts were especially dull to open the season last year
Granted Peyton was still recovering from surgery, but still.
4 weeks since the surgery.
Still on some serious anti-biotics. Lost 20 lbs. But still? wha?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 16, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
No, actually I check the AFC South's fansites daily.
I comment when I feel the need. I refrained Tuesday when the schedule was released. “Dolts” is really original by the way.
And, its she.
I don’t mind the Jags too much, I like you more than the Titans. Perhaps we can share that common bond?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 16, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks.
I’m sure you guys will find some female fans. Only requirement is to be a football junkie – there’s gotta be some ladies out there who are and are Jags fans. We have about (from what I know) 5 to 6 regular women on SB. And sometimes, the guys actually listen to us! =-)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 17, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I would prefer Hood or Britton
I agree that Kelvin Hayden is overpaid. And Marlin Jackson’s contract is up after the upcoming season, so we do need a CB. But, I would take one in the 3rd or 4th round. I would love to see us take 1) Hood 2) Jennings/Robiskie.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 17, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Ha!
Only child, Dad a football freak. Grew up watching Archie Manning and the rest is history!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 17, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
You should start your own organization or something
Female Football Fanatics of America or something….hey if you go with that title and become a famous organization, I want a ride in your limo, at the very least.
oh wow
i grew up near new orleans, i agree blair. You put a semi-hot girl in a jags jersey and when she talks, she notices that Nelson made the interception, not Mathis and then gets mad at the announcers for being idiots bc they just saw long hair and assumed it was mathis
……
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That's a great idea!
The FFFA. I like it.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 17, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
gotcha
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i meant to thro that out in general, then i noticed i replied to you
i felt stupid for a second
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Vic's take
on every single game of the schedule:
http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=7773
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 16, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions
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