Jacksonville Jaguars fall to Arizona Cardinals 31-17, Jaguars fall to 0-2
They came out ugly, offered us a moment of hope, and then broke our heart again as the Jacksonville Jaguars fell to the Arizona Cardinals 31-17. Cardinals QB Kurt Warner set an NFL record 92% completion percentage, the Jaguars pass rush could not stop the offense, and Mike Sims-Walker emerged as a real honest-to-goodness wide receiver.
This was a game where the Jaguars made countless mental mistakes, penalties and poor decisions, and generally speaking looked awful. The Offensive Line could NOT protect David Garrard, the only time that David got anything done was when the Cardinals fell into their prevent defense at the end of the game. I'm not going to bang the Fire Del Rio drum just yet, but there were some discipline issues, particularly when emotions were high, that were problematic. Early play was sloppy, there was no rhythm, and after Scobee's field goal was blocked and returned for a touchdown, the mental focus was lost for some time.
This was a game where we were teased, there were moments where you thought that the Jaguars were just starting to get something done, but dropped passes and a late interception ended the game. Interestingly, the Cardinals targeted the Jaguars linebackers more than anything else with screens and short passes. Linebacker is an area of strength for this team, at least in theory, so it'll be interesting to see what the tape tells us about the group.
Player of the Game: Mike Sims-Walker: 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 tackle. Mike Walker is a real wide receiver now. He's a bright star to admire looking forward. He's a young leader on the roster and someone to look forward to each week.
More analysis to come.
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Man that was quick
This match was a rollercoster, and was part times in there where I was thinking what the hell I’M doing. But in the end it was bit better.
O-line is concern. Pass rush is concern. Mentality is an issue.
I want to see Dillard and Mike Thomas next week.
I hope no good playing playmaker injured.
That blocked filed goal was a killer. Warner stats were another killer for us.
Houston is on the horizon, then the Titans, then the Seahawks. If something not get quick fixed, the 0-5 is more and more a possibility-sadly!
And one more thing: Patience please, don’T wanna fire almost everyone around the team this week!!!!
Life without knowledge is death in disguise
by Zoltan from Budapest on Sep 20, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
In Gene we Trust and JDR
Arizona was a tough match up, they needed to make some adjustments. And it looks like they did.
Well it is only week 2. Hopefully we will do better Week 3.
Oh we play the Texas, and they just beat Tennessee.
So does JDR still think we are dumb, and have we lost our brains for just keeping it real about our inconsistencies?
By the way, In Gene we trust (Right).
Yo.
It was hot at the stadium
I was delirious after the FG got blocked, its all a blur from there.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
Hoping the Draft comes quicker this year
Instead of getting worse picks it seems like we’ll be getting better ones.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
I just got back from the game, and...
That was one of the ugliest Jags games I have ever seen. I don’t know how it looked on television, but Eben Britton and Eugene Monroe played like trash. Absolute TRASH. I am usually optimistic, but they played terribly.
someone behind us drew a Face on the seat and left
if only seats were fans
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
Trust me it was worse at the stadium
lol
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The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
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i think the most important lesson
… is that we actually DO have an offensive weapon other than Mojo. And, we need to use him… often. I understand that David was getting major major pressure all game, but we are dead if we continue to use Mojo for 90% of our offense while ignoring players like sims-Walker and Holt.
Defense is a major concern. We leak yards like crazy – run or pass, we can’t seem to stop anyone.
I can't wait to hear
Terry’s recap of the game.
Life without knowledge is death in disguise
by Zoltan from Budapest on Sep 20, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
I don't know what to say
With Hayward out for the season, I knew that things would be tough for the defense. It’s a common theme around BCC that we want the defensive line coach gone.
To call the Jaguars’ attack a pass rush is an insult to pass rushes everywhere. It’s plain sad. Was Shack really this bad? Did he really misjudge Harvey and Groves this badly? Why did the Jaguars mortgaged an entire draft for two pass rushers than can’t rush the pass? Calais Campbell would’ve been better, it seems.
And the offensive line….I don’t understand. It’s a miracle Garrard is in one piece and somehow managed nearly 300 yards and 2 touchdowns. If Andy Heck is a genius, now would be a great time for him to show that.
In Gene We Trust.
by MoveThoseChains on Sep 20, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
We should of fired that clown earlier
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
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"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
Tra Thomas...
is needed at LT. Eugene Monroe needs to ride the pine and see what it feels like to underachieve. Maybe then he will play better. And don’t say this is harsh. Trial by fire. I agree. Part of the game is being benched for playing terribly, and Monroe needs to feel that part of the trial.
Maybe it was the heat...
but he looked terrible. Tra Thomas NOW. And to answer your question, yes, he looked worse than last week.
Garrard got sacked more
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
Time to cut lose the anti 1st rounders
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The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
2 things
I’M GONNA BLOW UP if anyone disses Garrard for his performance. For the 100th time, the guy makes magic happen with nothing. Pressure every other play from all sides and he still has a better than average game. Our line sucks, period.
Put Tra in.
Praying for a QB and Eric Berry
Hope God hears my plea
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
I remember before Moss/Welker they had nobody!!!
Brady makes it happen and will make it happen even without Moss/Welker! Wake up people, great QB’s make WR’s elite!!! I don’t believe Holt is garbage, but did he have a huge game today, NO!!
Great QB's make WR's elite
then why weren’t Brady’s receivers elite? Branch was one of Brady’s best receivers before he got Moss and etc. And when healthy, he looked just as good with the Seahawks.
When Garrard threw 2 potential TD’s to bring the game within one score from a 31-3 deficit he did what he could in my mind. Those were the same passes that Brady threw to win the Bills game. What’s the difference? Well Ben Watson caught his passes. And as far as I can tell, Brady didn’t so much as lead his team to TD today, and the Jets didn’t even have Jenkins. And Brady has Wes Welker. He has Randy Moss. He has a better OL….etc
And Garrard had a better passing percentage, and ~100 more yards, not to mention what Garrard was able to do with his feet.
You can say Brady was hesitant because of his knee, but he was taking some hits and he was holding on to the ball. That wasn’t his problem. HE JUST DIDN’T HAVE IT.
Don't take my word for it
just watch.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d812c22c9/WK-2-David-Garrard-highlights
And this clip doesn’t even include the dropped TD passes to Nate Hughes. And yes, Leinart was playing, but I see plenty of starters playing for AZ on both sides of the ball. I see DRC playing till the end of the game. I saw Darnell Dockett still chasing Garrard late in the game. Yes Garrard had time to throw ball, but that’s what we are supposed to expect from the OL. Garrard was throwing lasers under pressure. He was throwing in super tight windows. He was going through his progressions. He was making people miss. He wasn’t just tossing the ball up for grabs even though the team was way behind. And no the Cards were not playing soft coverage. Many of those late passes were going over defenders heads. You throw under prevent defenses if that’s what they are showing you. They blitzed until the last down of the game. And believe me, the Cards were starting to worry(Warner was warming up). That means they were probably playing pretty hard on D to avoid bringing Warner back in. Leinart has nothing to do with this game.
Sorry for my rant. :)
by Ewdtrey on Sep 20, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who is this DRC?
District of Republican China?
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
That's a good video
Shows clearly how much pressure David was under a lot of the time… and what he can do with the ball whten he has time.
it’s could be a rough game next week against the Texans… versus the Titans, Matt Schaub was 25/39 for 357 yds and 4 tds; Andre Johnson was 10 for 149 yds and two td’s…
let’s pick apart this Cardinals game for 24 hrs, then move the hell on to the next game? (i know it won’t happen, but… whatever)
Sean Jax Beach Bum
We play Houston next game right?
I’m shuddering…..It be an upset if we beat them.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
the funniest thing about this game ...
is it came down to a few plays…
1. a missed pass interference call…
2. turns into a 17-3 game instead of a 10-6 game…
3. and as far demoralized as we were (there was about 8,000 fans left at this point) if nate hughes catches an EASY TD to bring us within one TD with 4 min (and 3 TO) left…we have a shot!!
That's usually what happens in every game.
Doesn’t change the fact that the Jaguars are Garbage. I hate saying it but its true.
After being there and drinking alot
I’m officially on the Fire Del Rio bandwagon
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious."-Bill Hicks
by Jonathan Loesche on Sep 20, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions
Was Terry with you John at the game?
What was his reaction? I guess, he will not praise the team this week as he did last week…
Life without knowledge is death in disguise
by Zoltan from Budapest on Sep 20, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Why'd we let them wear their white jerseys?
I know there’s this movement to make teal our color… but the heat is supposed to be our advantage.
In the face of adversity, what you do from then on dictates who you really are...
Arizona is hot as hell all year.
The dark jersey/light jersey argument is moot at this point. They are all made out of heat reflecting material.
I'll believe the heat reflecting
once they let me wear one for a day… but that’ll never happen.
In the face of adversity, what you do from then on dictates who you really are...
Believe it
As a physics guy, I know a few tricks they could use to do it. Just think of it as the skin on a stealth plane, and then take it to a micro level change the structure a little and voila. (That’s one way)
Another way is with lenses, and films etc…
Supposedly
according to their studies, the new material they are using in the Jag Jerseys, I think called Cool Black, it doesn’t matter.
Do you know what bothers me
(and I asked Vic about it, I’M curiuos if he answer it)
Who is the better passrusher who is a real threat:
Calais Campbell (50th selection 2008) or Derrick Harvey (8th pick of the draft 2008, traded away for him almost half of last years picks.)? Yeah, Shack Harris picked good guys (MJD, Mathis, Durant, Ingram) but the way he screw up this team is simply devastating. I know the anger grows against Jack Del Rio, but let’s be honest, if the you know what don’t work you could have the best designed playcallings in the world, it will not work.
As Vic likes to says: IT’s players not plays! And if you not have players, well you’re in trouble… Like the Jaguars pass rush now…
Life without knowledge is death in disguise
by Zoltan from Budapest on Sep 20, 2009 7:38 PM EDT reply actions
DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT,
nothing beats the draft. If we have 3 years of good Gene Smith Drafts we can probably contend with other teams.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
Its simple.
Sell enough tickets to make it to the 2011 draft and all will be fine. Thats the solution, but thats also the problem. Accept this season for what it is. Be optomistic, but don’t feed yourself a lie about the quality of players we have on our team. You dont have to be some heralded sports analyst to see that the Jags do not, and have not been winning individual matchups.
Bottom line is we dont have an identity right now. Not one of you can say what we do well as a team……aside from kick field goals. In 07’ we rode Fre d&Maurice, 05’ it was defense…..Yes we have good linebackers, but in a traditional 4-3 scheme the Line and Secondary take prescedence over LB’s. The offense is hodgepodge right now trying to take form.
On another note help might be on the way. I think the Navy is supposed to be relocating an Air Craft Carrier to NAS I believe. (not sure when) but with that carrier comes about 5000 people with about at least a third bringing families along. That could help a little, some of them will attend a jags game.
Thank God for the Navy
but i wonder, wouldn’t they already be other team’s fans?
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
I live in NY, but I was able to watch the game with the NFL Ticket...
The Jaguars just can’t get ANY breaks…
The Cardinals first drive had a fumble that was recovered by the Cards on the one yard line…next play TD.
Rashean Mathis, who’s having a probowl season already, hits Anquan Boldin on the Cards next play and causes a fumble…the ball goes out of bounds…Cards score a FG
The Zebras misses a blatant PI call on Holt…next play block FG returned for TD for the Cards…
The Jags are about to score and Troy Williamson gets hurt after he fumbles the ball…
It’s just not a lucky day for the Jags today. We all know the rookie T’s are going to struggle; having to play the Colts and Cardinals back to back (meaning; high flying offense in which they score in bunches) forces you to throw more (Garrard had 40+ attempts).
I don’t think its time to hit the panic button yet…The Jaguars just have to get some breaks and they need to protect DG more.
I hear a lot of pull Monroe for Tra Thomas. FYI Tra has a bad back that has slowed him down in TC. Trust me, Monroe is there best option. I doubt Tra could survive the entire game. He’s a safety blanket at this point in his career.
Welcome to Camelot
you're right
we had so many opportunities to win this game, we just couldn’t catch a break. Luck is a part of the game and today we just didn’t have much of it. If a few of those breaks go our way, especially the no call on the pass interference with holt that led to the blocked fg, we could all be in a better mood about today.
The Force was not with us today.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
The Flavour of the Day is Turf. - Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars
"As for me, Life goes on."-TheTealDeal
my finger is pointed straight at our WR's
I actually think most of us have become desensitized by so much bad WR play in years past:
Strike 1: On the drop by Hughes, Garrard evaded the pressure, ends up throwing off one foot mid-tackle, between two defenders, and hits Hughes mid stride in the end zone… and the ball bounces off his HEAD. His HEAD. HIS HEAD!!!
If they guy wore a kickers mask we’d might have had touchdown!
Strike 2: The receivers gave up improvising while Garrard still had the ball. The death look he sent down the right side of the field was memorable. I was so pissed watching it. I’m not sure who the recipient of that glare was but he deserved a boot in the ass. I hope one of our coaches gave it to him when the camera wan’t looking.
Strike 3: Sure the games out of reach by then, but our darling MSW jogs – HE JOGS – back to a pass, all but pulling up while letting the db blow by him for the int.
And these are just the three plays of many that stand out to me the most, there were at least a handful more. These WR’s are mailing it in, lack of ability is problem, but giving up on plays and jogging and/or watching where there’s a live ball? This is why you fire people. Cut a WR, fire a coach, I don’t care, but the anger should be on the WR core today. The line still get’s a pass because I at least think they are trying, I don’t buy that anymore with the receivers on our roster, they need to dragged through the mud.
I’m not saying we have to panic, but it’s getting close to send a message time, and this is where mine is heading. A nice little WR contract we can throw under a bus to get peoples attention. I’d serve notice tomorrow, and dare them not to show up in Game 3.
Garrard would have been at about 350 yards, 3 TD, and no interceptions if our receivers just weren’t embarrassing, I’m not even saying good, just not embarrassingly bad. He’s a good QB, and we’re lucky he’s back there because he’s a great fit for a bad line, he’s professional, and just skilled enough to make a game of it most nights. Hopefully we get good enough to start making it easy for him. Until then, he’s a nice big mobile guy who can take the hits he’s bound to take with our line.
Every year is a rebuilding year
Good or bad, no team can live off the year before.
We were great in 2007 and awful in 2008, but all that matters is how you look on each new Sunday (Monday nighters are a dream at this point). Based on our first two games of this year we need to start taking chances. Simplify the play book and include more downfield shots, try an exotic scheme, use more gimmicks, it doesn’t matter what we do as long as it’s not what we’re doing right now. Defense may win games, but offense is what sells tickets. You can’t expect people to pay to sit in 90 degree weather while they drink $6 beers for 4 hours watching MJD run it up the gut while Garrard throws 5 yard dump passes.
by Jags-Fan-In-Chicago on Sep 20, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
this game can be summerized by the first offensive play....
a wide open Lewis… who dropped the pass….

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