Thursday Night Football, Jaguars Vs. Falcons: Receivers in the spotlight

by Adam Stites on Dec 15, 2011 5:05 PM EST in Jacksonville Jaguars Game Preview

A lot of criticism has been bestowed upon the Jaguars receivers in 2011 and justifiably so. It's hard to imagine another team releasing the #1 receiver on their depth chart and watching him go unclaimed on waivers and remain without a team two weeks later. Frankly the WR corps has been bad and it has led to the Jaguars claiming Chastin West, Taylor Price and Brian Robiskie as well as signing Mike Sims-Walker.

Robiskie and Sims-Walker have both been lost for the season, but with Mike Thomas and Cecil Shorts III both out for tonight's game against the Falcons, the receivers will make for an interesting story line.

Of the four receivers that will play tonight for the Jaguars, only Jarett Dillard has seen a significant amount of targets this season and even he has only caught 21 balls. Kassim Osgood saw some time at receiver against the Buccaneers, but showed why he has stayed so low on the depth chart in Jacksonville when he dropped what could've been a touchdown.

West has caught eight balls in 2011, but has remained low on the Jaguars depth chart for most of the season. Tonight's game will likely be his best chance to make an impact.

But the most intriguing player to watch among the four receivers playing tonight is undoubtedly Taylor Price. Price will be making his debut with the Jaguars after never making much of an impact in New England with the Patriots.

Regardless, he was an intriguing talent out of the University of Ohio when he was drafted in the 3rd round in 2010 and could possibly be a player that will prosper in a new environment. In Jacksonville, Price will get that chance, particularly tonight with a slew of injuries that have put him in perfect position to show what he can do.

None of the four receivers tonight have assured spots on the 2012 Jaguars so tonight will be very important to each of these receivers to show what they can do and try to earn their favor with Gene Smith as he will almost certainly be interested in over-hauling the wide receiver position in the offseason.

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Price should play well

2 weeks in the offense, I bet Dirk got some plays just for him

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Dec 15, 2011 5:11 PM EST reply actions

Watchinf NFL network. Why is it so hard for some tv people

To pronounce Jaguars correctly. It annoys the hell out of me when I hear Jagwires.

by zoxitic on Dec 15, 2011 5:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions

+10000000000000000000

i HATE that also! Why is it so hard to pronounce it?! “JagWIRES”. Idiots

by Jags85 on Dec 15, 2011 6:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Hearing "Jagwire"

is like nails on a chalkboard. It’s not just the Jags. I’ve heard people use the same pronunciation for the car too.

Throw the ball, score points.

by iodrew on Dec 15, 2011 6:17 PM EST up reply actions

My girlfriend said Jagwire once.

err. EX-girlfriend.

by SexonvilleShaguars on Dec 15, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions

Can't stand that

by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Dec 15, 2011 7:25 PM EST up reply actions

Coming out of college scouting report.

Taylor Price
6’0 3/8, 202 pounds | Wide receiver | Ohio

Strengths: Price has excellent speed and really shows it when a cornerback is playing off coverage. Has the deep speed to blow past a defender and get open. Looks to have good hands and caught a lot of passes away from his frame. Possesses great quick-twitch agility to make sudden moves in his route running to get open. Gets up to his top speed quickly. Ran more complex routes than most receivers coming out of college. Worked really hard leading up to his senior season to get bigger and stronger.

Weaknesses: Price needs to do a better job of high-pointing balls and timing his leaps. Has had some troubles against better press coverage cornerbacks. Tends to take too many false steps when jammed. Not the strongest runner after the catch and doesn’t break a lot of tackles. Really lacking as a blocker. Not technically sound and doesn’t always give the best effort supporting the run. Struggled at times when he had to improvise when his quarterback got in trouble. Has had some very minor hamstring issues during his career.

Final word: Price unfortunately had to be on the receiving ends of one of the nation’s worst and most tumultuous passing attacks in the nation. However, he still shone, particularly as a senior. Price is an excellent athlete with great speed. He uses both to get open and make exciting plays happen.

He was a durable player for Ohio, lining up at split end for three years. Was used some on reverses and on special teams.

http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2010/3/31/1397755/taylor-price-nfl-draft-scouting

Looks like he can be a solid rotational guy, and #4 receiver. Although he has good speed, he isn’t very good at running routes.

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by rhettchrystal on Dec 15, 2011 5:42 PM EST reply actions

Taylor Price

put a whoopin on us in preseason.

He looks like he could be a strong receiver.

We keep bringing in all these guys, but honestly I think we need better coaching and Blaine to be more comfortable in the pocket. We need to draft a monster WR in first round next season

by SexonvilleShaguars on Dec 15, 2011 7:15 PM EST up reply actions

Its funny

that even underwood is seeing more play time than price did

by pix4six on Dec 15, 2011 5:49 PM EST reply actions

And look what that got him lol....an INT and cursed out LOL! Maybe they should have kept Price? (shrug)

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by T.Holmes on Dec 15, 2011 5:52 PM EST up reply actions

Underwood

goes hard on every play, Price was always hurt, and seemed to regress to them. Even if Price is just a deep threat, he’d be good, Pats fans said he runs very good slants though, which Dirk utlizes a lot.

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by rhettchrystal on Dec 15, 2011 5:54 PM EST up reply actions