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Jaguars vs. Bills: It wasn't ALL terrible

Now that the initial frustration from Saturday night's game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills has subsided, not everything in the game was a trip on the fail boat to fail island. I watched the game again last night, knowing full well I would get frustrated again at the team's ineptness, but there were some positives that we can take from the game.

Some.

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  • The wide receivers have been a concern for the Jaguars, but against the Buffalo Bills they were able to show the ability to separate from the Bills defenders. On one of David Garrard's deep passes, he actually put the ball right on the money to Jason Hill, but Hill short armed it. On the other deep passes from Garrard and Blaine Gabbert, while they fell incomplete, the receivers targeted were open. That's a big difference from a few weeks past.
  • The offensive line looked much better in pass protection than the past two weeks. The line only allowed two sacks, and if my memory serves me correctly, two of them were from the quarterbacks holding on to the football.
  • Matt Roth does a lot of little things that have a big impact, especially on running plays. Roth does an excellent job taking on pulling guards and blowing up stretch plays by getting into the backfield.
  • Courtney Greene continues to progress and bring the wood in run support.
  • DuJuan Harris continues to make himself a tough cut to make for the Jaguars.
  • Nate Collins has made a case to make this roster on the defensive tackle rotation the past few weeks, once again showing an ability to rush the passer from the interior.

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Point 2: I know you guys had several of your best pass rushers out of the game. The Bills did as well. I know during the in-game posts you guys talked a lot about how we were looking better because you were missing starters. We were too. Just take that into consideration.

I have comments on some of the other points as well, but I don’t know enough about your team to post them and not feel like an idiot.

by crooked5 on Aug 29, 2011 9:16 AM EDT reply actions  

No excuses, your Bills outplayed us.

Good luck this season, I like Fitzpatrick. He’s smart, and can make great throws. Hope you guys shock the Pats and Jets!

Fidelis Ad Mortem

by JPQ! on Aug 29, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

We're all idiots

What’s your other points about the Jaguars? I’d be interested to hear them.

"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."- Jack Handey

by Jagtastic on Aug 29, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

I thought the drive before the half was run pretty well...

Except that it ended in 3 points, not 7. (shouldn’t have made that pass across the middle that cost us our last T.O.)
Why do 2 minute drills always seem to work well, when nothing has all the drives before?

Fidelis Ad Mortem

by JPQ! on Aug 29, 2011 9:17 AM EDT reply actions  

Mostly

2nd string D on that drive

"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."- Jack Handey

by Jagtastic on Aug 29, 2011 10:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Getting the feeling that Larry Hart will go IR

Don’t think the team has given up on him yet. Might see Carey go IR as well.

by Joe Fisher on Aug 29, 2011 9:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Carey

What happened to him?

"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."- Jack Handey

by Jagtastic on Aug 29, 2011 10:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Way to find the silver lining

on what appeared to me as a 100% dark brown turd. It makes me feel better that someone found something they liked when I couldn’t. Some good and valid points were made.

by BeerMuscles on Aug 29, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions  

As good as Ryan Fitzpatrick looked...

I can’t wait to see Drew Brees in game 4. Is there a completion percentage higher than 100%?

Sorry, I clearly haven’t gotten over the initial frustration yet.

Jags ticket holder since 1995.

by SicilianJag on Aug 29, 2011 11:32 AM EDT reply actions  

I think we'll all need to worry

if Kampman, Alualu, Sessions and Mincey are all out for that game.

Come on Jaguars. Make this your year!

by pksiv on Aug 29, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

Kyle Orton, Philip Rivers, Mike Vick, and Peyton Manning all shredded the Jaguars pass defense when all of those guys but Session were playing.

by Alfie Crow on Aug 29, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sure they do. They’d need a DRASTIC jump to be that much different than last year, however… and the guy everyone is banking on is coming off a torn ACL.

by Alfie Crow on Aug 29, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

From all accounts,

Alualu has made a drastic jump. Mincey I’m sure is much better as well….and really, Rivers and Manning shred most teams. And Kampman was coming off a torn ACL last year, too.

I like to watch.

by MoveThoseChains on Aug 29, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Plain and simple...

We need depth. Injuries happen, but we did have an inordinate number of “stars” out of the game.

by CheapSeat on Aug 29, 2011 11:43 AM EDT reply actions  

What the Jags should have done is bring in Rob Ryan

We need someone that can run a good D. Is there a third Ryan brother I dont know about? Bring him or her in! Buddy Ryan was a jerkwad.. but his defensive philosophy more than stood the test of time.

by Roland Sogor on Aug 29, 2011 11:44 AM EDT reply actions  

You are assuming that

1) Rob Ryan would actually come here
2) Del Rio would switch to a 3 DL scheme – highly doubtful (but not impossible) with personnel we had at the end of last season)
3) playing good defense has more to do with scheme / coach than it does talent… it doesn’t

by whaley on Aug 29, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looks like DuJuan Harris

Has a spot locked up on the practice squad. I just hope we dont lose him to another team.

by zoxitic on Aug 29, 2011 11:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

thank goodness Oline played better

or else everyone would be crying for us to pay Andre Gurode mega millions…

by whaley on Aug 29, 2011 1:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Everything is relative

To the opponents.

Did our O line play better or did we play against a weaker D line?

The Bills are ranting and raving about how well Fitzpatrick did finally. But I fear our defense just made him look that way (As Alfie said, Joe Montana).

I think the Bills were missing some starters just as we were. Makes me give less and less credibility to preseason. Nothing really matters til Week 1. And what I mean by that, is it’s easy to be deceived by preseason.

by SexonvilleShaguars on Aug 29, 2011 4:35 PM EDT reply actions  

The Colts preseason record is attrocious

The Lions went 4-0 the same season they went 0-16 during the regular season. If you didn’t already know to discount what you see in the preseason, that should be enough.

Come on Jaguars. Make this your year!

by pksiv on Aug 29, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here’s the problem: The Colts are always good. It’s OK to say it’s just the preseason for them, because they’re consistently good.

by Alfie Crow on Aug 29, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

They’re always good until they’re not. That day is coming.

I like to watch.

by MoveThoseChains on Aug 29, 2011 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

When it does, then it won’t be OK to say it’s just the preseason… until that day however, they can say that.

by Alfie Crow on Aug 29, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

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