Q: What happened to the play calling which resulted in Blake Bortles throwing 40 passes and tight ends receiving no throws at all?
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“Unfortunate decision on the interception, but overall I thought he did some good things in the first game”, Olson said.
And it is it unfair for fans to question the play-calling when it isn’t generating wins? The Jaguars receivers can catch, they just didn’t do it enough against the Panthers. “That’s what we expect of ourselves and anything less than that is a letdown”.
But on the other hand, considering the Jaguars are still trying to build a connection to a local fan base and expand their global brand, it’s probably not the best thing for Bortles, who is the first person that comes to mind when most people think “Jaguars”, to be saying something so blunt. “Talking to some of those guys, it was the most prepared for a football game they’ve ever been, so we’ve got to continue that and make sure it carries over week to week”.
When Norman stepped in front of Yeldon to pick off the telegraphed throw by Bortles, however, it had an obvious effect on the Jaguars’ second-year quarterback the rest of the day. That trend continued last Sunday when the top three receivers dropped a combined four passes.
The Jaguars unfortunately had a number of injuries including former 1 round pick, Luke Joeckel, who left in the middle of the game due to an ankle injury. I’m not going to tackle him; I’m going for the ball. But it’s clear to me that if the Jacksonville Jaguars want to get their offense back on track, they need to turn to rookie running back T.J. Yeldon and the running game.
“I seen the ball and said screw that”. Plugging an outsider into the Jaguars offense at this point is something that has many layers to it and does not seem very beneficial to the team.
“With kind of a lackluster performance, we want to get out there and kind of show that wasn’t who we are and be better”.
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“We hadn’t seen any adversity”, Olson said.
