When you draft a guy and you start playing him from Day 1, is it acceptable?
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ABOUT THE BUCCANEERS (1-3): Winston passed for a season-high 287 yards last week but also threw four interceptions.
Julius Thomas would be a welcome addition to the passing game, but he isn’t expected to make his Jaguars debut despite practicing this week for the first time since breaking his hand in the preseason.
The program also helps the players lay a foundation for their own philanthropic endeavors, she said. “It’s just different animals”. Far more worrisome are Winston’s league-leading seven interceptions, including four against the Panthers. “We’ve done everything. All our numbers are pretty good with the exception of offensive scoring, which (is) the bottom-line”. Two bad decisions, one tipped ball and one great play. He has to feel that I will carry this team on my shoulders.
PREDICTION: Something has to give as the Jaguars enter with an 11-game road losing streak while the Bucs have dropped their past 11 home games.
Connor Barth didn’t wait for a phone call to let the Tampa Bay Buccaneers know he was interested in being the answer to their kicking woes that have contributed to another slow start. “We were just having a few fun”. The whole game changed. The rookie had two catches for 14 yards in four games. It’s about being good in game situations.
“I’m a light-spirited guy”, Barth said Wednesday.
This has undoubtedly become the most irritating storyline through the first quarter of the season – the Jaguars just can’t get over that red zone hump.
“It really is that simple”. Blake Bortles completed 28 of 50 passes for 298 yards and one touchdown.
ABOUT THE JAGUARS (1-3): Bortles has shown improvement from his rookie season and developed a strong rapport with second-year receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns.
“It’s just decision making”, he said. Among the ideas is incorporating more no-huddle into the scheme, since Winston seems to thrive with the increased tempo.
“Jameis has definitely played better in the no-huddle, ” Koetter said.
“It’s the same game plan with the same players running each play, so it’s kind of hard to figure out why the lack of execution happens in the second half”, he said. But we probably should be doing no -huddle more.
“They can get a feel for the projects they want to be involved in and also get a feel for the need in the community”, she said.
“But when you see it becoming a trend, going a certain way”, the coach added, “then you have to react to it”.
Koetter might have summed it up best Wednesday.
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We have a rookie quarterback and he’s playing inconsistent. “What’s the next news flash we’re going to send?”
