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-Brandon Clark
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Rashad Jennings on LRP
My real site that I own is called LateRoundPick and we cover most NFL stuff (or try too). On this site, I chose Jaguars rookie 7th rounder RB Rashad Jennings as my featured Late Rounder this season. If you want, you can read an article about him that I wrote and a stats page that I keep for him by clicking here. Jennings had over 50 yards against the Titans and was key to running the clock out and securing the victory.
What We Know So Far at 2-2
*pictured: Jaguars guard Vince Manuwai. back from surgery to move those chains in 2009.
We saw the Jaguars put up a mighty fight in Indianapolis week 1, yet the secondary was carved like a turkey on Thanksgiving day. We then saw the Jaguars fail to play football against the Arizona Cardinals and then somehow get competitive at the end. If it wasn't for WR Nate Huges dropping two TD's in the mid-4th quarter. We may have had a real chance to pull a victory out of nowhere.
Then, it got better. The Jaguars offense was unstoppable through the air (not a typo, that really happened) against the Texans and a late fumble recovery in the end-zone by OLB Darryl Smith sealed the game. Then the terrible Titans came to their "second" home stadium. They were embarrassed and it feels so good to type that. They were outplayed, out-coached and simply embarrassed. Jeff Fisher's team can go back to their real home field where they have no victories.
So, this raises the question. What turned the season around? Can it last?
The simple answer is the passing game. David Garrard has been playing excellent football the last two weeks. This past week, he threw for over 300 yards and had 3 TD's.
Mike Sims-Walker has emerged and he is "who we thought he were" having over 270 yards and 3 TD's in the only 3 games he recorded a catch this season (the most recent 3). Will this continue? It should.
The offensive line has grown up over night and is always the main reason behind a succesful passing game. After starting two rookie tackles against pro bowl defensive ends in week 1. LT Eugene Monroe and RT Eben Britton missed this past weeks game against the Titans. Monroe had the flu (not swine) and Britton has an sprained knee but should be back soon. Monroe also held star DE Mario Williams of the Texans to no sacks.
The only real problem is that our secondary is tied for last with the Titans. In my opinion this is due to having no pass rush at all. During the Colts' game in week 1, DE Reggie Heyward was lost for the season along with WR Troy Williamson. The Jaguars have failed to produce a consistent pass rush since that one sack Heyward had and after trading all those draft picks away in 2008 for DE Derek Harvey and DE Quentin Groves, no questions were answered.
This is just a little update. I might write some more later.
-Brandon Clark
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