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Thinking about this game ... there are several match up that have,
at least for me, become difficult to assess.
1. PATs Oline vs Jags Dline/Blitzers
This has become increasingly difficult. I can't get out of my mind
the Miami game and the visions of the Oline just being mauled.
Have they improved since then? Matt Light may have a better day
but Kaczur may be outclassed by Bobby McCray all day.The interior of
the line also is a question. Jags can bring some serious heat up the middle.
2. PATs run game vs JAgs run D.
Again it's not that PATs don't have some very good RBs but can the Oline
block well enough against the Jags very good Dline ... will PATs even be able to get to JAGs LBs?
3. Jags Run game aginst PATs run D.
This is also hard to gauge. If it were pre-Seau injury I would say -
PATs run D will stop Jags. Now with Seau and it looks like Wilfork out and with
three position changes in the Vrabel -> ILB, Colvin -> LOLB and
Banta Cain -> ROLB, this is a new defense.
Even if they will eventually do well ... as of now they do not have much
time working together in this new configuration.
One hope here is the JAGs RBs are banged up and may not do as well.
But this new kid JAGs are hinting at using may cause problems ... PATs
won't have much film on him.
4. PATs WRs against Jags secondary
This does not look good for PATs especially if Oline struggles. I expect the
JAGs to try and do exactly the same thing Miami did. Without a deep threat
or without an Oline to protect long enough to make one ... this could be
a long day for the passing game. The screen game worked nicely last
week but you can bet JAGs will be ready for that. It looks like Watson
won't be available. The one hope here is PATs have potential to get
some rather unknown players in the mix - Knight and Jackson. Jags may
not be reeady for what Jackson can bring if he is ready.
I keep reminding myself the Jags D is one that kept Manning to a
61 QB rating and he has some great WRs.
5. The Jags passing game vs PATs D
This should not be a serious problem but if PATs find themselves having
to adjust to stop the run then it could be.
To me the hardest thing to evaluate is PATs Oline and PATs run D in
relation to what JAGs bring.
Any insights?
at least for me, become difficult to assess.
1. PATs Oline vs Jags Dline/Blitzers
This has become increasingly difficult. I can't get out of my mind
the Miami game and the visions of the Oline just being mauled.
Have they improved since then? Matt Light may have a better day
but Kaczur may be outclassed by Bobby McCray all day.The interior of
the line also is a question. Jags can bring some serious heat up the middle.
2. PATs run game vs JAgs run D.
Again it's not that PATs don't have some very good RBs but can the Oline
block well enough against the Jags very good Dline ... will PATs even be able to get to JAGs LBs?
3. Jags Run game aginst PATs run D.
This is also hard to gauge. If it were pre-Seau injury I would say -
PATs run D will stop Jags. Now with Seau and it looks like Wilfork out and with
three position changes in the Vrabel -> ILB, Colvin -> LOLB and
Banta Cain -> ROLB, this is a new defense.
Even if they will eventually do well ... as of now they do not have much
time working together in this new configuration.
One hope here is the JAGs RBs are banged up and may not do as well.
But this new kid JAGs are hinting at using may cause problems ... PATs
won't have much film on him.
4. PATs WRs against Jags secondary
This does not look good for PATs especially if Oline struggles. I expect the
JAGs to try and do exactly the same thing Miami did. Without a deep threat
or without an Oline to protect long enough to make one ... this could be
a long day for the passing game. The screen game worked nicely last
week but you can bet JAGs will be ready for that. It looks like Watson
won't be available. The one hope here is PATs have potential to get
some rather unknown players in the mix - Knight and Jackson. Jags may
not be reeady for what Jackson can bring if he is ready.
I keep reminding myself the Jags D is one that kept Manning to a
61 QB rating and he has some great WRs.
5. The Jags passing game vs PATs D
This should not be a serious problem but if PATs find themselves having
to adjust to stop the run then it could be.
To me the hardest thing to evaluate is PATs Oline and PATs run D in
relation to what JAGs bring.
Any insights?