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I'd like to use this thread to breakdown each team. Their tendencies, system, individually. Let's keep this strictly football, x's/o's, stats etc please.
First off, much respect to Jacksonville! They deserve to be here without a doubt. Their comprised of ultra talented, young players seemingly at every position except QB. At times Bortles has been downright putrid. We've all seen it. But if we're being honest we've all seen him make enough plays to ultimately help his team play us next week.
Patriots Offense / Jaguars Defense
Jacksonville plays a Cover 3/4-3 Under, with Saint Doug & Washington adding their own variations. Think Atlanta, Miami & Seattle. They put an emphasis on being fast, aggressive & disruptive. For better or worse they live & die that way.
Their pass rush is fierce and well rounded. 55 sacks. They blitz less than 20% of the time (19.5) , can generate a rush on the edge or inside & have 13 players with at least one sack. They can win with power or finesse.
C. C. is a size/speed freak that literally does it all. Gap disciplined, will blow up plays in the backfield. Whethers it's his Bob & Swat inside or Bullrush/Rip outside. Campbell is a nightmare and effects the game in a number of ways. He's priority #1 on D and maybe the game. Top 10-20 overall player this year
Jackson is another IDL that can push the pocket and provide a pass rush inside. Very solid player that gets lost when teams game plan to stop Jax.
Dareus has really helped improve their run defense. 34.9% success rate & 3.69 per since he's been.
Ngakou plays the LEO spot and has has a great year. Hand in the dirt or standing. Has great burst, good bend and will use chops/swats to soften the edge en route to the QB. He has 12+ sacks and 6+ FF including the playoffs. If he gets to the QB, he usually gets the ball too.
Lottery pick Dante Fowler has finally got healthy and starting to produce. Another edge guy to worry about.
Jacksonville also has a pair of freaks at LB's to along with vet Paul Pos. They are so versatile & athletic.
Smith was a binky of mine years ago. 6'3/215 hybrid that could do it all. Sideline 2 sideline speed, c.o.d., A/A. Smith is a versatile P.-T.P. through and through.
Jack is another guy with ridiculous closing speed & versatility. This guy could have been a RB or SS if he wanted.
Paul Pos is someone Brady will look to exploit in coverage as he's mainly in for run defense. He can't cover any of our guys. Huge mis-match.
In the Secondary Jax has 2 all-pro corners capable of making any QB think twice. Combined J.R & A.J. have combined for 30+ PD & 10+ INT'S. Overall as a team they've touched 85+ passes.
This defense is nasty, versatile and fast. They might not be "all time" great but they deserve our full attention.
Here are some ways we'll attack on Offense
1) Attack horizontally with misdirection & Pre Snap Motion. This will help open up small creases in gaps, move guys on the DL, create mismatch across the l.o.s. for our pass catchers & manipulate LB's in the box
(remember Jax will likely have a specific D and want certain guys, in cerrain spots. Tom can take advantage of that using some of the above mentioned)
Also by attacking east/west, so to speak, that keeps that backside end thinking and possibly hesitating. Same goes for any backers peeking trying to make a play.
2A) Dink & Dunk. Mariota had success spreading the ball around the short-intermediate parts of the field (l.o.s. - 25 yards) Jax keeps their LB's about 6 yards from the l.o.s. Most teams are about 4.5-5 yards. Also Jags CB'S have been known to bite on double moves and fakes in route. I'm sure our staff has noticed this & many other subtle insights.
2B) Mariota, Goff & Gabbet all had success targeting specific areas of the field. Mariota underneath. Gabbert underneath and left. Goff right.
Expect to see ...
Smash Seam Empty (play below), Hoss Y Juke, Hoss X Juke to stretch the field & work underneath.
Trips right - Cooks outside on a comback, Hogan Seam, Danny Slot. Left you have Gronk Seam and Lewis in comeback. Danny should have a nice match up underneath.
Also expect some variations from the same alignment with Cooks/Dorsett on a double move.
Jet Sweeps/Fake Sweeps. Hopefully w/ Cooks. Maybe some type of trick play off this?
Slant/Flat-Vert
White, Lewis, Rex strong side wide right on a slant. Amendola/Hogan breaking outside (flat) & Gronk on the shallow cross. Cooks & Dorsett wide left on Go & Flat.
Here are some clips of our O & Jax D ...
Here you see the finesse of Ngakoue and power of CC. Ngakoue gets a great jump, stride length is decent. Gets his man out of position and comes back inside. Notice how clean he is. Opposite side you the power of CC with what looks a stab before breaking back as well. These guys are very disruptive if nothing else. Better look at Y.N.'s FF below.
GO PATS!!!!!
First off, much respect to Jacksonville! They deserve to be here without a doubt. Their comprised of ultra talented, young players seemingly at every position except QB. At times Bortles has been downright putrid. We've all seen it. But if we're being honest we've all seen him make enough plays to ultimately help his team play us next week.
Patriots Offense / Jaguars Defense
Jacksonville plays a Cover 3/4-3 Under, with Saint Doug & Washington adding their own variations. Think Atlanta, Miami & Seattle. They put an emphasis on being fast, aggressive & disruptive. For better or worse they live & die that way.
Their pass rush is fierce and well rounded. 55 sacks. They blitz less than 20% of the time (19.5) , can generate a rush on the edge or inside & have 13 players with at least one sack. They can win with power or finesse.
C. C. is a size/speed freak that literally does it all. Gap disciplined, will blow up plays in the backfield. Whethers it's his Bob & Swat inside or Bullrush/Rip outside. Campbell is a nightmare and effects the game in a number of ways. He's priority #1 on D and maybe the game. Top 10-20 overall player this year
Jackson is another IDL that can push the pocket and provide a pass rush inside. Very solid player that gets lost when teams game plan to stop Jax.
Dareus has really helped improve their run defense. 34.9% success rate & 3.69 per since he's been.
Ngakou plays the LEO spot and has has a great year. Hand in the dirt or standing. Has great burst, good bend and will use chops/swats to soften the edge en route to the QB. He has 12+ sacks and 6+ FF including the playoffs. If he gets to the QB, he usually gets the ball too.
Lottery pick Dante Fowler has finally got healthy and starting to produce. Another edge guy to worry about.
Jacksonville also has a pair of freaks at LB's to along with vet Paul Pos. They are so versatile & athletic.
Smith was a binky of mine years ago. 6'3/215 hybrid that could do it all. Sideline 2 sideline speed, c.o.d., A/A. Smith is a versatile P.-T.P. through and through.
Jack is another guy with ridiculous closing speed & versatility. This guy could have been a RB or SS if he wanted.
Paul Pos is someone Brady will look to exploit in coverage as he's mainly in for run defense. He can't cover any of our guys. Huge mis-match.
In the Secondary Jax has 2 all-pro corners capable of making any QB think twice. Combined J.R & A.J. have combined for 30+ PD & 10+ INT'S. Overall as a team they've touched 85+ passes.
This defense is nasty, versatile and fast. They might not be "all time" great but they deserve our full attention.
Here are some ways we'll attack on Offense
1) Attack horizontally with misdirection & Pre Snap Motion. This will help open up small creases in gaps, move guys on the DL, create mismatch across the l.o.s. for our pass catchers & manipulate LB's in the box
(remember Jax will likely have a specific D and want certain guys, in cerrain spots. Tom can take advantage of that using some of the above mentioned)
Also by attacking east/west, so to speak, that keeps that backside end thinking and possibly hesitating. Same goes for any backers peeking trying to make a play.
2A) Dink & Dunk. Mariota had success spreading the ball around the short-intermediate parts of the field (l.o.s. - 25 yards) Jax keeps their LB's about 6 yards from the l.o.s. Most teams are about 4.5-5 yards. Also Jags CB'S have been known to bite on double moves and fakes in route. I'm sure our staff has noticed this & many other subtle insights.
2B) Mariota, Goff & Gabbet all had success targeting specific areas of the field. Mariota underneath. Gabbert underneath and left. Goff right.
Expect to see ...
Smash Seam Empty (play below), Hoss Y Juke, Hoss X Juke to stretch the field & work underneath.
Trips right - Cooks outside on a comback, Hogan Seam, Danny Slot. Left you have Gronk Seam and Lewis in comeback. Danny should have a nice match up underneath.
Also expect some variations from the same alignment with Cooks/Dorsett on a double move.
Jet Sweeps/Fake Sweeps. Hopefully w/ Cooks. Maybe some type of trick play off this?
Slant/Flat-Vert
White, Lewis, Rex strong side wide right on a slant. Amendola/Hogan breaking outside (flat) & Gronk on the shallow cross. Cooks & Dorsett wide left on Go & Flat.
Here are some clips of our O & Jax D ...
Here you see the finesse of Ngakoue and power of CC. Ngakoue gets a great jump, stride length is decent. Gets his man out of position and comes back inside. Notice how clean he is. Opposite side you the power of CC with what looks a stab before breaking back as well. These guys are very disruptive if nothing else. Better look at Y.N.'s FF below.
GO PATS!!!!!
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