BobDigital
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I think talk about this game deserves its own thread. I think it will be a good match up and Frankly I could see an upset and Jags win. Here's why
#1 The Jags offense won't be so utterly ineffective 2 games in a row, particularly Bortles - Bortles was a better RB than QB against the Bills. He isn't a good QB by any stretch but throwing only 90 yards? There is no way he is that bad again. Against the Bills he played at his base level. I do believe in variance working out and that the next game will likely be closer to his ceiling than base level of play. Bortles averages 230 yards per game just FYI. I know when he played the Steelers he actually had an even worse game but that was in part cause they were up and playing safe the whole time so he only threw 14 times.
#2 Jags have the best pass D in the NFL. The Steelers are known as the killer Bs but in the end they live or die by Brown more than Bell. Bell does most of the dirty work but they need Brown to be explosive to score much of the time. If they can't get their star WR going their offense tends to fall flat even if Bell has a 30 rush 140 yard game. I know they have juju who is doing well now too but he isn't someone the Jags will let beat them. The key is too not let him get behind you or or him get a have too much space in the redzone. They can accomplish those things.
#3 They can get pressure. Ben has had one of the best OLs in the NFL this year and last year too. He faces pressure less than any other QB in the past 2 years. The Jags are one of the teams that can make him throw under pressure which is something he hasn't had to do much this year. No QB is all that good under pressure and they fact he faces so little means their offense has had an advantage over nearly every other one. Giving him the same pressure they would give any other team knocks them down a larger amount.
So I think this will be the upset of the week. If the Jags can get ahead of Pitt at any point the game turns highly in their favor.
#1 The Jags offense won't be so utterly ineffective 2 games in a row, particularly Bortles - Bortles was a better RB than QB against the Bills. He isn't a good QB by any stretch but throwing only 90 yards? There is no way he is that bad again. Against the Bills he played at his base level. I do believe in variance working out and that the next game will likely be closer to his ceiling than base level of play. Bortles averages 230 yards per game just FYI. I know when he played the Steelers he actually had an even worse game but that was in part cause they were up and playing safe the whole time so he only threw 14 times.
#2 Jags have the best pass D in the NFL. The Steelers are known as the killer Bs but in the end they live or die by Brown more than Bell. Bell does most of the dirty work but they need Brown to be explosive to score much of the time. If they can't get their star WR going their offense tends to fall flat even if Bell has a 30 rush 140 yard game. I know they have juju who is doing well now too but he isn't someone the Jags will let beat them. The key is too not let him get behind you or or him get a have too much space in the redzone. They can accomplish those things.
#3 They can get pressure. Ben has had one of the best OLs in the NFL this year and last year too. He faces pressure less than any other QB in the past 2 years. The Jags are one of the teams that can make him throw under pressure which is something he hasn't had to do much this year. No QB is all that good under pressure and they fact he faces so little means their offense has had an advantage over nearly every other one. Giving him the same pressure they would give any other team knocks them down a larger amount.
So I think this will be the upset of the week. If the Jags can get ahead of Pitt at any point the game turns highly in their favor.
