Redemption and Rebirth | Cheese's Jacksonville Jaguars Franchise

[Driveshaft815]

Tough loss to the Colts, and Posluszny is an even tougher loss. At least it's only 3 weeks, though... at least Bortles played well for you, though.

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by kc2135

Tough break for your D which really can't afford to lose anyone. Maybe someone will step up.

Definitely a tough one to stomach and the fact that it came at the end of the game really makes me sick. Like you said we are already leaning so heavily on our defense, we really cannot afford to lose anyone let alone our anchor in the center. Hopefully our run defense will still be able to hold up. Thanks for following!

Quote: Originally Posted by Driveshaft815

Tough loss to the Colts, and Posluszny is an even tougher loss. At least it's only 3 weeks, though... at least Bortles played well for you, though.

A tough stretch of events for us and the way the schedule is looking, it definitely is not going to get any easier. I was happy with Bortles performance. Not bad at all for a his first ever NFL start and I expect he will only continue to grow. Thanks for checking in!

[Cheese2121]

Matchup Preview *|* September 28, 2014
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Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2, Away)		San Diego Chargers (0-3, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 748 (30th) Total Offensive Yards 810 (28th) 481 Passing Yards 635 267 Rushing Yards 175 14.7 Points Per Game 16.0 Defensive Stats Comparison 889 (8th) Total Yards Allowed 1132 (28th) 546 Passing Yards Allowed 774 343 Rushing Yards Allowed 358 66 Points Allowed 91 Injury Report MLB Paul Posluszny (82) Shoulder Tear - 3 Weeks HB Ryan Matthews (84) Pulled Groin - 3 Weeks QB Chad Henne (73) Broken Collarbone - 6 Weeks T D.J. Fluker (80) Forearm Fracture - 2 Weeks OLB LaRoy Reynolds (72) Broken Collarbone - IR T Willie Smith (58) Quad Tear - 2 Weeks Game Day Picks Analyst Picks ANALYST PICK BREAKDOWN Dan Marino: I like Jacksonville on the road. Even without Posluszny, I think their defense is more than capable of slowing down the struggling Chargers. Boomer Esiason: Dan, are you kidding me? The Jaguars defense just got shredded by Matt Hasselbeck! Phillip Rivers is way better than Hasselbeck. Bill Cowher: The Chargers defense only has two sacks on the season. Bortles will have plenty of time to work while Rivers will spend this game on his back. Shannon Sharpe: I don’t care how many sacks the Chargers have. That Jacksonville o-line is bad. I think the Chargers take care of this one at home. James Brown: Not exactly the game of the week here, but certainly should be a close one. I think the Chargers edge it out by a single score.

[djp73]

Love the picks in your previews. Dont think I've ever seen JB pick a game though.

[LopaKa]

Tough blow losing Posluszny, but hopefully your defense can hold up against the winless Chargers!

[Letalis]

Ouch Posluszny will be a big loss, especially against the run. Bortles did well in his first game but he needs to look downfield more, use that stupidly strong arm of his.

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by djp73

Love the picks in your previews. Dont think I've ever seen JB pick a game though.

Thanks! I thought it would be a nice touch to add to the game previews. Good point on JB, but I liked having him in with the group so a little stretch of the imagination I suppose. Hope you continue to enjoy!

Quote: Originally Posted by LopaKa

Tough blow losing Posluszny, but hopefully your defense can hold up against the winless Chargers!

Thanks for following along Loopka! Definitely a tough loss to stomach with Posluszny although when I saw it was a shoulder tear, I was worried the injury would be even longer. The Chargers look to be one of the few winnable games on our schedule so I would really like to come out with a good showing against them. Fingers crossed!

Quote: Originally Posted by Letalis

Ouch Posluszny will be a big loss, especially against the run. Bortles did well in his first game but he needs to look downfield more, use that stupidly strong arm of his.

Thanks for checking in Letails! Always happy to hear from you. Losing Posluszny really hurts. He is the heart and leader of our defense, so we will need someone else to step up.

I would definitely like to stretch the field more with Bortles but we just don't have the playmakers on offense (outside of Blackmon) to get good separation down the field. Something I need to address in the coming offseason. Thanks for following!

[Cheese2121]

Jacksonville HB Storm Johnson plows over a defender and in for the score / WR Justin Blackmon catches a touchdown in the second half

"Storm'ed Over": Rookie Tailback Leads Jacksonville to 27-24 Road Win

HB Johnson has career day running for 180+ yards | Bortles continues to play 'safe' football | Slot WR Eddie Royal runs wild on Jaguars defense

AP San Diego – The Jacksonville Jaguars got their second win of the season as they downed the winless San Diego Chargers on the road 27-24. The Jaguars were lead by rookie HB Storm Johnson, who had an incredible day on the ground. The rookie, from Central Florida, ran for over 180 yards and a score on 33 carries. He averaged over five yards per carry. For San Diego, backup QB Kellen Clemens had to play the majority of the game after Rivers left with an abdominal strain early in the first quarter. Rivers would return midway through the fourth quarter. Clemens played perfectly in relief, hooking up frequently with slot WR Eddie Royal. Royal had a huge day in the air leading the Chargers in catches, while accumulating over 180 yards receiving and a touchdown.

MLB J.T. Thomas, who is filling in for the injured Posluszny, forced a big fumble in the second quarter that was returned for a touchdown.

QB Blake Bortles made his second NFL start and executed an efficient game plan, leading the offense on several scoring drives. He threw his second NFL touchdown on a post pattern late in the third quarter to WR Justin Blackmon.

The Chargers struggled to get anything going on the ground for the second week in a row as HB Danny Woodhead continues to fill in for injured HB Ryan Matthews. Woodhead averaged just three yards per carry in the game. He lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown by S Sherrod Martin in the second quarter.


"I was really happy with our ground game in this one. We were able to control the trenches on both sides of the ball today and it allowed us to really set the tempo of the game. Johnson showed some good strong running and confirmed our faith in him as our starting tailback." -- Jaguars Owner Dan Clayton

The Jaguars will head back to Jacksonville next week for a tough AFC showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are currently 4-0 on the season.

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Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers
Sep 28, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2)	0	17	7	3	27
San Diego Chargers (0-4)	3	3	15	3	24

Team Stats Comparison
	JAC	SDG
Total Offense	387	355
Rushing Yards	213	31
Passing Yards	174	324
First Downs	22	8
Punt Return Yards	12	11
Kick Return Yards	170	42
Total Yards	569	408
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	8	4
4th Down Conversion	1	0
2-Point Conversion	0	1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	0/3
Penalties	23 yds	10 yds
Posession Time	37:55	22:05

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Bortles 25/37 185 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Johnson 33 183 5.5 1 J. White 6 31 5.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Blackmon 10 104 10.4 1 C. Shorts III 5 25 5.0 0 M. Lee 2 15 7.5 0 A. Robinson 2 11 5.5 0 M. Lewis 2 7 3.5 0 A. Sanders 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Bowanko 1 0 J. Wells 1 0 T. Wharton 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Smith 5 1 0 0 S. Martin 5 0 0 1 J. Cyprien 2 1 0 0 T. Alualu 2 2 0 0 S. Marks 2 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Scobee 2/2 3/3 9 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Anger 3 127 42.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Sanders 4 116 29.0 0 D. Robinson 2 54 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Robinson 2 12 6.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 12/15 206 0 0 K. Clemens 5/6 156 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Woodhead 12 36 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Royal 9 181 20.1 1 A. Gates 4 100 25.0 0 K. Allen 2 77 38.5 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK K. Dunlap 1 0 N. Hardwick 0 1 J. Clary 0 4 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Weddle 11 0 0 0 D. Butler 7 1 0 0 M. Gilchrist 7 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Lindell 3/3 1/1 10 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 4 181 45.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Woodhead 1 23 23.0 0 E. Royal 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Royal 1 11 11.0 0

2014 Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule/Results

   
                                                                     
Opponent (record)      Result      Record
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at Philadelphia (0-1)  W 20-14      1-0
at Washington (2-0)    L 14-25      1-1
vs Indianapolis (1-2)  L 10-27      1-2
at San Diego (0-4)     W 27-24      2-2
vs Pittsburgh
at Tennessee
vs Cleveland
vs Miami
at Cincinnati
vs Dallas
at Indianapolis
vs New York
vs Houston
at Baltimore
vs Tennessee
at Houston

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AFC South Standings - through week 4

Indianapolis 2-2
Jacksonville 2-2
Houston 1-3
Tennessee 0-4


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Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 1:00pm

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