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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Friday 7 September 2007 at 6:27 pm
This looks to be a tough matchup for the Titans as the Jaguars complete starting defense is healthy and hungry.  The Titans would love to run the football with LenDale White, Chris Brown, Chris Henry and QB Vince Young but that will be easier said than done against DTs John Henderson, Marcus Stroud and MLB Mike Peterson.  OLBs Daryl Smith and Clint Ingram must contain the outside on running plays and they will likely be up to the task.  DEs Bobby McCray and Reggie Hayward are going to be bringing the heat on Vince Young when he drops back so he better be ready to run.  WRs Brandon Jones and Eric Moulds will battle playmaking CBs Rashean Mathis and Brian Williams and that’s also an advantage for the Jags.  Vince Young likes to throw to his TEs so Bo Scaife could be a big part of the gameplan as he takes on safeties Gerald Sensabaugh and rookie Reggie Nelson.

The Titans must have DT Albert Haynesworth focused for this game because the Jags are likely going to attack the middle of the field in the running game with Maurice Drew and Fred Taylor.  Both Drew and Taylor along with QB David Garrard will also challenge the defense to the corner so OLBs David Thornton and Keith Bulluck must contain the outside and they are both very capable of doing that.  David Garrard must know when LE Kyle VandenBosch is coming from at all times because he’s good enough to force him into mistakes with the football.  The Jags really need one of their WRs to step up in this football game.  Dennis Northcutt, Matt Jones, Ernest Wilford and Reggie Williams need to start earning their paychecks.  Garrard must be careful when throwing the football down the field as rookie CB Michael Griffin, CB Nick Harper and SS Chris Hope are all playmakers in the Titans’ secondary.  One area the Jags might attack is the middle of the field with TE Mercedes Lewis matched up with FS Calvin Lowry who is making his first NFL start.

The Titans must be careful when kicking the football to the Jaguars because KR Maurice Drew and PR Dennis Northcutt can take any kick to the house.  Also keep an eye on Jags punter Adam Podlesh who is starting his first NFL game.

PREDICTION:  The Jaguars are healthy and ready to make a statement in week #1.  This will be a blowout in favor of Jacksonville.

 

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 29 December 2006 at 5:02 pm

The Jaguars have lost two tough games in a row.  The Chiefs broke a 3-game losing streak last week with a 20-9 win over the Oakland Raiders.

The Jaguars will be running the football the minute they step off of the team bus in KC.  Fred Taylor (1,120 yards rushing), Maurice Drew (895 yards rushing) and QB David Garrard (235 yards rushing) should all find alot of running room against a Chiefs defense that is allowing 121.0 yards rushing per game and 4.1 yards per carry.  The Jaguars don’t really have much speed at WR, so they will try to spread the ball around when they decide to throw the football.

The Chiefs will run Larry Johnson (1,651 yards rushing) right at the Jaguars defense which is allowing 86.0 yards rushing per game and only 3.4 yards per carry.  The Chiefs will also keep the passes short which should help out Trent Green who has looked lost at times this season.  Green must always be aware of who Rashean Mathis is covering, because he’s the big playmaker on the Jaguars defense.

The Chiefs should win this game because they generally play well at home, while the Jaguars are not a very good road team.

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Thursday 21 December 2006 at 2:00 pm

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost a game they dominated last week 24-17 to the Titans.  The New England Patriots have won 4 out of their last 5 games, including a 40-7 beatdown of the Houston Texans last week.

When the Jaguars have the football they will be looking to run first.  With Fred Taylor (1,120 yards rushing) probably missing this game, Maurice Drew (764 yards rushing) will have a heavy workload.  Look for Alvin Pearman and David Garrard to each contribute some, that is, if they have any luck against the tough Patriots run defense.  The Patriots are only allowing 87.7 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry so far this season.  David Garrard has to spread the ball around in the passing game because none of the WRs on the Jaguars has stepped up his play this season.  Garrard had better be careful when throwing the football, because CB Asante Samuel has 8 interceptions so far this season and will make him pay for any mistakes with the ball.

When New England has the football, they might just spread the field and come out throwing the football first to set up the run.  Tom Brady (3,055 yards passing) is a master at finding weaknesses and exploiting them.  The Jags really have a good defense as they have held opposing QBs to a 63.8 rating so far this season.  Corey Dillon should shoulder most of the load in the running game, but every yard will be a tough one as the Jags allow only 83.8 yards rushing per game and 3.4 yards per carry.

Something has to give in this game as one of the best road teams in the NFL (Patriots) visit one of the best home teams in the NFL (Jaguars).  The Patriots are 5-1 on the road and have outscored their opponents 156-64 in those games.  The Jaguars are 6-1 at home this season as they have scored 194 points and have allowed only 64 points in those games.

I have a hunch that the Jaguars are going to rise to the challenge and win this football game.

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 15 December 2006 at 5:51 pm

This should be a very interesting football game.  The Jaguars have won their last two games including last week’s total domination of the Indianapolis Colts 44-17!  The Tennessee Titans are on fire as they’ve won 4 in a row including last week’s 26-20 OT victory over the Houston Texans.

The Jaguars will run the ball against the Titans just like the first time they played them.  The Jaguars ran for 375 yards last week against the Colts and the Titans have allowed 140.9 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry so far this season.  Look for Fred Taylor (1,083 yards rushing) if healthy, and Maurice Drew (666 yards rushing, 6.1 ypc) to definately get their yards.  David Garrard will also take off and get some rushing yards against the Titans.  Don’t look for the Jags to throw the ball much, unless the Titans somehow step up and stop their running game, which isn’t likely.

The Titans, who are averaging 140.2 yards rushing per game will test the Jags tough run defense that is only allowing 87.1 yards rushing and 3.4 yards per carry.  Still, if Travis Henry (937 yards rushing) is healthy enough to play, he should get his yards.  If he can’t play, Chris Brown and LenDale White will split the carries.  Vince Young (458 yards rushing, 6.6 ypc) will also get some yards running the football.  Vince Young is improving as a passer, but he still better not challenge Rashean Mathis who has 7 interceptions this season.

The Jaguars punished the Titans 37-7 in the first meeting between these teams, but this could be a little different.  The Jags are only 2-4 on the road.  They punished the Colts at home, but lost to them on the road.  The Titans are on a magical roll and they also beat the Colts at home.  For some reason, and it’s not logic, I think the Titans are going to win this game at home.

 

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 8 December 2006 at 10:57 pm
The Colts have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are starting to show cracks in the foundation of their team.  The Jaguars are 5-1 at home this season and have out-scored their opponents 150-47 in those games.

The Colts will probably come out running the ball to attempt to keep their own defense off the field.  Joseph Addai (845 yards rushing) and Dominic Rhodes (521 yards rushing) will try their best against the Jags stiff run defense that is only allowing 91.5 yards rushing and 3.5 yards per carry this season.  Peyton Manning will still get to throw the ball downfield to Marvin Harrison (68 rec, 993 yards) and Reggie Wayne (62 rec, 1,019 yards), but he must always know where Reshean Mathis is.  Mathis has already intercepted 7 passes and returned them 146 yards.

The Jaguars will run the football all game long against the sorry Colts run defense.  Fred Taylor (952 yards rushing), Maurice Drew (500 yards rushing) and David Garrard should all have good games against the Colts who allow 159.9 yards rushing and 5.1 yards per carry so far this season.  Look for Garrard to make a few connections with Matt Jones, who’s suddenly got very hot.

The Jaguars will win this football game.  They are just too nasty for the Colts and they have the perfect offense to take advantage of the Colts pathetic defense.

 

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