| chenyan94 |
Posted - 03/01/2020 : 07:12:42
JACKSONVILLE [url=http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-leonard-fournette-jersey]Womens Leonard Fournette Jersey[/url] , Fla. (AP) — to the NFL combine. He didn’t have a pro day at Murray State. He didn’t even think he would get drafted, at least not in the third round.He ended up being Jacksonville’s biggest, maybe boldest, reach in the NFL draft.The Jaguars chose the 5-fooot-10, 225-pound linebacker — best known for being Alabama star Quinnen Williams’ older brother — with the 98th overall pick during the three-day event. The selection was so surprising that NFL Network couldn’t dig up his highlights immediately.Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell spent 10 minutes defending the decision, explaining the team had no fourth-round pick, couldn’t find a trade partner and thought Williams was one of the last linebackers available with “some starter traits.”Now, given the uncertainty of Telvin Smith’s future in Jacksonville, Williams could end up filling a potential hole in the defense.Smith is skipping voluntary workouts and hasn’t returned calls from team officials [url=http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-barry-church-jersey]Barry Church Jersey[/url] , raising speculation that he could be on the trading block. Caldwell and personnel chief Tom Coughlin denied reports that Smith is available. But Caldwell also stopped short of saying he expects Smith, a Pro Bowl selection in 2017, to be on the roster this fall.“We’ll see. We’ve got time. Like Coach (Doug) Marrone said, these are all voluntary situations,” Caldwell said. “We’ll see what happens and start a dialogue there. … I don’t want to go into hypothetical situations.”Williams played in 43 games at Murray State, notching 231 tackles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions and three forced fumbles.“I’m very confident in my abilities,” he said. “”The biggest thing is me being dependable. My work ethic was huge, too.”Mark Ellenz [url=http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-ereck-flowers-jersey]http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-ereck-flowers-jersey[/url] , Jacksonville’s director of college scouting, said the pick went from getting panned to getting praised.“We didn’t take him to make a splash,” Ellenz said. “I know my phone is getting blown up by people and I see the stuff, the bloggers and everything, and they’re like, ‘Who is this kid? What a wasted pick!’“And then they go and watch his (highlights) and go, ‘Oh, great pick.’ So just be patient with it and let’s see what happens.”Here are some other things to know about Jacksonville’s draft:WHO THEY GOTThe Jaguars feel like they landed two first-round draft picks, one with Kentucky defensive end Josh Allen at No. 7 overall and another with Florida right tackle Jawaan Taylor in the second round. They also chose San Jose State tight end Josh Oliver (third) [url=http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-brad-nortman-jersey]Womens Brad Nortman Jersey[/url] , Temple running back Ryquell Armstead (fifth), Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew (sixth) and Auburn defensive tackle Dontavious Russell (seventh).SURPRISE MOVENot drafting a safety. Jacksonville parted ways with 2018 starters Barry Church and Tashaun Gipson, leaving Rodney Harrison and Jarrod Wilson to man the position and little depth behind them.HOW THEY DIDThey filled glaring holes at right tackle and tight end.WHAT’S NEXT?Figuring out who will be the team’s backup quarterback behind Nick Foles. Jacksonville has Cody Kessler, Tanner Lee, Alex McGough and now Minshew vying for the position. Minshew has to be the favorite, especially after the way Coughlin and Caldwell gushed about his ability and intangibles.Jaguars drop to 3-2, as the ‘BOAT’ sinks in wet Kansas City The Jaguars saw another opportunity to establish themselves as the dominant team in the AFC completely fizzle out, as the much anticipated match up between their #1 ranked defense and the #1 ranked offense of the Kansas City Chiefs and newly minted superstar Patrick Mahomes ended up with the Jags getting washed away in soggy, rain-soaked Arrowhead Stadium [url=http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-dawuane-smoot-jersey]Dawuane Smoot Jersey[/url] , 30-14.The Chiefs much heralded offense got to it early and often, testing the strengths of the Jaguars defense at every level, and often with unprecedented success against the usually stout unit. By the time the Jaguars seemed to get it going, they found themselves down 10 and then the turnovers started from quarterback Blake Bortles. In a game where the team desperately needed a “Good Blake” performance, they got a somewhat vintage Bortles game, and not in a good way, as he threw one pass on an intended screen play into the chest of a Chiefs lineman who returned it back for a touchdown. Another pick came as the team drove deep into Chiefs territory before the half while the game was still somewhat doable, but #5 threw it somehow into the back of AJ Cann’s helmet, and it was caught by a Chiefs defender in the end zone on the deflection. All told [url=http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-andrew-norwell-jersey]http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-andrew-norwell-jersey[/url] , Bortles accounted for five turnovers, including a fumble on a strip sack by Dee Ford, on the first play of a drive that was produced thanks to the Jaguars Tashaun Gipson getting the first pick on Mahomes of the season. Bortles finished with 416 yards passing, a career high.The offense was toothless for a majority of the game outside of a couple of garbage time scores, and the defense couldn’t do enough to slow down the Chiefs when they needed to as their offense did mostly whatever it liked all game. It was very much reminiscent of the loss to the 49ers last season.The loss moves the Jaguars to 3-2 and still tied with the Tennessee Titans, as they lost somehow to the Buffalo Bills 13-12. The Jags will get ready for another road trip next week against the Dallas Cowboys, and likely have a monster performance if trends hold true thus far this season. |
