Big Cat Country
Well, that certainly was a football game that was played.
In an uninspired, dull, and lifeless afternoon, the Jacksonville Jaguars rolled over and lost to the visiting Seattle Seahawks 20-12. The defeated moved Jacksonville to 4-2, which is still great at this time of year, but it was how the Jags got that second loss that should raise the alarms around the franchise.
Of the litany of errors on Sunday, there was the fact that the offensive line was flat-out awful, allowing seven sacks. The team as a whole committed 10 penalties. The receivers couldn’t catch and the corners couldn’t cover. Oh, and half the team is now hurt or playing very banged up.
The sky is not falling in Jacksonville because of one bad loss. However, questions need to be answered as to why this team can’t play consistently clean football. It really raises the question as to what this team is doing in practice during the week when Travis Hunter STILL cannot line up properly.
With a quick flight to London on Monday morning and half the team injured, there will be many moving pieces to get this team back on track and ready to face a solid Los Angeles Rams team in Week 7.
WINNERS
Trevor Lawrence
There are many reasons Jacksonville lost Sunday. Trevor Lawrence isn’t one of them.
Doing the best he could with what his offense was giving him, Lawrence finished the day with 258 yards passing and two touchdown passes. He threw the ball an eye-popping 47 times but didn’t turn the ball over once. Lawrence quietly has just one pick in his last three games, which is certainly a sign of growth.
He wasn’t the most accurate quarterback in the world over the weekend but he gave his team, and his receivers, a chance to win and balls to catch. Everyone else around him failed him.
Despite the game feeling like a 40-point blowout, Lawrence had his offense within striking distance of tying the game late multiple times. Drops from Brian Thomas Jr. or penalties from guys like Chuma Edoga killed any momentum, and the team fell flat. Lawrence will get some blame because he is the quarterback and face of the team, but he isn’t the one to be pointing fingers at.
Buster Brown
Quietly, Montaric “Buster” Brown had a solid day. Brown had two key pass breakups on one drive and even had some timely tackles to keep his team in it. Jacksonville has asked a lot of Brown during his time on the team, and he rises to the occasion more often than not. Without Tyson Campbell (or Greg Newsome for the most part), Brown and Hunter were asked to handle outside duties.
Brown and Lawrence helped the team win today.
Foye Oluokun
I once said that Cam Little was going to have a reserved seat at the Winners table. Maybe I should have said that about Foye Oluokun.
It was another good day in the office for the...
