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Tuesday was a pretty rough day for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense as the team completed Day 10 of head coach Liam Coen’s inaugural training camp. With Jon Gruden and Tom Coughlin both in attendance, the offense had trouble putting things together early and often.
Fr the first time this camp, Tuesday was not one issue, such as drops ruining the day. The issues varied from issues with pass protection, to turnovers, and notably, many penalties.
The offense, by my count, was flagged for eight total penalties:
In addition to the team’s issues getting lined up, the starting offense committed one turnover via a diving Jourdan Lewis interception while surrendering multiple would-be sacks in the teams period. This was probably not the day those in attendance would have preferred for the team’s final open practice to fans, as they prepare for Saturday’s preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Jaguars’ defensive front was dominant on Tuesday, with multiple defenders with multi-sack days:
While Smoot showed flashes of his 2022-self with multiple sacks in the teams period, his best rep of the day was his 1-on-1 quick win over OT Fred Johnson where he faked a move inside, putting leverage on Johnson’s outside shoulder, eventually beating Johnson to the quarterback around the corner.
Third-string DT Tyler Lacy (listed behind Arik Armstead and Maason Smith on the Jaguars’ unofficial depth chart) forced an incompletion by pushing the offensive lineman back into the quarterback. He then followed that up with a Travis Etienne tackle for loss a few plays later.
Unfortunately, that great day for the defensive line also resulted in a similarly rough day for the Jacksonville offensive line, which honestly, looked reasonably fine in the 1-on-1 period, before later struggling in pass protection in the teams period.
Notably, LT Walker Little went 2-0 in the 1-on-1 period with both wins over DE Josh Hines-Allen. Coen, in his post-practice availability, notably stated that Little has improved as a run blocker since his 2024 tape, but needs to continue to improve as a pass blocker.
WR Joshua Cephus again made a major play with a 40+ yard, over the shoulder catch down the field with Christian Braswell draped all over him. He later brought in another long reception on the day, his second from QB John Wolford.
Another day, another Jourdan Lewis diving interception. In what feels to be a daily trend, Lewis made what was, in a day of dominant defensive plays, easily the play of the day defensively in his superman interception of...
