CFZ Thoughts about Jaguars!

[fivetwos]

They really aren't that good.
They have played a reasonably tough schedule the last 4 weeks to be sure but they were flat rick rolled by Detroit 2 weeks ago.
They have impressive recent wins over Tennessee and Baltimore in the last month but those 2 teams have zero shot at winning if you stop the run.

They are definitely better than the Texans and could certainly beat a Dallas team off it's game.
But realistically Dallas should pass well early to open up the run game late and win this one by a solid TD.
Lawrence will get passing yards but JAX likely has issues in the red zone.

If we get ahead early and make them one dimensional, we should roll.

That probably can be said about all of our games though.

I just feel like it’s a tough spot for us. Not a problem. Can’t pick your own team every week. Feels a lot like a 12-5 team, which we all would have signed up for in advance and figured that automatically came with an NFCE crown. It’s an odd year and we will need to be playing near perfect football in January and attack from the road. Last years Bengals style.

 

[blueblood70]

They are pretty good man. We are just in the beginning phase of the light going on for the much heralded QB.

Wish we played them sooner and Tampa later, but that’s how it goes.

why ?? I rather have a good competitive TEST, than a laugher. we will e get better being challenged, egos can stay in check. watch we beat them by 13 and the well they are only 5-8 and not good come out which is NOT the narrative leading up to the game LOL

 

[DenCWBY]

The overlooked elephant in the room are the Zebras. Shuffling our O-Line this week may cost a few (more) penalties and in many games this year we have been snake bitten with costly drive killing penalties. If we get into the double-digit penalty column, we'll have a hard time winning.

 

[KJJ]

The Cowboys now can clinch a playoff berth Sunday if any of the following scenarios occur:

Cowboys win or tie with the Jags.

Lions lose to the Jets.

Commanders lose to the Giants.

 

[KJJ]

Hopefully playing on the road will keep the Cowboys focused. Two of their three losses this season were on the road.

 

[JoeKing]

The Cowboys are headed to a buzzsaw, ill-prepared for what's in store for them. Their execution is scheduled for high noon, central time.

 

[GMO415]

Their HC thinks he owns Dallas. He'll come back to reality shortly.

 

[FVSTONE]

To be honest, I haven't seen any Jaguars games this season. This breakdown will probably be shorter than usual. Thought this was the so called "trap game" prior to last week's game against the Texans. With the Cowboys barely winning, don't think they will take this team lightly.

Offense

-Jaguars are very stout against the run, I believe they are top 10 in that department. However, they rank towards the bottom in pass defense. Might have to win this game throwing the football, but have to try to stay balanced.

-They really aren't a huge threat rushing the passer, as their top guy has only 5 sacks.

-Their secondary is extremely young, many draft guys will remember the likes of Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco. Our receivers will have a distinct advantage if we play clean.

Defense

-Their HC, Doug Peterson was the former Eagle Coach and should know all about our strengths and weaknesses. Expect to see a ton of read options and Lawrence is more athletic then many realize.

-Another tough challenge stopping the run, their main back Etienne is a quality back that averages close to 5 yards a carry.

-Ton of speed all over the field Kirk, Marvin Jones, Zay Jones. Engram the former Giant he having a solid season and he also possesses elite speed. Cowboys have to protect giving up the big passing plays.

-Good news is, their OL is one of the worst in protecting their QB. There should be opportunities to rush the passer, unless Jax does what other teams have done against our defense, short, quick passes.

Special Teams

Nothing of note.

IF, Prescot has the same type game that he had against the Texans then I don't expect the score to be in the Cowboy's favor!

 

[Creeper]

The Jags had 4 players rated over 90.0 by PFF last week. The Cowboys had 0. Can the Jags repeat that performance?

Zay Jones and Christian Kirk have had success against the Cowboys in the past. Kirk had some big plays when he was with the Cards. Jones game Anthony Brown fits last year when he was with the Raiders.

Of course it is a different year.

I don't think Dallas will come out and play as poorly as last week. I would apply that to everyone but Dak. I am wondering if Dak is starting his 2nd half dropoff a little later because he missed 5 games. Dak has got to play better this week. He needs to make better decisions and better throws. The OL needs to protect him better too.

 

[GMO415]

Regardless, this is the Jag's SB. They are all in Sunday.

 

[Brooksey]

Trevor Lawrence played really well last week, looked the 1st overall pick. He had Etienne wide open in the flats all day and just pushed it down the field.

They whipped Tenn and will be a tough matchup.

 

[Cowboyny]

rather have tough games, outside of moronic fans response " should have won bigger and all the ridiculous post game remarks on how bad a WIN WAS" keeps the team sharp as opposed to full of themselves.

i mean nice 10-point win with kneel down win formation, would be good.

I think the next month will get us ready for the postseason, all 4 games will be difficult.

 

[Cowboyny]

If they can get up on them and play from ahead they can probably force Lawrence into some mistakes. I just see Jax coming about ready to play and we are chasing it all game. I see it as a strange and unfamiliar spot, and I can’t shake the gut feeling that next weeks game is going to lose some luster.

It’s all very moot if we don’t get some help, which is doesn’t look like we are going to get. I was hoping Philly would drop a game to GB or Tenn, but no luck. We left our division hopes at Lambeau Field.

I agree, we lost the chance of the divisional title when we lost to the Packers as the whole division beat them. Chicago/Saints are our only hope, but that's a huge ask.

 

[Cowboyny]

IF KM decides which offense Hes bringing LOL IMHO we can ruin on anyone if KM sticks with it for 30+ carries. sometimes he uses games to experiment and pick on weakness like you said pass d is suspect they might test that early then settle into the run game. (you cant use the same GP every week, fans want us to just come out and run 40 times game and that's not smart, yes a heavy dose of the run but pick your spots, i like balance) and succeed,

so im sure he will show something early than change it up after the first few series..

It's all about creating that offensive balance, then play action becomes very effective and the defense doesn't know how to defend it.

 

[blueblood70]

It's all about creating that offensive balance, then play action becomes very effective and the defense doesn't know how to defend it.

Balance doesn't mean 50/50 some games it might be 38 runs and 30 passes or reversed other games, depends on field length, top, and how many offensive snaps you have. There have not been too many that were so out of proportion it was concern. you have to attack weakness's and that sometimes its the backend....

those games where we had a lot of penalty's , got behind the chains in down and distance was dictating pass etc those got a bit uncomfortable for fans but IDC as long as we win.

 

[tyke1doe]

Hope we don't take them lightly.
If we do, it's a loss!!!!

If we do, we might as well go into "rest our players for the playoffs" mode.
We only need to win one of our remaining four games for a playoff birth.
If we lose to the Jags and the Eagles beat the Bears, we're not catching Philly even if we beat them on Dec. 24.
So we might as well just rest players for the grueling 3-wins-on-the-road-and-you're-in-the-Super-Bowl race.

 

[tyke1doe]

What I read was they can be beaten through the air, but very strong against the run. This could be a potential game to get Dak right.

Or to throw 4 INTs.

 

[john van brocklin]

Even if we don't still going to be a tough game. Think we should win, but it might be decided in the 4th quarter.

Who gonna show?
Good Dak?
Bad Dak?

 

[john van brocklin]

If we do, we might as well go into "rest our players for the playoffs" mode.
We only need to win one of our remaining four games for a playoff birth.
If we lose to the Jags and the Eagles beat the Bears, we're not catching Philly even if we beat them on Dec. 24.
So we might as well just rest players for the grueling 3-wins-on-the-road-and-you're-in-the-Super-Bowl race.

Your making too much sense!
Lol

 

[Cowboyny]

Who gonna show?
Good Dak?
Bad Dak?

Dak has struggles with that deep shell, zone coverage, run the football and they will be forced to play more single high.