The Jacksonville Jaguars first joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings went
without any major hitches on Wednesday. No one was seriously hurt
Youth Blake Bortles Jersey , there were no fights and both teams seemed to just put their head down and work. One potentially concerning thing however
that came out of the practice was that Jaguars starting quarterback Blake
Bortles had a rough practice, to put it lightly.One slight correction is that
Bortles interception was in red zone drills, but that doesn’t it make it much
better. Bortles, by accounts of people at practice on Twitter, had roughly at
least five other dropped interceptions in mostly red zone drills. That’s
atypical of Bortles
Andrew Norwell Jersey , who is generally really good once he gets into the red zone.I wrote prior to the start of practice that it would be a good gauge
for where Bortles was at so far this offseason, going against the Vikings
defense. He goes against a good Jaguars defense every day, albeit usually the
second and scout team, but going against another defense right on the same level
but with different parts would be a nice judge of where he is.Sure, he
struggled
Tashaun Gipson Jersey , but by my count this is really the first actual rough day of practice for Bortles this offseason. By all accounts, even by his
“haters”, Bortles has picked up where he left off from the playoffs last season.
He showed it in the first preseason game, going right down the field on the
first drive of the game scoring a touchdown.Does it trigger the little “oh no”
in the pit of your stomach, sure
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Hopefully.Week 3 Pro Football Focus insights: Jaguars backups stand out vs.
Falcons Pro Football Focus is charting everything when it comes to the NFL in
2018 and that includes the preseason — where backups again excelled against
their competition.So who was the cream of the crop? Let’s check in with Pro
Football Focus:OffenseDonte Moncrief was effective running his routes against
the Falcons. His 2.95 yards per route run was tied for the fifth most by a wide
receiver in Week 3.Josh Wells was the highest graded tackle in the third week of
preseason. He earned an 86.5 offensive grade and dominated in the run game with
a run block grade of 89.0DefenseMyles Jack dominated when rushing the passer
against the Falcons. His 86.7 pass rush grade ranked third among linebackers in
Week 3.Jarrod Wilson had the seventh best grade of any safety in Week 3. He
excelled in coverage with a 78.8 coverage grade which ranked third.Who else
stood out to you from the preseason opener? Let us know in the comments
below!
