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Originally Posted by cadams
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LZ was talking about the running issues this morning, and he said he went back and looked and jax wasn't doing anything unusual on defense (stacking the box, etc), the jax defensive line was just beating the o-line on most plays. which hasn't happened much this year. i think it is more likely that the running game will be 90% of what it was with schaub than like it was yesterday going forward.
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Yep, terrible game yesterday from the o-line. Methinks they are reading their press clippings. I also thought they should've used Tate more and his more agressive north/south style of running rather than Arian's wait-for-daylight style... Arian had 10 carries for 3(!) yards in the 2nd half. You've got to tip your hat to the Jags defense for a job well done. Their defense currently ranks 14th against the run and 4th overall (yds/game).
Guarantee the o-line is well aware they sucked yesterday. They have shown to rebound pretty well after a stinker but it doesn't get any easier in the next two games. Atlanta (2nd) and Cincinnati (5th) are both very good against the run. The good news is that Carolina (28th), Indy (31st) and Tennessee (23rd) are a lot more vulnerable to the run which should keep the Texan offense from getting stonewalled.
Gonna have to make some intermediate and deep throws against Atlanta and Cincinnati to keep them honest.... Once the backup and 3rd string QB positions get sorted, I think Kube won't be so reluctant to let it fly a bit....