Comments on: Dear Dirk, http://blackandteal.com/2010/12/01/dear-dirk/ A Jacksonville Jaguars Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Preston http://blackandteal.com/2010/12/01/dear-dirk/comment-page-1/#comment-4446 Preston Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:01:54 +0000 http://blackandteal.com/?p=5552#comment-4446 Right, but my point was nobody complained when we drove down the field with passing plays. Right, but my point was nobody complained when we drove down the field with passing plays.

]]> By: Marc http://blackandteal.com/2010/12/01/dear-dirk/comment-page-1/#comment-4445 Marc Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:10:41 +0000 http://blackandteal.com/?p=5552#comment-4445 1.) Garrard threw 16 passes and scrambled three times in the first half; he threw 19 passes and scrambled three times in the second half. 2.) Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 10 times for 73 yards in the first half; he rushed 11 times for 40 yards in the second half. That from Ask Vic. It wasn't completely abandoning the run. Truth is, David was a foot off with that pass to MSW. If he had it in front of him 9 of 10 times Mike catches it, and it's a first down, and the play continues. It just looks bad because that was a turning point. I don't think it was the play calling. I think they were stoning the run in the second half, so it was harder to make anything effective. Some of the running plays were held to no gain, while almost all of the plays were effective in the first half. It is what it is, wish we had won. Marcos 1.) Garrard threw 16 passes and scrambled three times in the first half; he threw 19 passes and scrambled three times in the second half. 2.) Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 10 times for 73 yards in the first half; he rushed 11 times for 40 yards in the second half.

That from Ask Vic. It wasn’t completely abandoning the run.

Truth is, David was a foot off with that pass to MSW. If he had it in front of him 9 of 10 times Mike catches it, and it’s a first down, and the play continues. It just looks bad because that was a turning point.

I don’t think it was the play calling. I think they were stoning the run in the second half, so it was harder to make anything effective. Some of the running plays were held to no gain, while almost all of the plays were effective in the first half.

It is what it is, wish we had won.

Marcos

]]> By: Luke http://blackandteal.com/2010/12/01/dear-dirk/comment-page-1/#comment-4442 Luke Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:01:43 +0000 http://blackandteal.com/?p=5552#comment-4442 And how did we get into 2nd and 21 and 3rd and 26? That would be a sack. I'm not saying there aren't passing downs. There are, you brought up two good examples. But I'm saying that with the lead, or in a close game, there is no need to switch to throwing. While the upside of the passing game is tremendous (see the Packers, Patriots, or Colts), the downside can also be tremendous. All I'm saying is that Dirk needs to get better with his play calling on the whole. When the Jags get sacked on first down it's the players' faults but Dirk is the one actually initiating the gamble. And how did we get into 2nd and 21 and 3rd and 26? That would be a sack. I’m not saying there aren’t passing downs. There are, you brought up two good examples. But I’m saying that with the lead, or in a close game, there is no need to switch to throwing. While the upside of the passing game is tremendous (see the Packers, Patriots, or Colts), the downside can also be tremendous. All I’m saying is that Dirk needs to get better with his play calling on the whole. When the Jags get sacked on first down it’s the players’ faults but Dirk is the one actually initiating the gamble.

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