Jacksonville Jaguars: Dante Fowler Jr. and Myles Jack too aggressive?

Young Jacksonville Jaguars defensive studs Dante Fowler Jr. and Myles Jack are going to be the centerpiece of a rebuilt defense in coming years, but are they too aggressive?

After Myles Jack made a couple of late hits in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ preseason debut and now Dante Fowler Jr. gets himself thrown out of practice against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is it fair to question whether the two young men are simply too aggressive?

Aggressive defensive players are a step forward for the Jags after they failed to field a competitive defense over the last three seasons. Having players willing to lay out and hit someone after seeing Josh Evans and Andre Branch miss for years is going to be an improvement.

Still, it is only as good as it brings benefit to the team. If the players end up getting flagged for unnecessary roughness or start getting unsportsmanlike conduct calls (not happened yet) it may be fair to question whether that aggression can’t be focused more productively.

The future preseason games will give further insight into how these two young players will conduct themselves on the field. They should be watched closely to see how the coaching staff is working on them to become more productive while keeping that aggression and still playing clean football.

For a defense that has struggled in past years to suddenly have the problem of going too far too often will be an improvement, but it does bring the risk of harsher penalties and steps backward when playing defense. The Jags are still a young, relatively unproven team and flagrant penalties with large yardage attached to them can set the team back.

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Improvements by the Jacksonville Jaguars are certainly in the works, but they have to be careful. It’s still a young team that needs to learn to play the game in a smart manner. Hopefully we see that on display in the coming games and into the season.