Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions: Friday Fact or Fiction

Theo Riddick will score a touchdown: FACT

Theo Riddick is a dynamic pass catching back who seemingly always makes one or two plays a game. He’s exactly the type of player the Jaguars struggle against because he’s non-traditional and he serves as an enormous mismatch against linebackers.

Can’t you see it now? The Lions in a tough 3-and-long, Stafford drops back and dumps it off to Riddick who eludes a hapless Paul Posluszny in open space and takes it the distance for a touchdown.

While I would hope the Jaguar coaching staff would be prescient enough to play Myles Jack more in a game where they face a dynamic running back and an uber-athletic tight end (Eric Ebron), I doubt the team will make drastic changes to a defense that has been “working.”

I think the Jaguars will actually do a decent job containing Riddick as a traditional back running from the I-formation, but I don’t they they have the scheme or speed to cover him out of the backfield or when he splits out wide. Riddick is the best pass catching back in the NFL and the Jaguars will see why on Sunday.