Jacksonville Jaguars: Studs and duds following 9th straight loss
. Jake Luton, quarterback. 1. player. 52. .
The Jacksonville Jaguars couldn’t get much production from their offense.
Rookie Jake Luton played well in his NFL debut but struggled against the Green Bay Packers last week. He had a chance to show last game was the outlier and that he could efficiently lead the Jaguars’ offense. Instead, he showed that his first start was an anomaly and that he isn’t very good at this quarterback thing.
You could point out he played the Steelers defense, which is one of the best units in the league. However, someone else could counter that argument by showing you the rookie quarterback’s four interceptions. The coaching staff surely expected more. Even Luton himself probably expected more.
. . Chris Claybrooks, cornerback. 2. player. 52.
However you look at it, Chris Claybrooks wasn’t going to succeed on this one. The rookie cornerback was starting in place of Sidney Jones. Before this game, he has played on 30 percent of the team’s total on defense and had started one game earlier this season.
In his second start, Claybrooks allowed Pittsburgh’s first touchdown and was flagged for a key pass interference penalty early in the game, and more often than not, he was beaten by the Steelers wide receiver corps.
player. 52. . . . Chris Conley, wide receiver. 3
Jake Luton had a bad game, but he didn’t get much help from his wide receiver corps either. This entry could’ve been about a few of the Jaguars wideouts, but Chris Conley stood out in the team’s 27-3 loss due to a catch he could’ve come down with early in the game but didn’t.
Conley finished the game with one reception for 13 yards, but the rest of the wide receiver group wasn’t much better. This game’s Jaguars receiving leader was DJ Chark Jr. with four passes for 41 yards. Second on the list was tight Tyler Eifert, who hauled in two passes for 32 yards. When your two main targets have a combined six receptions for 73 yards, something is not right.