12-05-2023, 05:49 PM
I could be totally off with this take, but during the 1st quarter I kept think that Taylor is setting the Jaguars up to think that with Jake the Bengals could only throw horizontal passes and run the ball. Then at some point he would unload down the field. I mean Browning set passing records in college.
Now, the analyst last night thought that Zac was just getting Browning acclimated, building his confidence with short passes. And maybe so.
But certainly Taylor knew that Browning was capable of a lot more than those short passes that dominated the first drive. If it was actually a longer-term strategy to have the Jaguars expect only short passes, the strategy certainly worked. I'm also sure that Taylor would never actually state that was what he was doing. So, I guess we'll never know. But that was the thought that dominated me in the beginning, as the Jaguars crowded the box.
Now, the analyst last night thought that Zac was just getting Browning acclimated, building his confidence with short passes. And maybe so.
But certainly Taylor knew that Browning was capable of a lot more than those short passes that dominated the first drive. If it was actually a longer-term strategy to have the Jaguars expect only short passes, the strategy certainly worked. I'm also sure that Taylor would never actually state that was what he was doing. So, I guess we'll never know. But that was the thought that dominated me in the beginning, as the Jaguars crowded the box.
