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[Jayrod]

I understand the whole fantasy football isn't real football and that if it isn't broke don't fix it, but why wouldn't such a dynamic threat like Maurice Jones-Drew get more action in a game they were losing (and ultimately lost)?

I can understand even favoring Fred Taylor, but only 7 touches (5 rush/2 rec)!?!? That just doesn't make any sense for your only home run threat to get such limited action in a loss?

Any JAX homers (or Saints for that matter) have any insight? I checked the in-game thread and there wasn't any discussion on MJD besides his kick return TD. I'm sure any MJD owner would like to know what was going on in-game. Was it just a time of possession/# of plays issue, or did the Jags just not gameplan much for MJD, or was he used as a decoy..............any insight would be helpful.

TIA

 

[FTRWRTR]

I'm far from a jax fan but from what I saw when I watched the game on my tv the major reasons are that the saints d actually looked good and didn't give gray much time to look to see where he needed to throw the ball and also that saints offense was just incredible and gray seemed to feel he needed to throw the ball downfield to his wrs to keep pace with them.

 

[BoltBacker]

For the same reason Jerious Norwood hasn't gotten 10 carries in a game all season?

 

[Wadsworth]

I am a Jax homer and there's no good answer to your question. The Jags were playing from behind most of the game, but that's really no excuse. MJD and Fred Taylor are by far the most explosive players on that team and combined they got 21 touches. The Jags only ran 56 offensive plays, but that's no excuse either. A lot of people will try and compare MJD's touches to Fred Taylor's and think that ratio is the problem. The real problem is that combined they aren't getting enough touches. The Jags are too busy throwing 8 yard outs to big slow WRs instead of running draws and swing passes to the two guys on the field that might actually make something happen.

 

[Lord Lucan]

I am a Jax homer and there's no good answer to your question. The Jags were playing from behind most of the game, but that's really no excuse. MJD and Fred Taylor are by far the most explosive players on that team and combined they got 21 touches. The Jags only ran 56 offensive plays, but that's no excuse either. A lot of people will try and compare MJD's touches to Fred Taylor's and think that ratio is the problem. The real problem is that combined they aren't getting enough touches. The Jags are too busy throwing 8 yard outs to big slow WRs instead of running draws and swing passes to the two guys on the field that might actually make something happen.

The odd time they did give it to MJD he looked dangerous as well, not to mention the 100-yard return. I reckon the Saints coaching staff would have been delighted at how few touches MJD received.

 

[BoltBacker]

I am a Jax homer and there's no good answer to your question. The Jags were playing from behind most of the game, but that's really no excuse. MJD and Fred Taylor are by far the most explosive players on that team and combined they got 21 touches. The Jags only ran 56 offensive plays, but that's no excuse either. A lot of people will try and compare MJD's touches to Fred Taylor's and think that ratio is the problem. The real problem is that combined they aren't getting enough touches. The Jags are too busy throwing 8 yard outs to big slow WRs instead of running draws and swing passes to the two guys on the field that might actually make something happen.

Wasn't it reported about mid-week they wanted to open up the playbook a little more with Gray and be more aggresive on offense? I didn't see the blurb in a JAX paper but I had assumed it came from a JAX paper.

 

[Beergogglz]

Simple. JDR sucks.

 

[Phlash]

I was so surprised by this too. MJD and Taylor will carry them to the playoffs if they feed them the ball.

How do you not feed your most explosive players the ball is beyond me.

 

[Afro Samurai]

You have to give a lot of credit to the Saints. They have a VERY good run defense. Haven't given up 100 yards on the ground since week 1.

 

[Lord Lucan]

You have to give a lot of credit to the Saints. They have a VERY good run defense. Haven't given up 100 yards on the ground since week 1.

I also think most OCs are wise to the fact that it's worth going for the big passing play against the Saints. Their defense is the worst in the league in terms of pass plays of 40+ yards (8) and is 3rd in terms of pass plays of 20+ yards conceded (30). In other words, on many occasions offenses aren't needing to run the ball to march down the field quickly. But I'm still surprised the Jags didn't try to run the ball more yesterday.

 

[Afro Samurai]

I also think most OCs are wise to the fact that it's worth going for the big passing play against the Saints. Their defense is the worst in the league in terms of pass plays of 40+ yards (8) and is 3rd in terms of pass plays of 20+ yards conceded (30). In other words, on many occasions offenses aren't needing to run the ball to march down the field quickly. But I'm still surprised the Jags didn't try to run the ball more yesterday.

This is true; however, early in the game, it was pretty obvious that the Jags' game plan was to run the ball all day long. They only abandoned the run after it proved ineffective.