MJD *will* have some good games this year. But it's looking like they might be the exception and not the rule.
G Jones scored on a fullback up the gut. Not as a goal line heavy RB.
MJD got a couple of opportunities inside the 10 AFTER the fumble.
And failed to convert. Greg Jones was successful - his role at the GL will only increase. It looks more and more like last year MJD just had everything lined up right for him, and his performance will not be repeated. He's had a lot of opportunity this season, that's not the problem, he's just done nothing with the opps.
Every knows you're an MJD hater.
So much so that I made several attempts to trade for him prior to this week
Jones is the fullback. Teams use that plunge play on occasion to keep the defense honest. IF he starts lining up as the RB, MJD has an issue.
Right, because they'll never run that FB GL plunge again, so MJD has no worries....
MJD has been VERY successful as the goal line guy. It is tough to score on a run straight up the middle when the D line is 2-3 yards deep in the backfield-no matter who you are. The play-calling needs to improve(maybe the FB plunge gives other DC's something to plan for), maybe run a power sweep now and then, and the O-line needs to open a hole.
Problem is MJD has NOT been successful AT ALL at the goal line this year. Blame it on whatever you want, but the other RBs have gotten in, and MJD hasn't. The other RBs have run well behind the same OL, MJD hasn't. At what point do you admit it may just be the RBs fault?
On the fumble, MJD tried to get cute and it cost him. Lesson learned, I believe.
Learned by MJD, or the coach? At least the coach gave him opps after, so it looks good for MJD that the fumble won't cost him. I don't think he's a sell low candidate, but honestly, I don't think he's a buy low candidate either
Wow. Where to even start.You have been hating on him in every MJD thread I have seen. If you are propping him somewhere, I didn't see it. Trading for a buy-low is a shark move. Doesn't make you less of a hater, just a good FF owner.
Every team runs the FB plunge. It is not the main short yardage play for any team. It is a misdirection that works IF AND ONLY IF the blocking is solid. Otherwise, it is a 3 yard loss. If it was a great play, teams would run it repeatedly. Jones got in from the FB position on a misdirection play, not from the RB slot. Jax is having trouble with that, obviously.
MJD has been very successful HISTORICALLY at the goal line. What changed? The OC did, not MJD. You can't just run straight up the gut everytime at the goalline in the NFL. You need some blocking.
From week 1:
1-4-TEN 4 (5:17) 32-M.Jones-Drew
up the middle to TEN 4 for no gain.
2-4-TEN 4 (4:34) 9-D.Garrard pass incomplete short left to 18-M.Jones (31-C.Finnegan).
Timeout #2 by JAC at 04:28.
3-4-TEN 4 (4:28) 9-D.Garrard pass incomplete short middle to 89-M.Lewis.
No goalline work for Jax in week 2.
From Week 3:
Jacksonville Jaguars continues ...
1-2-DEN 2 (15:00) 32-M.Jones-Drew
up the middle to DEN 2 for no gain (63-A.Gordon).
2-2-DEN 2 (14:21) PENALTY on JAC-83-G.Estandia, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 2 - No Play.
2-7-DEN 7 (13:58) 32-M.Jones-Drew right tackle to DEN 3 for 4 yards (95-S.Adams).
3-3-DEN 3 (13:17) 9-D.Garrard pass short right to 11-R.Williams for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on DEN, Defensive 12 On-field, declined.
just before the half(Should have been an opportunity here):
1-9-DEN 9
27) (Shotgun) 9-D.Garrard pass incomplete short right to 11-R.Williams.
2-9-DEN 9
19) (Shotgun) 9-D.Garrard pass short middle to 32-M.Jones-Drew to DEN 1 for 8 yards (55-D.Williams). Penalty on DEN-79-M.Thomas, Defensive Offside, declined.
3-1-DEN 1
13) 9-D.Garrard spiked the ball to stop the clock.
Timeout #1 by DEN at 00:11.
4-1-DEN 1
11) 1-J.Carney 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-J.Zelenka, Holder-3-A.Podlesh.
later:
1-1-DEN 1 (7:01) 32-M.Jones-Drew
up the middle to DEN 2 for -1 yards (63-A.Gordon).
2-2-DEN 2 (6:21) 9-D.Garrard pass incomplete short middle to 87-G.Wrighster (41-K.Paymah). PENALTY on DEN-41-K.Paymah, Defensive Pass Interference, 1 yard, enforced at DEN 2 - No Play.
1-1-DEN 1 (6:15) 32-M.Jones-Drew left tackle to DEN 2 for -1 yards (25-N.Ferguson). FUMBLES (25-N.Ferguson), RECOVERED by DEN-40-C.Cox at DEN 4. 40-C.Cox to DEN 4 for no gain (33-G.Jones; 9-D.Garrard).
MJD got cute here and it cost him.
After the gamble on 4th down:
1-4-DEN 4 (4:12) 32-M.Jones-Drew
up the middle to DEN 1 for 3 yards (25-N.Ferguson). (Actually gained 3 up the gut against a defeated and exhausted defense.)
2-1-DEN 1 (3:39) PENALTY on JAC, Delay of Game, 4 yards, enforced at DEN 1 - No Play.
2-5-DEN 5 (3:38) 86-D.Northcutt left end to DEN 1 for 4 yards (58-N.Webster). (End around? What? Why not run what worked last year? )
3-1-DEN 1 (2:58) 9-D.Garrard left end to DEN 1 for no gain (32-D.Bly). (This is what could hurt MJD at the goal line as much as anything)
Timeout #1 by JAC at 02:13.
4-1-DEN 1 (2:13) 1-J.Carney 18 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-88-J.Zelenka, Holder-3-A.Podlesh.
So far, MJD has 5 carries inside the 5 yard line. All but one were up the middle. Not very creative. Then, the play calling goes completely the other way and they try a trick play with Northcutt. How about Greg Jones blocking correctly as the FB and open up a hole for the RB(MJD like last year's successful formula).
MJD has a nose for the endzone, but was stopped just short twice in week 3. His TD's will come.
Wow.
Wow.
