Jacksonville Jaguars Strategy and Personnel
by Sports Xchange
--RB Montell Owens got the special teams game against the Chiefs with three tackles and three knockdowns.
--S Gerald Alexander had eight tackles against the Chiefs as he's kept the starting job once Sean Considine returned from an injury.
--DB Derek Cox continues to look good in his rookie season as he had five tackles, including one for a loss, and he defended a pass.
--DT Terrance Knighton only had two tackles, half a sack and a quarterback hit and continues to get good reviews for his rookie play.
REPORT CARD VS. CHIEFS
PASSING OFFENSE: A minus -- David Garrard threw for 264 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown pass to Mike Sims-Walker, and had a 110.7 quarterback rating against the Chiefs. Sims-Walker caught six passes for 147 yards as the Chiefs coverage broke down and he was wide open on two long catches, including the touchdown catch.
RUSHING OFFENSE: A minus -- The Jaguars put a lot of emphasis on getting the ball to Maurice Jones-Drew after he had just eight carries at Tennessee and he carried 29 times for 97 yards. Even though he averaged only 3.3 yards a carry, it was important for the Jaguars to emphasis the run.
PASS DEFENSE: B -- The Jaguars switched from the 3-4 defense to the 4-3 to get more pressure on the passer after they had just five sacks in the first seven games. They sacked Matt Cassel three times, but the Chiefs had allowed him to be sacked 24 times in the first seven games so it wasn't a true test of whether the pass rush has improved. Cassel passed for 262 yards, but much of it came late after the Jaguars had jumped to a 24-6 lead.
RUSH DEFENSE: A minus -- After allowing the Titans 305 rushing yards last week, they held the Chiefs to just 60 yards in 14 carries. Granted, the Chiefs were playing without suspended Larry Johnson, but they didn't give the Chiefs any running room.
SPECIAL TEAMS: C -- Josh Scobee was wide left on a 53-yard field goal attempt and Adam Podlesh had an average of only 39.3 yards per punt, but Mike Thomas had a 44-yard punt return. They also didn't recover the Chiefs' first onside kick in the fourth quarter but got the second half.
COACHING: C -- The Chiefs were so overmatched that coaching didn't make much of a difference. They get credit for getting out of the 3-4 defense but they should have made the move sooner. And the team didn't finish strong, giving up two touchdowns in the last two minutes.
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