Chapter 403 As expected
This season, the overall rise of the Jacksonville Jaguars is closely related to Caldwell. It is no exaggeration to say that the team manager single-handedly led this feast.
Although Caldwell seems arrogant and arrogant, in fact, he has indeed earned all this praise and glory.
Caldwell would say that at the heart of it all is head coach Doug Mareau.
Maruo himself was an offensive lineman. Although his career performance as a player was mediocre and not worth mentioning at all. He only stayed in the NFL for two seasons, then went to the British League to play for two seasons, and then retired early; but he changed his career to become a coach. Later, he showed his talent.
All along, whether as an offensive line coach or a head coach, Maruo has never been able to build a team 100% according to his own ideas; but after coming to the Jacksonville Jaguars from the Buffalo Bills, under the good old coach Bradley, he Got room to show off.
His interpretation of tactics, the defensive layout based on the experience of the offensive line, and the targeted tactical coordination of passing and running attacks after switching perspectives have indeed brought a new look to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Cardwell saw Maruo's ability. After firing Bradley, he corrected Maruo and strengthened him in the free market according to Maruo's requirements.
Among them, among the main players on the defensive front, Campbell, Jackson, and Darius are all players who joined this offseason. Caldwell’s careful calculation and accurate layout will undoubtedly play a key role and perfectly meet Maruo’s needs. A striker that fits the team well.
And, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Behind a good defensive front, there is also a good linebacker.
Myles-Jack, Telvin-Smith, Paul-Posluszny.
Three little-known players have performed at the top of the pyramid this season.
Of the two outside linebackers, Jack made 90 tackles and Telvin made 102 tackles. Middle linebacker Poslusny did not make so many tackles due to his position, but he also contributed 61 tackles.
As the connection between the front line and the second line, they complete tasks in succession in terms of passing and running the ball. They need intensity and teamwork. They are undoubtedly the core of the Jacksonville Jaguars' top defense.
More importantly, this is still not the whole story.
As mentioned before, the Jacksonville Jaguars' ground defense ranks second in the league, and their pass defense ranks first in the league, which is absolutely frightening.
Cornerback, the two young players combination of Ramsey and AJ-Bouye are considered by many professional commentators to be the first partnership of cornerbacks this season.
The safeties, Barry Church and Tashun Gipson, are two little-known veterans who are not inferior to each other.
Among these four players, only Gibson has been selected to the Pro Bowl once, and the other players lack resumes to prove themselves. Ramsey has just entered the league, and Boyer and Church were undrafted rookies in 2013 and 2010 respectively; but This season they have shown top-notch coordination, whether it is match-up marking or tactical coordination, they all performed well.
Maybe the melon-eaters who joined in the fun didn't see any shining names, but they were limiting opponents' passing yards, limiting opponents' passing touchdowns, limiting quarterback passing ratings, number of interceptions, creating ball transitions, etc. In terms of different statistics, they are all among the top five in the league. Their average performance and comprehensive strength are leading across the board, and they can definitely be called dominant.
Imagine that throughout the season, they only allowed their opponents to get 143 first downs and 17 passing touchdowns. These two statistics not only led the league, but also had a clear advantage over the second and third ranked teams.
Among them, Ramsey showed a powerful cornerback attitude of the next superstar level. Even if he talked loudly, no player could fight back.
The cornerback partnership of Ramsey and Boyer combined for 21 interceptions, second only to the Baltimore Ravens' 22 interceptions. They are also the only two teams in the league with more than 20 interceptions in a season. They are undoubtedly the fourth. A nightmare for shooting guards and wide receivers. No wonder Ramsey dared to launch a group taunting attack on the quarterback.
Sacks, interceptions, interceptions.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense has few shortcomings. In a single-elimination stage like the playoffs, teams that rely on star power may often face different ups and downs, testing the stars' competitive status. There are too many variables in the risks of losing and winning.
Teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars that rely on team strength are more stable and solid. They can minimize the risk of ups and downs in state, and their pre-match preparations are more complete and simpler.
In football matches, people always say that winning depends on offense and defense. This is because in the second half of the game, faced with fluctuations in physical fitness and experience, the stability shown by the iron-blooded defense is more reliable.
Football, same thing.
Even the Minnesota Vikings defense is different from the Jacksonville Jaguars. The two models are not the same.
What's more, they also have home field advantage——
No wonder, not only "within the league", the entire public opinion overwhelmingly believes that the Jacksonville Jaguars can win and have a high probability of winning the Super Bowl.
On the front foot, the Minnesota Vikings, who were generally optimistic, were upset and eliminated. Questions surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars may be in trouble due to lack of experience continue, and they are worried that the current favorites may make the same mistake again.
Off the back foot, the Jacksonville Jaguars showed determination and defensive stability as a wake-up call from the Minnesota Vikings kept them focused and at their best from the opening period.
"The first quarter is over."
"The score is still at '0:0', and neither team was able to score."
"Judging from the score, the two sides maintain a balance of power, but the actual situation is not the case. The game situation is more complicated than it appears on the surface, and the difficulty of the game is still higher than expected."
At the Forever Bank Center located in the southeast port of Jacksonville, Nantz and Romo were still partners. They started talking in the short gap at the end of the first quarter and gave a simple summary of the game——
Everything, as expected.
Dull, boring.
The first quarter was filled with fouls and punts, and the defenses of the two teams took over the game and became the protagonist. This matchup was obviously not exciting enough.
At this moment, social networks have been overwhelmingly flooded.
A group of netizens complained that this game should not be arranged to be a night game. At least in the first game of the National League finals, the Philadelphia Eagles were full of offensive firepower and there was something to watch; but the American League finals in front of them was really boring.
However, more netizens said with an experienced attitude that no matter what the sport is, football, basketball, tennis, rugby, etc., they are almost all the same. The exciting games are often in the group stage or the first half of the knockout stage, and the further they go, the more boring they become. , the championship battle is often a drowsy peak, anyway, this is not the first time.
"Not surprising."
"No need to make a fuss."
"Both teams must have consumed too much energy, especially the Kansas Chiefs, who have come back from behind to advance in two consecutive games. They must now be unable to follow up."
(End of chapter)