Professor

SportingNews.com - NFL - Jaguars Team Report

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Former first-round pick and starter Reggie Williams appears to have fallen out of favor with the staff. He's listed on the third team on the club's latest depth chart. Considered one of the team's best run-after-catch receivers, Williams hasn't developed enough and could be a training-camp cut. Too many times, Williams lets the ball get into his body rather than using his hands to make the catch, and he drops too many routine passes. Receivers coach Todd Monken also says that Williams has a tendency to fall down when catching the ball, which renders his run-after-catch ability useless. ...

Starting WR Ernest Wilford is hobbled with a sprained knee and the club wants to take a cautious approach to prevent a minor injury from becoming something major. Wilford is listed as day-to-day and is practicing on a limited basis. The club even brought in an undrafted rookie (Chris Jackson) at the position to help spread out the reps among the wide receivers. Prior to the injury, Wilford had shown tremendous improvement. He's become a more disciplined route runner but still struggles to consistently catch the ball. Wilford is a tremendous asset in the red zone because of his size and leaping ability. Charles Sharon is likely to move into Wilford's spot. Outside of veteran Dennis Northcutt, Sharon is arguably the club's best route runner. Sharon doesn't possess blazing speed, but he's shifty and catches nearly everything thrown his way.

NEWCOMER REPORT: RT Tony Pashos was brought in to firm up the right side of the pocket for QB Byron Leftwich. So far, the club is pleased with Pashos' production. He joins the team with just 23 career starts, but the Jaguars believe they acquired him at the peak of his career. Over the past two seasons, Pashos has developed tremendously. By strengthening the technical aspects of his game, Pashos is expected to become a dominating blocker. At 6-6, Pashos uses his long arms to keep defenders at bay. He also shows a bit of explosion coming off the ball. Pashos was the club's most significant addition in the offseason and was immediately named the starter at right tackle. If Pashos doesn't pan out, the club will plug in former starter Maurice Williams.

SCOUTING REPORT: Reggie Nelson immediately became the club's starting free safety when it released veteran Donovin Darius and moved Gerald Sensabaugh into his spot. The club is now counting on him to learn the scheme. Once that happens he'll be able to showcase his natural athleticism. Nelson has outstanding range and plays much bigger than he is (5-11, 198 pounds) because he's such a punishing tackler. Because of his relative unfamiliarity with the scheme, Nelson has been somewhat hesitant at camp. He's flashed small glimpses of his true potential. With each passing day, Nelson is gaining more confidence with his knowledge of the scheme. It's translating into more playmaking on the field. Because of his size and aggressive nature of play, durability could be an issue for Nelson.

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Serrated Shadow

Man..a lot of people expected Williams to finally be a solid starter this year..that's sad..although it give Matt Jones some more time to establish himself as a go-to guy.

Professor

Too Bad Matt Jones only makes the difficult catches, he still is developing his skills and needs to be taught how to make the easy ones, LOL

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Aundre

Jones finished last year very strong though with TDs in 6 of the Jags last 7 games.... he'll hold down the WR corp


and I knew Nelson was an immediate impact player... Jags secondary is definitely a top corp in the league

Serrated Shadow

I was hoping that the Cowboys would have drafted Nelson last May..the Jags will be happy they got him.

Professor

I wanted Nelson too, but all the guys the EAGLES wanted were taken

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Aundre

wonder what we would have done with the pick had Nelson still been on the board.... I dont know if I would have traded it even though I think we have a top 5 lock pick next year

I like Spencer a lot.... he'll be a great pass rusher in the future and will have an impact on this season too but I dont think our D-Line really needed him, its always nice to have depth but we had an obvious hole in the secondary and Hamlin is good but hes not great, Reggie Nelson is quick and is great in coverage, hes the playmaking safety we need alongside Roy Williams

I remember Roy Williams rookie season when Woodson was still here and he was playing alongside him..... Roy Williams was a beast that year cause Roy could do what he is used to and know Woodson would hold his own, the past few years Williams has had to hold his own while trying to hold down the other safety spot as well, take him out of his element and limits his playmaking abilities

Serrated Shadow

This year we'll get to see how Hamlin does making the calls on defense and how Roy does with getting to focus solely on the ball again. If Hamlin sucks...time to finally draft a top FS IMO.

Aundre

yup

I'll be watching Kenny Phillips from The U this year most def, we'd have to use the Browns pick to get him cause theres no way he'd drop to the 20s but hes a beast

Serrated Shadow

It'd be nice if we could get a FS, CB, or WR combination with our first three picks..

Oh and..go Reggie Nelson!