Jags Get Their Asses Kicked
Boy was I wrong in my prediction for Fred Taylor against the Titans. His streak of five straight regular-season games with 100 yards rushing came to an end. The Jags got freaking owned a the line of scrimmage all game, and couldn’t get anything going on the ground. In their 17-10 loss, the Jags only rushed 33 yards as a team. WHOA! Fred Taylor contributed 18 of those rushing yards on 9 carries (he also added 9 yards on 1 reception). What a shitty day for Fred and the Jags.
To be fair, the Jaguars running game can’t be attributed to the poor play of Fred Taylor. Their offensive line was absolutely horrid. At one point in the game, the Jags had no more offensive linemen on reserves. If someone would have got hurt, they would have had to bring in a TE to block on the line.
Fred seemed optimistic though. “The only thing this game guarantees is that we won’t go undefeated,” said running back Fred Taylor, who was held to 18 yards on nine carries. “We’ll be fine.” I’m not sure if I’m as optimistic as Freddy though. The Jaguars looked god awful. The only thing keeping me sane is the fact that they did this same thing last year, and 2007 turned out all right.