Last week: 30 (-1)
Record: 1-3
I almost put them last even though they had a win because they really haven’t looked good in any week, while Cleveland has hung with some playoff teams. They rank 31st in the league in yards per play differential. Blaine Gabbert doesn’t seem noticeably improved over last year. Since a solid showing in the opener, he’s 40 of 74 for 394 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. He’s protecting the ball, but this offense simply has no explosion to it unless Maurice Jones-Drew is breaking off a bunch of big runs.
His last 3 games have been especially poor. Against Houston, he had as many attempts as yards midway through the 3rd quarter and finished 7-19 for 53 yards. In a win in Indianapolis, he was 9 of 20 for 75 yards, up until an 80 yard touchdown to Cecil Shorts, in which the receiver did most of the work. Shorts and a huge day by Maurice Jones-Drew are the two reasons they won that game against the lowly Colts. Not Gabbert. Last week, Cincinnati was missing their top 4 cornerbacks with injuries and using Terence Newman, Adam Jones, and Chris Crocker at cornerback. They stacked the box to stop MJD and Gabbert still went just 23 of 34 for 186 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. If this team ends up with a top-3 pick, GM Gene Smith could easily be fired and the Jaguars could look to take either Geno Smith or Matt Barkley to replace Gabbert.
Studs
CB Derek Cox: Allowed 2 catches for 13 yards on 6 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 4 tackles, 1 assist
LE Jeremy Mincey: 1 quarterback hurry on 33 pass rush snaps, 1 batted pass, 5 solo tackles, 4 stops
MLB Paul Posluszny: 10 solo tackles, 3 assists, 4 stops, 1 missed tackle, was not thrown on
Duds
LG Eben Britton: Allowed 2 sacks, 1 quarterback hit, and 5 quarterback hurries on 22 pass block snaps
LG Mike Brewster: Allowed 2 sacks and 1 quarterback hurry on 22 pass block snaps, run blocked for 6 yards on 1 attempt
C Brad Meester: Allowed 1 sack and 1 quarterback hurry on 44 pass block snaps, run blocked for 11 yards on 6 attempts
WR Cecil Shorts: Caught 1 pass for 8 yards on 5 attempts on 23 pass snaps, 3.0 YAC per catch, 1 drop
LOLB Russell Allen: Allowed 6 catches for 48 yards and a touchdown on 6 attempts, 7 solo tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops, 1 missed tackle
CB Rashean Mathis: Allowed 5 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown on 8 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist
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