Greetings Pack Fans!
We Jags fans are looking forward to this game. You should all be proud of the tradition and history of your team and field.
Those of you who may have visited our message board have been very respectful and great in discusssion, so far, from what I've read here, I can expect more of the same.
To address a few points I saw here, Leftwich is definately a pocket passer. He only runs as a last resort and is not really fast, though he is a long strider and covers some ground. A McNabb type gameplan wouldn't be appropriate, Lefty is not that type of threat. But the guy can sure throw the ball. I'm hoping it won't be too windy, so we can see Brett and Byron throw some bullets.
Appreciate the comparison to B-more and Pats defenses. It's flattering, but I don't think we're there yet. We've got two LB's playing DE due to injury (lost our top 6 DE to injury this year). But the last two games we are getting better pressure and it is starting to gel. Prior to that, we were getting burned on the edges because we are very tough up the middle. I'm a bit concerned to hear that the screen to Green is in the mix.
Yeah, Smith has been unbelievable this year, he really recommitted himself this past offseason, and it is paying off.
What we really need to do is get better in the red-zone. Taylor is not getting it done in short yardage, and we are working in Greg Jones and getting the TE's more involved. With your weather, I'll be a little nervous about having to pound out short yardage.
Thanks!
Jaggernaut1