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Jaguars Locker:
PLAYERS:
Norv Turner,
Maurice Jones-Drew,
Blaine Gabbert,
Marcedes Lewis,
Mike Thomas,
Philip Rivers,
Ryan Mathews,
Mike Tolbert,
Jack Del Rio
TEAMS: Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers
TEAMS: Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers
The Jaguars lost 20-13 at home last weekend and it cost Jack Del Rio his gig as the head coach. Former defensive coordinator Mel Tucker will be making his head coaching debut on the big stage of Monday Night Football. The Chargers have lost six games in a row as they appear to have quit on head coach Norv Turner. Here is a look at the matchups in this game:
When the Jaguars have the ball: The Jaguars are going to feed the ball to Maurice Jones-Drew in this game (no surprise there). The Chargers are giving up 131.9 yards rushing per game so far this year and 4.3 yards per carry. I’m thinking that they aren’t capable of stopping Jones-Drew consistently. The Jaguars might decide to throw the ball a little more than usual. They will have to give Blaine Gabbert time to throw the ball, if he’s going to have any chance of being productive. The Jaguars will need TE Marcedes Lewis and WR Mike Thomas to step up if they are going to be effective passing the ball.
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