Right Side of Jaguars OL Allowed 0 Pressures in Week 4

The Jacksonville Jaguars had big hopes for the right side of their offensive line from the day they drafted Oklahoma offensive tackle Anton Harrison with the No. 27 overall pick.

Four games into Harrison's career, and they are starting to see why.

Outside of a Week 2 matchup vs. All-World defensive lineman Chris Jones that saw Harrison get his welcome to the NFL moment, Harrison has been one of the bright spots of an otherwise up-and-down line. 

He shined brightest in Week 4, allowing zero pressures in 36 pass-protection snaps. Over the last two weeks, Harrison has been credited with just one pressure by PFF, tied for the second-fewest among all offensive tackles with qualifying snaps in that span. 

Harrison wasn't alone, either, with right guard Brandon Scherff allowing zero pressures on 36 pass-blocking snaps as well. That is 72 snaps in protection for the right side of the line, with zero pressures allowed between the two of them.

While Trevor Lawrence did have one of the quickest time to throws of the week in the 23-7 win over the Atlanta Falcons, but that didn't stop the Jaguars' left tackle, left guard, and left center combining for six pressures allowed. 

In short, the Jaguars' right side was legitimately that dominant in pass protection vs. the Falcons. After the duo allowed over four combined pressures per game during the first three weeks of the season, they played their best football in a much-needed Week 4 win.

"I know you guys don’t know all of the protection schemes and everything, this is definitely not the time to get into that. But there’s some things he did yesterday that were on course. You have to throw hot from time to time," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said about Trevor Lawrence on Monday, as it relates to the blocking in front of him. 

"You’re going to have to throw hot off of one guy and that’s what happened, the guy was free. He threw the ball quickly and got the ball out of his hands, knowing you’re going to take a hit. That’s part of playing quarterback, you’re going to have to stand in there and take a hit against the pressure and against the blitz. He was able to do that and the best thing was that he was able to get the ball out of his hands. Whether it was completed or not, he didn’t take the sack in those situations.”