Preseason Week 2 Following the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 14-10 preseason victory

Stock Up http://www.thejaguarsfootballauthentic.com/a.j.-bouye-jersey-authentic , Stock Down: Preseason Week 2 Following the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 14-10 preseason victory yesterday afternoon over the Vikings, I went back and revisited a majority of the game. Here are three players who saw their stock rise with strong performances and three the team probably wishes they could’ve sold.Stock upRonnie Harrison, SafetyHarrison was expected to play a good amount yesterday, but was suddenly thrust into the starting safety spot just prior to kick off in place of Tashaun Gipson. While the free safety position is not Harrison’s normal spot, the rookie third round pick delivered an impressive performance for just his second career game in the NFL. Accounting for five solo tackles, and an early forced fumble against the Vikings’ starters, Harrison showed the stage may not be too big for him, and he is ready to contribute this season possibly sooner than the team expected.Chris Reed, GuardStarting in place of Andrew Norwell for a second-straight week, Reed did very well going up against Pro Bowl caliber tackles in Linval Joseph and Sheldon Richardson. In my review, Reed gave up very little in pass protection, teaming with Brandon Linder and AJ Cann to allow a clean view for Blake Bortles in the middle. He also held up well in rushing attack. Where Reed really shined yesterday, however, was in the screen game where the Jaguars did most of their damage passing. Just take a look at two of the plays below, and watch for No. 64.Tyler Patmon http://www.thejaguarsfootballauthentic.com/malik-jackson-jersey-authentic , CornerbackThe Jaguars back up corner took the place for suspended starter Jalen Ramsey, and against competition the likes of Stefon Diggs and Adam Theilan, more than held his own. Patmon was credited with one tackle and a pass break up, and is proving to be a very reliable back up option that can play the outside corner spot, in the event that Ramsey or AJ Bouye are out for any length of time this season.Stock downCam Robinson, Offensive TackleIt was reported during the course of the week from the teams’ joint practices that Robinson did not have a particularly strong showing against Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter. Well, Robinson confirmed those reports with his play on Saturday, as the second-year left tackle was absolutely overwhelmed against the rising star on the Vikings’ front line. The Jaguars are relying on Robinson being a staple at left tackle for years to come, but you can’t be that when you look like this against the league’s top talent..Marqise Lee, Wide ReceiverLee has by all accounts had a solid training camp, after the Jaguars brought him back in free agency last March, and he did okay in the preseason opener. Yesterday, however, was a different story, as Lee’s performance mirrored a lot of the critiques most fans have had of him in his time here. Lee caught the opening pass of the game for a short five-yard gain http://www.thejaguarsfootballauthentic.com/brandon-linder-jersey-authentic , then proceeded to be called for a penalty and drop what was a well thrown ball from Bortles down the sideline that would’ve resulted in a long gain, on another drive. I also had him on another drop during one of the team’s multiple shortened drives by the first team offense. The team’s technically number one receiver, did not play up to that role yesterday.Michael Bennett, Defensive TackleThe Jaguars back ups on the defensive front were for the most part as solid as their colleagues on the starting line, but I noticed Bennett far too often getting blown off his gap by the Vikings linemen, allowing for running backs Mike Boone and Roc Thomas to have some big opportunities for gains in the middle of the field. Bennett is a bubble player, in my opinion, and it was not a performance that’s going to keep him long for the team.Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots: They turned Blake Bortles loose The Jacksonville Jaguars were without Leonard Fournette. Instead of going run heavy and letting T.J. Yeldon, Corey Grant, and newly promoted Brandon Wilder from the practice squad run down the New England Patriots defense, they went to Blake Bortles.That’s right — they pulled up the anchor on the BOAT and called 51 plays that kept the ball in Blake’s hands, 45 of which were pass attempts.Rarely do the Jaguars win if Blake is throwing that many passes. But they did on Sunday. They won by a lot. Not so much on the final score — although an 11-point beatdown against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is a big deal — but in the way they dominated every facet of the Patriots game.The Jaguars took what they wanted and Blake was in control — which is perfectly demonstrated on the drive right before halftime when the Jaguars had 75 yards to go for a touchdown and just under three minutes to get there.That drive is what we’ll be diving into this week as we break down the drive of the game for Week 2.Play #1: 1st and 10 at JAX 25The Patriots are playing the softest of zones and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is going to take advantage, getting the offense going with an easy 11 yards and the clock stopped.Play #2: 1st and 10 at JAX 36The Patriots send five rushers and the Jaguars can’t pick it up with five blockers. This was most likely going to Austin Seferian-Jenkins who crosses over the middle about 10 yards downfield, but Blake has to tuck and run, getting three yards in the process.Play #3: 2nd and 7 at JAX 39I don’t know about this pass over the middle to Keelan Cole — defenders in front of and behind him. If this is picked http://www.thejaguarsfootballauthentic.com/barry-church-jersey-authentic , it’s a short field for Brady with just under two minutes to go in the half.Play #4: 3rd and 7 at JAX 39The Patriots brought the house on this play — seven rushers for just six blockers — and Seferian-Jenkins and Bortles make a hell of a play. Bortles throws into a mad pass rush and Seferian-Jenkins doing whatever he needs to to haul that pass in.Play #5: 1st and 10 at JAX 47A drop from Dede Westbrook but it’s a bad pass too. I think the stutter step getting around Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower (No. 54) causes a challenge for both Blake and Dede.Play #6: 2nd and 10 at JAX 47The Patriots are playing their safety like a center fielder and putting him 15 yards away from the line of scrimmage. He’s there to make sure nothing goes deep, but he’s too far away to be of any help in covering Cole who finds the soft spot and gets 17 yards on the catch.Play #7: 1st and 10 at NE 36The entire time I was watching this live I just wanted Blake to throw the ball away. Blake throwing off his back foot is bad news, y’all. Wisely, he threw it away.Play #8: 2nd and 10 at NE 36Cole was finding gaps in the Patriots secondary all damn day and this drive is a perfect example of it. In all he got two catches for 31 yards on three targets on this possession alone.Play #9: 1st and 10 at NE 22The Jaguars tried the wheel route at the end of the second half of the AFC Championship Game and were unsuccessful then too. Whereas then it looked like Leonard Fournette, who was the intended receiver, was the intended target in that game, Corey Grant looks like Blake’s second or third read.Play #10: 2nd and 10 at NE 22Westbrook gets his first catch of the drive on this one, getting separation and taking advantage of the fact that the defender who should have been covering him had his eyes on Blake.Play #11: 1st and 10 at NE 11This is the first run of the entire drive (not surprising) and it gets the Jaguars close enough for at least two tries into the end zone. Just watch the push the interior of this offensive line gets through the play — Andrew Norwell, Brandon Linder, and A.J. Cann are just straight bullying people.Play #12: 2nd and 3 at NE 4This looks like some miscommunication between rookie DJ Chark and Bortles. Chark wasn’t ready for the fade where Blake threw it.Play #13: 3rd and 3 at NE 4Watch the pick that Westbrook sets up so that Seferian-Jenkins can run free. It’s not pass interference, it’s a legal pick play that the New York Giants used quite a bit against us in Week 1 and that the Jaguars used quite a bit last season. Hopefully we see more of it.SummaryIn all, Blake was absolutely superb in Week 2 and it’s encouraging that Hackett and head coach Doug Marrone are ready to turn him loose if he shows promise in game. Unlike last year’s AFC Championship, when the team should have leaned more on Blake when he was doing well, the Jaguars let Blake continue to air it out even when up two or three scores.Let’s hope that continues — both the staff giving the keys to this offense to Blake and Blake being deserving of it week in and week out.