The Jacksonville Jaguars continued their preseason strategy of resting their starters in week 2 against Philadelphia. The coaching staff gave the bulk of the snaps to players trying to secure a roster spot. As the game progressed, it became obvious that Gardner Minshew would be the backup to Nick Foles.

Minshew played three quarter in the loss to Philadelphia. At times, he didn’t get any help from his receivers as they had a bad case of the dropped ball syndrome. He found his comfort zone as the game progressed.



Minshew completed 19 of 29 passes for 202 yards with a passing rating of 85.7. There were a few passes that he completed under heavy pressure. Jacksonville rolled him out of the pocket a few times in an effort to help elude the pass rush.

He was sacked three times. The offensive line seemed to struggle against the defense. All in all, Minshew proved his worth to Doug Marrone. Marrone was quoted by John Oehser of jaguars.com, “I thought Gardner gave us a really good opportunity to win the game,” Head Coach Doug Marrone said Thursday night. “At the end of the day, he did a lot. He did a lot for me to where I feel he’s done a good job…There are a lot of things he does that I like.”

It seems like Minshew has convinced Marrone with his performance. Expect the Jaguars to let Tanner Lee and Alex McGough battle for the practice squad quarterback spot, if they keep three quarterbacks on the roster.



The running game suffered through another miserable performance. Alfred Blue limped off with an apparent ankle injury. The running back room is shrinking due to injuries.

Logan Cook did an outstanding job punting. He punted six times with five going inside the 20 yard line. Also, he boomed a 58 yarder. The Jaguars special teams were extra special.

The Jaguars look to week 3 with the starters taking the field and spotlight. They travel South to play Miami. Let’s see how that plays out on Thursday.

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