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got to the point last week that they had to switch quarterbacks shortly after halftime. Blake Bortles was looking abysmal for the third straight week so a change to Cody Kessler was needed — and it (kind of) worked! Kessler completed 70 percent of his passes and threw for a touchdown.But with 30 pass attempts coming in the final quarter-and-a-half [url=http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/t-shirts]Jacksonville Jaguars T-Shirt[/url] , the Houston Texans defense was able to pin their ears back and just pass rush the hell out of Kessler, resulting in four sacks in the fourth quarter.Who was responsible for those sacks? Let’s take a look.Sack #1: 2nd & 4 at JAX 22, 13:30 in 4Q(Shotgun) C. Kessler sacked at JAX 14 for -8 yards (J. Clowney).Jadeveon Clowney makes a good inside move on right guard A.J. Cann who could have used some help from running back T.J. Yeldon but the protection called for him to help the left side of the line. Either way, Cann should have been able to handle this by himself.Fault: A.J. CannSack #2: 1st & 10 at JAX 20, 11:19 in 4Q(Shotgun) C. Kessler sacked at JAX 12 for -8 yards (W. Mercilus). FUMBLES (W. Mercilus), recovered by JAX-J.Walker at JAX 10. J.Walker to JAX 10 for no gain (W. Mercilus).Newly installed left tackle Josh Walker has struggled in recent weeks and last Sunday was no exception. Kessler had a hair over three seconds before Whitney Mercilus was on top of him — an inexcusably short amount of time.Fault: Josh WalkerSack #3: 1st & 10 at HOU 30, 6:32 in 4Q(Shotgun) C. Kessler sacked at HST 36 for -6 yards (J. Clowney).Different play, same result. This time it’s Jadeveon Clowney on the edge getting around Josh Walker in three seconds for the sack.Fault: Josh WalkerSack #4: 1st & 10 at JAX 30, 1:41 in 4Q(Shotgun) C. Kessler sacked at JAX 26 for -4 yards (T. Mathieu).T.J. Yeldon looks to hesitate in pass protection and besides him I don’t know who else would have picked up a blitzing Tyrann Mathieu. Should Jermey Parnell have not slid over to the left? Should Cody Kessler have changed the protection pre-snap when he saw Mathieu was undoubtedly going to blitz? I can’t say for certain so I’ll spread the blame around.Fault: TeamSummaryOne thing Blake Bortles is consistently praised for is his pre-snap recognition — changing protections, blitz pickups [url=http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/hats]Jacksonville Jaguars Hats[/url] , and more at the line when he reads the defense. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that when Cody Kessler was thrown into the game and given 30 pass attempts over the course of a quarter-and-a-half he was sacked four times. Maybe he deserves a bit more of the blame on the fourth sack, but the first three look like breakdowns on individual offensive linemen.2018 sack totalsPlayerSacksPlayerSacksUp next: The Philadelphia Eagles!Yannick Ngakoue wasn’t concerned with his sack total Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl defensive end Yannick Ngakoue picked up his first sack of the season in the team’s 31-12 win over the New York Jets. Ngakoue was in the backfield on a lot of passing downs pressuring and putting hits on Jets rookie Sam Darnold, but he didn’t pick up his first sack of the season until later in the game.I’d been asked a lot if something was wrong with Ngakoue and if he was playing poorly or something because he’d yet to get a sack, but just like I was not worried about it neither was Ngakoue.“You know, it’s a great feeling. As an edge rusher, I try to tell other guys you can’t get frustrated,” Ngakoue said after the game when asked about picking up his first sack. “The guy that holds the single season sack record of NFL history is Michael Strahan and the first four weeks of that season he didn’t even get a sack. So, you should never be discouraged. As an edge rusher, you should just keep rushing and it’ll come to you.” As mentioned, Ngakoue was in the Jets backfield most of the day and hit Darnold quite a few times. I was kind of surprised he didn’t get flagged for roughing the passer considering how the NFL has calling them [url=http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/hoodie]Jacksonville Jaguars Hoodie[/url] , but as I’ve stressed multiple times, there’s a lot more to being a pass rusher than just sacks, though it was nice to see Ngakoue finally register one.Through the first three weeks of the season Nagkoue has been near the top of the NFL in quarterback hurries, but just hadn’t hit home yet. He was still making quarterbacks uncomfortable, forcing incompletions and even a some turnovers with his pressures. The key to being a good passer rusher is getting that consistent pressure, and like Ngakoue said, the sacks will come.

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