The Jacksonville Jaguars will have a new play-caller this season in head coach Doug Pederson, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 2.2% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).
THE BLITZ projects the Jacksonville Jaguars as the 4th-fastest paced defense in football (context-neutralized) right now, leading opposing offenses to average 27.41 seconds per play.
Christian Kirk has run fewer routes this year (94.5% Route% in games he has been on the field) than he did last year (81.8%).
THE BLITZ projects Christian Kirk to garner 7.8 targets in this week’s contest, on average, placing him in the 82nd percentile among wide receivers.
The Las Vegas Raiders pass defense has conceded the 2nd-highest Completion% in the league (71.9%) vs. WRs this year (71.9%).
Cons
Christian Kirk has accrued far fewer air yards this season (65.0 per game) than he did last season (72.0 per game).
Christian Kirk’s sure-handedness have declined this year, with his Completion% decreasing from 74.9% to 60.5%.
The Las Vegas Raiders pass defense has excelled when opposing WRs have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 4.46 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 8th-least in the NFL.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been faced with a stacked the box on a mere 11.1% of their plays since the start of last season, 3rd-least in the league. Keeping an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have utilized motion in their offense on 33.0% of their play-calls since the start of last season (9th-least in the NFL), which usually makes an offense more predictable and less effective.