JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars brought the intensity for the second day of practice with pads.
Offensive Coordinator, Press Taylor said, when the pads come on, the players can switch up the gear on the field.
That being said, the team is making sure they're not hurting each other. “It amps it up a little bit," said Taylor, "I wouldn't say real. I mean, real is full go, tackle to the ground, everything's in play, and that's not necessarily something we're going to do. Even when we have our live periods, it's still Jags on Jags. We tell our guys it's competitive, but it's not combative. We're not going to take blow-up shots on our guys. They're not going to do it to our guys."
When the pads come on, Taylor said he's able to pick up more of an identity of his offense.
"I think you gain more information. I mean, you're starting to establish an identity, at least of what you want to be and what you hope to see," said Taylor.
"And really, all we hope throughout camp is that every day, we're improving on the things we try to put our intentions towards. There's a goal every single day, whether it's the type of period we had, the situations we script in it, the plays we're trying to run, the looks we're trying to see from the defense."
Aside from getting a better feel of the offense, he believes there's more clarity of the wide receiver room. With the leadership and experience with the group, there are more options.
"Devin [WR Devin Duvernay], we feel like Devin's going to have a role on this team as a returner. So, getting him mixed in and whether it's inside out, all the different ways you can use a guy like that because odds are he's going to have a jersey on game day," said Taylor.
"Getting him mixed in there, and then seeing Parker [WR Parker Washington], Elijah [WR Elijah Cooks], Tim [WR Tim Jones], [WR] Seth Williams, Cephus [WR Joshua Cephus], all these guys competing for this spot."
The Jaguars have eight more open training camp sessions.
Here is the full list:
- Friday, August 2
- Sunday, August 4
- Monday, August 5
- Wednesday, August 7
- Thursday, August 8
- Monday, August 12 – Gates open at 11:45 a.m.
- Wednesday, August 14 – Gates open at 9 a.m./Joint practice with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Thursday, August 15 – Gates open at 9 a.m./Joint practice with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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INJURY REPORT FOR JULY 31ST:
-Keilan Robinson - Toe
-Cooper Hodgers - Back
-Steven Jones - Calf
-Adam Gotsis - Stinger
-Jordan Jefferson - Ankle
-Andrew Wingard - Knee
Those six Jaguars did not practice at training camp on Wednesday.
