Arkansas Bengal Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Bengal Morning Takes: Bracing for Blake Bortles October, 31, 2014 Oct 31 8:20 AM ET By Coley Harvey | ESPN.com CINCINNATI -- If you ask the Cincinnati Bengals about Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, they will tell you all about how dangerous his powerful arm and shifty feet can be. What they won't tell you is how confident they are about exploiting the turnover issues Bortles has had all year. Through only six games as the Jaguars' quarterback, five of which he started, Bortles has 12 interceptions. Four of them have been returned for touchdown. Bortles' 0.5 touchdown-to-interception ratio ranks as the second-worst among NFL quarterbacks. Only Teddy Bridgewater's 0.4 ratio is worse. "They're doing a good job," Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko said, cautioning Bengals fans from staring at Jacksonville's 1-7 record. "They just need to take care of the ball a little more. That's where they've been getting killed, with their turnovers. We've got to take advantage of that, and I think we will this week." Good defensive pressure has led to a number of Bortles' interceptions. So has the fact that he's a first-year player. No rookie quarterback has been immune from poor play this season, particularly when blitzed the way Bortles and Bridgewater have been. Bortles, Bridgewater and Derek Carr have three of the eight-worst QBRs in the league when facing five or more pass-rushers, according to ESPN Stats & Information. That same type of defensive pressure led to five of Bortles' interceptions, a league worst. He also has a league's lowest percent passer rating, 35.3 percent, when five or more players are rushing. On 69 dropbacks against that rush, he's been sacked nine times. One can imagine what Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther was thinking when he watched film on Bortles earlier this week. He probably was eager to come up with ways he could attack the rookie to make him uncomfortable and add to his interception and sack totals. Peko could see that happening. "Guys are getting in his face and putting their hands up and pressuring him," Peko said. "That's going to be one of the big keys to the game: stopping the run and getting after Bortles. We need to get in his face and show him different looks and try to rattle this rookie. We can take advantage of that." Which look would work best? The nickel. According to the NFL's Game Statistics and Information System, the Bengals have three interceptions this season out of a nickel formation that includes end Wallace Gilberry at defensive tackle and Vincent Rey as the interior linebacker. The three interceptions are the most the Bengals have in any particular lineup. Six other lineups have yielded their remaining six interceptions. With Vontaze Burfict out following knee surgery Wednesday, Rey will be playing that same spot when the Bengals shift into nickel Sunday. Don't be surprised if that formation puts so much pressure on Bortles that he adds to his total and extends his streak of games with an interception to start his young career. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/12875/bengals-blake-bortles-interceptions-defense-morning-takes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Isn't Joekel(sp) possibly out also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Isn't Joekel(sp) possibly out also? RTC: Luke Joeckel plans on playing Sunday October, 31, 2014 Oct 31 9:00 AM ET By Michael DiRocco | ESPN.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Reading the coverage of the Jacksonville Jaguars ... Left tackle Luke Joeckel said he plans on playing on Sunday against Cincinnati after a quicker-than-anticipated recovery from a concussion, writes the Florida Times-Union's Ryan O'Halloran. Fox Sports Florida's Ken Hornack grades the Jaguars in his midseason report. The offense gets a D, the defense gets a C, and the special teams gets a C-minus. The Jaguars switched up their plan this season and are leaving for London on Sunday night after playing the Bengals in Cincinnati, writes the T-U's Hays Carlyon. The team asked the NFL to give them an East Coast road game before their London game. From this blog: the stat of the week, Halloween themed question of the week, and linebacker Paul Posluszny talking about how being injured drives him crazy. http://espn.go.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/9284/rtc-luke-joeckel-plans-on-playing-sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Other teams' players always recover quicker than expected from concussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Other teams' players always recover quicker than expected from concussions. Somebody should ask Eric Winston how he feels about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slag911 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Shouldn't Jacksonville be bracing for the Bengals or any other team for that matter? They are truly aweful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Shouldn't Jacksonville be bracing for the Bengals or any other team for that matter? They are truly aweful. currently, yes, but they have a great talent at QB, and robinson is a playmaker in transition... a few good guys on D, they are 1-2 solid drafts away from being a very good team.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 buuhhhh LAAAAAY kuhhhhh mmmBooOOoooOOOrtulz Fucking Blake. Bortles. Sounds like a DBAG to me! Or the spoiled rich kid in an 80's movie. Might as well have named him Chet. Sure hope the Bengals win so his Dad doesn't shut down the Rec Center! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Spit out my water at Chet :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Hahaha....Chet got me as well. Sure does sound like a dbag the more I think about it. Say it....Blake Bortles, Blake Bortles, ....yep dbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I wish I could make fun of a rookie QB but this team historically has a way of making rookies and last minute 3rd stringers look like Peyton Manning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I wish I could make fun of a rookie QB but this team historically has a way of making rookies and last minute 3rd stringers look like Peyton Manning That's ok, we'll take care of it while you're busy biting your nails :10: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Muskie Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 buuhhhh LAAAAAY kuhhhhh mmmBooOOoooOOOrtulz Fucking Blake. Bortles. Sounds like a DBAG to me! Or the spoiled rich kid in an 80's movie. Might as well have named him Chet. Sure hope the Bengals win so his Dad doesn't shut down the Rec Center! That's just damned funny. I think this forum should refer to Bortles as Chet from this point forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 That's just damned funny. I think this forum should refer to Bortles as Chet from this point forward. {looks at word filter} :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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