{"id":16829,"date":"2012-12-09T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T15:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=16829"},"modified":"2012-12-09T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T16:58:36","slug":"jacksonville-jaguars-players-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2012\/12\/09\/jacksonville-jaguars-players-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Jaguars Players To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jets are set to take on the Jaguars and here are some players to watch:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/season-stats.html\">#15 WR Justin Blackmon<\/a>&#8211; Blackmon has had an up and down rookie year.\u00a0 He has 39 catches for\u00a0557 yards and 3 touchdowns.\u00a0 His biggest issue so far this year is his route running.\u00a0 He tends to break off routes early, which has resulted in more interceptions and incompletions for the QBs.\u00a0 He is a weapon none-the-less.\u00a0 His speed, size and natural ability could make Blackmon a dangerous opponent for the Jets defense this game.\u00a0 With Cecil Short out of the game, Blackmon will be a go-to-guy for Chad Henne, which means he&#8217;ll be covered by Antonio Cromartie who has had an excellent season thus far taking over the role of &#8220;shut down corner&#8221; when Darrelle Revis went down for the season.\u00a0 This will be a must-watch matchup.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/roster\/Marcedes-Lewis\/ba578262-4379-4096-853f-3ffd87af8bfb\">#89 TE Marcedes Lewis<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0 Lewis has been a safety blanket for Jaguars QBs all season long.\u00a0 He has 37 catches for 398 yards and 4 touchdowns.\u00a0 He is a large, physical tight end with above average speed.\u00a0 LaRon Landry and Yeremiah Bell will most likely split the duties of covering Lewis on obvious passing downs and in goal line situations, where Lewis is the favorite target of Henne.\u00a0 He is\u00a0the major target for Henne\u00a0on 3rd down and if the Jets can manage to take him out of the equation, it could be a long day for the Jaguars offense.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/season-stats.html\">#58 Jason Babin and #94 Jeremy Mincey<\/a>&#8211; Both players will anchor the defensive line today for the Jaguars.\u00a0 Mincey has only 2 sacks, but with Babin now on board, he could start to quickly\u00a0rack up sack numbers.\u00a0 Babin is a proven pass rusher and the Jets will have to make sure they know where he is lined up at all times.\u00a0 The offensive line has to communicate well in order to stop these two from getting to Mark Sanchez.\u00a0 Sanchez has been looking more at his protection than the routes run lately, which is a sign of lack of trust in his offensive line.\u00a0 Although Austin Howard has played well, Babin may cause havoc going one-on-one against him in today&#8217;s matchup.\u00a0 The added atttention to Babin will allow Mincey to face a lot of one-on-one situations which could result in more pressure on Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>*All stats courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\">NFL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jets are set to take on the Jaguars and here are some players to watch: 1.\u00a0 #15 WR Justin Blackmon&#8211; 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