Press Taylor (OC) of the Jaguars and Calvin Ridley (WR) set a record on perceived issues with route running.

Press Taylor, the offensive coordinator, claims that the Jaguars’ problem is with technicalities rather than executing routes. Is he correct?

There’s a sense of urgency following the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 31-27 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Aside from a primetime matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, the Jaguars are losing two straight games in the crucial stretch of the season.

It was surprising to see the offense score 27 points while still appearing to be error-prone, even if the defense undoubtedly had problems. Trevor Lawrence, the quarterback, threw three interceptions, several of which were the result of blatant misunderstandings.

The Jacksonville fan base was quick to point fingers, with some saying that wide receivers such as Zay Jones and Calvin Ridley were running the improper routes. Press Taylor, the offensive coordinator, said on Thursday that this isn’t quite accurate.

“I think there was a big difference in running the wrong route and not being on the exact same page with running a route. We have not had wrong routes; it has not been this person doesn’t know what they’re doing, they’re running the wrong route, things like that,” Taylor began.

The 35-year-old coach then listed off the situations for all three INTs. One was due to the ball being thrown earlier than expected, another due to a zero-blitz forcing a go-route, but the timing off the throw was later than anticipated. The final explanation was that a post-route was taken a “little flatter” than drawn up, leading to an easy setup for an INT.

Essentially, Taylor’s explanation is just that timing was “barely” off and the Browns were able to fully capitalize. He also said that he believed that Lawrence’s injury and time away from weekly preparations affected how in-sync the team was. In any case, the Jaguars OC isn’t putting much blame onto the receiver group.