The Jacksonville Jaguars' second week of preseason work delivered unexpected swings of highs and lows for Jaguars fans. After Wednesday's joint early practice domination of the Carolina Panthers and losing steam after the midpoint, Jacksonville failed to recreate their week one comeback magic on Friday, falling to the Carolina Panthers 34-17.
From players who strengthened their case in ongoing roster battles to those who left the joint practice and game week with more questions than answers, here are our stock-up and stock-down players following week two of preseason action at home.
QB Nick Mullens
Mullens was arguably the most encouraging story of the preseason game, at least through the first half. He opened the night completing six of his first seven attempts for 65 yards, a 9.3 yards-per-reception average that reflected a cleaner, more decisive version of the quarterback who struggled for stretches against the Saints in Week 1. His lone early incompletion was an Ameer Abdullah drop on second down that would have been a touchdown, and he rushed for a first down on the scoring drive.
Mullens found a real working partnership with rookies Josh Cameron and CJ Williams throughout the first half, distributing the ball efficiently and giving both rookies meaningful opportunities. Nick's improvement from Week 1 to Week 2 in early-drive efficiency was notable: zero turnovers, red-zone efficiency, and, most importantly, leading the offense against much of the Panthers' starting defense resulted in a quality bounce-back outcome.
#first #early #jaguars #carolina
From players who strengthened their case in ongoing roster battles to those who left the joint practice and game week with more questions than answers, here are our stock-up and stock-down players following week two of preseason action at home.
QB Nick Mullens
Mullens was arguably the most encouraging story of the preseason game, at least through the first half. He opened the night completing six of his first seven attempts for 65 yards, a 9.3 yards-per-reception average that reflected a cleaner, more decisive version of the quarterback who struggled for stretches against the Saints in Week 1. His lone early incompletion was an Ameer Abdullah drop on second down that would have been a touchdown, and he rushed for a first down on the scoring drive.
Mullens found a real working partnership with rookies Josh Cameron and CJ Williams throughout the first half, distributing the ball efficiently and giving both rookies meaningful opportunities. Nick's improvement from Week 1 to Week 2 in early-drive efficiency was notable: zero turnovers, red-zone efficiency, and, most importantly, leading the offense against much of the Panthers' starting defense resulted in a quality bounce-back outcome.
#first #early #jaguars #carolina
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