Etienne “gets good every week…”
WATFORD, United Kingdom – New venue, equal storylines.
One Jaguars storyline this week is breaking a four-recreation dropping streak, however simply as distinguished main to their annual London domestic recreation is jogging again Travis Etienne Jr.
He`s the clean starter, even extra so following this week’s change of James Robinson – and he became a main subject matter whilst Head Coach Doug Pederson, huge receiver Marvin Jones Jr. and quarterback Trevor Lawrence addressed United Kingdom media on Friday earlier of Sunday’s recreation.
“You’re form of seeing him get increasingly snug each week, and beginning to make extra and plays,” Lawrence stated because the Jaguars (2-5) organized to play the Denver Broncos (2-5) at Wembley Stadium in London Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
“We’re excited to have him again there.”
Etienne, the No. 25 usual choice withinside the 2021 NFL Draft, ignored his rookie season with a Lisfranc damage. He took over the beginning function video games in the past from Robinson, who led the Jaguars in dashing the beyond seasons and who on Wednesday became traded to the New York Jets.
If the change method multiplied paintings for Etienne, Pederson’s first-class with that.
“I accept as true with he can in reality get extra contains, extra touches,” Pederson stated. “But we have got were given a number of religion and notion in [reserve running back] JaMycal [Hasty] and 2022 fifth-spherical draft choice] Snoop [Conner]. That’s why we drafted Snoop and were given him in right here. It’s a great possibility for him.
“We understand Travis goes to get the majority of the paintings. At the equal time, the ones different should be prepared to go.”
Etienne has rushed for 415 yards and a landing on sixty eight contains this season, which include 271 yards on 34 contains withinside the ultimate 3 video games. He had extra than a hundred overall yards every of the ultimate 3 weeks, which include his first a hundred-backyard dashing recreation – 114 yards and a landing on 14 contains – in a loss to the New York Giants this beyond Sunday.
“Early on, I suppose he became looking to get his ft wet,” stated Lawrence, who performed 3 seasons with Etienne at Clemson University. “He became nonetheless looking to get into the go with the drift of the sport. He manifestly ignored an entire season and became form of used to full-speed, full-contact; the rate of the sport is lots one-of-a-kind than college.
“I suppose it took him a 2nd to get snug, however you notice the previous couple of weeks he has been gambling superb. You see flashes, for sure. If he receives a bit little bit of space, he could make a large play out of it.
“He receives higher and higher each week.”
Pederson stated at the same time as he became privy to Etienne’s explosiveness and big-play capacity earlier than this season, what has inspired him approximately Etienne this season has been “the manner he keeps to broaden and develop each unmarried week.”
“He would not make the equal mistake twice,” Pederson stated. “That’s the increase mentality he has. He’s a difficult worker. He works difficult in practice. He desires to get higher, desires to learn. He studies. Those are all matters that stand out to me.”
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Wide receiver/returner Jamal Agnew became indexed as questionable at the Jaguars’ very last damage record of the week Friday, having practiced restrained all 3 days this week after lacking Sunday’s domestic loss to the Giants with a knee damage. “We’re going to attempt to push him one extra day day after today to look wherein he is at,” Pederson stated.
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Pederson on gambling at Wembley Stadium: “If you are an NFL fan that is a superb venue and a superb recreation to be a element of. It method lots to [Jaguars Owner Shad Khan], it method lots to the organization, and it method lots to our gamers to return back over right here and feature this type of superb fan base right here that helps the Jaguars. We sit up for it. It need to be a superb crowd Sunday and it is some thing our gamers feed off of.”
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Jones on Sunday`s matchup of the Jaguars’ seventh-ranked offense as opposed to the Broncos’ 2nd-ranked defense: “We simply want to play our recreation. They have a great defense. They have an competitive defense. They play the proper manner. We have a great offense, so we cannot wait to play them.”