Thursday updated: “Twenty-six To twenty-six…”

JACKSONVILLE – His recognition is at the on the spot future, and consequently on a wide variety.

Jaguars protecting coordinator Mike Caldwell met with the media Thursday morning, discussing a tough overall performance this beyond Sunday – and an similarly tough assignment whilst going through the New York Giants at TIAA Bank Field Sunday at 1 p.m.

“Twenty-six,” Caldwell said. To “Twenty-six.”

Twenty-six is the wide variety of Giants strolling returned Saquon Barkley – and at the same time as there are numerous motives the Giants are five-1 and one of the marvel groups of the 2022 NFL season, Barkley is possibly the largest purpose they’ve advanced dramatically after completing 4-thirteen in 2021.

“He is a game-changer,” Caldwell said.

Barkley, the No. 2 usual choice via way of means of the Giants withinside the 2018 NFL Draft, rushed for 1,307 yards and eleven touchdowns as a rookie however hasn’t performed a complete season since. He sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Week 2 of the 2020 season, and has again to his pre-damage shape with 616 yards and 4 touchdowns dashing in six video games this season.

“He ‘s specialty,” Caldwell said. “He has first-rate vision. He can discover a hollow whilst it is now no longer there and their offensive line is gambling properly. They’re defensive the quarterback and additionally starting up holes. The quarterback (Daniel Jones) is every other dynamic. He’s a man who can throw the ball on time and use his legs whilst he desires to to get out of hassle and make performs.”

Caldwell on Thursday additionally mentioned a Jaguars protection that ranks eleventh withinside the NFL in yards allowed (338.eight yards in keeping with game) and 9th in factors allowed (19.0) – however that allowed 4 touchdowns and a subject aim at the very last 5 drives in a 34-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts this beyond Sunday.

“It simply comes right all the way down to certainly making performs,” Caldwell said. “The ball turned into coming out. We have been in leverage now and again and now and again we have been out of leverage. We’ll analyze from it. We’re geared up to get it fixed.”

Colts quarterback Matt Ryan finished forty two of fifty eight passes for 389 yards and 3 touchdowns in an up-pace scheme heavy on crossing routes with Ryan throwing speedy in opposition to guy-to-guy coverage. Caldwell on Thursday mentioned veteran cornerback Shaq Griffin, who devoted byskip-interference consequences and allowed a 32-backyard landing byskip to huge receiver Alex Pierce with :17 remaining.

“They make performs, we make performs and we simply must make extra performs,” Caldwell said. “We have faith Shaq can pass returned obtainable and do it. There’s no lack of self assurance in him. We’re simply geared up for him to get every other shot.

“He’s a veteran and he has been constant in the course of his career. As a corner, you’ve got got performs, you need to have a brief memory. He does that. He actions on. He’s returned in here, looking to gt returned wholesome and looking to do the matters we need him do to.”

NOTABLE I

The Jaguars via six video games are 6th withinside the NFL with thirteen fourth-down tries and feature transformed 38.five percent – that is twenty first withinside the NFL. All 5 of the Jaguars’ a hit fourth-down conversions have prolonged drives that resulted in touchdowns. “You simply recognise he is doing anything it takes to win,” offensive coordinator Press Taylor said. “He (Head Coach Doug Pederson) is attempting to present us an possibility to win the sport at every situation. It’s amusing to be a component of. It’s first-rate if you have greater downs now and again to get a primary downs. It’s third-and-, and also you think, ‘All right, if we simply get 1/2 of here …’ or, ‘If we strive something, there is an excellent threat we get every other down.’ You may be competitive in that mind-set in phrases of scheming matters up.”
NOTABLE II

Taylor on reserve strolling returned JaMycal Hasty, who scored on a 61-backyard landing run Sunday: “You simply sort of get a sense for the way a returned sees positive matters. The cool component approximately that turned into we ran it in exercise and said, ‘Hey, only a reminder: You want one backyard.’ He said, ‘Coach, I’m going to score.’ He did a first-rate activity hitting it, after which it spread out quite properly. Everybody adjusted quite properly and he turned into capin a position to complete matters.”
NOTABLE III

Defensive give up Foley Fatukasi practiced constrained Thursday for a 2nd consecutive day after lacking the remaining video games with a quad damage. Griffin (returned) and huge receiver Jamal Agnew (knee) each overlooked exercise for a 2nd consecutive day. Wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. (hamstring), DaVon Hamilton (foot) and interior linebacker Foye Oluokun (calf) all practiced constrained for a 2nd consecutive day.