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A 41-0 loss means a lot of things. But to the Jaguars' Maurice Jones-Drew, who was on the wrong end of that score against Seattle on Sunday, it means bad offensive play-calling. And he wants to let everyone know this is how he feels:
In a 15-minute session with reporters Wednesday, Jones-Drew ripped several aspects of his team. He even called himself the second-highest paid "decoy" in the league, behind New Orleans running back Reggie Bush.
Jones-Drew acknowledged that his bitterness stemmed from the offence's struggles and the humbling shutout in Seattle.
"I don't like to be embarrassed, so I do get upset about it," Jones-Drew said. "You lead by actions. You can only say so much. You can talk to somebody until you're blue in the face and they're not going to do anything. But if you go out there and show why you're upset and you try to do something to correct your mistakes, then they'll pay attention."
Jones-Drew, who has been one of the best all-around running backs in the NFL this season, was held to just 34 yards on 12 carries against Seattle.
"We have to figure out a way to be consistent," Jones-Drew said. "The running game is like chess. The running game is your pawns. They don't really mean that much in the beginning, but at the end, they surround the king and it's check mate. That's what the running game is.
"We're not going to break 30-yard runs every play. You're going to get two, three yards a pop. You might get a negative run, but (defences are) going to respect the run game and that's going to open up the pass game and open up the run game later on, where you're going to be breaking 10-, 15-yard chunks."
Luckily for the Jags, the offense has a great chance to strut its stuff: their next three games are against winless St. Louis, Tennessee and Kansas City.
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Oct 14 10:10p by Randy Booth - 0 comments