Can the Jacksonville Jaguars disrupt the Patriots pursuit of perfection tomorrow night? The answer is Yes and here's how. BE PHYSICAL! It's gonna be cold up there in Foxborough...real cold, with the projected temp. at kickoff set around 34 degrees and expected to feel like 28! Therefore, the Jag's must own the running game. We know Garrard, although efficient (18 TDs/ 3 Ints), is not going to out-produce Brady and the receiving tandem of Williams and Northcutt is not that of Moss/ Welker; so, it MUST be first time Pro-bowler Fred Taylor and 2nd-year man Maurice Jones-Drew who come up big. The two combined to be the league's 2nd most prolific rushing duo, averaging 123 yds/gm, behind the Vikings Chester Taylor and record breaking rookie Adrian Peterson. So, they CAN do it! And, the Pat's 10th ranked rushing D has looked suspect, at times, towards the end of the season. If these two backs can get off, it will minimize the time that Brady and Moss have to exploit a defensive backfield that has been weak against the big play.
Second, Jax has to dominate the line of scrimmage on D. This means disrupting the Brady/ Moss connection. DE Paul Spicer has to come up big to back up his post-"spy-gate" comments by pressuring Brady and limiting the time his big play receivers have to get open down field. Next, Rasheen Mathis has to press Moss not allowing him to get off the line clean and when he does catch the ball or come across the middle, hit him hard. Basically, they have to get in Moss's head and disrupt the timing of this historic combo in order to stop their historic run.
Keywords: Foxborough, Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags, Maurice Jones-Drew, Moss, New England Patriots, Patriots, Pats, Paul Spicer, Rasheen Mathis, Spy-gate, Tom Brady
