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Jacksonville Jaguars camp observations: Defense scores a decisive victory in scrimmage
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The Jacksonville Jaguars offense continues to struggle — with drops, penalties and finding the right combination on the offensive line.
A game-condition scrimmage at the Miller Electric Center on Thursday, Aug. 14, did little to reach coach Liam Coen's stated goal of his team not beating itself.
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There were eight drops, six offensive penalties (and 10 in all) and on the offensive possessions during the scrimmage, there were four three-and-outs, eight possessions that ended in punts (or would have ... punter Logan Cooke was asked to kick only twice), and another that was stopped when Eric Murray intecepted a pass quarterback Trevor Lawrence air-mailed over Parker Washington .
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The Jaguars are also grasping to find the right combination on the offensive line, especially at both tackle positions. It also was a revolving door on the right side in the scrimmage after Anton Harrison left with an apparent leg injury. At various times, Walker Little , veteran free-agent signees Fred Johnson and Chuma Edoga and rookie Wyatt Milum filled in.
Offensive coordinator Grant Udinski indicated the drops are only one issue.
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"It's a piece of many things we're working on trying to improve," he said. "Whether it's fundamentals, communication, just simple execution of plays here and there, alignment, assignment ... all those details are important. We're trying to improve everything. Not just a drop here or there."
Except the drops are coming as fast as rain in a Florida storm. And the Jaguars have a short practice scheduled for Friday, Aug. 15, before going to New Orleans to play the Saints in the second preseason game at 1 p.m. on Aug. 17. (WJAX-47).
Jarrian Jones , Bhayshul Tuten face off
There was one quick altercation between cornerback Jarrian Jones and rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten . Jones gave Tuten an extra shot with his arm after the whistle and he and Tuten scuffled off briefly before it was broken up.
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Jaguars training camp report
No. 15, Aug. 14
Duration: Two hours, five minutes, full pads.
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby (4) runs through a powerblast machine during an NFL training camp session at the Miller Electric Center, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Conditions: Temperature was 84 degrees, heat index 87 degrees and the humidity was 81 percent at the start of practice. The temperature was 88 degrees, heat index 90 degrees and humidity 71 percent at the end.
Injuries: Harrison began limping after the first play of the scrimmage, stayed in for that possession and then did not return. After practice he had to helped from the field by teammate Wyatt Milum . ... Maason Smith was removed from the Physically Unable to Perform list but continued doing non-contact individual work. ... Cornerback Tyson Campbell (undisclosed) remains out and was doing conditioning work on the side. ... Defensive tackle Arik Armstead (back) returned to the field for individual work. ... Remaining out were linebacker Jalen McLeod (lower body), defensive back Caleb Ransaw (lower body), , cornerback Montaric Brown (lower body) and offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen (shoulder).
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Jaguars offense notes
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Lawrence took the offense in for a score on two of his seven possessions, one on a 14-play drive that ended in a 1-yard TD run by Tank Bigsb y and another on a 9-yard pass to Brian Thomas Jr., in which Lawrence rolled right and threaded the needle between two defenders, his best pass of the day. Lawrence was picked off by Murray on the second play of one possession and went three-and-out on two others. Lawrence was 17 of 27 for 106 yards.
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Nick Mullens (seven of 13, 73 yards) and John Wolford (four of seven, 38 yards) each presided over a drive that ended in a Cam Little field goal.
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Seth Henigan had a solid day, completing six of seven passes for 64 yards and a 7-yard TD pass to Cam Camper .
Jaguars defense notes
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The defense had a consistently strong pass rush during most of the scrimmage, with ends Josh Hines-Allen , Dawuwane Smoot and Emmanuel Ogbah likely getting sacks under game conditions. Linebackers Jack Kiser and Dennis Gardeck also applied pressure and linebacker Branson Combs forced Wolford to throw a pass out of bounds hurriedly.
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Jones and cornerback Jourdan Lewis had two pass break-ups each, with Jones ending the scrimmage by knocking away a Lawrence pass intended for Thomas.
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Safety Andrew Wingard has made three tackles for losses in his last two practices in team periods and the scrimmage. He came up to stop Travis Etienne on third-and-short in the scrimmage.
Jaguars special teams notes
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Little made field goals of 42 and 45 yards and converted two conversion attempts. In live 11-on-11 situations in camp, Little has made 25 of 27 (92.6 percent), and counting his three field goals in the preseason game against Pittsburgh last week, he's made 28 of 30 (93.3 percent).
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Cooke sent a long punt high and to the corner of the field, forcing Washington to step out of bounds at the 9-yard line.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars camp report: Drops, penalties still haunt offense
