Jaguars star Blunt on Week 9 opponent

The Philadelphia Eagles defense has allowed the fourth-fewest yards of any team this season. They have allowed the sixth-fewest first downs, the sixth-fewest rushing yards and the sixth-fewest of any team this season.

They did all of this while being the least penalized defense in the National Football League this season.

A Jaguars offense that has struggled overall this season faces one of the league’s most respected defensive players this Sunday. Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has been coaching for decades and has consistently produced respectable defenses.

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence knows how difficult it will be to move the ball in Fangio’s defense on Sunday.

“Yeah, (Vic Fangio) has obviously been on a few different teams recently. “Then his coaching staff is pretty big,” said Lawrence. “So, I mean, you look at the Chargers or something like that when Staley (San Francisco 49ers assistant head coach/defender Brandon Staley) was there, that defense with a similar system. Denver played him in a similar scheme, and then my rookie year I played against him in Denver too. So yeah, I mean, he’s just a well-coached defense. You know what to do. Everything looks the same, really good disguises.

Lawrence noted that Fangio and Eagles defenses disguise their defensive plans well, making it difficult to predict what’s coming.

While Lawrence has faced off against Fangio before in his career, he recognizes that the Eagles team makes this one of the best Fangio has had since entering the league.

“Everything comes out of this shell and then, in the blink of an eye, it changes.” Lawrence said. “They do a good job of disguising some of the stress. They confuse the fronts. It’s not necessarily a group that puts a lot of pressure on it. They do. They are happy to have individual discussions in advance.

“This D-line is a really good group. So they play to their strengths and then the guys fly around in the background. These supporters are really physical, very physical. Then the background is smart, and they.” “I have good ball skills and they all play together. I think you see their defense, every week when you look at the season, they’ve gotten better every week.”

The Jaguars have lost several games this season that they should have won. Sooner or later the Jaguars will have to win a game they aren’t expected to win. Sunday against the Eagles would be the perfect time.

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