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Who's to blame for NFL-high 17 sacks on Titans' Marcus Mariota?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has been sacked an NFL-high 17 times, including nine times in Tennessee's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday. Naturally, blame is going to fall on the offensive line -- but the failure to protect Mariota extends beyond there.
"It was inconsistency, whether it be fundamentals or just the way that we communicate in picking up the protection," left guard Rodger Saffold said of the pass-blocking for Mariota. "We're taking the blame collectively as an offense."
Jacksonville's front had its way with the Titans' offensive line and pressured Mariota a career-high 18 times. One of the sacks came on a twist by Jaguars defensive linemen Calais Campbell and Yannick Ngakoue. Campbell attacked left tackle Dennis Kelly from the inside while Ngakoue looped inside to get pressure. Campbell ended up with the sack, but the interior pressure by Ngakoue along with Allen coming around from the right side after beating Jack Conklin left Mariota with nowhere to go. (Animations provided by NFL Next Gen Stats.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has been sacked an NFL-high 17 times, including nine times in Tennessee's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday. Naturally, blame is going to fall on the offensive line -- but the failure to protect Mariota extends beyond there.
"It was inconsistency, whether it be fundamentals or just the way that we communicate in picking up the protection," left guard Rodger Saffold said of the pass-blocking for Mariota. "We're taking the blame collectively as an offense."
Jacksonville's front had its way with the Titans' offensive line and pressured Mariota a career-high 18 times. One of the sacks came on a twist by Jaguars defensive linemen Calais Campbell and Yannick Ngakoue. Campbell attacked left tackle Dennis Kelly from the inside while Ngakoue looped inside to get pressure. Campbell ended up with the sack, but the interior pressure by Ngakoue along with Allen coming around from the right side after beating Jack Conklin left Mariota with nowhere to go. (Animations provided by NFL Next Gen Stats.)