-
Michael Dirocco
Jacksonville, Florida – The Jacksonville Jaguars have an early plan for the way they want to use Travis HunterBut they are not locked in anything concrete.
The jaguars are sure, however, what they want their plan to produce: a duplication of what Hunter was able to do in Colorado.
“We have to be fluid,” Jaguars’ head coach Liam Coen said on Friday at a press conference presenting Hunter. “We presented it. But we must also have the ability to be agile and liquid on specific days. If we do not have the impression of having enough work on one side of the ball the day before, then we must be able to move forward and make them pass these representatives the next day.
“The camp (defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile) and me and Grant (offensive coordinator Grant Udinski) are all on the same wavelength:” Hey, how will this thing work? What do we want it looks like? “We want it to look like what it looked like Colorado, and it would be pretty good for us.”
Without a doubt, because the 2024 Hunter season in Colorado was one of the most impressive in the history of the NCAA. Hunter had 1,258 reception yards and 15 affected to accompany four defense interceptions while making an average of 113.9 snaps per game.
The jaguars plan to start Hunter in attack and give him a package in defense, but they do not yet know if it means 45 snaps on each side of the ball, 75% in attack and 25% in defense, or any other ventilation.
It will take a while before you can get there, because it depends on the speed with which Hunter can learn the offensive and the defense, its packaging and its endurance, and how fast your body can bounce back every week.
The team had preliminary discussions with sports training staff, equipment staff and nutritionists on this subject, but it will largely be an expected approach. Jaguars will also have trouble determining the quantity of hunting that the hunter would need every week if the plan should play near three -digit shots.
“There are a lot of diapers,” said Jaguars Managing Director James Gladstone. “Admittedly, we must operate in all measures in accordance with the mandates of the league, but at the same time, yes, there is a certain level of recovery and preparation to face the workload which he is about to take in a way.
“Once again, he has a lot of diapers on the sports sciences front and ensuring that we are operating on all cylinders.”
Hunter was consistent by saying that he wanted to play in both directions, and he would like to play every snapshot in each game every week. That there is even a possibility that Hunter can succeed – and play at a high level on both sides of the ball – is the reason why the jaguars exchanged from n ° 5 to n ° 2 to write it on Thursday.
Friday, Gladstone qualified The Move as a declaration for the franchise, one day after saying that Hunter had the capacity to modify the sport.
With immense praises and the trade of the Jaguars for him – which included the choices of the second and fourth round of this year, as well as the choice of first round of next year – Hunter is even more determined to validate the team’s decision.
“It’s really a lot of motivation,” said Hunter. “They sacrificed a lot to get me. It means they believe in me. It just validates that I have to go ahead and do my job. ”
And as for being potentially someone who can change the direction of a franchise that has not made consecutive appearances in the playoffs since 1996-1999 – something that Gladstone said that Hunter had the qualities to do – Hunter does not even think about this.
“I’m going to go out and do my job,” he said. “I’m not going to say that I will change anything.” I don’t want to adjust the wait too high. I’m just going to enter and do my job, and I hope we change the atmosphere. “
On both sides of the ball.