Jaguars Week 3 snap counts: Cam Robinson becoming a liability at left tackle
The Jacksonville Jaguars have hit rock bottom.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence continues to struggle , completing less than 60 percent of his passes for the third straight game in Monday night's embarrassing, 47-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills . Calls for head coach Doug Pederson's job have intensified. Injuries continue to pile up, stretching the roster so thin it's nearly invisible.
Simply put, the Jaguars need their best players to lead them. On offense, they're not getting nearly enough from the three most important positions on the field: quarterback, left tackle and No. 1 wide receiver.
Let's start with the offensive line. It's time to have the Cam Robinson conversation.
The former second-round pick out of Alabama was among the worst Jaguars on the field in the Buffalo game. Robinson got torched by Bills pass rusher A.J. Epenesa in the third quarter, giving up a sack that lost 10 yards, and he nearly got backup Mac Jones killed as Bills rookie Javon Solomon ran right past him for a strip sack late:
Robinson was also flagged twice for penalties, including a brutal illegal formation foul that brought back a would-be first down at the Buffalo 13. Trailing 13-0 at the time, the Jaguars wound up settling for a field goal.
The Jaguars got an extended look at Robinson's potential replacement — should they ever make the bold decision to bench their $18 million per year left tackle — in this Bills game. Here's a full snap count breakdown, per PFF's game recap , with notes from Week 3:
Jaguars Week 3 offensive snap counts
To be fair to Robinson, he's been on the Jaguars practice report with a knee injury for multiple weeks and hasn't missed time. His poor performances the past two weeks could be injury related, which has become a recurring theme for the 2024 Jaguars.
Walker Little, the No. 45 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, got some extended run against the Bills after starting right tackle Anton Harrison left with a knee injury in the third quarter. Little had his own issues in this game — like a pair of goal-to-go false start penalties in the fourth quarter that led to a turnover on downs. Would Little be an upgrade over Robinson on the left side? It's possible, but he might be needed on the right side should Harrison miss time.
Another major issue for the Jaguars is their lack of a true No. 1 receiver. As expected by a Bills defense that rarely allows big plays, Buffalo kept explosive rookie Brian Thomas Jr. from getting over the top. Thomas finished with five catches for 48 scoreless yards in his 52 snaps. Christian Kirk had easily his best game of the 2024 season, racking up eight catches for 79 yards against the Bills' banged up secondary. But Gabe Davis, despite leaving the game early with a shoulder injury, once again operated as the WR1, leading all receivers with 54 snaps and turning those into two catches for 18 measly yards against his former team.
With Evan Engram inactive due to a hamstring injury, Lawrence has nowhere to go with the ball behind a shaky offensive line, failing run game and no true go-to target that defenses have to scheme for.
Jacksonville's offense was wretched against Buffalo. Now completely decimated by injuries, the defense wasn't any better, allowing the Bills to score touchdowns on their first five possessions of the game:
Jaguars Week 3 defensive snap counts
Jacksonville lost middle linebacker Foyesade Oluokun to a foot injury in the second quarter. He wasn't able to return. That was a brutal blow to a defense already down No. 1 cornerback Tyson Campbell (hamstring) and starting safety Darnell Savage (quad).
Rookie corner Jarrian Jones logged just six snaps before exiting early with a shoulder injury. That pressed practice squad call-up Christian Braswell into action against star Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
Speaking of Allen, he was hardly ever pressured and picked the Jaguars apart, especially safeties Antonio Johnson and Andre Cisco. Corner Montaric Brown, a former seventh-round pick who's quickly become a fan favorite, led the team in tackles with seven, including four solo. But he was trailing rookie Keon Coleman badly on this second quarter touchdown:
There's no positive takes coming out of this one. Jacksonville (0-3) will travel to face the Houston Texans in Week 4 as one of the worst teams in the NFL.
