Tag: Jacob Eason

Fab Four: Selecting Georgia football’s Mount Rushmore of all-time recruits

On the eve of early signing day, UGA Wire recalls the most hyped commits in school history.

The University of Georgia rests in the heart of one of America’s most fertile recruiting grounds as it relates to high school football.

Each year, the Bulldogs reel in some of the nation’s top recruits. In fact, in five of the last six recruiting cycles, Kirby Smart has landed a signature from a top-five player in the country.

It was a daunting task to narrow Georgia’s top recruits of all-time to four, but we gave it a go. Remember, this list is solely based on how high-profile the player was coming out of high school and does not take into consideration the players’ collegiate or professional careers.

More Mount Rushmore’s from the College Wire Network:

Bama / Aub / Fla / LSU / Tenn. / UGA // Mich. / Mich St. / Ohio St. / Wisc. // Okla. / Texas // ND // USC

NEXT: Let the debate begin with honorable mentions

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Colts vs. Titans: Inactive players in Week 12

Inactives in Week 12.

The Indianapolis Colts (7-3) and Tennessee Titans (7-3) have released their inactives players lists for Sunday’s matchup in Week 12 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Colts ruled out two players in linebacker Bobby Okereke and center Ryan Kelly while three players in Jonathan Taylor, DeForest Buckner and Denico Autry are all on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Here’s a look at the inactives for the Colts in Week 12:

Name Position Injury
Bobby Okereke LB Ankle
Ryan Kelly C Neck
Isaiah Rodgers CB Knee
Noah Togiai TE —
Dezmon Patmon WR —
Ben Banogu DE —
Jacob Eason QB —

Okereke, Kelly and Rodgers are all inactive due to their respective injuries. Quarterback Philip Rivers (toe) is officially active despite being questionable entering the weekend. The same goes for Quenton Nelson, Kenny Moore, Zach Pascal, Anthony Walker and Khari Willis.

Here’s a look at the inactives for the Titans in Week 12:

Name Position Injury
Adoree Jackson CB Knee
Adam Humphries WR Concussion
MyCole Pruitt TE Knee
Matt Orzech LS —
Larrell Murchison DL —

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Colts’ Jacob Eason: ‘I’m very happy with where my development is going’

Jacob Eason talks about his development.

The Indianapolis Colts won’t really know what they have in rookie quarterback Jacob Eason until he steps on the playing field and if the season goes according to plan, that won’t happen in 2020.

Instead, the fourth-round pick has been working diligently behind the scenes, getting work in when he can before and after practice. He’s been taking advantage of the experience in the quarterback room while getting himself ready for his eventual opportunity.

“I’m very happy with where my development is going. Frank (Reich) says one percent every day and win the day each day,” Eason told the media Wednesday. Whether it’s in meetings doing protections or going through game plan or seeing Nick Sirianni teaching a concept, all these things I’m getting every day are just adding up. I feel very confident in the game plan each week, but by Saturday, Sunday I get to see what Philip (Rivers) is thinking, what Jacoby (Brissett) is thinking.”

Eason was the Colts’ fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Because it was after they signed Philip Rivers to a one-year deal, it was expected that Eason would be working in a quasi-redshirt season.

In his final collegiate year at Washington, Eason completed 64.2% of his passes for 3,132 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

And while Eason isn’t getting much work on the practice field—those reps go to Rivers and Brissett—he’s making sure to get some work in after practice.

“That’s where I kind of stay after practice and – similar to what I do on Sundays. We’ll have the practice script for the day and I’ll pick out some plays from there. Marcus (Brady) will run through some things with me. We’ll do that and then even after that, I’ll stay and do some footwork drills, some escape drills and just kind of go through what I think I need to work on. Maybe it’s one or two things a day,” Eason said.

The Colts aren’t even halfway through the 2020 season so it isn’t clear what the future holds for Rivers. It also isn’t clear whether the Colts are looking to use a draft pick on one of the quarterback prospects in the 2021 class.

Eason certainly has an intriguing ceiling given his arm strength, and the rookie will continue to get his work in behind the scenes hoping for a chance to prove himself in the future.

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Jacob Eason taking advantage of the Colts QB room

The rookie QB likely won’t see the field in 2020.

The Indianapolis Colts are committed to veteran quarterback Philip Rivers leading the offense, but rookie Jacob Eason is doing what he can with the limited work he’s seeing.

During what will be a redshirt year for the fourth-round pick, Eason doesn’t get many looks during practice. Rivers is running the starting offense while Jacoby Brissett gets most of the looks on the scout team each week.

But head coach Frank Reich has noticed Eason and the latter’s opportunity to learn from the rest of the quarterback room.

“Philip (Rivers) does a really good job with Jacoby and Jacob. They have a lot of side meetings. This is the part as a player – I can just tell you as a former player, this is where the gold is at for Jacob. He is in there early with Philip and Jacoby, and they are watching the third-down tape by themselves, drawing up the plays, talking it through the three of them,” Reich said Monday to the media.

Even though Eason won’t be getting much work during practice, this is an area where he can learn the most. Being in the room with a 17-year veteran and with Brissett, who has two starting seasons under his belt.

“Jacob is going to learn a lot from being in our offensive unit meetings and he is going to learn a lot being out at practice and getting work,” Reich said. “But the most mental development – this is at least with my experience as well – was being in the quarterback room with just the quarterbacks hearing the thought process from a player’s perspective all the time. ”

Though Eason hasn’t been seeing much work on the scout team as he sits third on the depth chart behind Rivers and Brissett, Reich did mention that the rookie will see some more opportunities to work with the scout team as the season progresses.

Reich also has taken notice of the work that Eason does behind the scenes with quarterbacks coach Marcus Brady.

“As the year goes on, he’ll start to get some scout team reps. Jacoby (Brissett) takes most of those because he’s the second priority, in getting him ready. Jacob (Eason) does a good job of getting engaged,” Reich said. “Then after practice, he’s doing a great job of working hard. He stays after every practice and throws. Sometimes I go down there with him and watch him and kind of work through it a little bit with him, but mostly it’s Marcus (Brady). He’s doing a great job.”

The Colts have been pleased with what they’ve seen from Eason behind the scenes and even though won’t see the field in 2020 barring any injuries, it seems he’s making solid progress in the eyes of his head coach.

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It’d be nice if the Vikings had a backup QB with upside

The Vikings are stuck with Sean Mannion as their backup, who is definitely not the answer.

Vikings fans watched in pain as they saw quarterback Kirk Cousins throw three interceptions in Sunday’s devastating loss against the Falcons.

This is your reminder that Cousins is under contract through 2022 and is due $66 million guaranteed over that stretch.

If the Vikings don’t make the playoffs this season, which seems likely, and Cousins continues to struggle, there will be plenty of speculation on who Minnesota’s next quarterback should be — even if Cousins is under contract.

It would be nice, though, if the Vikings were able to turn to someone with some potential upside in the meantime. I’m not talking about a top-tier prospect but instead a fourth or fifth-round pick — someone like Indianapolis’ Jacob Eason or Buffalo’s Jake Fromm. Considering the Vikings were stockpiled with mid-round picks this season, this is disappointing.

That would allow the Vikings to at least give that player a chance in blowouts or when Cousins is playing terribly, instead of considering someone like Sean Mannion, who we can all agree is not the answer and will never be.

The Vikings did use a seventh-round pick on Nate Stanley in 2020, but he’s currently on the team’s practice squad.

It’s almost a guarantee that the Vikings will be drafting a quarterback in the 2021 draft with someone who can replace Cousins if he continues to play like this.

It’s a shame they can’t give someone a tryout before then.

Colts encouraged with Jacob Eason’s work behind the scenes

The rookie QB has impressed behind the scenes.

The Indianapolis Colts are loving what they have been getting from veteran quarterback Philip Rivers through three games in 2020, but the rookie in Jacob Eason continues to get his work done behind the scenes.

Though Eason has been a healthy scratch for the first three games to open the season—and is likely to continue that way—the Colts are reportedly encouraged by the work he has done to get his game up to NFL speed.

Zak Keefer of The Athletic reported that Eason has been working late with quarterbacks coach Marcus Brady going through workouts and extra film studies.

The Colts used a fourth-round pick on Eason in the 2020 NFL Draft. They were intrigued by his arm talent, believing he had the best in the class. But with limited experience as a starter in college and some mechanics to clean up, Eason has been a spectator.

The Washington product did have a strong training camp in which he showed off that elite arm talent. If all goes according to plan, though, Eason won’t see the field at all during his rookie campaign.

And while that is likely to be the case, it is encouraging that he’s making strides and impressing the organization behind the scenes.

Colts vs. Jaguars: Inactive players in Week 1

The inactives for Week 1.

The Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars have released their inactive players lists ahead of the Week 1 matchup at TIAA Bank Field.

The Colts and Jaguars both only had one player ruled out ahead of the regular-season opener on Sunday. For the Colts, rookie safety Julian Blackmon was ruled out while tight end Tyler Davis was ruled out for the Jaguars.

Here’s a look at the inactive players list for the Colts in Week 1:

Name Position Injury
Julian Blackmon S Knee
Jacob Eason QB —
Noah Togiai TE —
Dezmon Patmon WR —
Eli Ankou DT —

Eason, Togiai, Patmon and Ankou are all healthy scratches. Togiai and Ankou just joined the team earlier this week as waiver claims. With Togiai inactive, the Colts are keeping only two tight ends on the gameday roster.

Here’s a look at the Jagaurs’ inactives for Sunday (will be updated):

Name Position Injury
Tyler Davis TE Knee
Dede Westbrook WR —
Kyle Luton QB —
Cassius Marsh DE/LB —
Doug Costin DT —
Dare Ogunbowale RB

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Will the Colts-Jags Week 1 game be on TV in your area?

The Colts and Jags will be duking out Week 1 and plenty near Jacksonville and Indianapolis will be able to watch.

The Jacksonville Jaguars 2020 season is almost here as the team will kickoff their campaign at home against the Indianapolis Colts. The game will be one of 10 that will start at 1 P.M. EST on Sunday, Sept. 12.

Per 506 Sports, those in the teal shaded area below will be able to catch the action as the game will be aired on CBS.

This week, there will be some familiar faces calling the game in Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Adam Archuleta (color commentary).

The Jags are largely viewed as underdogs this week, however, one thing they have going in their favor is that they beat the Colts in their last meeting by a score of 38-20, which was the 2019 season finale. In the meeting before that (Week 10), the Colts were able to win handily by a score of 33-13.

Since their last meeting both teams have made some upgrades. In the Jags case, they leaned towards the defense a little more than the offense, landing players like Joe Schobert, C.J. Henderson, and K’Lavon Chaisson in the offseason.

On offense, Gardner Minshew II will have some new weapons at receiver in Laviska Shenault Jr., Collin Johnson, and Tyler Eifert. The Jags will also be giving undrafted running back James Robinson the nod to start, too, after the team waived Leonard Fournette recently.

Podcast: Jags Wire discusses Week 1’s matchup with Colts Wire’s Arden Franklyn

The Bleav in the Jags Podcast finally brought fans some regular season content by talking Colts vs. Jags with Colts Wire’s Arden Franklyn.

Finally, we’re at the time of the year where the “Bleav in Jags Podcast” will now be producing content about the regular season for the Jags Wire. That said, in this week’s episode we previewed Week 1’s matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars.

For this season’s series of regular season episodes, the goal is to bring our listeners and readers a guest to break down the Jags’ opponents and we achieved that this week by having on our good friend, Colts Wire contributor, and 4$IDE Network CEO Arden Franklyn. As a longtime Colts fan Arden shared his thoughts about the Colts’ free-agent additions, their draft class, Philip Rivers, X-factors to watch in Sunday’s game, and more.

Afterward, Phil and I discussed our record predictions for the Jags and Phil also got a do-over on his hot take of the season due to Josh Oliver heading to injured reserve.

Feel free to listen to the archived episodes of “Bleav in the Jags,”too, and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Play, or Spotify.

3 Colts with most to prove in training camp

These Colts have something to prove at training camp.

Training camp is where players make their impressions on the coaching staff and make their case on making the Week 1 roster. For the Indianapolis Colts, they have a number of players with something to prove.

This year’s training camp will be a lot more competitive with how different the offseason has been. No OTAs, no mini or rookie camps, and no preseason leave very little reps for players to make their mark.

>>>Observations from Wednesday’s training camp practice<<<

Here are three Colts with the most to prove as the Colts continue to ramp up work in training camp:

QB Jacob Eason

For the fourth-round pick, many would assume Eason would just have a roster spot, but that isn’t the case. Chris Ballard said during the offseason that Eason and Chad Kelly will be in a battle for the third quarterback spot.

Eason was considered to be possibly a late-first, or early second-round pick, but questions about his work ethic, lack of college experience and no real pro day had him fall in the draft.

Ballard hasn’t shied away from cutting draft picks early. He cut Zach Banner after camp the same offseason he drafted Banner in the fourth round. Eason has to put his best foot forward in the limited snaps he gets in camp to get a roster spot.

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