Joe already shared nuggets and quotes from Bucs-Jaguars practice yesterday, but how about more?
Joe loves the no-nonsense Jaguars reporting [of Mia O’Brien](https://x.com/MiaOBrienTV). She’s been doing it a long time and covers the team year-round, NFL Scouting Combine, etc.
O’Brien was patrolling the sidelines yesterday even more than Joe was, furiously taking notes with a clear plan to monitor the simultaneous action on two practice fields — not easy to do.
Some O’Brien highlights:
* I had Trevor Lawrence 16-of-30, including a highlight reel touchdown to Parker Washington that may have been a sack in the opening period. Nick Mullens was 8-of-11. The offense was good. Maybe not a laser show.
Joe will add that “may have been a sack” is a critical point that’s part of any training camp practice. Quarterbacks were not allowed to be hit yesterday. A Bucs “sack” by Rakeem “Nacho” Nuñez-Roches, where he grabbed a fist-ful of Lawrence’s jersey was about as much contact on QB ever to be seen at a camp practice.
O’Brien contined with her QB data.
* With that said, the story of the day was absolutely the Jaguars’ defense. While Baker Mayfield started out 4-for-4, he finished 14-of-33. And that’s if I don’t include a would-be, fifth sack by Josh Hines-Allen, who had four no-doubt sacks (including a strip sack) and a TFL. At one point, across four series, Baker completed just three of his 13 pass attempts. During that stretch, the Jaguars punched out a fumble (Foye Oluokun), picked off Baker (Buster Brown), broke up a pair of passes (Travis Hunter and Jalen Huskey), and more than once got their whole defensive sideline juiced and running onto the field thanks to their run defense. That was just four series. The dominance stretched throughout the practice.
Joe will note that the interception was a tipped ball as Chris Godwin was hit as the pass arrived. Good defense. And Godwin likely makes a different kind of play on that ball in the regular season. It’s still “practice.”
More from O’Brien about an electric Bucs rookie.
* I also candidly wrote down in my notebook “Ted Hurst is a dude,” he had a touchdown over Jarrian Jones on a fade in the back corner of the end-zone and, on another play, plucked the ball out of the air over Travis Hunter. There will be packages for him, even if, once Emeka Egbuka returns from turf toe Hurst may not be a regular contributor for Tampa.
For the record, the Hurst fade reception was ruled incomplete because allegedly Hurst didn’t get his feet in. However, Joe was about 9 feet from the play and it sure looked like Hurst was in bounds. This was a 6 yard pass and Hurst’s body control was very Mike Evans-like.
Hurst later had one play where he caught a 25-yard pass down the seam from Mayfield. The play was blown dead quickly but Hurst’s YAC was sure on display from a brief moment. Hurst just exploded after the catch. Joe also appreciated how Hurst laid out for a ball an inch beyond his reach.
Joe will have more notes later today.