Within the recreation’s closing minute, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence fell down whereas taking the snap on the Chiefs’ 1-yard line. He then acquired up and ran outdoors to the left, punching within the game-winning rating. Solely thirty seconds remained on the clock on the snap. Had the Chiefs merely touched Lawrence down, Jacksonville — with no timeouts remaining — may not have been capable of beat the working clock to get one other play off.
In the course of the play, defensive deal with Chris Jones seemed to be hedging for a run throughout the center. He apparently didn’t notice the chance to convey down Lawrence till it was far too late.
Talking earlier than Wednesday’s follow, head coach Andy Reid addressed Jones not rallying to the play.
“You’ll be able to’t suppose that the man’s down,” Reid stated. “You’ll be able to’t suppose that. You’ve acquired to only play the play. He is aware of. He’s been round this factor a very long time. That’s actually what it got here all the way down to.”
Linebacker Nick Bolton has heard the criticism about Jones’ actions through the play. However talking from the rostrum on Wednesday, he reminded reporters it wouldn’t be out of the query for a quarterback to fall down intentionally.
“Plenty of guys are harping on the play,” Bolton stated, “however you’ve seen guys journey and fall and or not it’s a trick play. It’s important to preserve your eyes the place [they’re] purported to be. So, it’s just a little little bit of that happening as nicely: guys simply attempting to play quick and make a play.
“I’m not likely too targeted on the surface issues. Everyone’s attempting to do their job to the very best of their skill. It simply occurred that they have been capable of get outdoors and rating a landing. We’ve simply acquired to discover a technique to get him on the bottom.”
Within the aftermath of Monday’s loss, Jones seems to have eliminated himself from social media. Lately, his teammate Tyquan Thornton revealed how detrimental social media had been to his psychological well-being throughout his two years with the New England Patriots, when he failed to fulfill the lofty expectations of being a excessive second-round choose.
Reid declined to share any particular recommendation he would give gamers about dealing with social media throughout tough stretches, however the staff’s most outstanding voice is well-versed in coping with public criticism.
“It may be poisonous, for positive, being on social media and seeing stuff,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes stated on Wednesday. “To me, on the finish of the day, I do know who I’m — and I do know the quantity of labor that I put in. I can stay with myself and stay with the outcomes. So, I really feel like for those who’re placing within the work and also you’re doing no matter you possibly can to go away the whole lot on the soccer discipline, you possibly can stay with the outcomes — win, loss, or no matter anybody has to say — as a result of you recognize the kind of effort that you just’re placing in each single day.
“So keep off it as a lot as attainable — and if you’ll be on it, use it as motivation greater than something.”
