Jaguars safety Chris Prosinski?s nose isn?t having a good training camp. However, the third-year veteran is as the team prepares for its first scrimmage Saturday night at EverBank Field.
The bridge of Prosinski?s nose has been bloodied the last two days during practice. The 6-foot-1, 208-pound Prosinski says he?s struggling to find a helmet that won?t slide down. He doesn?t appear to be struggling on the field.
Prosinski has made an impact with second-round pick Johnathan Cyprien sidelined with a hamstring injury for the first week of camp. Cyprien, the 33rd-overall pick in April?s draft, will be in the starting lineup sooner rather than later. However, Prosinski has shown the Jaguars might have some solid depth at the position.
He?s made a couple of the more memorable defensive plays in camp. On Thursday, Prosinski recovered a Cecil Shorts fumble and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. Prosinski then saved a touchdown in 11-on-11 work near the goal line on Friday, when he batted a ball out of Shorts? hands in the end zone.
?I saw Chris Prosinski do a nice job today,? Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said. ?We have coaching terms and clich?s and things that we use on the field to help illustrate what we?re looking for. He had two really good illustrations I know [defensive coordinator Bob] Babich will use today in the defensive meeting.?
Prosinski seems to realize that although he?s started seven games for the Jaguars, he?s likely not going to have that role this season. Cyprien is expected to team with Dwight Lowery, with rookie Josh Evans also in the mix. The key for Prosinski will be how much his repetitions drop once Cyprien returns to the field next week.
?It?s a good opportunity for me to get a lot of quality reps,? Prosinski said. ?I?m trying to make the most of it. As much value as you can have to a team, whether it?s special teams, playing defense, as a backup. That?s kind of what I want to do is have as much value wherever this team needs me. In this league, it?s all about value as a player.?
Bradley values communication among the defensive backs, something he?s pleased with as the Jaguars learn the new scheme.
?We wanted to be an aggressive, attacking defense with our style of play especially on the perimeters with our corners,? Bradley said. ?It appears to me that our corners are getting a better idea and our safeties a better idea how to work.?
Bradley has challenged his secondary to communicate with each other in a unique way. Throughout camp, the Jaguars have practiced with constant music playing in the background.
?You hear the music, how loud it is,? Bradley said. ?We?re going to be playing in our home stadium and on the road there are loud stadiums, so communication is so important. It really forces them to do that. You really can?t execute and play unless you communicate, so we?re really putting stress and pressure on them to do that. It?s coming. You see a little bit more comfort level and guys are understanding their responsibility.?
Lowery, who forced the Shorts fumble Prosinski returned for a score, appears to have emerged as the leader in the Jaguars? young secondary. The sixth-year veteran has started 39 games in his career, including 20 for the Jaguars. He?s encouraged by what he?s seeing on the field and in meetings.
?As many young guys as we have in the secondary, there?s a lot of learning going on,? Lowery said. ?Guys are getting experience every day. Meetings come down to asking the right questions and I?m seeing that. Chris and I have played together before. There?s that familiarity. As we go along, we?re all starting to understand the defense much more. The chemistry back there is going well.?
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