Bill Belichick says that “nothing is more important” against Jacksonville than ball security The New England Patriots will face one of the NFL’s premier defenses today and for head coach Bill Belichick this means one thing: stressing ball security. The Patriots need to do a better job than last week David Andrews Jersey , when they turned the football over a combined three times, if they plan on leaving Jacksonville win a win under their collective belt – and Belichick knows it: “There’s nothing more important for us in this game than taking care of the ball,” he said in this week’s edition of the Belestrator.The breakdown stars with Belichick and host Scott Zolak taking a look at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ high-powered defense. Using adjectives like “fast” and “athletic”, Belichick points out that the unit does a good job of rushing the quarterback and is able to close space quickly versus the pass.An interception during last year’s playoffs is shown as an example: cornerback Jalen Ramsey deflects a pass intended for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and safety Barry Church is able to run it back for a touchdown. After that play, Belichick and Zolak take a look at middle linebacker Myles Jack and how his athleticism makes him a threat to quickly turn takeaways into points.The conversation then changed to the offensive side of the football, where Keelan Cole established himself as a potent option at the wide receiver position. Belichick points out that quarterback Blake Bortles does a good job of using his weapons – Cole in the example used in the breakdown – and as a very good deep ball thrower can put pressure on the deep parts of a defense.Bortles Elandon Roberts Jersey , who has struggled with inconsistency throughout his four-year career, is also dangerous as a runner. Last week against the New York Giants, he even registered Jacksonville’s longest play of the day, a 41-yard run. “We can’t let him out [of the pocket],” Belichick said about the former first-round draft pick. The Patriots’ head coach noted that the Jaguars’ big play ability is generally something his team needs to be prepared for.“Between their running game, their defense and their big plays on offense Shaq Mason Jersey , they can score in a hurry,” Belichick said.Preseason week 2 Patriots vs Eagles highlighted the huge gap between Tom Brady and Brian Hoyer Alec and I spoke at length on our podcast about how New England Patriots back-up quarterback Brian Hoyer did not look great in the first preseason game. Hoyer’s passes lacked the necessary velocity to compensate for his elongated throwing motion, which led to a lot of opportunities for defenders to close any separation with the receiver and swat away the football.Watching Tom Brady carve up the Eagles defense over the first half, and then watching Hoyer play in the third quarter was extremely jarring to the system. The difference in the zip of the football made me check to see if my television was running too slowly. Brady throws lightning bolts and javelins, while Hoyer was tossing muffins.Hoyer’s “success” in the second preseason game wasn’t much of an improvement over the first game, either. He benefit from an exemplary run-after-the-catch by Cordarrelle Patterson to notch a “passing touchdown” to his state sheet Cheap Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , but Hoyer’s been pretty underwhelming this preseason. He’s completed 21 of 36 passes (58.3%) for 176 yards (4.89 YPA), and 1 touchdown. His passer rating is a sub-mediocre 80.3.While Hoyer’s still clearly a superior option to rookie seventh round pick Danny Etling (2/6 for 21 yards in his appearances), the drop from Brady to Hoyer was expected to be large because of how great Brady is, but I wasn’t expecting the gap to be this huge. And that’s something the Patriots will have to live with this year because there aren’t any other options, unless former Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore, former Texans quarterback T.J. Yates Cheap Malcom Brown Jersey , or former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, or, uh, former Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett really sparks your interest. Or the team could add Colin Kaepernick, who is probably the best quarterback that remains unsigned.I’m hoping that Hoyer will never have to play a snap over the course of his contract with the Patriots and that he earns every penny of his deal inside the quarterbacks room. But I’m honestly concerned about the viability of the offense if Hoyer ever has to line up under center.