Press Taylor makes his feelings known about playing the Titans on Sunday

Jacksonville Offensive Coordinator Press Taylor spoke to the media this week about Mac Jones’ performance and preparing to face the Titans’ defensive line.

On what he saw from QB Mac Jones coming in for QB Trevor Lawrence

Press: He handled it the right way. That's life as a backup: you’re always one play away. You hope it’s not that situation, but it’s the reality of it as a quarterback. You’re probably going in off an injury in the middle of a drive, in the middle of the game. You’ve kind of got to get yourself into the flow of the game at that point in time. I thought Mac did a good job stepping into the huddle. There was a lot of emotion which was different than normal scenarios, but he did a good job of being where you’re supposed to be at the right time. Kind of letting everyone operate the way they already were within the flow of the game. Then did a good job finishing out the game and kind of getting himself in a rhythm as it went.

On what the team needs to do to run the ball vs. Tennessee’s defensive line

Press: Yeah, I mean, you always want to do what you can to stay ahead of the sticks. I think that's a big part of it. Runs on second-and-10, second-and-nine, they're not always the most exciting. You may have a productive run that's still setting you up for a third-and-long situation. So just being able to mix and match when we're trying to run the ball. Making sure we're creating ideal looks, whether it's just matchups or the numbers in the box or staying in those manageable situations is always key to being able to do that. It's not an easy group to run on. It's a very good defensive line, particularly on the inside. They've always done a very good job stopping the run, just personnel. And then you add in the new scheme with Coach Wilson [Titans Defensive Coordinator Dennard Wilson], and they make it really hard on you. But the game script is a big part of that, too.