The Jaguars’ latest injury report brought more than one new name into the mix, but it also left a big Week 10 question hanging over Jacksonville: how soon can Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates actually get on the field?
Both defenders were non-participants in practice for a second straight day after arriving in Jacksonville via explosive trades, and that puts their availability against the Tennessee Titans very much in doubt. Davis addressed the possibility of playing Sunday by saying, "I'm here to do whatever the coaches need me to do," while Bates said he still has to "knock off the plane ride from Spain," after playing there in Week 9 for the Atlanta Falcons, though he also said "I'm ready for sure."
There’s also the workload angle. Neither Davis nor Bates has had a bye week yet, while the Jaguars already took theirs in Week 7. If both players were to suit up for every remaining game on Jacksonville’s schedule, each would reach 18 regular-season games, before any playoff games are added to the equation.
And even beyond the physical side, there’s the mental sprint that comes with joining a new defense midseason. Both players are learning defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile’s system on the fly, and Campanile made it clear Thursday that the language of the scheme is a major part of that process.
"I always feel like this, whenever you get a new guy in it’s more just getting the verbiage and everything down. Because that’s really what slows everything down for you," Campanile said on Thursday.
"Once you've got the verbiage and you understand what everything means, I think in every building there are probably a lot of similarities. Things that everybody does, they've all done before, but it's just translating it, and how fast you can get that across to the players and they feel comfortable with it.
They can just line up and go play. If you're going out there and you're thinking, it’s super hard to have all your skills, so we’re working on getting them to that point right now.”
Davon Godchaux looks a little further along in the process. The Jaguars brought him in from the New Orleans Saints for a conditional future sixth-round pick, and he has practiced in back-to-back days, a sign his debut may come sooner than Davis’ or Bates’.
The only Jaguars player listed as not participating because of injury was running back Bhayshul Tuten, who has not practiced since suffering an ankle/foot injury in Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts.
Even so, Tuten played last week against the Baltimore Ravens on a short week despite missing practice, and he handled 12 carries for 29 yards and a touchdown while logging a season-low 35.7% of the offensive snaps.
"I think first and foremost, it speaks to his toughness to be able to go out there and do that on a short week. It's tough enough as it is to go out and play on that short week," Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski said on Thursday.
"It's such a quick turnaround for those guys no matter what position you're at, but he's been carrying the load for us and to turn around and do that is super impressive and it's a credit to him and his values that he places on the team. Kind of a selfless act to be out there and try to give it his best when he might not be 100%.
The Jaguars also had several players listed as limited in Thursday’s practice.
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