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.Tis the season for NFL teams to slide players onto IR and poach from Practice Squads.— Dan Hatman (@Dan_Hatman) December 19 Womens Marcell Dareus Jersey , 2018The Seattle Seahawks and G..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Jaguars Free Agency 2016Jaguars Film RoomNFL DraftJaguars Injury NewsLatest NewsWhich players should the Jaguars poach off other NFL practice squads? New,20commentsanything outside of a guaranteed roster spot for the final two weeks of the season, and there are a handful of players with no future here that could easily be sacrificed in doing so.Here are five moves the Jaguars should consider making in the next two weeks:QB Alex McGough, SeahawksIf you’ve followed me on Twitter, you’ll know about my obsession with former Florida International quarterback Alex McGough. A cavalier, athletic quarterback with a huge arm, McGough was one of “my guys” heading into last year’s draft and was exceptional in the preseason with the Seahawks. They’ve been trying to hide him on the practice squad all year and make him Russell Wilson’s back up of the future (Brett Hundley is a free agent in 2019), but I’m down for some revenge after the Seahawks pillaged the Jaguars for Bo Scarbrough. I’m not calling McGough a future franchise NFL quarterback, but his physical tools, mobility, and skill set would make him an outstanding NFL back up that would be able to step into the middle of a game in the event of injury and bring it home. McGough would be a huge upgrade over Cody Kessler or Tanner Lee heading into 2019. Corresponding Move: Cut WR Rashad Greene Sr.RB Roc Thomas, VikingsCarlos Hyde doesn’t want to be here, and it’s painfully obvious that something was said this week in addition to his lackluster play that forced him to be inactive this week. At 29 years old with a $4.75 million cap hit next year, it’s a pretty safe bet that he won’t be in the Jaguars 2019 plans. My primary practice squad running back choice was Boston Scott, but the Eagles claimed him off the Saints last week. Jacksonville State running back Roc Thomas wasn’t too far off in my pre-draft evaluations from Scott Josh Lambo Jersey , and he brings a terrific balance of being an adept receiver out of the back field in addition to a good runner with great vision. Thomas was a wrecking ball in the preseason for the Vikings and could be a nice grab as a potential 2019 T.J. Yeldon replacement.Corresponding Move: Cut RB Carlos HydeWR Cam Phillips, BillsIt was surprising when Phillips didn’t hear his name called during the draft, as he was one of the most difficult wide receivers to cover in the ACC at Virginia Tech. Phillips has spent time on the Bills active roster in 2018, but I will concede that it is a little concerning that they haven’t brought him back for a sequel as they are in full WR evaluation mode after releasing Kelvin Benjamin and Andre Holmes. Phillips would likely have a difficult time making the 2019 Jaguars roster, but I’d rather have him in the fold and see what happens than forcing a gimpy D.J. Chark to play and make a quad strain worse into the offseason.Corresponding Move: Place WR D.J. Chark on IRDE Joe Ostman, EaglesThis isn’t a move that needs to happen immediately and they can wait until Josh Lambo is healthy enough from his groin injury to kick again and use Kai Forbath’s roster spot. Ostman was slightly undersized coming out of Central Michigan, but he had impressive production for the Chippewas paired with an 8.28 RAS (relative athletic score). Ostman is a gifted athlete who the Eagles are hoping to hide into 2019, and in the event the Jaguars go the Mike Pettine route and sprinkle in some more 3-4 looks in the 2019 defense, Ostman would be a useful player to have.Corresponding Move: Cut K Kai Forbath (once Lambo is healthy)LB Matthew Thomas, Steelers Many Jaguars fans will remember Thomas from his time at Florida State. Thomas actually spent some time on the Steelers active roster this year and I was surprised they were able to sneak him onto the practice squad after waiving him, as he flashed when he was on the field. Thomas was never an ideal fit in the Steelers’ 3-4 system and would be a great developmental middle linebacker in Jacksonville with added special teams value. Thomas was one of the better athletes from the LB class this year and his 9.57 RAS was remarkable for his size and production with the Seminoles. With lots of questions whether Myles Jack should be the full-time middle linebacker going forward or whether he should eventually slide to the weak side, a move like this is a no-brainer to give the Jaguars some flexibility moving forward.Corresponding Move: Cut Martrell SpaightAre there any players on this list you would want? Is there anyone that is missing from a team’s practice squad you’d like to see them take a stab at? Let us know in the comments below. Phillip Lindsay and the Denver Broncos got off to a slow start the first quarter of the season, but they were finally able to break through on Sunday.The Pro Bowl running back got his first 100-yard game of the season and the Broncos got their first win under Vic Fangio by defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 20-13. Lindsay rushed for 114 yards on 15 carries as Denver (1-4) raced to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter and held on for the 500th victory in franchise history."We have a lot of playmakers. Today was my day to get hot and spark the team," Lindsay said.The Broncos' defense, which did not force a takeaway in their first four games http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-taven-bryan-jersey , came up big by forcing three turnovers and holding the Chargers without an offensive touchdown for the first time in 56 games. Two of the takeaways came inside the Denver 5."We hammered them for our performance last week (a 24-22 loss to Jacksonville) but you've got to give them their due this week. They played their butts off," Fangio said. "They really played well and deserve a big pat on the back."Lindsay came in averaging only 3.9 yards per carry and had only one run of 10 yards or more. He averaged 7.6 against the Chargers and had five carries over 10 yards.His first two carries on Denver's opening drive went for 21 and 12 yards. Three plays later, he scored on a 4-yard run up the middle to snap a string of 13 straight games where the Broncos went without a TD on their first possession.Denver scored the first 17 points, but the Chargers started to gain momentum and got within 17-10 midway through the fourth quarter. The Broncos had three three-and-outs, an interception and missed field goal during the second half before Lindsay was able to help them ice the game late in the fourth quarter with runs of 32 and 13 yards on a drive that ended with Brandon McManus' second field goal — a 46-yarder — to make it 20-10 with 1:55 remaining."For the past couple weeks, we either got behind or we were having to play catch-up and not establish the run like we wanted to," Lindsay said. "When you are able to run the ball, you command the game. We wanted to seal the deal running the ball at the end of the game."Chase McLaughlin's second field goal with 15 seconds left brought LA back within a touchdown, but Denver recovered the onside kick to put it away.Joe Flacco was 14 of 20 for 162 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton in the first quarter to make it 14-0. Sutton caught the ball at the Chargers 45, slipped out of an attempted tackle by Rayshawn Jenkins and then eluded a diving Roderic Teamer for this third touchdown in the past two games."We kind of creased a couple runs early and made the big play to Sutton. We had them on their heels a little bit," Flacco said. "I think they did change some things a little in the back end and started playing some more quarters. We let them get some momentum, and they played the run game a little better at times."Philip Rivers was 32 of 48 for 211 yards with two interceptions. Melvin Gordon was held to 31 yards rushing in his first game back after a holdout. Fellow running back Austin Ekeler had 15 receptions for 86 yards.Coach Anthony Lynn showed some frustration for one of the few times during this three-year tenure when he opened his postgame news conference by saying: "Sorry to keep you good people waiting, and sorry for watching that damn game. We play like that, we won't beat anybody."What drew Lynn's ire the most was the no scores twice in the red zone. On the last play of the first half Womens Justin Blackmon Jersey , Ekeler was stopped at the Broncos 1 by Kareem Jackson and fumbled as he tried to reach the goal line.The end zone woes continued in the third quarter. Kyzir White's interception of Flacco gave the Chargers the ball at the Denver 7, but Rivers tried to throw it into double coverage and was picked off by Alexander Johnson in the end zone on third-and-goal from the 2."We just didn't capitalize and finish, and we turned the ball over," Rivers said. "It just wasn't going to be one of those 350-yard days where we were going to go up and down the field. I think I'm going to look at it and go, 'Gosh.'"The Chargers finally got on the board with 31 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Desmond King returned a punt 68 yards . It is the second punt return TD in his career, the eighth player in franchise history with multiple scores.SLOW RETURN Gordon had 38 scrimmage yards in his first game back after a 64-day holdout. The Chargers got him involved quickly with a 4-yard screen pass on their first play. Gordon reported back on Sept. 26 and was activated prior to last week's game at Miami but did not play."Physically, I was good. You just have to get used to running, guys hitting you and stiff-arming. It's just so different," Gordon said.The Chargers came in averaging 103.5 rushing yards, but were held to 35. The Broncos allowed 225 yards to Jacksonville's Leonard Fournette a week ago and had the third-worst run defense."We weren't getting pushed around," Fangio said. "We got pushed around a little bit last week. It didn't feel like we got pushed around today."INJURIESBroncos: CB De'Vante Bausby was strapped to a backboard and taken off the field on a cart during the second quarter. He was injured when he collided with Johnson while making a tackle on Ekeler. Bausby was taken to a hospital and was reported to have movement in his arms and legs. ... LB Justin Hollins suffered a knee injury during the second half.Chargers: C Mike Pouncey suffered a neck injury during the first half and did not return.UP NEXTBroncos return home to face Tennessee next Sunday.Chargers host Pittsburgh next Sunday night.