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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 1036415, member: 549"] [B]Jaguars CB Dwayne Gratz can develop into difference-maker[/B] >>Aside from the expected buzz about Jaguars rookie quarterback Blake Bortles, a young player on defense appears to be making significant progress at becoming a difference-maker: Dwayne Gratz. The second-year cornerback looks like he has the instincts/physicality to be a run-stopper and generate turnovers, something that’s a huge point of emphasis for coach Gus Bradley. When the Jaguars drafted Gratz in the third round last year, some wondered about not taking the other starting cornerback at Connecticut, Blidi Wreh-Wilson, who went eight picks later to the Tennessee Titans. Bradley felt Gratz was a better fit for his press-coverage scheme because of his mental toughness and being more “stout” at 5-11, 201 pounds. “To play our style in press [coverage], it takes a certain type of mentality to play that,” Bradley said. “He has the toughness, the mind-set, to do it play after play.” In Thursday’s preseason game against the Chicago Bears, that toughness was evident as Gratz made six tackles in three series, including two impressive open-field stops on Matt Forte. Gratz is still adjusting to the new illegal contact rules being called at a high frequency. But if he can stay healthy this season (he missed six games with ankle injuries in 2013), don’t be surprised if Gratz has a breakout-type year that most people expect from safety Johnathan Cyprien.<< Read more at Jacksonville.com: [url]http://jacksonville.com/sports/columnists/gene-frenette/2014-08-16/story/gene-frenette-jaguars-cb-dwayne-gratz-can-develop#.U-9f2lsMcrE.twitter#ixzz3AZIGRTOS[/url] [/QUOTE]

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