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Doug Marrone explains Blake Bortles’ two interceptions vs. Falcons

Blake Bortles had a statistically good night against the Atlanta Falcons, completing nearly 75 percent of his passes and getting 8.9 yards per attempt. But two interceptions will stand out like a sore thumb until the Jacksonville Jaguars get to their regular season opener.

Twitter analysts and armchair quarterbacks (including myself) have opined ad nauseum about who was to blame and how bad the picks looked. What did head coach Doug Marrone have to say about the interceptions?

Interception #1

“The first one we ran a crossing pattern and then really the guy dropped the coverage off and switched it and then the guy tipped it and we got a pick .