Once again, history repeats itself, as for the 3rd season in a row, Blake Bortles started with a whimper. Opening day at home against divisional rival and former divisional champion, the Indianapolis Colts, Bortles put together a 8/17 for 107 yards and two interception performance that ended with the Colts winning 16-7. With Bortles struggling to move the ball, standout rookie running back, the underrated Jimmy Gipson out of the Air Force managed just 21 yards on 8 carries, though offseaso...
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After falling short in another AFC Wild Card showdown, this time against their divisional rivals, the Indianapolis Colts, in a game where they lead by 3 touchdowns and then fell apart in the final stretch, Jacksonville's management went on a weekend retreat, where they discussed options, plans, changes, and instilled a new brand of chemistry. Despite the elite status of their defense last season, in the final stretch of games, the team allowed more yards and points by nearly double it&...
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Following the loss to the Colts, the Jaguars knew they were in dire straits, falling behind the division leader in both overall record as well as divisional record, and needed to play the best football they could to stay in the playoff hunt. They followed with three wins, including a big one against AFC playoff frontrunner, the Pittsburgh Steelers, though their head coach was sick for the game and left his assistant in charge, leading to a rout. But that was where the trouble began, going ...
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Despite a stellar, 117 yard, 2 touchdown performance against the rival Colts and vaunted cornerback Vontae Davis, the Jaguars couldn't stop the bleeding as Colts' rookie running back Marcell Hebert out of Nebraska, thrashed their stout run defense for 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Colts downed the Jaguars in the final division game for the cats, 24-17. A once solid lead within the division just fell apart, as the Jaguars find themselves in dire straits, as the loss to t...
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After a solid offseason and winning season that lead to a quick
exit in the Wild Card round, the Jacksonville Jaguars looked poised
to strike at the AFC South division title again. But a few hiccups
at the beginning of this season has lead to a challenging start in
the race for the AFC South.
An early loss to the newly rebuilt San Francisco 49ers left
Jacksonville fans stunned, as the former 0-16 team upset the big
spread favored home Jaguars, 24-20. The #1 overall pick in...
After locking the AFC South down with an 11-5 record, the Jaguars found themselves quickly eliminated from the playoffs after a disastrous loss to the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card Round.
Retaining all of their key components during the offseason, they cut their ties with several players who were no longer part of the vision of the Jaguars future, such as TE Marcedes Lewis and QB Chad Henne. Then, they proceeded to add pieces to fill out some gaps and holes, with the additio...
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After an average start where they went 2-2, the Jaguars knew they had to make changes. Despite a decent start in his first two games, coaching, playcalling, and 2 losses later, the team was struggling to find what would work. Quarterback Blake Bortles was sitting at 7 touchdowns with 7 interceptions and was averaging around 237.5 yards per game. Wideout Allen Robinson was the receiver of 3 of those touchdowns and accounted for 284 yards, while Allen Hurns had 303 yards with a pair of touch...
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