Jacksonville Jaguars Season in Review

Jacksonville Jaguars Season in Review

Jaguars showed significant improvement throughout 2014. What evidence do I have to make this claim? Well...they don't have the first pick in the 2014 draft. If you would have asked any NFL fan which team would be picking first in April after week 1 of the regular season, most would have said the Jaguars. 

Unlike their rivals, the Houston Texans, the Jaguars have little talent everywhere. The one bright spot on the Jags was Justin Blackmon, who played on four games in 2013 due to a substance abuse suspension for the rest of the season. It's time Jacksonville. It's time for the Jaguars to start rebuilding...I mean actually rebuilding. 

Jaguars struggled on both sides on the ball last year, ranking last in points scored and 28th in points against. Clearly they struggled scoring and keeping the other team from scoring. Jaguars struggled particularly with stopping the ranking 29th in the league allowing 131.8 yards per game. Don't forget this is the team who let Darryl Smith, who quietly had a solid year with the Ravens, walk away after the 2012 season. Opposing teams were also able to throw the ball easily on the Jags defense considering they were allowing a league 27th worst 379.4 yards a game. Remember this was the team that allowed corner-back Rashean Mathis walk away after the 2012 season. See the pattern?

Its the same story offensively. They couldn't run the ball. Either that offensive line was being man-handled every time or MJD just couldn't get going. Then there's Blaine Gabbert. Blaine showed minor improvement this year but did master the chuck and duck. It is clear Blaine Gabbert is not meant to be a starting quarterback in this league and its only a matter of time till his career is over. Chad Henne did a better job operating the offense then Gabbert, but he is not the answer either. Thankfully this draft is deep in quarterbacks.

 The problem with the Jaguars is they hold onto to their few talented players until their contract expires and then either they let them walk, or the player is to tired of losing that he decides to leave. They Jaguars have been in a rebuilding state for a few seasons now...the only problem is...I don't know if the Jaguars know they are in a rebuilding state. They had chances to trade away players who would have costed too much to keep in previous years like Rashean Mathis and Darryl Smith for draft picks but decided not to. This year they are doing the same with MJD. Sorry Jag fans but it doesn't like MJD will be returning but the Jags do seem to be high on Denard Robinson the former Michigan quarterback.

In short the Jaguars did show improvement, but not enough to be

a competitive team in the AFC South. The Jaguars need to rebuild. With Gus Bradley having a full year of experience of being a head coach, I expect this team to continue to improve, as long as they have the mindset of rebuilding this unit.