Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence doesn't hold back when asked about the failure of the 2023 season
The Jacksonville Jaguars were once 8-3 and starring down the barrel of a first-place finish in the AFC if they had just won the games they were supposed to. Instead, they fell apart. They went from a team in 2022 that won a playoff game when they shouldn't have even been there to a team […]
The Jacksonville Jaguars were once 8-3 and starring down the barrel of a first-place finish in the AFC if they had just won the games they were supposed to. Instead, they fell apart. They went from a team in 2022 that won a playoff game when they shouldn't have even been there to a team that choked away their AFC South lead.
It's obvious some things need to be fixed this offseason.
The Jaguars have already made changes, and more are soon to come. They still have the free agency period and the NFL draft to make their team better. But you can't help but think this season will be in their minds for next season. Who knows, this may be better for them.
"I think sometimes when you have a season like we did, you miss the playoffs after being 8-3, lose four of your last five or five of your last six, whatever it was, it shows you a lot," Trevor Lawrence said on the Kay Adams Show.
"It shows you you don't have everything you need at this point; you're not good enough. That's where we had to look in the mirror, and that's healthy, I think, as a team and organization… Sometimes, it opens your eyes a little bit when you struggle."
The Jaguars have already changed defensive coordinators from Mike Caldwell, who is now on the Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff, to Ryan Nielsen, who led a great defense in the Atlanta Falcons. The offense still needs some improving, as, to me, it was the worst part of the team last season. There were moments when the Jaguars couldn't pass the 50-yard line in one half.
The run game has to be fixed. Travis Etienne is far too talented to have as bad a run game as the Jaguars had. When it came to the short run game, the Jaguars were basically the worst team in the league, as provided by the data from Daniel Griffis and Fantasy Points Data. Here is their rush yardage percentage last season and where they ranked in the league:
1+ Yard %: 73.5% (32nd)
3+ Yard %: 51.7% (31st)
5+ Yard %: 30.0% (31st)
10+ Yard %: 9.1% (26th)
15+ Yard %: 4.0% (21st)
Hopefully, this season opened the Jaguars' eyes in one particular area – they didn't do enough or make enough moves in free agency last season to make their team that much better than it was the year before. This offseason, they have to get to work.
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence fires back at disrespect from national media outlet
Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence fired back at some disrespect from a national media outlet this week
