Jacksonville Jaguars 3-13
Welcome to AFC South Week and the Jacksonville Jaguars 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows! Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team.
The Jaguars had a rough season, to be sure, but there were some highlights and certainly reasons to be optimistic moving forward into 2015. The first bit of good news is that the Jaguars kept their head coach and didn’t have to go into the off season fighting for a leader. The second is that they have some young, talented players that should serve as a nice foundation moving forward.
Highs:
Young Talent
Frankly, this team has a TON of young talent that needs to be developed. Remember that four game stretch of double-digit fantasy gold for Denard Robinson? From Week 2 until his injury, Allen Robinson never caught less than four passes in a game. The stats didn’t tell the whole story, but Marqise Lee showed in his last prime time game versus the Tennessee Titans that he is the real deal. And even Mr. Interception, Blake Bortles, showed improvement and an eagerness to learn. Jacksonville is hiring former Raiders offensive coordinator, Greg Olson, to turn the offense around with the hope that he can develop Blake Bortles. They also hired former Bills head coach, Doug Marrone, to be the offensive line coach and assistant head coach. Bortles was sacked a league high 55 times (and he only started 13 games).
Defense
The defense is plucky and I like that. They started off terribly by allowing 11 touchdown passes in their first four games. But then they improved and only allowed 13 passing touchdowns in the final 12 games. They sacked the Quarterback 45 times over the course of the season (tied for 6th in the league) and recovered 14 fumbles (tied for 2nd in the league). Jacksonville can build on that.
Lows:
Toby Gerhart
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Toby Gerhart prior to the 2014 season so he could be their featured, every-down back. Unfortunately, Gerhart got hurt almost immediately and ended the season with only 326 yards and two touchdowns, total. Total.
INJURIES
Of the top 10 fantasy scoring Jaguars, only Allen Hurns played in each game. That is not okay, especially when the team is so young and inexperienced. They need to work on a conditioning program over the off-season and figure out a way to get a core group of people playing in each game to develop a rapport.
