Source: baynews9.com

There are a lot of reasons to feel the sting of today’s loss. For the second time in a span of three games (all losses, obviously), the Jaguars have pitted rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert against another starting rookie quarterback and ended the game with a harrowing loss that’s left us all shaking our heads. There were many similarities to the game in Carolina two weeks ago with the defense playing very well, the offense looking extremely tentative, special teams doing everything they could to give the game away, and ultimately, giving up a late touchdown to lose the lead and watching our two-minute offense fall short in disastrous fashion. In Carolina, the players and head coach took responsibility for the mistakes and failures. They pledged to make corrections moving forward. Two games where the Jaguars out-played their opponent and two games that should have been wins, squandered in the final minutes. What’s especially frustrating is that a 3-2 record would be good for tops in the AFC South right now, placing the Jaguars firmly in the action for the division crown. Blame the rookie, blame the coach, blame the punter…but corrections have not been made. Where do the Jaguars turn next? (more…)