Can the Jacksonville Jaguars turn the franchise around?

Do the Jacksonville Jaguars have the front office personnel and the roster to turn things around in 2020?

What Is wrong with the Jacksonville Jaguars?

Ask anyone this question and you’re likely to get a wide variety on answers. It’s the owner.  It’s the front office. it’s the coaching staff. It’s the players. The real answer is more complicated than any one thing. But it’s crucial to understand what has been going on with the Jaguars in order to figure out how the franchise can turn itself around.

If you look at the NFL franchises’ that have had the greatest success since the 2002 realignment – New England, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Green Bay, New Orleans, Seattle, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Baltimore, and Dallas – you’ll find some common threads. One of the most important of these is stability. All of them some of the longest tenures in their positions.

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Stability and consistency are hallmarks of these franchises, and one of the most important reasons why their teams have been successful over the last two decades. The Jaguars have not had that kind of stability.

After Jack Del Rio’s nine-year run as head coach, the men who have followed, have had tenures of one year, one year, four years, and Doug Marrone’s current three years in the seat. Their last five offensive coordinators have had one year, two years, one and one-half years, two years, and one year.

Defensive coordinators have fared slightly better, with the last five having five years, one year, four years, three years, and Todd Wash currently going into his fifth year. The Jaguars haven’t had a consistent coaching staff, which has meant different philosophies and terminology for the players.

Blake Bortles had four offensive coordinators in five years. That makes it tough for the players on offense, especially the quarterback and offensive line.

Teams with stable front offices and coaching staffs have proven to have better win-loss records, but that isn’t their only common thread. They’ve also had stability under center. Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Ben Rothlisberger, Aaron Rodgers, and Russell Wilson are household names, Indianapolis had Peyton Manning for 14 years, and the other teams on this list had long-time signal-callers until recently.

The Jaguars have gone through seven starting quarterbacks in the same timeframe. Ouch!

But the most important thing all these teams have in common is their offenses. They have all had their best seasons when they have had multiple offensive weapons at wide receiver, tight end, and running back. Another common is thread is offensive line play. When these teams have been at their best their offensive lines have been among the best performing units in the league.

It is also important to have multiple playmakers. Look at any of these teams and you will see a combination of wide receivers, tight ends, and running backs that among the top performers in their positions in the NFL.

That is another failure of the Jaguars.

The organization has not had wide receiver among the NFL’s best since Jimmy Smith, and they have never had a top-level tight end. They have had couple of top running backs during that time, but without the other playmakers the team has had only one winning season in the last twelve years.

Now, fans know what has been wrong with the Jaguars for so long. The question the front office must answer is can it  learn from what other teams have done to be successful and start to turn their franchise around?

The fans hope so this season or losing will once again become most talked about part of 2020.