Jacksonville Jaguars struggle to move up AFC South rankings

The Jacksonville Jaguars have shown flashes, now need to win games.

The Jaguars have been a tease the last three weeks. They’ve shown up for the first half but haven’t been able to keep up with their opponents. All three times, they had a chance to win but ended up squandering it. This isn’t surprising though. They’re a young team in the early stages of what figures to be a lengthy rebuild. On the other hand, head coach Urban Meyer must have a better grasp of the team.

Meyer told the local media that he doesn’t micromanage the team. He wasn’t aware running back James Robinson wasn’t on the field for a key fourth-and-1 near the Titans’ goal line. Later, he said the team didn’t feel comfortable running a quarterback sneak even though Trevor Lawrence said he was.

In a different press conference, the head coach said he spends a lot of time with the Jaguars’ special teams. Nevertheless, they haven’t made a field goal this season. There’s more to special teams than the kicking game but the fact that he invests time in the unit and they’re struggling doesn’t reflect well on him.

Hopefully, Meyer is taking notes and corrects all these mistakes. In spite of all his experience at the collegiate level, he’s still adjusting to the NFL. You don’t probably want to hear but that seems to be the case. On the bright side, he has plenty of time to make adjustments. The Jags have pieces to compete, it’s up to the head coach to get the most out of them.