3 things we should see from the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2023
![Jacksonville Jaguars fans yell before an NFL first round playoff football matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Los Angeles Chargers Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]Jki 011423 Chargers Jags C 15](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2Fhttps-3A-2F-2Fblackandteal-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fimagn-images-2F2017-2F07-2F19792394-850x560-983b7e1406f13773f97d38c6e92f446ea7e83d04ce5d84bed665d1e1d2cf0389.jpg "Jacksonville Jaguars fans yell before an NFL first round playoff football matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Los Angeles Chargers Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]Jki 011423 Chargers Jags C 15")
The Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs but their 2022 season was by no means a failure. In fact, you could argue they exceeded expectations when you take consider they went 3-14 the season before and head coach Doug Pederson had to undo all the damage Urban Meyer did to the team.
Heck, Pederson himself said this wasn’t going to be an overnight fix when he got the job. And at one point, it looked like Jacksonville was going to finish with a losing record for the sixth straight year. Heading into their Bye Week, the Jags were 3-7 and on track to have yet another losing season. Nobody would have batted an eye if they hadn’t won another game in what was left of the season but they refused to throw in the towel and went 6-1 in their last seven games.
The Jaguars’ decision not to give up paid off. They had a winning record and made the playoffs for the first time since 2017, breaking several dubious streaks along the way. Beat a team from the NFC after riding a 20-game losing skid? Checked. Beating the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium and sweeping them for the first time since 2013? Done.
But the Jags weren’t done and they beat the Los Angeles Chargers in Wild Card Weekend, leaving no doubt they deserved to be in the playoffs. But the best thing is that they should have no trouble returning to the postseason and winning the division again in 2023. They have the players and the coaching staff to make it happen. With that in mind, here are three things we would like to see next season.