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HAYS BLOG: Jaguars Still Have A Problem At Offensive Tackle

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars offense should have been able to dominate the edge in Saturday night’s preseason opener against Cleveland at TIAA Bank Field. The Browns were sitting standout defensive end Myles Garrett, as well as his counterpart on the other side Jadeveon Clowney. The Jaguars were playing their starting offensive tackles in Cam Robinson and Jawaan Taylor. They should’ve won this night. Easily. Instead, they both struggled. Rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence consistently felt the rush from both sides. He […]

August 15, 2021

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HAYS BLOG: Training Camp Suggestions to Urban Meyer

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars are seven practices into training camp. It’s time to evaluate. Jaguars first-year coach Urban Meyer is doing that with his staff on Thursday while the players are off. “Every off day we have a two-hour personnel meeting, so tomorrow we will have another one,” Meyer said after Wednesday’s practice. “We had one on Sunday and I have all the coaches rank one through (the rest) … there is that cut limit and who is behind […]

August 5, 2021

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Jaguars Power Poll: The top 20 offseason player additions

By Hays Carlyon Jaguars first-year coach Urban Meyer has radically transformed the Jaguars roster through free agency, the draft and trades. But which additions will make the biggest impact this fall? Let’s rank them. We’re considering only players here. Obviously, Meyer is a huge addition as a three-time national championship winning coach. This list reflects how I believe these new additions will affect this season only. In putting the power poll together, I was struck by just how much […]

June 2, 2021

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Urban, Trevor and Tebow: Jaguars star power at all-time high

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars have never been this compelling. Ever. The franchise has gone from an outfit devoid of star power for much of its existence to now being the most fascinating team in the NFL. Urban Meyer is here: A three-time national championship winning coach making his NFL debut. Trevor Lawrence is here: The national champion quarterback considered the best pro prospect in nearly a decade. And now, Tim Tebow is here. Tebow is a Jaguar. What?!?! The […]

May 20, 2021

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Jaguars schedule release: Expect roller coaster but ultimately successful season

By Hays Carlyon The first year of Jaguars coach Urban Meyer and franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence got a boost on Wednesday. The Jaguars received a favorable schedule. The NFL announced the schedule and there were more positives than negatives for the Jaguars, as Meyer and Lawrence try to turn around a 1-15 team. I see a schedule that can lead to a 9-8 season. An eight-win improvement would be monumental. Here are my takeaways. *The start is incredibly favorable: […]

May 13, 2021

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Urban Meyer brings TNT to Jaguars offense: Trevor N’ Travis

By Hays Carlyon Trevor and Travis. TNT. A new era of explosive Jaguars offense was launched Thursday night when first-year coach Urban Meyer selected two Clemson phenoms in the first round of the NFL Draft: generational quarterback Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 and dynamo running back Travis Etienne at No. 25. Meyer’s mission was simple: take a dismal offense woeful at creating big plays last season and immediately interject radiant life into it. He did that Thursday. “With the […]

April 30, 2021