Hays Carlyon’s Jaguars Blog

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars showed heart. They played an exciting game. Now, no more scares, fellas. Lose out. Do this city a favor and finish 1-15 so we can draft either Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence (longshot) or Ohio State’s Justin Fields (incredibly likely). The Jaguars rallied from a 16-0 deficit to take a 29-22 lead late in the third quarter before losing at the Los Angeles Chargers 39-29 on Sunday. […]

By: Hays Carlyon Fire everybody. This is an easy call for Jaguars owner Shad Khan to make in light of another embarrassing performance. The Jaguars lost to Detroit 34-16 Sunday at TIAA Bank Field. The Jaguars have lost five consecutive games, giving up at least 30 points in each game. You owe it to your loyal customers, Shad. The die-hard few you have left. Your patience has already forced many […]

By: Hays Carlyon Take a bow, Jaguars defense. Yes, I’m serious. There are three phases of the game and the defense “shined” brightest in a 30-14 loss at Houston on Sunday. The special teams were a huge negative thanks to an atrocious performance by kicker Stephen Hauschka, who missed wide from 24 yards and was short from 49. Short! In a Dome! Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said after the game […]

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars could be without three key defenders on Sunday when they travel to take on AFC South rival Houston. The team listed defensive end Josh Allen, outside linebacker Myles Jack and cornerback CJ Henderson as questionable after Friday’s practice. Allen would seem to be the longest shot, as he recovers from a knee injury. Allen didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday. Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said Allen […]

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars are probably dead. They’ve lost their last three games. We were having fun after the Colts win to open the season and the close loss at Tennessee a week later continued to spark enthusiasm. That has all been spoiled by losses to bad teams. The latest came Sunday when the Jaguars lost at Cincinnati 33-25. The Bengals were 2-16-1 in their last 19 games. The […]

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars aren’t finding a defense this season. Nothing can solve this. Sure, Jaguars defensive coordinator Todd Wash should be fired. I know it. You know it. Dogs know it. But we also know Jaguars coach Doug Marrone won’t do that. He didn’t do it two years ago when the Jaguars lost at Dallas 40-7 in Week 6 of the 2018 season and he isn’t going to […]

By: Hays Carlyon The Jaguars offense has been dreadful for the last decade. Those days might be over. The young Jaguars attack is showing two qualities so far in the early stages of the season that we haven’t seen in years: sizzle and balance. The Jaguars can score, and they can do it in a variety of ways. Led by second-year quarterback Gardner Minshew and new offensive coordinator Jay Gruden, […]

By: Hays Carlyon I can’t wait to watch the Jaguars offense play again. In eight years covering the team I don’t think I’ve ever said, written or thought that. That’s the Jay Gruden Effect. Yes, the fun, young playmakers like Gardner Minshew, DJ Chark, Laviska Shenault and James Robinson are the ones executing on the field. They’re fantastic. However, it’s Gruden that has been the biggest early-season revelation. He’s better […]

By: Hays Carlyon Get excited. Get fired up. Your Jaguars are playing a big game on Sunday. A big damn game. I understand this might be the only big-game feel we get this season. Soak it up. The Jaguars travel to face Tennessee on Sunday in a matchup of the only 1-0 teams in the AFC South. The Titans were expected to be 1-0. The Jaguars, not so much. The […]