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Thoughts about Week 2 in the NFL

By jonfox

Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (left) and Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher shake hands after a NFL game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Seahawks 9-3. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (left) and Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher shake hands after a NFL game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Seahawks 9-3. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) throws a pass during the second half of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. San Diego won 38-14. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) throws a pass during the second half of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. San Diego won 38-14. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /

4. The mess in Jacksonville
The Jaguars spent the offseason acquiring big names with good highlight reels. They didn’t spend much time on building a real team and it shows. The offensive line is a total mess and doesn’t appear to have many answers.

The defensive line has seen some life from Fowler’s return due to injury but Malik Jackson has been a big bust.

The linebackers are a mess, Jack hasn’t played much or well yet and Jalen Ramsey is the best in a bad secondary. Where did it all go wrong for the Jags, who were a common pick for a team to emerge from the shadows of failure and become a playoff contender.

They pulled a Dan Snyder and mistook big names for good play.

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The two biggest problems that they have are that Malik Jackson is playing defensive tackle in a 4-3 when he only showed anything as a 3-4 5 tech end and that their only consistent offensive lineman is AJ Cann.

For the money that they gave Malik Jackson, they could have had Russell Okung(or dealt for Ryan Clady) and still signed 2-3 better fits for their system.

Myles Jack and Jalen Ramsey could be better long term picks, but they could have taken any number of players of equal talent that could be contributing to fixing their problems more than they are.

The lack of talent on both lines could also mute the effectiveness of where they’ve invested heavily: Bortles, Ivory, Hurns/Robinson/Thomas and Jack/Ramsey. Bradley is a smart defensive mind but it’s doubtful that he’s got the goods to be a head coach and the front office appears to be in over it’s head as well.

That said, if they can acquire two quality starters on the offensive line(one of whom being a left tackle) and organize the defensive line properly the Jags could become a quality team in a season or two. This year looks lost.

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