Jags A.M. Ep. 248 | Notes and Hot Takes After Jaguars’ Loss to Broncos
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The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network
32 min
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What happened in the Jaguars’ opening minutes and why did the first half look promising?
Welcome into Jags AM. I'm Kanani Stevens, Brian Sexton, John Ogier with me today. A little later than normal as the team gets back from their week two matchup in Denver. We're going to talk things over after a pretty good start. Things didn't finish as well as the team would have liked. Let's go through our big things brought to you by GEHA, Government Employees Health Association. And big thing number one is that second half swing. The Jags had a lead early in this one, but couldn't quite get things done.
We played complimentary enough in the first half, and that was what was disappointing was the complimentary football specifically in the second half. And as we really went into the fourth quarter was when you needed a drive, right? You needed a stop. You needed a catch. You needed a play. We just, you know, didn't do it, right? We just didn't make it. We got to go watch and see how can we put these guys in a better position to be successful. And we got to make some more plays.
Got to make plays to win the game, Brian. It really did feel like you were waiting for somebody to do something, and it just didn't quite come together.
Well, listen, the Jags had their opportunity, right? The Broncos came into the game with their backs against the wall with their fans. They were upset with the Monday night showing in Kansas City. It was the home opener, and the Jaguars gave them an opportunity to stand up on that first drive of the third quarter. You had a chance to go up by two touchdowns. You have it first and goal at the three-yard line. You go backwards. And the run game fell apart. It let them down in those two plays there. So what you did by failing to convert there and make it a 17-3 game was you let the Broncos, with their back against the wall, come out swinging. And obviously they scored in the next three drives and won it. It sounds simplistic, John, to say that that was the moment the game changed.
But I'm telling you, from my perspective, and to hear the coach in the postgame talk about what they missed in that moment gave the Broncos an opportunity. They took it while you missed it.
Yeah, he said afterward that he was going to go. If LaQuinn Allen had caught the pass to get them to the one on fourth and one, he was going to go, which isn't surprising if you know Liam's makeup. I wrote and thought after the game that it was one of the tougher games to analyze that I've been around in a while because it wasn't like the Jaguars played that much different in the second half than the first. They kind of played clunky in the first half, and a veteran team thing kind of got that lead. And then they sort of didn't do some of the moment things to hang on to it. And, you know, if they had won, which they could have, I'm not sure they'd feel that much better about it. There's some stuff that they've got to do better against really good teams to get where they want to go.
But it's only week two.
Of course, like a big thing, which is explosive. There were a ton of explosive plays, no matter how we quantify that, John, in terms of yardage. Denver had a ton of them, and that felt like the difference. Early on, they had a bunch in the same drive, were able to get an interception to kind of negate it, but it really bit them in the second half, letting up those big plays.
Yeah, it felt like, as Brian said, it felt like the game was starting to get away or go in the Broncos' favor, maybe midway through the second quarter. And I thought the Jaguars' defense did what championship teams do in those situations, kept them out. Hey, you're playing okay, but we've stopped you, so now we have the edge. And then in the second half, it just kept coming and coming. Liam said after the game, they got to rush the passer better. That means bringing players. Broncos have a good offensive line, all that. But it's really hard to win on the road against a playoff team when your quarterback's getting hit a lot and their quarterback's not. And that was sort of the story, Brian.
Well, and go back to Bo Nix, right? He didn't play well on Monday Night Football.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Jaguars’ opening minutes and why did the first half look promising?
0:16–4:13
2
Why did the second‑half swing cost the Jaguars the game against the Broncos?
4:13–9:51
3
How did the Broncos’ explosive plays and defensive adjustments change the momentum?
9:51–13:51
4
Which offensive players (Parker Washington, Jacoby Myers, etc.) were most effective and why?
13:51–18:13
5
What coaching and scheme changes did the hosts suggest for the Jaguars’ passing game?
18:13–21:47
6
How did the Jaguars’ pass rush and secondary perform, and what needs to improve?
21:47–24:36
7
What are the hot takes on Brian Thomas Jr.’s target share and the upcoming Patriots matchup?
24:36–28:26
8
How can the Jaguars use this loss as a ‘controlled burn’ to fix weaknesses before Week 3?
28:26–32:13
Speakers
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