To make matters worse, eight games into the season, they may have already done everything in their power to fix things.

Fortunately, Jacksonville has the third fewest blitzes of any team in the league this season. They also have the lowest blitz percentage of any team in the league. This is likely the area Jacksonville needs to change the most.

There isn’t much the Jaguars can do to change the players on the field, so calling more blitzes is the easiest change for them to make. Jaguars coach Doug Pederson knows the importance of improving the team’s pass rush.

“Yeah, I mean, obviously you want to impact the passer, and you go in every week thinking you can,” Pedersen said. “Look, we’ve got to take a look at it. I still think we’ve got the right guys there.
Whether we move them more or bring five-man pressure, six-man pressure, whatever we have to do to affect the passer, we have to be able to do that. I know Ryan (defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen) is looking hard at it, he’s very proud of it. It is an area that we need to improve.”

The Jaguars defense has many legitimate reasons for its struggles this season that cannot be denied. Still, it’s the NFL and every player on the roster is a professional athlete. Jacksonville needs to find a way to get more out of a unit that has talent at multiple positions.

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