It's unfortunate that the offense has to try and carry most of the weight of the team. I do think that they need to try and be a well oiled machine and perform as best as they can. I think that the offense needs to do whatever it can to make sure it's rolling, regardless of what the defense is doing. I do think that the offense may get discouraged by the play of the defense and that affects some of the decisons that it makes. Like why Jay has been pass happy the past couple of games instead of utilizing the run more. He even said he was pass happy in the Miami game and should have run the ball more. The team is effective running the ball and James has been playing well. They need to do more of that and I think that will help Gardner feel more comfortable. Gardner has commented before how he feels good about the running game and likes when they are running the ball.

Also, here is an interesting advanced statistic called DVOA (Defense Adjusted Value over average) that shows how the Jags offense has been doing this year compared to other teams. Look at this tweet/the company the Jags offense is in:

https://twitter.com/PintOfJack/status/13...1735912449

Someone else explained a bit more about DVOA and how it's describes the Jags offense/percentage:

https://twitter.com/BpodNFL/status/1313625900341223425

Every team on this list except the Jags is a playoff caliber team some are Super Bowl Caliber teams. It definitely makes you wonder just how much more successful the Jaguars could be if the defense wasn't so bad. And if the defense helped the team out more.

Here's a link that delves into more statistics/rankings for team using different types of DVOA and other metrics. You can see how the Jags stack up in various areas including offensively. And how that compares to other teams including bad teams like the Jets and Giants who are bad in different areas especially offensively.

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-r...oa-ratings

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