Quote:Okay, so penalties are all about the coaching? Is that what you're saying?


In 2014, the Jaguars were the least penalized team in the league. Right now they're in the middle of the pack after 4 games, but the officials have thrown a record number of flags league-wide this season. The penalties are frustrating, but I don't think coaching is the biggest factor behind why they're happening. You've got a lot of situations where we're getting hammered with ticky-tacky penalties. How is coaching going to fix that?

Coaching can only take things so far. At some point you have to expect the players on the roster to execute. They managed to figure it out last year, and I would expect to see them clean that up as best they can as the season progresses.

That is indeed an interesting statistic. I agree with coaching can only do so much. But penalties can be fixed; to me they arise from sloppiness; and this past week, having 5 penalties on a drive alone that basically handed them a touchdown was very disconcerting. That's all I'm saying.

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