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Jest101 · 10-07-2015, 04:08 PM

From jaguars.com...

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Not Quite Enough

They fought, scraped and made it close for a long time.

For the Jaguars, it wasn’t enough, and when an impressive defensive performance couldn’t overcome a struggling second-half offense, the Jaguars missed an opportunity, losing to the Indianapolis Colts, 16-13, Sunday afternoon.

Afterward, Head Coach Gus Bradley talked of a continuing trend of the Jaguars not quite being able to make a key play at a key time.

But he also talked about a step in a positive direction.

“I hate to be standing up here with another loss, but there are some things that showed up today that I’m pleased with,” Bradley said after the Jaguars outgained the Colts, 431-326.

“There are some positives that can be taken away from this game.”

The Jaguars (1-3) outscored the Colts 13-10 in the first half, but squandered several opportunities in the second half to take the lead.

Quarterback Blake Bortles

had one of the best statistical games of his career, completing 28 of 50 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown. His eight-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to wide receiver Allen Hurns made it 10-3, Jaguars.

Jaguars second-year wide receiver Allen Hurns caught eleven passes for 116 yards.

Bortles’ 289 yards were a career-high for the second year quarterback.

At the time, the Jaguars had dominated statistically, but after Jacksonville struggled in the second half, the Colts (2-2) tied the game in the fourth quarter at 13-13 with a 32 yard field goal.

“I think it was a positive step forward for us in a lot of areas,” Jaguars guard Zane Beadles said. “We’re not happy with the result. There’s no sugarcoating that. I honestly believe everybody who came in today truly in their heart believed they were going to beat this team. We believed that all the way to the end.”

The Jaguars’ defense, which sacked Hasslebeck three times, held the Colts to only 60 rushing yards and gave the Jaguars a chance to win in overtime.

The Colts drove 53 yards for a 27-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri that clinched the victory, and instead of taking the lead in the AFC South, the Jaguars had their third loss in four games.

Afterward, Bradley talked somewhat reluctantly about progress, and said while the Jaguars again found a way to lose when they could have won, in a sense Sunday was a step in a positive direction.

“There was progress,” Bradley said. “That’s hard to say on a loss, but you have to say what it is.”

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Now that wasn't really the article from jaguars.com. It was from October 29, 2012. I simply changed Mularkey to Bradley, Gabbert to Bortles, Packers to Colts, etc. and made some very minor changes so it read ok. Otherwise, I copied and pasted. It puts things in perspective. :whistling:

I think this team has more talent but on a lot of fronts it's the same old song and dance.