After having time to sleep on this, I am still harping on the play of the special teams.

 

There are those who argue Bortles killed this team.

 

Yes, Bortles' fumble hurt a lot, but the defense did the job and got the ball back with time for the offense to score.  The last INT killed a very slim chance of the team to win, but let's face it, the odds of the team going 90 yards with no timeouts against that defense were slim.

 

But it was that Marshall fumble that put the Jets up by two scores at the end of the game.

 

Last year, poor special teams play cost this team three (3) winnable games.

 

So far, halfway through the season, Special teams have cost us three winnable games this year:  Indy, Tampa, now the Jets.

 

Think about the Jaguars sitting at 5-3 instead of 2-6.  How would we view the season?  What would Jaguars fans think about the future of this team?  If special teams continues to cost this team games this year, it could spell the end for Bradley, which could spell the end for Olson and Hackett, which could derail Bortles' development.

 

I'm not sure how Mallory has avoided the angst of the fanbase, but he deserves as much scrutiny, if not more, than our old offensive coordinator.  Literally, the future of this team depends on Special teams getting things right-or not.

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