The fact the Jaguars are playing meaningful football in late December has at the least earned him another year. I do not see Shad firing him for having the best season since 2017. Yes mistakes were made. Yes the team has many holes. Despite all of that it would take a blind man not to see the arrow is pointing up for this team.  There are going to be many tough decisions made before next season.

There is no way this team can fix everything in one draft and free agency period. The team currently over $20 million over the cap. If the team plans on signing Ridley to a long term deal it maybe even worse. Baalke is going to have to prioritize the strengths of the team. So I guess we are going to see the direction the team decides to take.  Let us just go by position group and see the team needs.

Secondary: Dewey's contract is up, There is not a  good corner on the team outside of Tyson Campbell.  Lots of money spent for very poor performance overall.
Offensive Line: Jawan Taylor will get a big deal somewhere else while Walker Little has looked mediocre in his short playing time. The interior of the line is also playing poorly.
Wide Receiver: If Ridley gets reinstated this should be a strength of the team
Running Back: This is a dire position of need. ETN has fallen off the map, the other RB's are not effective.
Tight End: Evan Ingram should be the teams top priority free agent next season. The other tight ends are invisible.
Defensive Line: This unit is very bipolar. Some games they are dominating the trenches. While other games they are getting handled. They have not been consistent enough up until this point.
Line Backers: Travon Walker is the only edge rusher showing real potential. Josh Allen is a solid football player. Allen is not an alpha maybe not even a beta pass rusher right now.  If the team continues the 3-4 they have to find a wait to pressure the QB more often.
QB: Solved
Kicker: Good enough
Punter: Solved
Kick Return: I believe Agnew is going to be a free agent. There will be some competition to resign him. This could be another hole.

Baalke is going to have to work some wizardry with all the holes.  Time will tell if the team decides to go the more offensive route or continue to try to fix the defense. I personally think we should prioritize building around the QB. The team cannot fix everything in one season. Tough decisions ahead.

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