The Jacksonville Jaguars have been abysmal on opening drives this season. What will it take to fix it?
The Jacksonville Jaguars have struggled offensively. The Jaguars' last 10 quarters of football in particular have been a struggle.
Most consistent this season is the Jaguars' struggle to open games. Even their best offensive effort, the opening half against the Miami Dolphins in Week 1, began with a struggle. The Jaguars' first drive was a three-and-out of -14 yards. They would, of course, go on to score 17 points in that half. But it was the first instance of the poor opening drives to come. In Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns, the Jaguars' first drive was five plays for 15 yards and another punt. On Monday against the Buffalo Bills, three plays for one yard.
Starting the game poorly is far from the lone reason as to why the Jaguars are 0-3. But it lends insight to what has been the inability to attain momentum early on. Offensive coordinator Press Taylor told reporters this week that the key will be "taking advantage of every situation." "I think every situation is very different as well. In Miami, I think we kind of busted an operation in terms of a movement play on the first play of the game, put us in second-and-16 or something to start the game," Taylor said. "The other night, I think on the second-down, we had a drop that puts a third-and-manageable and you end up in the third-down. Every situation is very different. I don't know if I'd necessarily say it's one thing.
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