Jacksonville Jaguars VP of football operations Tom Coughlin says his team's 2018 struggles stem from the defense to the team's attitude on the field.
"I'll put the gloves on with anybody that wants to talk about what - let's face it, our numbers are down all over the place," Coughlin said on 1010 XL radio, according to Kevin Patra of NFL.com. "Our sacks are way down. Our pressure is down, our turnovers are huge, they're out of sight. Our penalties, the way that we behave on the field is ridiculous, some of the penalties. So there's a lot of things that are going to get addressed, and are being addressed."
The Jaguars were active in free agency last offseason, most notably signing guard Andrew Norwell and wide receiver Donte Moncrief. They're now 3-8 through 12 weeks and sit fourth in the AFC South amid a seven-game losing streak. They're allowing 5.3 more points per game and scoring 8.2 fewer than they did last season. Only two teams have a worse turnover differential than Jacksonville's minus-11.
Head coach Doug Marrone and the Jaguars started making changes on Monday with the firing of offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and benching of quarterback Blake Bortles in favor of Cody Kessler.
