Jacksonville Jaguars fans were almost treated to a win on Sunday against the Steelers, but there is still improvements that need to be done.
The Jacksonville Jaguars may have some of the worst rushing stats in the league, but don’t tell them they aren’t improving. Players and coaches alike insist that things are moving along, albeit slowly, as the team seeks consistent success on offense, and a few wins along the way.
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“There are going to be details and things we need to improve on, but we’re definitely seeing improvement,” left guard Zane Beadles said per the Florida Times-Union.
The Jaguars have averaged a lowly 67 yards/game in their first five games of the season. The team has only attempted 95 rushes, fewest among teams to have played five games, which can be partially attributed to the fact that the Jaguars are often trailing big in the second half and must abandon the run.
The best answer the Jaguars have to this conundrum may be a man blessed with the name of Storm Johnson. A rookie selected in the seventh round this past May, Johnson led the team in carries and yards with a whopping 27 rushing yards on four attempts in their Week 5 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite the lowly numbers, Johnson could pose the best option for the Jaguars at running back.
Head coach Gus Bradley was cautiously optimistic about Johnson’s prospects as the team’s primary running back. “With Storm, it’s a process where he’s continuing to build trust with his teammates, but the runs he had were very impressive.”
While Johnson’s body of work is small, the Jaguars have little choice but to give him a chance. The rest of their running game, including the injury-hampered Toby Gerhart, has been putrid so why not give the rookie a shot? One wonders if it will really matter though on one of the worst teams in the NFL.
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