NFL power rankings: 2019 edition – Patriots finish on top, again

29. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)

4th Place, AFC South

Season Review: Doug Marrone’s club won half as many games as it did in ‘17 and returned to the AFC South basement for the second time in three seasons and the fourth time since 2008. After showing a year of progress in terms of taking care of the football, quarterback Blake Bortles slowly digressed in this area and was eventually sat down in favor of Cody Kessler. Injuries to second-year Leonard Fournette and disappointing play from the offensive line resulted in the league’s top-ranked ground attack in 2017 sliding to 19th. And Jacksonville’s talented and big-play defense lost its opportunistic touch.

2018 Turning Point: The Jaguars won their first two games and owned a 3-1 mark at the quarter pole. Then came a humbling 30-14 loss at Arrowhead Stadium to the potent Chiefs. It was the start of a crippling seven-game losing streak that helped land Marrone’s team in last place in the division.

2019 Priorities: By all indications, the team will look for a new starting quarterback. There has already been a change at offensive coordinator with the January hiring of John DeFilippo, cut loose by the Vikings late in the season. Marrone’s team could also certainly use some help at wide receiver and tight end.

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