JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This is surely it. A winning team comes into Jacksonville. Doug Pederson's job hanging by a thread. Trevor Lawrence out. White helmets.
Time for Mac Jones! Hopefully 2021 Mac Jones! Do you know he went to Bolles? Lawrence is locked down in Jacksonville and will earn a cool $275 million, so this is Mac's chance to audition for team (like the Panthers) that wants a cheap QB with starting quality next year. He has played well in the past; Cody Kessler and Mike Glennon he is not.
I am happy Mac "Mike" Jones can start, because the Vikings QB redemption arc for Sam Darnold has been delightful. For the Jaguars to hit the exalted record of 9-8 for the third consecutive season, that likely has to happen. Back then the Pats didn't want me, now the eyes of a handful of people tuning in at 1 p.m. and 40,000 people at EverBank all on me. Something about him taking the 6-2 Minnesota Vikings to Skol. That's all I got.
Five of the Jags' seven losses have been close. But they do not lose well. It's late turnovers and the fact that generational running backs are literally jumping over their players.
Life and certainly the NFL is not fair. Something went wrong. So many things that's it's tough to spotlight exactly what. Playcalling. Offensive line and the lack of run game. Front office mismanagement despite a positive offseason? They just haven't clicked this year.
It's a revenge game for CB Shaq Griffin and LT Cam Robinson. The season is a little more than half over, try to remember 2022.
The Jaguars need a result today. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
The following players will be inactive for the Jaguars vs. the Vikings
- 16 QB Trevor Lawrence
- 59 DE Myles Cole
- 76 OL Ezra Cleveland
- 90 DT Esezi Otomewo
- 94 DT Maason Smith
