Houston vs. Jaguars Game 6 Oct 21st Texans_Digital | Page 80

Next up, the Houston Texans – a division rival
at TIAA Bank Field that has won three straight
games to get to 3-3.
Win it, and things feel much better around
here. Post an L, and you’re falling behind as the
halfway point draws near.
A crossroads indeed.
Offense
The Jaguars executives, coaches and players
will not use injuries as an excuse as a reason for
the issues the last two weeks.
“I think it’s easy to see or easy to say or easy
to stand up here and talk about the ‘woe is me’
aspect of injuries, I really do,” Marrone said on
Monday. “I think when you look around the
league, you see a lot of them here and there.
Maybe not as many at a position or one side of
football, but at the same time, there has to be
some sort of rally, meaning that whatever those
clichés are … The common one is ‘next man up.’”
“Next man up” is correct, but let’s review what
has happened to decimate the Jaguars offense
over the last few weeks.
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Last week alone, the Jaguars placed three
offensive players on the reserve/injured list,
including left tackle Josh Wells, running back
Corey Grant and tight end Austin Seferian-
Jenkins. Add them to starting wide receiver
Marqise Lee who was injured in the preseason
and starting left tackle Cam Robinson who are
done with knee injuries, and what the team
envisioned as the offense at the start of the
season changes a bit.
Starting running back Leonard Fournette has
played in only the fi rst half of two games so far
while battling a hamstring injury, and the Jags
could use his presence to get closer to their
identity.
Tight end Niles Paul injured his knee in the fi rst
quarter last week in Dallas and could likely see
missed time as well.
The Jaguars are on their third left tackle of
the season in Josh Walker, who made his fi rst
career start last week in his fourth NFL season.
The Jaguars signed Ereck Flowers as another
potential player at the tackle position after he
was cut by the New York Giants. The rest of the
offensive line has been battling through nicks the
last few weeks.