Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby (4) loses the ball in the end zone that he would recover for the touchdown score during the third quarter of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars edged the Colts on a field goal 37-34. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Jaguars 2024 Ineptitude Equals Hope in 2025

Originally posted on Jacksonville Jaguars on SI
By Bryan Anthony Davis | Last updated Jun 18, 2025 6:00 PM ET

To be frank and 100% honest, the Jacksonville Jaguars and their fans suffered through one of the most disappointing of seasons in their entire 30-year history in 2024.

Coming off of two seasons of vast improvement and hope, the consensus in Northern Florida was that their big cats were about to turn the corner and contend. But the NFL gods were handing out bushels of lemons, and a truckload arrived at the team facilities and EverBank Stadium.

There's a motivational phrase that suggests that if a person is handed a bunch of lemons, they should make lemonade. But it would be more apropos if Head Coach Liam Coen's team gathered the proverbial citrus and threw them at somebody, namely the rest of the AFC.

That brand of aggressive football was something that wasn't even close to being evident in Duval last season. On the latest edition of the Jacksonville Jaguars Insider Podcast, On SI Beat Writer

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