Why Jaguars Offense Has Stiff Challenge vs. Colts

Jacksonville's revolving door of offensive linemen

There's been a lot of talk about the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive inconsistencies this year. However, the injuries they've had to deal with on that side of the ball are hardly ever mentioned. They've had to overcome absences from weapons like Brian Thomas Jr. , Brenton Strange, and Travis Hunter Jr., but they've also had to deal with some devastating injuries to their line.

Left tackle Walker Little went down with a concussion in the Jaguars' win over the Tennessee Titans last week. He's expected to be out against the Indianapolis Colts, which means that every member of Jacksonville's starting O-line will have missed at least one game this season. Offensive Coordinator Grant Udinski spoke on how difficult that revolving door has been on the team:

"It's definitely a challenge. Those guys have embraced that. It is tough, though, because you get later in the year, you're going to have less and less practice reps. You have only so many days in full pads, and then even the days when you're not in full pads, you can't always get out there and truly get practice reps, can't go full speed because guys get banged up.

It's the nature of the beast a little bit at this point in the season. So, you start to try to work a guy Wyatt [Milum] in at guard, at tackle, and he's playing both sides, got to be ready to play multiple positions. Because when a guy's your seventh or eighth lineman, they can't just say, 'I'm the backup right guard and only the right guard.' They’ve got to be the backup right guard, backup left tackle and backup left guard."