MARK LONG
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew, left, throws under pressure from Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo )
Jags' Marrone planning bye week shakeup amid losing streak

By Mark Long 20 hrs ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said Tuesday

Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson runs against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Jaguars sticking with coach Doug Marrone, at least for now

By Mark Long Oct. 26, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. (AP) — Doug Marrone’s job is safe for now.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II, right, scrambles past the Detroit Lions defense for a 6-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Jaguars go cross-country to face QB they should have drafted

By Mark Long Oct. 19, 2020 04:59 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars will travel cross-country

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) is hit by Jacksonville Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (20) after a catch during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Porous D abounds: Lions-Jaguars could be high-scoring affair

By Mark Long Oct. 15, 2020 02:17 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Take the over. Detroit and

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (13) is hit by Jacksonville Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (20) after a catch during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Another defensive debacle vs another winless team for Jags

By Mark Long Oct. 12, 2020 12:53 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars did this to themselves.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Devine Ozigbo (35) breaks up a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Dismal day: Jags allow 500 yards for 3rd time in 8 games

By Mark Long Oct. 04, 2020 09:43 PM EDT
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone could have fired his defensive

Miami Dolphins safety Eric Rowe (21) tackles Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tyler Eifert (88) after a reception during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Eifert doesn't want to be distraction in return to Cincy

By Mark Long Sep. 30, 2020 04:51 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tyler Eifert hopes to

Teammates watch as Jacksonville Jaguars outside linebacker Leon Jacobs (48) is taken off the field after he was injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Reality check: Jags look like many expected in lopsided loss

By Mark Long Sep. 25, 2020 02:45 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — This is what the Jacksonville Jaguars were expected

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams, left, catches a pass in the end zone for a touchdown as Jacksonville Jaguars strong safety Josh Jones (29) tries to defend during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Jaguars stumble out of gate again, lose 31-13 to Dolphins

By Mark Long Sep. 25, 2020 01:00 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone might be done

Miami Dolphins tackle Christian Wilkins (94) celebrates with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) after Fitzpatrick scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Fitzpatrick handles Jaguars again, this time with Dolphins

By Mark Long Sep. 24, 2020 11:28 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Fitzpatrick handles the Jacksonville Jaguars as

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Quarterback facial hair is sure to be front and center when the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) host the Miami Dolphins (0-2) on Thursday night, Sept. 24, 2020. Miami’s Ryan Fitzpatrick has a bushy beard that covers much of his face and engulfs his chin strap; Jacksonville’s Gardner Minshew has a unkept horseshoe mustache that seems to go perfectly with his flowing locks. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Dolphins-Jaguars features Beard vs 'Stache, Magic vs Mania

By Mark Long Sep. 23, 2020 02:43 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s the Beard versus the 'Stache in prime time.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver D.J. Chark (17) signals a first down after a reception against Tennessee Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
High-scoring Jaguars are efficient, creative, entertaining

By Mark Long Sep. 21, 2020 12:04 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s been a while since anyone could honestly say

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Jags hope to end Music City skid with 'whole different team'

By Mark Long Sep. 16, 2020 05:10 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone has a farm

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone, left, talks with cornerback Tre Herndon during timeout in the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Jaguars showcase revamped roster, reformed culture in opener

By Mark Long Sep. 14, 2020 12:48 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Every decision the Jacksonville Jaguars made over the

Illinois State running back James Robinson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, on Feb. 28, 2020. Relative unknown James Robinson has a chance to make NFL history Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Quiet, confident Robinson could make NFL history with Jags

By Mark Long Sep. 12, 2020 02:47 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Relative unknown James Robinson has a chance to make

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone directs his players against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars have a chance to surprise, possibly even shock, much of the NFL. Just not themselves. After dumping three potential starters last week and assembling one of the youngest rosters in the league, the Jaguars are mostly a league-wide afterthought.(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Overlooked? Underrated? Marrone thinks Jags 'can be special'

By Mark Long Sep. 09, 2020 04:39 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have a chance to surprise,

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone watches his team against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla. The heat is on — and the games haven't even kicked off yet. That's life in the NFL for some coaches who enter the regular season knowing they need to guide their squads through what will be a most unusual regular season and at least keep them in playoff contention into December.(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Jags go with another 6th-rounder, Jake Luton, as backup QB

By Mark Long Sep. 05, 2020 03:18 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are going with another

FILE - This Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 file photo shows Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue (91) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. The Jaguars have agreed to send Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a second-round draft pick in 2021 and a conditional fifth-rounder in 2022, a person familiar with the trade said Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Jags 'feel good with compensation' from Vikings for Ngakoue

By Mark Long Aug. 31, 2020 10:31 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars never got the first-round

Jacksonville Jaguars starting quarterback Gardner Minshew II, left, hands the ball off to running back Leonard Fournette during NFL football training camp, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
NFL stunner: Jags waive Fournette after failing to trade him

By Mark Long Aug. 31, 2020 08:38 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jaguars moved another step closer to purging Tom

FILE - This Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 file photo shows Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue (91) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. The Jaguars have agreed to send Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a second-round draft pick in 2021 and a conditional fifth-rounder in 2022, a person familiar with the trade said Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
AP source: Jaguars trading Ngakoue to Vikings for 2 picks

By Mark Long Aug. 30, 2020 09:18 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Disgruntled pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue is headed