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2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Odds | Preview | Picks

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2008 Record: 5-11
ATS: 4-12

The Jacksonville Jaguars turned from ferocious cats to soft kitties in 2008 and a lot of people are wondering whether their window of opportunity has closed.

On offense, the Jags have reconstructed their offensive line in hopes of rediscovering their power running game once again. Their top two picks were spent on offensive linemen (Eugene Monroe and Eben Britton) and that combined with the return of two starters (Maurice Williams and Vince Manuwai) who missed the entire 2008 season, the Jags weak point on offense should be back to being a strength.

Maurice-Jones Drew will handle the bulk of the carries now that Fred Taylor is gone and it will be interesting to see whether the 5’7 back can carry the load for a full season.

Jones-Drew runs with reckless abandon but unfortunately, the Jags don’t have many answers if he goes down.

Again, the running game will be the main weapon on offense as the passing game has some holes in it. Quarterback David Garrard won’t be running for his life again this year but he might not have many weapons to throw to.

Torry Holt was signed in the offseason, which reminds a lot of people of when the Jaguars signed Jerry Porter in the previous offseason. Holt is 35-years-old and he’ll start with Mike Walker, who has 16 career receptions.

The Jags are still waiting on a breakout season from tight end Marcedes Lewis, which may or may not come this year. He has the skills to be among the best pass-catching tight ends in the league but nobody has seen it yet.

Part of the Jags going soft last year was a physical defense turning flimsy. For years, the Jaguars had the best defensive tackle tandem with John Henderson and Marcus Stroud, but after trading away Stroud last offseason, the Jags are now very thin at the position.

The team spent a lot of picks and money to acquire end Derrick Harvey last year, who had just 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks in the first 16 games last year.

Since the defensive line is such a weak spot now, the rest of the defense can’t be trusted. The linebacking corps could be the best in the league if they didn’t have to wrestle with blockers all the time and the secondary could be an above average unit if opposing quarterbacks don’t have all day to throw.

The reality is that the Jags just aren’t the AFC contender they used to be. If their defense reverts back to 2007 form, this team can compete for a playoff spot. Otherwise, this will probably be Jack Del Rio’s last season as head coach in Jacksonville.

Super Bowl Odds: +5250

Conference Odds: +2550

AFC South  Odds: +405

2009 Jaguars Predictions

Place they’ll finish in AFC South: 4th

Place they’ll finish in AFC Conference: 8th

Over/Under Season Wins Prediction: Under 8

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2 replies on “2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Odds | Preview | Picks”

The Jags are definately poised to finish last in their tough division. MJD will be a fantasy monster this year, but with no help from D, the offense won’t do enough to be a threat to the frontrunners in their division. 8-8 is likely.

Everyone loves MJD and whats not to like? The question is who does he run behind? The answer is the worst line in the division when healthy and last I heard they are not healthy. Garrard is not good enough even with Holt and the defense has slipped badly from the force they were a couple years ago. Jack could be job hunting as the Jags roll into last place.

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