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The day after: “They’re upset …”

The day after: “They’re upset …”


JACKSONVILLE – Doug Pederson remains confident. Very confident.

A day after a turnover-plagued loss to the unbeaten and NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles, Pederson on Monday said he believes the right lessons will be learned. The Jaguars’ head coach also said this:

The learning must happen sooner than later.

“There are teachable moments, but at the same time, you start running out of time,” Pederson said Monday, a day after the 29-21 loss at a rainy Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. “Your season is moving along, is moving fast.

“We’re into Week 5. We keep saying there’s a lot of ball ahead of us and all that, but if we don’t fix it, you’re going to look up and say, ‘I wish I could …’ or that shoulda, woulda, coulda deal.”

The Jaguars, after one-sided victories over the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Chargers in Week 2 and 3, slipped to 2-2 Sunday. They are tied with the Tennessee Titans for first place in the AFC South, followed by the Colts at 1-2-1 and the Houston Texans 0-3-1.

“We have a 24-hour rule, so we watched the film, and we’re going to completely flush it,” Jaguars wide receiver Jamal Agnew said Monday. “We have to learn from the mistakes that we made, and that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to bounce back.

“We’re a really good team. Especially when we’re out there executing like we’re supposed to be – offense, defense, special teams – we’re going to be one of the best teams in this league. We’ve got to do the little things to get to that level to talk like that.”

The Jaguars led 14-0 in the second quarter Sunday, but the Eagles scored the next 29 points before a late Jaguars touchdown. The Eagles rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns on 50 carries against a Jaguars defense that entered Week 4 ranked No. 1 in the NFL in rushing defense.

“They’re disappointed,” Pederson said. “They’re mad. They’re upset. I think they’re starting to believe just how special they are, just how good they can be. Sometimes, we just have to get…

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