“What I learned is that I just tell the truth,” Ryans said. “I just put the film up, and I tell the truth, so guys can see what happened and why we lost the game. I show everybody that’s not just one play (and) it’s not just one person – it’s a collection of a lot of different things that had to go bad for you to lose a game.
“It’s all about each man owning up to it and fixing it the next week so the same thing doesn’t happen again.”
Doug Pederson, Jacksonville’s head coach who won a Super Bowl with the Eagles, is telling his players the same thing, but the Jaguars are still struggling to win their first game. Last season, they were the consensus pick to win the division but finished 9-8, one game behind the Texans.
At the forefront of Jacksonville’s problems is quarterback Trevor Lawrence. He hasn’t won a start since the Jaguars won at NRG Stadium on Nov. 26 of last season. At that point, they were 8-3 before they collapsed.
Since that victory over the Texans in 2023, the Jaguars are 0-8 with Lawrence as their starter. They defeated Carolina late last season with C.J. Beathard replacing the injured Lawrence for a game.
The Jaguars have started this season with losses to the Dolphins, Browns and Bills. They’re the only team Miami and Cleveland have defeated. They’ve been outscored 65-23 in their last two losses.
Ryans is less concerned with the Jaguars than he is with the Texans. He saw in victories over the Colts and Bears what the Texans are capable of doing. He knows his team hasn’t played its best game yet. He knows his team needs to run better, protect better, get after the quarterback better and play better pass defense. And commit fewer penalties, of course, especially the pre-snap variety.
“It’s a matter of guys really (getting) dialed in, being on the details of their job,” Ryans said. “We’ve had some really good moments, good stretches of football.
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