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Jacksonville Jaguars: What impact will Jay Gruden have on Jacksonville’s offense?

He certainly had his moments as head coach of the Washington Redskins, leading the team to the NFC East title in 2015. Even before then, he made an impression as a play-caller as the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals (2011-13). And there were also seven seasons as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under his brother Jon more than a decade ago.

Jay Gruden is now in charge of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense and it will be interesting to see how utilizes the team’s talent. The club has a promising young quarterback in Gardner Minshew, who needs to overcome some turnover issues that plagued his play later in the year.

While he threw for 21 scores and only six interceptions in 14 outings, the 2019 sixth-round pick from Washington State also lost seven of his 13 fumbles. The supporting cast includes running back Leonard Fournette, Pro Bowl wide receiver D.J. Chark and veteran tight end Tyler Eifert, late of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Gruden should bring some consistency to this attack. The Jaguars scored only 300 points this past season and the offense reached the end zone only 27 times. All told, Doug Marrone’s club was limited to 13 points or less seven times, all of those outings resulting in losses.