Jaguars defense may have reached its ceiling against the Vikings

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ 12-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings was a tough pill for the Jaguars to swallow after a productive week of practice. Jacksonville’s defense entered their game against the Vikings knowing that it would take one of the best performances of the season to compete against the Vikings.

Linebacker Foyesade Oloukun noted that the defense had prepared as best as possible leading up to the game.

“Always good energy, that’s why I give a lot of credit to this team,” Oluokun said. Always go back to the drawing board, go back to the practice field.

“We practice very hard. We practice with good energy, practice with positivity. All things we practice have the confidence that it will come to fruition. Keep our heads up, keep our foot on the pedal and let’s get better.”

The Vikings completed just under 50 percent of their third down attempts. However, Oluokun was not satisfied. The veteran linebacker wants more from his teammates on the defensive side of the ball while the offense remains difficult.

Forcing three turnovers and still not winning the turnover battle is a loss for a team in Jacksonville’s shoes. While Oluokun and the Jaguars’ defense admirably took responsibility for their shortcomings in the game, the unit forced three turnovers, and the Jaguars’ offense turned the ball over three times.

This led to the Vikings dominating the time of possession. Minnesota had the ball for over 42 minutes, which is an absurd amount of time for a defense to be on the field. Still, Oluokun emphasized that the defense had to do a better job getting off the field.

“Yes, there were a lot of long runs that they had, longer runs,” Oluokun said. “We kept them on the field, and we have to do our best to get third downs.

“I think if you get the ball back in a better field position in your offense, you’re going to help them. That is our job and we have to look at how we can do our job better.

“No moral victories. I mean, they didn’t score a touchdown, but we didn’t do exactly what we needed to do to win the game.”

Most professional footballers look like Oluokun and don’t believe in it morally victories.

However, the Jaguars had a few small wins on Sunday. While this won’t mean much this season, it could mean a lot of progress depending on how much the Jaguars’ front offense plans will be overhauled this season.

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