When/if the Jacksonville Jaguars take the field in 2020, they will look significantly different than the team fans saw in 2019 due to a great deal of turnover. The reason for that is because they needed to reallocate money, with several aging veterans eating up their salary cap.

Despite the steep contracts the Jags had on their roster, the last two seasons were lackluster as they registered a 5-11 record in 2018 and a 6-10 record last season. Clearly, a new direction was needed to change their luck.

Now, after retooling and acquiring a variety of starters this offseason, the team will need a lot of their new acquisitions to perform well heading forward. Here are three in particular that we think can change their fortunes this season:

Joe Schobert

Since Paul Posluszny left, things haven’t felt the same in terms of the Jags having a defensive field general. Things haven’t felt the same in the locker room, either. That’s exactly why Joe Schobert’s addition was huge for the Jags in free agency.

With the standard Posluszny set for leading the Jags on and off the field being so high, fans shouldn’t expect him to be exactly what Posluszny was. However, he has started in 49 games and played in 61 in the AFC North, which means he’s seen a lot of quality opponents. That will definitely be valuable as he puts the Jags’ defense in position while also giving them a little more in coverage than Posluszny could.

In the end, Schobert’s signing could be significant for getting the Jags’ defense back to what it was, especially when considering all of the young players they will have on the unit.