Doug Marrone says he’s ‘fired up’ and is ready to ‘go outside the box’ after Jags’ bye week

The energy surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars isn’t all that great at the moment with the team heading into their bye week 1-6. However, one key figure within the organization is oddly pumped to see if things can be turned around and that’s head …

The energy surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars isn’t all that great at the moment with the team heading into their bye week 1-6. However, one key figure within the organization is oddly pumped to see if things can be turned around and that’s head coach Doug Marrone.

When meeting with the media Tuesday, Marrone expressed his excitement to return from the bye week with a sense of urgency and will look to do some things outside of the box in search of a spark.

“I’m kind of fired up. And I know you guys are probably sitting like, ‘What the hell’s going on? How can this guy be fired up? They just lost six games in a row,’ and I understand that. I totally do but I’m going to bust my a**, I mean I’m telling you now. I’m going to look at some things, I want to go a little bit outside the box,” Marrone said Tuesday.

“I want to challenge these coaches and challenge these players and see [what they can do]. I’m going to do whatever I can to get the best out of this team and best out of these players. I’m sure people are going to mock me for that or say whatever the hell they want, but I really don’t give a s***. I’m fired up. I’m going to go after it and however it falls, it falls, but it’s open for me. I’ve done crazy s*** before.”

In a nutshell, Marrone is saying that if he’s going to go down, he’s going out swinging. Bouncing back from their 1-6 start will be easier said than done, though.

In all of their losses, they’ve allowed 30 points or more. They’ve also allowed over 400 yards five times this season, three of which were totals of 484 yards. Simply put, there is no magic pill to swallow to fix such issues maybe aside from landing a very good penetrating defensive tackle of the trade market, which is unlikely.

When looking at the remaining teams on the Jags’ schedule, things are slated to get tougher for Marrone’s team who dropped three consecutive games to winless teams during the first half of the season. Of the nine remaining teams the Jags play, only two are under .500. Three of the nine teams are also divisional leaders.

Still, there is nothing wrong with Marrone being excited about what’s up ahead. However, it wouldn’t be shocking to see the Jags lose a majority of their remaining games (if not all of them), as their defense has routinely put the team in bad predicaments.