The ugly: A great game, at too late of a time

This was one of the best games the Jaguars have played, but it may have come too little too late.

While it’s nice to see that the Jaguars had some fight in them for the last game of the season, fans would’ve liked to see these kinds of performances earlier in the season and on a more frequent basis.

The Jaguars completely dominated a division rival in a week where head coach Doug Marrone’s job security appears to be on the line. There were reports that ownership was planning to let go of Marrone after Sunday’s game. With this kind of performance, owner Shad Khan might now think twice about the decision to keep Marrone and give him another year to assess his performance.

This could potentially bring an interesting dilemma. If the Jags stick with Marrone for next year and they can’t replicate this same fight that they showed against the Colts, they would possibly have to make a difficult in-season coaching change. In a nutshell, that would leave them in a position where they may regret not making the change this winter as the head coaching candidates for 2020 will be locked in with new teams.

The Jaguars have already made a significant change in their front office by cutting ties with former Executive Vice President Tom Coughlin amidst a string of player discrepancies. The question now remains: was Coughlin the true reason for the Jags disappointing season and will the team now improve moving forward with Doug Marrone? Or was this win against the Colts a short-term fluke with no clear indication of the team’s future success? Either way fans will be asking: “Where was this Jaguars team the whole year?”