The Jacksonville Jaguars take their talents on the road for the first time this Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm EST following a few days of joint practices with the Minnesota Vikings.
By all accounts, the two padded sessions have been relatively anti-climactic, and it will be interesting to see if any subdued frustrations froth to the surface on Saturday.
The Vikings defense is the only other unit that really holds a candle to the Jaguars’ starting eleven, and the reported offensive struggles over the last few days validates that notion. With no better litmus test than the Vikings, don’t be surprised if Doug Marrone and Nathaniel Hackett leave Blake Bortles and the starters in for at least the entire first quarter, if not more, to get a good pulse on where the offense stands.