The Jacksonville Jaguars finished with another double-digit loss season in 2019 and still elected to keep their front office in place for the most part aside from Tom Coughlin. That didn’t give many fans optimism and it apparently hasn’t given Vegas a lot of faith in them either.
Ceasers Sportsbook recently released their super early odds for Super Bowl LV and the Jags came in with the third-lowest odds of +7,500 (75/1). The Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins came in with the lowest odds of +20,000 (200/1) while the Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins came in with odds of +10,000 (100/1).
The Jags’ 2020 schedule will be one that likely proves to be a test as they will play two of the four teams in the NFC and AFC conference championship games (the Tennessee Titans twice, and the Green Bay Packers once). They will also play three other teams who made the playoffs in the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings.
Right now it’s hard for fans to have faith as the team has a lot of needs in addition to keeping a staff that hasn’t really been impressive outside of 2017. However, if there is any silver lining it’s the promise that their 2019 draft class offers as Gardner Minshew II arguably had a better season than any rookie quarterback in the league, Josh Allen led the league in rookie sacks and Jawaan Taylor was the only rookie in the league to play 100% of his snaps.
If the Jags can put together another strong draft class this April, and come away with a starter or two in free agency, it’s possible they can add three to four more wins to their 2019 record (6-10), but again, there are a lot of needs that need to be addressed this offseason.
