Ask Vic

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From "Ask Vic" on www.jaguars.com (aka. "Best Football Team Ever"):

Andy from Roswell, GA

OK, I've calmed down a little. While the offense definitely has its issues, I'm concerned about our defense. Twice in two weeks the defense has crumbled at crunch time. Are they wearing down at the end of the game?

Vic: Everybody was wearing down. The heat was indescribable. Whatever the fatigue factor was, however, it should’ve been tilted in the Jaguars’ favor. The Bills were running on fumes; the Jaguars were not. Your point that the defense crumbled at crunch time for the second time in two weeks is accurate, and I think it’s reason for major concern. Every coach wants to take a lead into the fourth quarter. Every coach wants to believe that if he has the lead going into the fourth quarter, he can turn the game over to his defense and they’ll preserve the win. You want to make your opponents one-dimensional, then tee off with your rush and force a turnover. That’s the way this team was built to play. If Del Rio can’t trust his defense to preserve the win, then this truly is going to be a very long season.