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The Jacksonville Jaguars have been through a rough patch these nearly two full seasons. Both sides of the ball have seen complete overhauls and lots of challenges. But while the defense is playing at a respectable level, the offense hasn't been able to get things going.
Case in point: Last Sunday, the Jaguars led the Houston Texans at halftime by a score of 13-10. After halftime, however, the offense lost its way and failed to score any points. How often does that happen?
More than anyone else.
A tweet today caught my attention and forced me to verify if it was real. "It couldn't be," I thought to myself. Oh, it most certainly was.
Under Gus Bradley, there have been 7 games where the #Jaguars didn't score in the 2nd half (24%; 7/29 games).
— Jaguars Stats (@JaguarsStats) December 8, 2014
But how does that compare with other teams around the league? It doesn't. We're way ahead of the pack in a bad way.
| Team | 2013 | 2014 | Total |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Houston Texans | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| New York Jets | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Gus Bradley is a defensive-minded coach, and we knew that going in. He was delayed a year in having his franchise quarterback on his roster, and that's fine. Jedd Fisch is a rookie offensive coordinator in the NFL, sure. The rebuild completely new team they had to assemble would be tough going for a while, great.
But being shutout in one out of every four second halves you play isn't okay, and this trend can't continue into Year 3 of this regime. It just can't.