The Jacksonville Jaguars' defense has been one of the brightest spots the team has had in about a decade, but it is still a little weird.
A couple of weeks ago I took a look at just how historical the Jaguars defense had been using a subset of Football Outsiders' defensive DVOA percentages. And this week will be no different.
Defending against the pass
In the last look at the Jaguars' defense, we could easily boast that we sported one of the best pass defenses since 2000.
Good news, Jaguars fans!
We (somehow) got better in that regard.
Getting grounded
Unfortunately, it looks like this defense is still destined to make history, as it sports one of the worst DVOAs against the rush within our specified time frame. (And the number one rated pass defense has never before been coupled with the worst run defense.)
To capture positives though, we have improved against the rush, even if we still easily rank within the worst units since 2000 in this regard.
So there you have it, the Jaguars are still on pace to be a historical defense this season (especially against the pass).