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Jacksonville Jaguars Daily: Leonard Fournette must earn starting role

NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars-Leonard Fournette Press Conference Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone: Leonard Fournette must earn starting role - ESPN.com
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone and executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin want a physical offense built around the run game. That's why they drafted running back Leonard Fournette fourth overall last month. It doesn't mean Fournette is automatically going to be installed as the Jaguars' No. 1 running back, though.

What should expectations be for Blake Bortles? - BigCatCountry.com
The Jacksonville Jaguars have made it clear through their actions during the 2017 offseason that they're giving quarterback Blake Bortles one more shot to prove himself. The team picked up his fifth-year option, but the reality is that if he can't show he can get the job done this upcoming season, quickly, his time with the Jaguars will be over. There has been a lot of talk about taking the pressure off Bortles, him just needing to be the rudder of the ship and helping him out, but what does that all mean? What should the expectations for Blake Bortles be?

5 reasons Blake Bortles will bounce back in 2017 - NFLSpinZone.com
One year after throwing 35 touchdown passes, the Jacksonville Jaguars expected Blake Bortles to elevate his game to the next level during the 2016 season, but that was obviously far from the case. Instead of helping the Jaguars take the next step of being contenders in the AFC, Bortles struggled to find consistency with the offense as the team would go on win jus three games while Gus Bradley would end up losing his job before the conclusion of the regular season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars won’t rush Dede Westbrook into slot role - FirstCoastNews.com
NFL coaches like versatility. The more positions a player can play, the more advantageous he is for the depth chart on game day. Many players are cross-trained at multiple positions. Those players allow teams to play a more favorable numbers game with roster cutdowns.