The Jacksonville Jaguars will go down in history as the NFL’s top rushing team in 2017.

They haven’t looked like it lately.

The Jaguars failed run the ball with much consistency during the second half of the season Justin Reid Color Rush Jersey , including a wild-card victory against Buffalo. Jacksonville found few holes against the Bills until quarterback Blake Bortles started scrambling in the second half. Still, the lack of a reliable ground attack is a major concern for the third-seeded Jaguars (11-6) heading into Sunday’s playoff game at No. 2 seed Pittsburgh (13-3).

”It starts with us up front,” rookie left tackle Cam Robinson said.

Coach Doug Marrone agreed, saying ”if they’re not doing their job up front, it’s going to be very difficult.”

”We have to figure it out and get it done in a quick fashion,” Marrone added.

Little, if anything Tyler Austin New York Yankees Jersey , changed down the stretch while Jacksonville continued to struggle.

The Jaguars averaged 3.58 yards a carry over the final seven weeks of the regular season, ranking 30th in the NFL. They ran for 155 yards in a 10-3 victory against the Bills, but more than half of those came from Bortles. His 88 yards rushing were the most by a Jaguars player in nearly a month.

Rookie Leonard Fournette hasn’t looked the same since spraining his right ankle against the Los Angeles Rams in mid-October. He ran for 181 and 130 yards in consecutive weeks against the Steelers and the Rams, respectively, and broke off long touchdown runs in both games.

He’s topped the century mark twice – both barely – since.

Bortles has picked up the slack at times, but he’s not a guy the Jaguars rely on week in and week out to carry the offense.

They are built to run the ball and play stout defense.

”It’s who we are,” Bortles said. ”We want to be able to run the football and do it different ways Carlton Davis Color Rush Jersey , so we have to figure it out, whether it’s a during-the-week practice thing or execution thing on Sundays. … It’s a big part of our offense and who we are and who we want to be, so it’s important that we figure it out.”

There doesn’t seem to be an easy fix since the problem appears to stem from several factors:

-Fournette is facing more stacked lines of scrimmage than any running back in the league. Of his 268 carries in 2017, 31 percent of them (82) came against eight- and nine-man boxes, according to ESPN Stats & Info. That’s nine more than second-place

-Fournette is missing holes and assignments. He’s running with authority, but not waiting for holes or looking for cutback lanes.

-Opponents are loading up against the run because they have little respect for Bortles and a banged-up receiving corps that features two rookies. Allen Robinson (knee) was lost for the season on Jacksonville’s third offensive play, and Allen Hurns (ankle) and Marqise Lee (ankle) have been slowed lately. Although newcomers Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook have been better than expected http://www.vikingsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-mike-remmers-jersey , they looked like rookies in recent weeks.

-Jacksonville’s offensive line has been average at best, and every starter has missed games with injuries. Brandon Linder, one of the league’s highest-paid centers, has been solid. But guards A.J. Cann and Patrick Omameh have struggled at times in a rushing attack that averaged 1.9 yards before contract (also 30th in the league) over the final seven weeks of the regular season.

”Right now, we have to do a better job,” Marrone said. ”Your performance on Sunday, that’s going to be who you are for that week until you change it or you sustain what you’re doing well.”

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The Miami Dolphins can’t wait to improve their pass rush.

Miami agreed to acquire Los Angeles Rams edge rusher Robert Quinn for a mid-round draft pick Saquon Barkley Giants Jersey , a person familiar with the deal said Friday. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because under NFL rules, no 2018 trades can be completed until March 14.

Quinn has 62 career sacks, including 8 last year, when he started 14 games. He spent his first six NFL seasons with the Rams at end but played outside linebacker last season.

Quinn is expected to bolster a Dolphins pass rush that was disappointing in 2017. They had 30 sacks, tied for sixth fewest, and ranked fifth worst in opposing passer rating, which helped explain their 6-10 record.

Miami’s other defensive ends include 36-year-old Cameron Wake http://www.jaguarsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-ronnie-harrison-jersey , Andre Branch and 201 first-round draft pick Charles Harris.

Quinn, the 14th pick of the 2011 draft, made the Pro Bowl in 2013 and 2014. He struggled with injuries in 2015, eventually having season-ending back surgery, and a concussion limited him to nine games in 2016.

He’s due a base salary of $10 million this year and is under contract through 2019.

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