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After essentially missing the first half of the season with a hamstring injury Cheap Gardner Minshew Jersey , Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette returned to the practice field on Monday.it�s now time for Nathaniel Hackett and the Jaguars to go back to their preseason mission statement of rushing the football. The Jaguars abandoned the running game in the second half of a close battle against the Eagles in Week 8, and after the game, Marrone disclosed that he didn�t have confidence in the offensive line to run the football. Why?Aside from a season-ending injury to left tackle Cam Robinson, the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive line is the starting unit this front office projected for the 2018 season. Taking out his bad game against Dee Ford and the Chiefs, Jermey Parnell has quietly had a solid season, and Andrew Norwell and Brandon Linder are among the top two-paid players at their position. A.J. Cann is in a contract year and is probably playing his best football in four years as he looks to get paid in the offseason. Josh Walker has done the best he can replacing Robinson, but as a guard playing out of position, he should at least be able to run block fine. One can argue that injuries to the tight end position are a contributor, but my rebuttal is if the run game hinged that much on a tight end who can run block, why did they release an affordable Marcedes Lewis in preseason?The NextGen Stats suggest that the offensive line is actually run blocking fine. As of October 22nd, the offensive line was in the top ten in rushing yards before contact and number eight in rush yards before first contact per rush Mens Gardner Minshew Jersey , meaning that they were getting acceptable push off the line of scrimmage. The eyeball test matches those numbers, as T.J. Yeldon has averaged a respectable 4.1 yards per carry on only 81 attempts, which is better than Fournette�s 3.9 average in 2017. The analytics suggest they�re actually running the football better than they were last year. The only difference now is they�re choosing not to.The Eagles boast the second-best run defense in the NFL, allowing an impressive 83.8 yards per game. While this is pretty dominant, they are actually middle of the pack in rushing yards allowed per carry (4.5). What this really tells you is that the Eagles� reputation of having Fletcher Cox and Haloti Ngata in the interior is affecting game plans because teams are simply refusing to attempt to run the football on them. This was obviously the case with the Jaguars, who elected to call 31 consecutive pass plays despite being in a close game with the Eagles.Sometimes when I scout players, I think a picture tells a better story than an actual video clip of an entire rep. When reviewing the Eagles game, there is evidence that the offensive line was getting enough push off the snap on running plays that it should not have been egregiously abandoned. Look at these snapshots of the offensive line progression at the moment of the hand off:Sure, it was Carlos Hyde�s first game and he may not have been totally comfortable with the offense. T.J. Yeldon, however, is. To not sprinkle in at least one run in a string of 31 consecutive pass plays is egregious tactical malpractice, and to rationalize this by blaming the offensive line is borderline lunacy. In the pictures above Black Gardner Minshew Jersey , the offensive line may not exactly be parting the red sea, but in no way have they been a liability to the point of missing assignments and not giving running plays a chance.The lack of balance in the play calling makes this already inept offense one-dimensional and even easier to defend than it already is as it�s bereft of playmakers in the receiving corps. For a team to lean solely on their recently benched quarterback and receiving unit that is top three in the NFL in drop rate in a crucial moment during a close game is bizarre.What�s next for the offense?The Colts currently rank 15th in rushing yards per game (109.9) and are tied for 21st in yards per rush allowed with 4.1 so this is a good week for this offense to get back to it�s purported identity. Fournette�s return may not be a magical elixir to fix the offense, but it should factor in to the play calling and at least make the offense more balanced for the remainder of the season. A re-commitment to the foundation this team was built on should keep the defense fresher and open up some play action looks and put Bortles under center, where he is statistically much sharper. If they don�t break 100 rushing yards out of their running back this week, it will officially be time to start questioning Nathaniel Hackett�s viability as Jaguars offensive coordinator moving forward. After repeatedly failing to find a franchise quarterback in the NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars turned to free agency.Maybe the new path will yield better results.Given the lack of sustained success between predecessors Byron Leftwich, David Garrard, Blaine Gabbert and Blake Bortles, the bar is set pretty low for Nick Foles 鈥?even with a lucrative contract and a Super Bowl MVP trophy.The Jaguars officially agreed to terms with Foles on Wednesday , the official start of free agency and two days after the sides settled on contract terms. They released Bortles four hours later, parting ways with the third overall pick in the 2014 draft just 13 months after handing him a three-year, $58 million contract.Bortles was arguably the most ridiculed quarterback in the league in recent years. A number of players ripped him publicly Youth Will Richardson Jerseys , including Tennessee defensive end Jurrell Casey, Houston defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, Seattle safety Earl Thomas and Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict.More Jacksonville Jaguars newsJaguars get help for Nick Foles with signings of WR Chris Conley, RT Cedric OgbuehiIt�s official: Jaguars agree to terms with Super Bowl MVP QB Nick FolesJaguars, guard A.J. Cann agree to terms on 3-year contractJaguars reportedly agree to 4-year, $88 million deal with QB Nick FolesJaguars cut 5 veterans, including defensive lineman Malik Jackson, safety Tashaun GipsonThe NBC comedy �The Good Place� took it a step further by making Bortles a recurring joke during the show�s first three seasons. One of the main characters, Jason Mendoza, is an amateur disc jockey from Jacksonville and a huge Jaguars fan. Mendoza is portrayed as a nitwit, who loves Bortles.Jacksonville will save $4.5 million against the salary cap by cutting Bortles. He still will count $16.5 million against the cap in 2019.The extra cash will essentially go to Foles.A person with knowledge of the deal said it�s worth $88 million over four years and includes $50.125 million guaranteed. It could increase to $102 million with incentives, the source said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side chose to disclose financial terms.Foles will be formally introduced at a news conference Thursday.The 30-year-old Foles went 6-2 in the regular season and 4-1 in the postseason in place of Philadelphia starter Carson Wentz the last two years. He earned 2018 Super Bowl MVP honors and became the league�s premier quarterback commodity on the market. Philadelphia opted not to use the franchise tag on Foles. He landed in Jacksonville Will Richardson Jerseys Stitched , which had been the front-runner to get him for weeks.Bortles went 24-49 as a starter, throwing for 17,646 yards, with 103 touchdowns and 75 interceptions.He played turnover-free football in the 2017 postseason, helping the team reach the AFC championship game and showing enough growth that top executive Tom Coughlin and general manager Dave Caldwell opted to sign Bortles to a new contract. The deal included $26.5 million guaranteed and left the Jaguars with little to spend in free agency.They released five veterans last week, including former Pro Bowl defenders Malik Jackson and Tashaun Gipson, to clear $30 million in salary cap space. A significant chunk of that cash will go to Foles.The Jaguars also re-signed guard A.J. Cann on Wednesday to a three-year, $15 million contract, preventing him from entering free agency.A third-round draft pick from South Carolina in 2015, Cann started 59 of 64 games over four seasons for the Jaguars. He should help provide some continuity and stability up front for Foles.Jacksonville will return four O-line starters 鈥?Cann, left tackle Cam Robinson, guard Andrew Norwell and center Brandon Linder 鈥?as well as running back Leonard Fournette.The question now is whether Coughlin and Caldwell have enough talent around Foles to make a difference.Veteran Marqise Lee will return after missing all of last season with a knee injury Youth Cody Kessler Jerseys , and fellow receiver Dede Westbrook showed some promise in his second year. But second-round draft pick DJ Chark and second-year pro Keelan Cole mostly struggled, and the Jags have few, if any, viable threats at tight end after deciding not to pick up a team option on Austin Seferian-Jenkins.Nonetheless, Foles should be an upgrade over Bortles. The Jaguars spent a combined $95 million on Leftwich (2003-07), Garrard (2002-10), Gabbert (2011-13) and Bortles (2014-18), and never saw much of a return on those investments at the NFL�s most important position.