Jaguars vs. Colts: Jacksonville Grades, Notes and Quotes

The Jacksonville Jaguars traveled to Lucas Oil Stadium to face the Indianapolis Colts for the outright lead in the AFC South but couldn't overcome missed field goals, awful penalties and a stagnant performance from the offense in the second half. 

The loss drops the Jaguars to 1-3 on the season and puts the Colts at 2-2. The Jaguars will walk away from this game with serious questions going forward, with most of them surrounding the offense and the coaching staff.

The Jaguars were sloppy on both sides of the ball, committing bad penalties that helped the Colts score their only touchdown as well as prevent multiple scoring chances on offense.

A promising first half was met with mistakes and a lack of consistency. Whatever rhythm the Jaguars had going into the half was lost, as we've seen previously, and that simply can't keep happening.

Position Grades

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Position	Grade
QB	B-
RB	B
WR	B-
TE	C+
OL	B-
DL	B
LB	B-
DB	B-
Special Teams	D+
Coaching	D+

It really wasn't the worst of performances for the Jaguars, at least not on paper. Most everyone on the offense did his job well enough, with quarterback Blake Bortles maintaining the offense and running back T.J. Yeldon getting his first 100-yard game.

The defense was even better, holding the Colts to 13 points, especially considering where the Colts were starting their drives on some occasions. Besides the penalty-ridden TD drive for the Colts, it was a solid performance.

The Jags lost thanks to missed field goals and coaching errors. Not having the team prepared to go down to the wire and win this game and play a disciplined game on all sides of the ball is on the coaches.

The team has been in the game for three of its first four contests, and it hasn't looked like a great, composed team in any of those games. Save for a field goal against the Miami Dolphins, the Jaguars' finishing ability on offense and special teams is non-existent.

The Jaguars' Sloppy Play Keeps the Colts in the Game

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The Jaguars racked up 92 yards of penalties on 13 separate fouls through Sunday's game, and that was a crucial reason the Colts were able to stay in the game. Both the offense and defense are at fault, and their costly mistakes were important to the loss.

The most notable on defense was the Colts' only drive that went for a touchdown. The Jaguars suffered penalties by defensive end Chris Clemons, corners Davon House and Aaron Colvin, safety James Sample and had too many men on the field at one point. On the same drive.

That's unacceptable and unheard of. The Jaguars have gotten a decent amount of penalties this year, but that was a flurry of yellow that allowed the Colts to cruise down the field and score an important touchdown to tie it at 10 a piece.

On the offensive side, there were penalties like tackle Luke Joeckel's false start at the beginning of the second quarter that put the offense in a 2nd-and-11 instead of a manageable 6, which resulted in a 3-and-out. The offensive line was good overall, but it had some dumb mistakes that made it difficult to get anything going.

One of the biggest penalties was Nick Marshall's on a punt. He ran out of bounds in punt coverage, putting the Jags back five yards after a 33-yard punt from Bryan Anger. His next punt only got to the 50 or so, and that resulted in a short field for a game-tying field goal for the Colts.

Allen Hurns Has a Productive Performance for the Second Straight Week

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One of the positives from the offense was WR Allen Hurns. The second-year had the Jaguars' biggest offensive play in Week 3 against the Patriots with a 59-yard touchdown catch, and it seemed like he could be poised for another productive season. 

He had his best performance of the year against the Colts, totaling 116 yards on 11 catches, as well as being on the receiving end of the Jaguars' only touchdown. The Colts were going to watch fellow WR Allen Robinson, and Hurns took advantage of that. 

He shined brightest in possession situations, which is where the Jaguars tried to set him and Robinson up. Both offer some vertical game, but their early NFL careers have seen success as possession receivers, and the Jaguars constantly gave them favorable routes in mostly favorable situations.

Hurns made two catches for first downs to convert third downs, one to convert on a second down, and a nine-yard grab to work back toward field-goal range, but an incomplete pass on the following third down couldn't get the Jaguars close enough.

Hurns wasn't the problem on offense today, and he was easily the most influential player of the offense. Going forward, the Jaguars will need him to continue performing alongside Robinson.

Gus Bradley Admits Errors and Knows Victory Was in Grasp

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A lot of the blame from Sunday's loss will be attributed to the coaching staff, and that is fair. Penalties, lack of adjustments and poor execution sunk head coach Gus Bradley's team, and he'll have to deal with the consequences, whatever they may be.

Bradley talked to the media in his postgame press conference streamed on Jaguars.com, mostly talking about the general happenings of the game, but he did recognize the mistakes and realizes the team still has work to do, saying, "We're not there yet."

"Yeah, it's disappointing," Bradley said. "The number of penalties, although there were a lot of critical plays, there were some errors.”

Bradley was asked whether the team's inability to win means that it doesn't know how to win. Bradley somewhat dodged the question, but did say this week will go toward that process.

“I think that is how you learn how," said Bradley, who was talking about the failure late in the game. "It just takes a couple plays. It was right in our grips. … I’m not concerned about it. They know what it takes.”

The Jaguars may know what it takes to win games, but can they execute it? Through the first four weeks of the season, the answer is "No."

Jason Myers Comments on Situation and Misses

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Kicker Jason Myers' two misses from 53 yards and 48 yards to win the game hurt on every level for the Jaguars. It's incredibly painful to miss a field goal to win, but missing two in one afternoon is especially brutal.

In Jaguars.com's locker room interviews, Myers commented on his relationship with the staff as well as mentioning his setup for each of the two misses.

"They believe in me," Myers said. "They wouldn’t put me out there twice for it." Myers also said he "played [both kicks] down the middle. One just went a bit right on me, and one went left."

It's a hard situation for Myers and the Jaguars, but this is the highest level of football, and Myers has to make those. He has to move on at this point, but both of those will sting.

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Evan Reier is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report covering the Jacksonville Jaguars. Follow Evan on Twitter @evanreier.