Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jacksonville Grades, Notes & Quotes

The Jacksonville Jaguars still could not piece together a proper performance, and it resulted in their 31-20 demise to the Houston Texans. The loss drops the Jaguars to 1-5 and gives them their fourth consecutive loss.

The Jaguars committed numerous errors on both sides of the ball, but the bottom line is the loss. There is essentially no one free of blame in this game and every positional group had errors, which says a lot about where this team is at.

The Jaguars have now dropped three straight winnable games, and the season is now in complete disarray. A win on Sunday could have provided some much-needed momentum heading into their London trip, but this loss robs them of that.

The offense lacked balance, and the defense lacked explosiveness. Another second-half implosion sunk the Jaguars in Week 6, and the lack of progress and continued errors are becoming the norm through the first six weeks.

Position Grades for Jacksonville

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

Sunday's performance was average at best. Both sides of the ball struggled, with Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer posting 293 yards and three TDs, and the Jaguars offense struggling to find balance.

The absence of running back T.J. Yeldon seriously hindered the Jaguars offense, leading to QB Blake Bortles' 53 attempts. Bortles threw three TDs, but he had a mixed day overall thanks to three picks and a multitude of misses.

The defense laid down for Hoyer, with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins totaling 148 yards and two TDs. His defender for most of the afternoon, corner Davon House, actually had a decent day to start, but Hopkins wore on him and punished him late.

Head coach Gus Bradley missed on another challenge, and the team once again looked unprepared to win. The players made mistakes today, but the responsibility still falls on the coaching staff.

Blake Bortles Shows He Isn't Quite Complete

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Bortles came into Week 6 off a four-touchdown performance, the most of his NFL career. He threw for over 300 yards as well, and the Jaguars needed him to put in a similar performance against the Texans.

He did reach that 300-yard mark, his third straight time doing so, and his three TDs were encouraging as well. However, three picks canceled out what would've been a stellar day. The first and third are on Bortles, but the second should be attributed to tight end Julius Thomas.

According to Jaguars.com's live stream of the post-game press conference, Bradley said Thomas was supposed to come out, but instead he sat and that allowed an easy pick and return for a touchdown for Texans safety Andre Hal.

The major knock against Bortles was his first pick in the red zone, a poorly thrown ball to Thomas, but also his tendency to hold on to the ball. He did a good job extending plays, but there were multiple close calls and he looked like he tried to force passes all game.

This is what happens when you have your QB throw 53 times and tell the team to "press," as Bradley put it. Bortles had and tried to do too much today, and that resulted in an average performance overall.

Davon House Does Well Early, but Loses Overall Battle to DeAndre Hopkins

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House had the hardest one-on-one assignment for the Jaguars on Sunday. Hopkins has been one of the NFL's best receivers this season, and defending him was going to be House's biggest challenge of the season.

Hopkins was targeted 15 times by Hoyer, and he was able to bring down 10 of those for 148 yards and two touchdowns—another big day for the receiver out of Clemson. He's matched his exciting speed with mental sharpness, and that showed as the game continued.

House registered three passes defended, and it's fair to say he did good just to get that considering Hopkins' play. He was consistently on Hopkins, but the Texans WR was able to earn a little space time after time to gash the Jaguars.

Sunday showed House is an important player in the secondary, but he's not a top-talent corner. He will get beat against top receivers, and that happened despite a solid performance.

The Jaguars are obviously not complete on defense. The quality at corner is improved, but it will need work. House and CB Aaron Colvin are solid options, but they won't be the shutdown corner the Jaguars desperately need.

Gus Bradley Talks Talent and Efficiency After Loss

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Bradley is now 8-30 as the Jaguars' head coach, an abysmal record for any professional coach. Nothing has seemed to go to plan for Bradley, and now that results are being factored into his performance, time may be running out. 

Bradley obviously realizes this, as seen in Jaguars.com's stream of his postgame press conference, and he realizes he has to make changes and find a solution to their problems.

"I do, I do," said Bradley after being asked if the team has the necessary talent. "These are the guys we have, and it’s our job to improve them to win games...We have to constantly evaluate. Are we getting everything we can out of these guys?"

Personally, the problem seems to be the coaching. Obviously Bradley doesn't think so, and he'll work to see if there is anything he can do to earn the Jaguars a win and to get them to play up to their ability.

In the meantime, his loss total continues to grow nearly every week. Whether it comes from the head office or Bradley's changes, there will be change coming to the Jaguars.

Blake Bortles Owns Mistakes After a Mixed Day

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Bortles throwing 300 yards and three TDs may be canceled out by his three picks, but his volume of throws and the nature of the Jaguars' hindered offense should make those picks a little more understandable.

Bortles doesn't care, however. He owned up to his mistakes in his press conference, as streamed on Jaguars.com, and doesn't think his errors were due to anything but himself.

"I don't know, I think," said Bortles, responding about a question of whether he pressed or not. "I would hope every player has the mindset that they wanna will the team to victory... I wouldn't say I was pressing, trying to do too much. Would I say I made bad decisions and bad throws? Yeah, of course."

Bortles' maturity has improved immensely over the past year or so, and that showed in that comment. He knows the situation wasn't preferable, but he also knows he's the one who pulled the trigger and let those interceptions fly.

Bortles still had plenty of positives from Sunday, and it's sad to see his improvement not be met by positive results as well. In the meantime, it seems Bortles will take it on himself to make the difference.

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