AFC South Season 1 - Week 4 Update After completing a 25% of season 1 it's time to step back and see how the AFC South teams are progressing. Jacksonville Jaguars - After 4 weeks the Jags are setting atop the division with a 2-2 record. The Jags are leading the Division in points scored on the strength of Chad Henne arm and the legs of MJD. At this point it looks to be the Jags Division to lose. The Jags are also the only team in the Division to win all the home game so far going 2-0 at home. The Jags also got a big win over the Colts in week 4. Tennessee Titans - After 4 weeks the Titans are 1-3 but since they are still CPU controlled they get no love here today. Houston Texans - Even though the Texans are 0-4 after week 4 that is a little misleading. The Texans first 2 games were against the CPU and week 3 they were involved in game that was later dubbed "Playbook Gate" and lost a tough one 17-7 to Baltimore. In week 4 they went toe-to-toe with the Seahawks before they fell 31-26. Look for the Texans to right this ship quickly and begin to push the Jags for control of the Division. Indianapolis Colts - After 4 weeks the only way to describe the Colts is "Train Wreck". The Colts lost their first 3 games by a combined score of 86 to 6 and they did not score their first TD until week 4 loss to the Jags. Turnovers have plagues the Colts so far as Luck has thrown 14 Ints. If the Colts can ever get the offense figured out they are playing winning football on defense and could make things interesting late in the year.
The Jags are in a bye week and sit atop the AFC South. With a record of 5-3, some would say that Jax with is young roster is overachieving. They would be correct. The team has turned to rookie QB Matt Scott after horrible performances by Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne. Although to his credit, Henne wasn't really that bad, he just didn't have the intangibles that Scott has. MJD is putting the team on his back and willing them to victories. He has over 700 yards right now with with 9 touchdowns. Fair to say he is the reason for the team being where they are now. Caldwell will have to figure out MJD factors into the teams long term goals at the end of the season. That will all depend on how much the aging veteran will ask for at the negotiation table. The receiving crew are young and mostly undersized, for the exception of Blackmon and Lewis. What they lack in size, they make up in playmaking ability. The coaching staff have been working hard trying to get these guys the ball over the bye week. So expect to see some different formations and little wrinkles here and there. Now, let's talk about the defense. This group of guys have been playing well above what was predicted. Led by veteran tackling machine Paul Pozlusney, they have done the impossible at times with a roster with little known household names. Alualu is the biggest surprise with double digit sacks half way through the season. Since moving from DT to DE, he has been a terror on the opponents offensive tackles. Rookies Gratz and McCray have been nothing short of great on the outside, with veteran Ball at the nickle spot locking down those pesky slot WRs. " If I was to grade the season so far, I would give a C+", head coach Gus Bradley said in a interview. " We have some good things going on, but we need improve in a few more areas to really be good. I want to see those improvements when we come off the bye". The Jags will get their chance against division foe Tennessee, who are coming off an impressive win against the Rams. This team will continue to raise eyebrows as they hope to do the impossible with a supposed inferior roster.
