The Jaguars' passing offense has found its rhythm at the right time.
Over the last two weeks, Jacksonville has produced 577 passing yards and four passing touchdowns, starting the final stretch of the season with an explosion of big plays.
Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has found his groove within the offense. He is making smart decisions and passing the ball with heightened accuracy.
Bortles is comfortable. Momentum is on his side and there is still plenty of room to grow.
"It’s still our first year playing in this system," Bortles said following the Jaguars' 30-24 win over the Seahawks Sunday.
"I think that gets forgotten a lot of the time. Week by week [the players on offense] are starting to get more comfortable with it, more confident in it and kind of going out there and playing free rather than thinking. I think it’s only going to continue to get better.”
Bortles and his receiving options have developed chemistry which has led to consistency.
With veteran Allen Hurns out of the lineup, Bortles' wide receiver trio has featured Marqise Lee and a pair of rookies. Lee has become the de facto top option while Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook have been thrown into the fire with Hurns sidelined.
Cole and Westbrook have grown up quickly. Bortles hit both rookies with momentum-swinging touchdown passes against the Seahawks.
Bortles has been able to trust his young playmakers. That trust has led to success.
Against the Seahawks, Bortles was extremely efficient in what may have been the strongest game of his career.
“I felt as though I put our offense in a chance to score points," Bortles said.
"Obviously, not turning the ball over is a big part of that. As long as we can do that, we’ll go back and grade it. There will be plays that were bad that we have to get corrected, but there were a lot of plays made out there by the wide receivers, running backs and the offensive line that was pretty awesome.”
As Bortles said, the success in the passing game has been shared by everyone.
The offensive line has protected well over the last two games. The running backs have offered up frequent receiving gains and picked up the blitz. The wide receivers have limited their drops.
But the biggest positive for the passing game is the lack of turnovers. Bortles hasn't thrown an interception over the last two games.
“It’s huge," Bortles said.
"We talk about it every day, every day throughout the week. We have to make sure we take care of the ball and don’t turn it over. Every time we sit in here and [head coach Doug Marrone] puts up what we need to do in order to win, win the turnover battle is always one. It’s something that we know in order for us to put ourselves in position to win each game if we can continue to not turn it over or limit the turnovers then we’ll have a chance every week.”
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