Things are going from bad to worse for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Jaguars fell to 1-5 on Sunday with a blowout 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The noises that came out of the team afterward were just as concerning as the performance.
Jaguars safety Andre Cisco gave a particularly concerning interview after the game. The fourth-year safety said the defense had essentially “quit” during the loss, and added that he could tell early in the game that the defense was not playing as a cohesive unit.
#Jaguars safety Andre Cisco after today's loss: "How should I say this…. A lot of quit."
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“I just felt like it was, how should I say this, a lot of quit,” Cisco said. “Last line of defense, in a situation like that, you can feel when we’re playing as one and when we’re not. Felt very early in the game, maybe at halftime, that we weren’t playing as one.
“Practice is great. We come to practice, hard hats every day, attentive. It’s not a schedule thing or a practice thing. Sunday is when it counts. We understand that’s the hardest part, but there’s no excuse for lack of effort. That’s literally the least you can do is come out and give effort. I’m not calling anybody out. I’m saying that to myself, too. That’s always the mindset. Come out, give your best. If it’s not perfect, it’s not perfect.”
Quotes like that are not going to do much to dispel the notion that coach Doug Pederson is losing the locker room, even though he has disputed that. The team is 1-5 and looking lifeless, and with some difficult games ahead, there is no reason to believe things are about to get better.
Cisco has spent his entire career with the Jaguars. He was a starter when the team went to the playoffs two years ago, so he certainly knows what success feels like, and how far away the Jaguars appear to be from achieving it.
