JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville Jaguars Customized Jerseys , Fla. (AP) — Tom Coughlin recognizes that NFL rules favor passing and insists he understands "what the public wants.""It's obvious," said Coughlin, who's in charge of all football decisions for the Jacksonville Jaguars.But Coughlin also staunchly defended Jacksonville's run-first, defensive philosophy by saying the team's offensive woes have more to do with a lack of explosive plays than its ideology. And while Coughlin didn't point the finger at quarterback Blake Bortles, the Jaguars executive vice president of football operations made it clear during a radio interview Tuesday that Bortles' struggles have been a significant part of the team's failures in 2018."Our formula a year ago was play great defense, run the ball and do a superb job of play-action pass," Coughlin told 1010XL during the station's Jay Fund charity event. "Obviously I still believe in that very much, but you have to … if you're going to rush the football, you've got to have the explosive plays."You've got to put the ball down the field. There was a time when our big plays were all kinds of big plays Jacksonville Jaguars T-Shirts , and it was this style of offense still being played. But that's the formula that you still have to get to in my opinion."Coughlin, general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone have been widely criticized for the team's shortcomings. They signed Bortles to a three-year, $54 million contract in February, missed in free agency with high-priced guard Andrew Norwell and receiver Donte Moncrief, and used their first six draft picks in 2018 on players who have made little, if any, impact this season.Coughlin has declined multiple interview requests this season, but spoke on the radio as part of his charity event.He stood by the offseason moves based on how last year ended. The Jaguars advanced to the AFC championship game at New England and had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before stumbling down the stretch. One of the key plays was linebacker Myles Jack's fumble recovery, which officials blew dead and eliminated a potential touchdown return."We were a whistle" away https://www.jaguarsfanstore.com/hats , Coughlin said. "We're a whistle (and) we're in the Super Bowl. And that's my position, OK?"So tell me, everyone out there, what they're going to do in that circumstance about your football team. Aren't you going to fill other pieces in and try to be as good as you can be? And we tried, didn't we? Well, the nature of the game got us, so we go back to the drawing board. But I'll put the gloves on with anybody that wants to talk about what" went awry.Coughlin pointed to a number of issues: sacks and quarterback pressures being down, turnover margin being flipped and countless penalties."The way we behave on the field, I mean Jacksonville Jaguars Hoodie , it's ridiculous some of the penalties," Coughlin said. "So there's a lot of things that are going to get addressed and are being addressed."The Jaguars (3-8) fired offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and benched Bortles on Monday following the team's seventh consecutive loss, and more changes are expected."There's no doubt you have to go back and re-evaluate who you are," Coughlin said. "Whether you're coaching in college, whether you're coaching in pro, whatever you're coaching, you still have to get the ball in the hands of the guys that can make the difference." As we work our way through the summer in preparation for 2019 training camp and the 2019 preseason, we thought it would be a good idea to go down the roster and take a peak at every single player..." Jaguars 90 in 90: D.J. AlexanderNew,1commentEDTAs we work our way through the summer in preparation for 2019 training camp and the 2019 preseason Tanner Lee Color Rush Jersey , we thought it would be a good idea to go down the roster and take a peak at every single player on the Jaguars 90 man. A lot of these players we already know, but roughly half of them won’t make the final roster and there will be some battles on the back end, so this can give us at least some precursory information on players we may not be familiar with.Now you can look smart watching the preseason games with your friends when they say “Wow, who is that guy?!” — You’ll know.Next up, linebacker D.J. Alexander.D.J. 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