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    Jaguars defense could have hit its ceiling against Vikings

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    The Jacksonville Jaguars’ 12-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings was a tough pill to swallow for the Jaguars after a productive week of practice. Jacksonville’s defense entered its matchup against the Vikings knowing it would need one of its best performances of the season to compete with the Vikings.

    Linebacker Foyesade Oloukun noted the defense prepared as best it could before the game.

    “There’s always good energy, so I give a lot of credit to this team,” Oluokun said. Always go back to the drawing board, go back to the practice field.

    “We practiced very hard. We practice with good energy, we practice with positivity. Simply put, all the things we practice are confident that they will come true. Let’s keep our heads up, keep our foot on the pedal and get better.”

    The Vikings completed just under 50 percent of their third-down attempts. However, Oluokun was not satisfied. The veteran linebacker wants more from his teammates on the defensive side of the ball as the offense continues to struggle.

    Forcing three turnovers and still not winning the turnover battle is a loss for a team in Jacksonville’s shoes. While Oluokun and the Jaguars defense admirably took responsibility for their in-game deficiencies, the unit forced three turnovers and the Jaguars offense turned the ball over three times.

    This led to the Vikings dominating time of possession. Minnesota possessed the ball for over 42 minutes, which is an absurd amount of time for any defense to spend on the field. Still, Oluokun insisted the defense needed to do a better job getting off the field.

    “Yes, they had a lot of long trips, long trips,” Oluokun said. “We kept them on the field and we have to do a better job of getting third downs.

    “I think if you give the ball back to your offense in better field position, it will help them. That’s our job and we have to see how to do it better.

    “There are no moral victories. “I mean, they didn’t score any touchdowns, but we didn’t do exactly what we needed to do to win the game.”

    Most professional football players are similar to Oluokun and do not believe in moral victories.

    However, the Jaguars picked up some minor wins on Sunday. While this won’t mean much this season, it could mean a lot in the future, depending on how big an overhaul the Jaguars’ frontcourt offense plans to make this offseason.

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