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Jalen Ramsey Jerseys Stitched , the Jaguars have the third most difficult schedule in 2019"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Jaguars Free Agency 2016Jaguars Film RoomNFL DraftJaguars Injury NewsLatest News2019 Strength of Schedule: Jaguars have third toughest slate in NFL New,6commentsBased on 2018 records, the Jaguars have the third most difficult schedule in 2019 ESTShareTweetShareShare2019 Strength of Schedule: Jaguars have third toughest slate in NFL Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY SportsThe Jacksonville Jaguars have the third toughest schedule in 2019, according to CBS Sports’ strength of schedule rankings. This is based on opponents’ combined records from the 2018 season, which would be 136-120 (.531 winning percentage) for the 2019 foes. Only the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos — two teams the Jaguars will play on the road next season — have tougher slates. Jacksonville finished in last place of the AFC South in 2018, which allows the Jags to play the basement dwellers from the other AFC divisions in 2019 — such as the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals and of course, the Raiders — which helps. However Youth Ronnie Harrison Jerseys , the Jaguars still have a seemingly daunting schedule next season having to play the rest of the AFC West and all of the NFC South, in addition to six divisional games.Of course, basing strength of schedule on last year’s records isn’t a perfect science, as there will surely be plenty of parity between NFL teams in 2018 and 2019 (see the 2017 Jaguars versus the 2018 Jaguars). So while this seems like bad news for a team that has no idea who its starting quarterback will be come September, let’s take this with a grain of salt. Looking at other AFC South teams, who will all play a similar schedule to the Jaguars, it’s not surprise that all of the teams are in the top-10 for the strength of schedule rankings. The Houston Texans check in at No. 4, the Indianapolis Colts are tied for seventh and the Tennessee Titans are ninth. The Washington Redskins have the easiest road in 2019 Ronnie Harrison Jerseys Stitched , with a combined opponents’ winning percentage of just .469. Five teams — including the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots — are tied for the second easiest schedule next season. There are definitely some concerns with the 2019 schedule. The AFC South alone was a much improved division in 2018, having three teams finish with a winning record. Then the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers — two 12-4 teams last season — are coming to Duval. The New Orleans Saints, who were potentially one awful call away from Super Bowl LIII, will also visit TIAA Bank Field. Jacksonville also has been historically awful out West, and, as aforementioned, has to travel to Oakland and Denver. Playing the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers on the road may not be easy feats, either. It’s too early to be making win and loss predictions — free agency has not even happened yet Youth Justin Blackmon Jerseys , let alone the draft or any trades. But Jacksonville definitely has a tough road ahead. There is plenty of work to do if it plans to turn things around forthis coming campaign. Earlier this week I tweeted out that we would get a more clear answer on what the Jacksonville Jaguars were likely going to do at the quarterback position, how much real interest there is on Foles..."Earlier this week I tweeted out that we would get a more clear answer on what the Jacksonville Jaguars were likely going to do at the quarterback position, how much real interest there is on Foles and what the overall market for Foles is going to be. After the news that the Philadelphia Eagles would not be tagging Foles, it sounds like they chose not to do so because after the Denver Broncos traded for Joe Flacco, the market for Foles instantly dried up.As Rapoport states in the video above, once the Broncos made the Flacco trade and the Jaguars said “no thanks” to trading anything for Foles the Eagles decided not to franchise tag him. Couple that with the New York Giants making a pseudo-commitment to Eli Manning for 2019, the Oakland Raiders glowingly talking about Derek Carr and the general thought that the Miami Dolphins are going to just strip everything down and tank, the potential market for Nick Foles in free agency seemingly went dry.It’s left with the Jaguars and... Washington? I guess? The issue with the latter is that even with the Alex Smith injury likely keeping him out of football in 2019 Justin Blackmon Jerseys Stitched , Washington is still on the hook for a large chunk of his salary and unable to move on without eating a catastrophic dead money hit... I’d be shocked if Washington really went after Foles unless Smith decided to retire from football.This more than likely means the fear of Foles costing $20 million + per year is gone, because the negotiating power is likely gone with not many teams in the market.Now, could other teams decide to move on and pursue Foles? Sure, however based on how it looks right now, the market is dead and the Jaguars could be in the driver’s seat for the price point if Foles is who they’re targeting. If that’s the case and Foles number is driven way down, it also wouldn’t rule out the Jaguars going with Foles and a quarterback in the first round.So uh... thank you John Elway?