Have the Jaguars Actually Fixed Their Running Game? (w/ Jaguars United)

The Jaguars' rushing attack was a tale of two seasons in 2025. Early on, Jacksonville ranked among the NFL's most efficient running teams. By the end of the year, the offense struggled to stay ahead of the chains and routinely found itself in difficult down-and-distance situations. Jaguars United returns to The Duval Dive to analyze the root causes behind Jacksonville's first-down issues, evaluate the offseason changes made by Liam Coen and James Gladstone, and determine whether the Jaguars have truly solved the problem heading into 2026. Plus, we break down the running back competition and reveal our picks to lead the backfield this season. 0:00 Intro 2:15 Thoughts on the RB Room 4:23 1st Down Run Problems 11:40 OL Health is Huge 15:07 Wrapping Up the 1st Down Problem 26:10 Injury Considerations 33:10 Who's RB1? 41:52 Could a Dark Horse Arise?  50:30 Final Backfield Predictions Follow Jaguars United on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTMmxpbwuN5JWZYCv1hVnA Visit the Duval Dive Store https://duval-dive-a-jaguars-pod.printify.me/ Subscribe to The Duval Dive: A Jaguars Podcast on the Bleav Network: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-duval-dive-a-jacksonville-jaguars-podcast/id1629526111 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sK2XotxPpBH8iC4KcUyBk?si=1f63b2084ad8449a Follow The Duval Dive on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@duvaldive?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Check the hosts out on Twitter: Kyle - https://x.com/TheSoTG Travis - https://x.com/TravisDHolmes Travis' writing for Big Cat Country: https://www.bigcatcountry.com/authors/travis-holmes #Jaguars #Duuuval #DuvalDive #Jags #BigCatCountry #TheDuvalDive #JaguarsOnSI #JacksonvilleJaguars #GenJag #JaguarsUnited #LockedOnJaguars #GenerationJaguars #JordanDelugo #AFCSouth #NFL #BrianThomasJr #TravisDHolmes #TravisHolmes #TrevorLawrence #JamesGladstone #LiamCoen #TravisHunter #BhayshulTuten #JoshHinesAllen #AnthonyCampanile #Duval #JaguarsPodcast #CBSSports #NFLDraft #NFLFreeAgency #NFLPodcast #ParkerWashington #joshhinesallen #chrisrodriguez #CalebRansaw #jaguarspodcast #duuuval Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.