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Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles still has faith in coach Gus Bradley

By Chip Cirillo, The Sports Xchange
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley should refresh his resume. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley should refresh his resume. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles hasn't lost confidence in Jaguars coach Gus Bradley, whose job security may be in jeopardy.

The fourth-year coach fell to 14-41 after Thursday night's 36-22 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

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Jacksonville fell to 2-5 this season.

"I know I'm 100 percent behind Gus," Bortles said. "I believe in him 100 percent and what we're trying to do here. Gus isn't the one committing dumb penalties.

"Gus isn't the one turning the ball over. Gus isn't the one not making plays. That's on us as a locker room and as players. I understand it's a business and somebody's got to take the blame eventually -- I get that."

Bortles hopes Bradley will survive the storm of criticism.

"Gus has been my coach since I've been in the NFL and I would love to play my NFL career for Gus Bradley," Bortles said. "And if something changes, you deal with that when that happens."

Bradley knows the latest loss doesn't help his status, especially after falling behind 27-0 in the first half.

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"Well, I think it's a results league," Bradley said. "It's the NFL. We all know -- everybody in that locker room knows we've got to be successful. So it's how are they going about doing it."

Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas is trying to focus on things he can control.

"The decisions that are made with management are outside of my control as well as the rest of the team," Thomas said. "We have to focus on what we are doing on the field and make sure as an offense we can stay on the field."

After the slow start, Jacksonville outscored Tennessee 22-9 in the second half when the game was out of reach.

Good block: Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota made a block to spring DeMarco Murray on a 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

"When you have a playmaker like DeMarco, the ball can kind of go anywhere," Mariota said. "I saw him kind of bouncing out to the left. Really, I thought if I could just get out there and give him the back, he could score. He really did all of the work. I just kind of got in the way."

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Murray reversed field to the left after the initial play clogged up in the middle.

Milestone: Titans running back Derrick Henry, a former Alabama star, scored his first NFL touchdown on a 6-yard run in the second quarter.

"It's something I'll remember for the rest of my life," Henry said. "The offensive line and everybody else did a great job to allow me to do that."

Tennessee outrushed Jacksonville 214-48.

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