The Jacksonville Jaguars' 2014 season can best be described as patient, promising and rough. A 3-13 record is hard to look at positively, but it was an important year for a lot of reasons, and there were some good things to take away from it.
Rookie quarterback Blake Bortles showed signs of improvement, the defensive line was efficient and hard-hitting, and young players like Telvin Smith and Brandon Linder excelled in their rookie seasons.
Despite the good, it was still a 3-13 season. The Jaguars struggled, and at times, the games became hard to watch.