Leadership issues were among reasons 2024 Jaguars crumbled

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For a moment, it looked like the Jacksonville Jaguars were on their way to a 17-point fourth-quarter lead against the Miami Dolphins to open the 2024 season.

A road victory against the Dolphins would be a great way to start, given the late-season collapse that cost the Jaguars a playoff bid and an AFC South title in 2023. Miami was also the first of four straight playoff teams the Jaguars would face to begin the season.

But 3 yards from the goal line, with the Jaguars up 17-7, Dolphins safety Jevon Holland hit running back Travis Etienne Jr. from the left and knocked the football loose. Nickelback Kader Kohou recovered it in the back of the end zone…