Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew lashed out verbally at his team’s offensive strategy in last week’s 41-0 debacle at Seattle, saying Jacksonville lacks identity, especially in the running game, according to the Associated Press.

“It just seems like now if we don’t get 30 yards (rushing), we just go away from it,” said Jones-Drew, whose 75 carries are far less than Garrard’s 169 passes. “I’ve never been a part of a team like that.”

“We have to figure out a way to be consistent,” Jones-Drew said. “The running game is like chess. The running game is your pawns. They don’t really mean that much in the beginning, but at the end, they surround the king and it’s check mate. That’s what the running game is.

This is definitely an uncharacteristic moment of frustration, as Jones-Drew has never been one to air his dirty laundry publicly, but we can’t say that he’s wrong substance wise here, as the Jaguars playcalling has been notably suspect throughout much of the season. Jones-Drew is one of the only stars on offense in Jacksonville right now, and for some inexplicable reason, the team has not taken advantage of his skills much this year.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Jaguars staff calling things differently next week, as they can ill afford to alienate their best player right now, especially if they want to keep pace in the tough AFC South.

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