landed just one player on the AFC roster<\/a> announced this week. And it wasn\u2019t even a positional player. Long snapper Ross Matiscik was the team\u2019s only selection.<\/p>\n\u201cWe can\u2019t control those decisions, and we have a lot of players that are very prideful and have done some really cool things,\u201d coach Liam Coen said. \u201cAnd to be 11-4 and have one (Pro Bowler), that just speaks volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Running back Travis Etienne, quarterback Trevor Lawrence, linebacker Devin Lloyd and kick returner Parker Washington were voted alternates and still could land spots in the Pro Bowl Games, which will be played the week of the Super Bowl in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville considers Lloyd the biggest oversight as the team prepares to play at Indianapolis (8-7) on Sunday. Lloyd leads the AFC and is tied for second in the NFL with six takeaways, including five interceptions.<\/p>\n
He had game-changing picks against San Francisco, Kansas City and in the first meeting against the Colts. He also has a career-high nine quarterback hits, including 1 1\/2 sacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously as a competitor, you want to get that nod,\u201d Lloyd said. \u201cBut, at the end of the day, we\u2019re in a great opportunity to play in the real bowl. So, for us, it\u2019s just about attacking the week-to-week process and doing what we got to do to prolong the season and get to where we want to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jaguars can clinch the AFC South and secure a home playoff game with a win this week combined with Houston losing to the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n
They shouldn\u2019t need any motivation, whether it\u2019s real or manufactured, the rest of the way. But Coen would welcome any potential help. The first-year head coach insists his team plays better with an edge, an us-against-the-world mentality.<\/p>\n
Last week at Denver, Coen turned an innocuous quote from Broncos coach Sean Payton about Jacksonville being a small-market team into bulletin-board material.<\/p>\n
Before the previous meeting with the Colts, Coen put up quotes from NFL analysts seemingly overlooking Jacksonville while talking about Houston and Indianapolis vying for the South title.<\/p>\n
Even this week, with the Jaguars in the playoffs and playing as well as anyone in the league, it hasn\u2019t been hard for Coen to find doubters.<\/p>\n
Pro Bowl voters are the latest. The teams are decided by fans, players and coaches, with each group making up a third of the vote. Cincinnati (5-10), Miami (6-9) and Jacksonville were the only AFC teams to land just one Pro Bowl starter while the New York Jets (3-12) were the only AFC team shut out.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou always use that type stuff as fuel,\u201d Lloyd said. \u201cAt the end of the day, you got to channel it the right way. \u2026 Anything you can use as an edge. I don\u2019t think I was the only one that kind of got snubbed. We\u2019re an 11-4 team, and a lot of guys put a lot of good stuff on tape.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence leads the AFC with 26 touchdown passes and has seven more rushing. Etienne ranks third in the conference with 13 total touchdowns. Even second-year kicker Cam Little got overlooked despite setting an NFL record with a 68-yard field goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cShoutout to Ross. Kudos to him. He deserves it,\u201d defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said. \u201cBut we have other guys on the team that deserve it as well. \u2026 It just goes back to the same old, same old thing that we\u2019ve been experiencing. It\u2019s expected.\u201d<\/p>\n
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