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Between wrist surgery Kevin Hogan Jersey Redskins , signing a $54 million contract and nearly getting robbed, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles had quite the start to the offseason.

His next phase probably won�t create as much buzz, but it�s much more important to the team�s success in 2018.

Bortles opened organized team activities Tuesday behind a revamped offensive line and with three new passing targets � all part of a plan to improve an offense that featured the league�s top rushing attack last season.

�I have always believed that when your quarterback is ahead of everyone, and the rest of the offense has to catch up, that is a pretty good thing,� coach Doug Marrone said. �You don�t want the quarterback trying to catch up to the rest of the offensive players. I think that Blake is in a good spot as far as what he knows of the offense, what we want to do. It�s just another year.

�I think that�s why you see those quarterbacks that stay in these systems for a long period of time and play for a long period of time that do such a good job.�

Bortles threw for 3,687 yards, with 21 touchdowns and a career-low 13 interceptions in 2017. He was at his best in the postseason, throwing for 594 yards and three scores without a turnover.

Interceptions and fumbles were among Bortles� biggest faults during his first three years in the league. He limited them down the stretch last season and eliminated them in the playoffs, helping the Jaguars reach the AFC championship game.

�You want to have that every game,� said Bortles, who had surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his right wrist in late January. �Just wanting to make sure that no matter what I did I gave us a chance to win. I knew that if I didn�t turn the ball over we�re going to have a chance to win every game. That should be and it is my mindset every single game we play. I think it was only heightened in the playoffs to make sure I wasn�t the reason we couldn�t win the game.�

The Jaguars rewarded Bortles with a three-year contract that included $26.5 million guaranteed, making him the team�s starter for at least the next two seasons.

�The contract stuff doesn�t really change anything about how I think or how I approach every day Bills Cheap Jerseys ,� he said.

The biggest difference, he said, is having continuity. The Jaguars returned their entire coaching staff, giving Bortles and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett a solid foundation to start from during OTAs.

�We talked about it this morning: Kind of taking it to the next level,� said Bortles, who didn�t have the freedom to audible early last season. �He kind of gave me the green light to go ahead � as far as what you�re doing versus all the different looks and not just running the play called, (but) getting yourself in the best play possible.�

Bortles will have a much different supporting cast to work with in 2018.

Donte Moncrief and rookie DJ Chark replaced receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns, and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins stepped in for longtime starter Marcedes Lewis.

Moncrief and Chark are expected to bring more speed to Jacksonville�s offense, which coaches are counting on to help loosen up defenses and create more room for bruising running back Leonard Fournette. The addition of All-Pro guard Andrew Norwell should help, too.

Bortles will use the next few months to build a rapport with those newcomers. If it includes any dinners, Bortles probably will be sure to lock his truck.

Bortles had his wallet stolen and pickup truck nearly hijacked earlier this month from teammate Brandon Linder�s driveway during an offensive line dinner. An 18-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested and charged with auto theft, auto burglary and trespassing.

Bortles left his keys inside his unlocked truck, but other vehicles parked around it prevented the man from driving away.

�He checked my truck out a little bit and left it nice and clean for me,� joked Bortles http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-da_ron-payne-jersey , who has since teamed up with local police to help prevent automobile burglaries. �It was all right. � Glad to be back playing football, running around. It feels good to kind of be back to some familiarity.�

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Isaiah McKenzie knows he let a big opportunity slip right through his fingers last season.

Six muffed punts .

The Denver Broncos returner knows he can�t hide from that glaring figure. All he can do is learn, which is why McKenzie went back and watched every mistake again and again. He�s hoping to win back trust and receive another chance after fumbling it away.

�Unacceptable,� the 5-foot-8, 173-pound McKenzie said of his rookie season as two of his muffs led to turnovers and another to a safety. �I say that because I know the things I can do. I can catch the ball. I can make plays. I made bad decisions. I understand that and I�m building off that. I�ve come back this year with a better mindset.�

Over the offseason, he focused on little things: Getting more sleep. Eating better. Lifting more in the weight room.

�It was about getting my mind right, my body right,� McKenzie said.

He also scrutinized those muffed punts and the decisions that led to them.

�It�s like, `Why did I do that? I shouldn�t have done that,�� said McKenzie, whose long return last season was 44 yards at Philadelphia. �The first four games, I was catching everything and making big plays. I kind of got greedy.�

He�s got even more competition this time around. There�s receiver Jordan Taylor and rookie wideout DaeSean Hamilton, along with rookie running backs David Williams, Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman. The team also has a new special teams coordinator in Tom McMahon Matt Kemp Jersey , who doesn�t have any sort of hierarchy in place yet.

Or preconceived notions.

�I want them to earn it,� McMahon said. �Naturally, Isaiah and Jordan, in my opinion, they�re doing a great job right now. � We�re going to have a great returner, whoever it is.�

McKenzie just hopes he can win back the confidence in him � from head coach Vance Joseph, who kept running him out there. From his teammates. From the fans.

�People don�t understand, you�re sitting in the stands, but punt return is hard. It�s a tough job,� receiver Emmanuel Sanders said. �He has to reset. He doesn�t have a choice. He has to take a step back and say, `OK, how can I break down the film and get better?� That�s what he�s been doing. We�re going to see if it paid off when the season comes.�

McKenzie also hopes there�s room for him as a receiver. The team spent draft picks on Courtland Sutton (second round) and Hamilton (fourth).

�We got two of the best receivers in the draft,� said McKenzie, who caught four passes for 29 yards. �It�s a job competition every day. That�s what I come here to do Cheap Marcus Davenport Jersey , compete every day.�

A fifth-round pick out of Georgia, McKenzie started out with a 31-yard punt return against the Los Angeles Chargers in the opener.

Soon after, the muffs began to happen. Two against Oakland, which didn�t result in turnovers. Another mishandling against the New York Giants � again recovered and no real harm done, except perhaps to the psyche.

McKenzie�s bobble cost him at Kansas City , with his turnover leading to a field goal. And another against New England after the defense forced a three-and-out to open the game. Tom Brady converted that into a TD during a 41-16 rout on Nov. 12.

McKenzie was inactive the following week in a season going sideways. At practice on Thanksgiving Day, McKenzie and defensive back Chris Harris Jr. got into a tussle.

The following week, inactive again before he returned Dec. 3 at Miami. He fumbled a punt in the fourth quarter that led to him being tackled in the end zone for a safety. He didn�t return a punt over the last four contests.

�Last year was a roller coaster,� McKenzie said. �But it�s a fresh start. I�m catching the ball well on punts. I�m keeping it rolling.�

NOTES: Sanders is hoping to help set up a quarterback/receiver camp this summer. �Go out there for two or three days and throw the football around and hang out and gain team chemistry,� Sanders said. � S Justin Simmons is trying to balance workouts with being a father after the birth of his daughter last month. �No sleep,� he said. �But it�s good.�

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