Additionally, Wonnum identified communication issues. Some of that could be credited to having four new starters on the defense, in addition to rookies who played significant snaps. But Wonnum isn't using it as an excuse.
"We've got to continue playing together, continue communicating a little better. I feel like that was an issue today, but now that we get those things better, we're good to go," said Wonnum.
"Just being vocal, loud, everybody talking, you know what I'm saying, even the quiet guys, everybody just knowing what the person beside you is doing so you can play off with them and just be ready to go out."
The communication, however, was not to blame for the Jaguars' first touchdown, a 6-yard floater from Trevor Lawrence to tight end Hunter Long. That was an instance of a perfect play call on offense, according to safety Nick Scott.
"That's a tough look," said Scott. "So they kind of sneak that guy under the linebackers. They go under one linebacker and then go quickly to the other backers, and so typically you want the backside flat player to take that.
"It's just, you know, this game is so (expletive) hard, like, they bring all that action. You got your linebackers thinking about run. They show heavy run action, and they sneak a guy under the nose and pop him out the back. Like it's a good play, it's a tough thing to defend.
"You have to have damn near the perfect call, and your flat player has to know it's coming, and if not, that's the result. Guys play hard, and we read our keys, and we floated the ball, and we try to make plays, and doing that sometimes stuff gets past you."