Dante Fowler considers the preseason finale at Tampa Bay a homecoming — and an audition.Even though Fowler is an integral part of Jacksonville's vaunted defense http://www.jaguarscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-calais-campbell-jersey , he will be on the field Thursday night against the Buccaneers. The reason: Fowler is suspended for the regular-season opener at the New York Giants, so the fourth-year defensive end will get a little more work before leaving the team for a week.Fowler welcomes the opportunity since he knows this is likely his final season in Jacksonville. He's essentially starting his 2019 free agency pitch six months early."Honestly my goal this year is really just to show people that I'm a franchise player," said Fowler, who grew up near Tampa in St. Petersburg. "I'm an elite player. I'm one of the top defensive ends, linebackers, whatever you want to call me, in this league."Fowler notched a career-high eight sacks last season, plus two more in the AFC championship game at New England. He averaged one sack for every 46.6 snaps played, better than Jaguars All-Pro defensive end Calais Campbell (55.2) and Pro Bowler Yannick Ngakoue (59.4).But Fowler's off-field issues combined with the franchise's belief Ngakoue is a budding star have made the fourth-year player expendable, especially since he's a backup in the final year of his rookie contract and sure to land a starting role elsewhere.Just not yet.The Jaguars want one more productive year from the third overall pick in the 2015 draft."It's not like I have to get double-digit sacks," Fowler said. "When you watch me on film, even though I might be coming off the bench, they'll be like http://www.jaguarscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-andrew-norwell-jersey , 'That guy, he has a future.' That's all I want to do. I want to go out there and put great tape out there, being fundamentally sound, playing fast and physical, getting to the quarterback, being stout in the run game."I don't want to just be known as a pass-rusher. I want to be known as a guy that's going to get sacks and get 6-10 tackles a game. That's just the type of player I am. So, I just want people to know that I'm known as a complete player on the field and I'm a professional and I'm a guy that cleaned up his act and left that past in the past. I'm ready to move on from that."Fowler's troubles have been well documented.He was suspended for a week during training camp following an after-practice altercation with Ngakoue. He also was arrested twice in as many years, including in 2017 for hitting a 55-year-old man. Fowler eventually pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges. The case was closed in March, with Fowler sentenced to a year of probation and 75 hours of community service.The NFL suspended him without pay for the opener, a one-game penalty that will cost him $214,000.Fowler also was arrested in 2016, although those charges were eventually dropped.Coach Doug Marrone said Fowler has been a model player since returning from the one-week suspension."I have had no issues with him," Marrone said. "He has been doing a good job."Fowler insists he's matured through it all Cheap Logan Cooke Jersey , ready to focus on football and his future. He wants to be "a teddy bear off the field but a monster on the field.""Just want to show people that the past, them three years, my rookie year coming in and all that, that learning experience is, that chapter is over with and it's just about being a professional, being a grown man and just being the player that I want to be," he said. "How I want my legacy to be? That's honestly what it is. That's honestly what I want my goals to be this year." Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone shockingly benched starting quarterback Blake Bortles after he fumbled the ball putting the Houston Texans right in touchdown range, his second lost fumble during a scramble on the day. Back up quarterback Cody Kessler came in the game and seemed to be able to move the offense, leading a touchdown drive but it was too little too late.“It’s open. Who’s the starter at right tackle? Who’s the starter at center? Who’s the starter at receiver? Who’s the starter? Everything is open,” Marrone said Sunday after the teams loss when asked who the starting quarterback would be when the Jaguars head to London. “We’ve lost three straight games and we can’t stop shooting ourselves in the foot for lack of a better expression. For us, the focus is going to be on that, but if you’re that side of the football鈥verything, special teams. We’ve got to do something http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/barry-church-jersey-cheap , but the first thing we’ve got to do is stop turning the damn ball over. Period. That would be the positive of how we can build.”Personally, I think Blake Bortles will end up starting on Sunday in London against the Philadelphia Eagles, but his leash will likely be exceedingly short especially if he keeps turning the football over.That seems to have been what did Bortles in on Sunday, as he turned it over for the 11th time on the season, setting the Texans up for a touchdown to put them up 20-0 right after halftime.“I’m focused on how we stop turning the ball over,” Marrone said when asked about focusing onIt’s hard for me, in my mind, to sit here right now and try to say, ‘If we can do this, we can do...’ We can’t do shit until we stop turning the ball over. Period. That’s just how it is.”Kessler likely isn’t the answer for the Jaguars going forward, but he doesn’t necessarily need to be. Marrone will need to figure out who gives him the best chance to win for 2018 and 2018 alone. Hell, they need to figure out gives them the best chance to win in Week 8.