Vic: Nobody is getting the contribution out of their draft class the Jaguars are getting out of theirs. Detroit is the closest.

Vic: I’ll bet you’re fun at a party.

Vic: I had Quinn high on my value board and advocated the Jaguars selecting him. My expectation for Quinn was that he might not be a star, but he wouldn’t be a bust, which is what I had written of Quinn in my value board. Obviously, there’s a strong possibility I was wrong about Quinn. I still think he has the potential to make it in this league, but his window in Cleveland could be closing. I never thought Russell had that potential. In my opinion, he lacked quickness of movement and he is not an accurate passer of the football. Yeah, I saw the size and the strong arm, but I saw nothing else.

Vic: I think that’s a good idea, George. I won’t be offended at all. In fact, I thank you for expressing your thoughts on this issue because you’ve given me an opportunity to express mine. Folks, I want this column to loosen up a little bit. It’s become way too tight, especially during the season. I wanna get away from perseverating on minor details and I wanna get away from the anger and angst and make this a place where readers go to have fun. That’s what the power rankings thing is all about. It’s just about fun and I’ve had a lot of Gator fans write to me saying how much they enjoy what I did, and they should because that’s the spirit in which it was done. I think we all have a tendency to take ourselves and sports too seriously and I want this to be a place for those who seek a more lighthearted perspective. I also want it to be a place for people who can punch and take a punch without going off into a rage. What I’m describing is readers of intelligence and emotional stability. This column has them and I want their ranks to grow. What Rush Limbaugh said a few years ago about Donovan McNabb caused Limbaugh to resign his position with ESPN. That’s a fact and I see no reason why we can’t have a little fun with it.

Vic: You can’t block a defender as the ball is being thrown. That’s pass-interference, commonly known as “picking” off a defender. It’s the same call that was made against the Texans the previous week, which nullified what would’ve been the game-tying touchdown.

Vic: Give the worst offensive coordinator in the league the best talent and he’s great. Koetter doesn’t have anywhere near the best talent in the league, but he’s utilizing what he has beautifully, and that’s the definition of what a good coordinator does.

Vic: They’re hard to find because being big enough to hold your ground and defeat blocks and then have the quickness to get into the gap on your left or the gap on your right is a special talent for men who are especially big, powerful and quick. It’s also difficult to find those guys because most teams don’t two-gap. The flip side is that a lot of defensive tackles who aren’t good enough pass-rushers to play in a 4-3 can play end in a 3-4 because they can be developed into a two-gapping system that only requires that they hold the point. Remember, in a 3-4 there are a lot of linebackers to assist the defensive linemen in filling the gaps. What 3-4 ends are usually asked to do is hold the point and keep the blockers off the linebackers. One defensive lineman in a 3-4, however, has to be a true two-gapper. That’s the nose tackle. There’s no getting around it. To make the 3-4 work, you have to have a guy in the middle that has dominant run-stuffing ability.

Vic: That was my understanding, too, per the presentation on rules changes and major emphasis’ that was made to reporters in Jacksonville by a crew of officials this past summer. We were told that in the case of a receiver getting two feet down, he had to control the ball through the ground, but when he made that third step, he was in the act of running and that completed his attempt at demonstrating possession. Obviously, that was not correct. I think it’s important for Jaguars fans to acknowledge that the team has been the benefactor of a couple of favorable calls the past two weeks. We need to remember that the next time one doesn’t go the Jaguars’ way.

Vic: Oh, yeah, Ryan does a great job, if you like all that stats stuff. He’s real good at that “this is the first time they’ve scored since the last time they’ve scored” baloney. Or “that’s the first time in the Jack Del Rio era the Jaguars scored on their first possession in a game in the Pacific Time Zone when the temperature was less than 70 degrees.” Yeah, great.

Vic: Especially if you know guys named Rocco and Luca.

Vic: I found a book in the garbage at the first tee of a golf course recently. It’s a perfectly good book someone unconscionably threw away. I took it home and it’s dried out now and ready to be read. It’s a nice thick book, perfect for a long weekend. I’m thinkin’ it’ll go well with a sweatshirt, a short pier and a long cigar, followed by a fish sandwich and some college football.

Vic: Based on the Seahawks’ desperate state at the tackle positions, I would think the key player on defense for the Jags would be Derrick Harvey. They need him to sack the quarterback. On offense for the Jags, the interior linemen have to get middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu blocked. He’s the Seahawks’ best player, the one guy on defense who can make plays and cause havoc.