Vic: The press boxes in the NFL today are palaces compared to the ones I sat in when I first started covering the league, but not all of them offer good views of the field. The one in Gillette Stadium is in the end zone. I almost feel as though I’m watching the game from across the street. Some are so high I feel as though I’m watching the game from the blimp. That’s the case in Giants Stadium. As a division, the AFC North has the best. All four are fantastic facilities with a bank of TVs, lounge and bathroom nearby, and all four offer a sideline view. My favorite press box, however, is the one I’m going to next. The press box in Nashville is the closest to the action. I really like that place.

Vic: The Jaguars are 3-0 in overtime games at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium and the Jaguars won the overtime coin toss in all three of those games. They beat the Lions in 2004 and the Texans in 2008.

Vic: You and I are on the same wave length. I watched Saturday’s game and I can remember that at one point I thought to myself that Tebow has as big a windup as Byron Leftwich. Tebow’s release, however, is slower because he also has a long stride and a little bit of a push delivery. His mechanics are getting worse and I think that’s because his role as a runner has increased. I can’t help but recall Dan Kendra.

Vic: Why would I back off it now? There was no way Gene Smith wasn’t going to find some receivers, and I’ll have you know that I’ve been told Tiquan Underwood has looked awfully good in practice lately. That’s 4.29 speed waiting to get some playing time.

Vic: The NFL doesn’t schedule teams, it schedules numbers. For example, the scheduling format demands that the Jaguars play AFC West number four at home and AFC East number four on the road. Four refers to fourth place in last year’s standings, which corresponds with the Jaguars’ fourth-place finish in the AFC South. The format also calls for the Jaguars to play the Dolphins, Cardinals, Rams and Bills at home, whereas the Colts play all four of those teams on the road. The two west coast trips put the Jaguars at a disadvantage, but I think it was to the Jags’ advantage to have played the NFC champion at home on a day when it was 103 degrees in Phoenix. I agree with you that the scheduling format often isn’t equitable conference-wide, but I think it works out well inside the divisions. Frankly, when you look at the way the Jaguars’ schedule is rolling out, it’s pretty favorable.

Vic: The people at the game are fine. They’re enthusiastic, supportive, knowledgeable, etc. They are everything a team wants its fans to be.

Vic: It’s a way of showing dissent. That’s all it is. Those people don’t honestly believe Tebow would reverse the fortunes of the team. They’re just using him to express their disappointment.

Vic: You can’t fight it, Andrew. It’s the way it is in today’s sports culture. The fans want to be part of the game and they were invited to be part of the game when players, coaches and teams started calling for the fans to assist the team’s quest to win by making noise. As soon as that began, the grandstands became the playing field. I really don’t have an answer for you other than to accept it as part of life today, and use it as an example in explaining to your sons what not to do.

Vic: There are too many variables, of course, but that won’t stop me from giving you a scenario. Here it is: Using 10 wins as the playoff standard, the Jaguars would need to win a minimum of five of their next seven games, which would give them eight wins heading into the Indianapolis game, with a season-finale in Cleveland still ahead. Can you find five wins on the schedule between now and the Indy game?

Vic: I guess GM Gene decided he’d rather keep a guy who botched a PAT hold than a guy who botched the hold on a critical field goal attempt.

Vic: The coldest day is always the first cold day, so that must’ve really been awful at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but it sure made for a great visual. I’ll bet the TV ratings stayed high for that game, which was 45-0 at halftime, solely because people wanted to see snow. The TV people will tell you that nothing drives ratings as snow does.

Vic: It should be. If you wanted an offensive tackle, last year’s draft was the time to get one. Eight were picked in the first round and they’re all starters. If you ever doubt that you have to get the big guys early, consider this: After eight tackles were drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft, none were selected in the second round. Good tackles don’t last long.

Vic: It’s almost unavoidable. On the calls monitor, one guy listed his topic as “Disappointment in the Rams game.” As it turned out, he had a ticket problem. Another guy said he wanted to talk about “draft picks,” and that was quickly turned into a reason for not selling tickets. Whether we like it or not, the empty seats and blackouts represent the number one topic of this season, and listeners can be divided into two groups: 1.) Those who want to give their opinion on the subject; 2.) Those who are embarrassed by it and don’t want to hear about it because it hurts their pride. Unless there’s some kind of dramatic ticket news that surfaces between now and next Monday’s show, questions and comments about attendance will not be permitted. I all but begged people last night to let it alone.