JACKSONVILLE - This was tough – at times, really tough.

What it wasn't was a tragedy.

The Jaguars on Sunday lost to the Seattle Seahawks, 20-12, at EverBank Stadium. It was an ugly game for the home team, with the Seahawks sacking quarterback Trevor Lawrence seven times while pressuring him 20-to-25 times and the Jaguars penalized 10 times for 76 yards.

Sacks were understandably a post-game topic. So were penalties. So was a defense that didn't force a takeaway for the first time this season and registered just one sack.

Credit the Jaguars for finding a way to be close. They had possession three times in the fourth quarter with a chance to tie and – largely because they couldn't protect Lawrence – managed just one first down.

This was going to be a tough game, with Seattle having the best defensive line the Jaguars have faced this season. Indeed it was.

But faith needn't be lost. The road to being a consistent power first goes through stretches of grind-it-out-wins and learn-from-them losses. The Jaguars have had multiple of the former already this season. On Sunday they had one of the latter.

On to Wembley. Let's get to it …

Mark from Green Bay, WI

Where was the sense of winning? Where was the sense of drive? Where was the urgency? Where are the quick throws that other teams have? What is up with Trevor standing around waiting for a big play instead of small fast passes? Going from a fantastic precision passing game on Monday Night Football to a "Blah, who cares attitude?" So disappointed.

I don't know what "sense of winning" and "sense of drive" mean. I know when the other guys' lines are outplaying your lines you can look like you're not giving great effort. Looks in that case don't reflect reality.

Mark from Archer

The Jags need to get their offense figured out sooner rather than later.

Fair.

Paul from St. Augustine, FL

Rather than scripting the opening drive, what if the coaches just put Trevor in and told him we were down two scores?

This was the much-ballyhooed, sometimes-disappointing, occasionally off-kilter First Email of the Game. It was a joke. Sometimes it takes a while to get warmed up.

Pete from Daytona Beach, FL

Cam Little can kick a 70-yard field goal, but has trouble with an extra point??

Jaguars kicker Cam Little indeed missed an extra point Sunday. The NFL moved extra points back to the 15-yard line in 2015. They're not assumed anymore. He also missed a 50-yard field goal late in the first half. It's not fair to call this a crisis yet. It's fair to call it a concern.

Dave from Jacksonville

I'm excited for another week of the Trevor excuse-Zone!! What do you have on the docket?

Well, the seven sacks and upwards of 25 pressures might be a start.

Jeremy from Gilbert, AZ

Please explain, without a laundry list of excuses and alibis, how Trevor Lawrence is a franchise quarterback.

He's not yet. And he's not elite. This has been true and remains true. It also remains true that he is in the first season in a new offensive system and is developing and growing.

Oscar from Palm Coast

We have made this far on good defense, lots of grit and OK offense at best. We are not ever going to make it very far with such inconsistent quarterback play.

The Jaguars are 4-2. If they go 4-2 again, they will be 8-4. If they go 4-2(ish) again, they will be 12-6(ish) and in the postseason(ish).

Jeremy from Wise, VA

Just bad. All around.

Pretty much.

Tony from Johns Creek, GA

O, the Jags offensive line was overwhelmed, the penalties keep on coming/

Yes, it was. Yes, they do.

James from Socorro, NM

That seemed reminiscent of Jaguars teams gone by who couldn't move the ball in the fourth quarter when it counts.

I understand the tendency for Jaguars fans to reference past bad seasons and bad teams. Fans of this team have been through a lot and such scars run deep. But this team isn't those teams. Remember: The Jaguars' offense moved the ball in the clutch a lot in the first five games. They didn't Sunday. That doesn't mean they're the Jaguars teams gone by. It means they had a bad day against a good defense.

Anita from Springfield

So we traded a guy who couldn't make a play on the ball for another guy who can't make a play for the ball? My knee-jerk reactions at that long JSN touchdown was a lot of anger and saying things like, "well Tyson Campbell could've missed that play, too." Hopefully Newsome improves and gets more comfortable in the system, but that was a rough introduction.

Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Nigba caught a 61-yard touchdown pass Sunday on a play on which he beat Jaguars cornerback Greg Newsome II. Newsome has been with the Jaguars three days. Smith-Ngiba is one of the NFL's better receivers.

Boxcutter from Mass

You win some you lose some. Everything is OK. Nobody panic. Eleven games left. I like our chances.

Good eye.