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JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Bruce from St. Simons Island, GA

O, 2025 was a very special year for the Jaguars! But even more "special," it's not over! The Jags have already shown that they can beat the best teams in the AFC. Do you think that this season will continue to be special?

The Jaguars (12-4) can clinch the AFC South title in a home game against the Tennessee Titans (3-13) Sunday – and they indeed appear to be as good as any team in the AFC entering that game. They may be as good as any team in the NFL. There are five or six other AFC teams and pretty much as many NFC teams that can say the same thing. Can the Jaguars' 2025 season continue to be special? Absolutely. Will it continue past the first round of the playoffs? Stay tuned.

Adam from Round Here

For those stressing about allowing Camp or Udinski interviewing… I think they should remember that's how we got Liam.

There's little reason to stress about coordinators leaving. Yes, there is a possibility that Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski and/or defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile will get a head coaching position in the coming offseason. There is a probability either or both will leave for such a position in a future offseason if it doesn't happen this offseason. They're both good coordinators. They're both young. They both have the feel of being future head coaches. If you hire good coordinators, they likely will leave soon enough. This is how the NFL works. The alternative is hiring bad coordinators, and that's a less attractive alternative than hiring good ones and having them leave when they prove they are good. The positive for the Jaguars is Head Coach Liam Coen runs the offense and he's not going anywhere. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence isn't going anywhere, either. If one of the two young, talented coordinators leave Coen will hire another young, talented coordinator. Circle of life – or circle of NFL coaching, anyway.

Dan from Madrid

I admit, I was highly critical of the Lawrence extension last year and even more vocal earlier this year. Watching all the games after the bye week this season, I admit he is underpaid.

He's probably paid pretty appropriately, all things considered.

Jonathon from Jacksonville

What is the statistic this season for preventing our opponents getting the first down on fourth down? I'm just bringing this up since stops on fourth down are deemed as turnovers.

The Jaguars' defense has allowed first downs on 10 of 28 fourth-down conversion attempts during the first 16 games of the 2025 regular season.

Chris from Jax, Neptune / NJ.

What can we do about securing our coaches from being poached? How big do Shad's pockets get if we need to keep Camp because he's getting head coaching looks next year?

Campanile has done a first-rate job this season and I expect he will be an NFL head coach at some point – perhaps soon. While Jaguars Owner Shad Khan undoubtedly would dig deep into the pockets to secure Campanile remain with the team, there's little or nothing an owner can – or should – do to keep a coordinator from becoming a head coach. There are only 32 head-coaching jobs. When the little birds are ready to leave the next, you shake their hands, wish them well and let them fly.

Travis from High Springs

With the addition of wide receiver Jakobi Meyers and the emergence of wide receiver Parker Washington on offense, and the fact that cornerbacks Greg Newsome II and Montaric Brown are both free agents after the season, do you believe those factors will have any effect on how the Jaguars plan to use Travis Hunter on offense next year? If they were to lose one or both of the corners in free agency, could you see a situation where Hunter plays mostly defense?

I expect Jaguars cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter to play extensively on defense moving forward and to essentially be a starting, full-time cornerback. I expect him to have a role as a receiver on offense. It's too early to know – or even guess – precisely how that role will look on offense.

Chris from Mandarin

I've never thought Fred Taylor was going into the Hall of Fame. In my opinion, he belongs in the Hall of Very Good. He made one Pro Bowl during his career as an alternate in an era where being a Pro Bowler meant more. He was second-team All Pro once. He was never considered the best running back in the league during any season in his career. His touchdown totals are kind of low for the amount of yards he amassed and years he played as a premier running back. His yards per carry are the stat people point to in his favor – and while that's a plus, I don't see it as enough to get him in the Hall of Fame. Couple that with the media's perception that he was injury prone and you have a player on the cusp that will, unfortunately, probably never get in. I wish it weren't so, but them's the bricks John.

I don't know if Taylor will get in the Hall of Fame. I absolutely know he was better than Very Good. I know players who played against him believe he's deserving. His career yards and yards per carry show this. His tape shows this. That doesn't mean he will get in. It means he's deserving and it means he absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame.

Justin from NYC

Has BTJ got his groove back? How has he performed the last half of the season versus the first, and how much of it is due to him no longer needing to be The Guy now that we have Meyers?

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas has given the Jaguars a downfield threat in the last five games since returning from an ankle injury that kept him out Weeks 10-12. That downfield threat has helped the entire offense because defenses must account for him. The entire Jaguars' receiving corps of wide receivers Meyers, Washington, Tim Patrick and Thomas and tight end Brenton Strange complement one another very well. As Coen puts it, it's a group that forces defenses to cover "every blade of grass." The group complements each other very well. It's impressive.

Cliff from Everywhere with helicopter

Just wanted to take a moment to mention how much I enjoyed seeing Jaguars punter Logan Cooke, kicker Cam Little and mascot extraordinaire Jaxon DeVille visiting with the kids at Ronald McDonald House for Christmas. These are things these guys do not have to do but I'm sure love to do. Seeing the kick the kids get out of it warms this old man's heart. One big one for all the players who go out of their way to spend time with needy kids.

One fer Cooke, Matiscik and Little.

Daniel from Johnston, IA

Regarding the division realignment, all I know is that I STILL miss the rivalry with Pittsburgh. Yes, Tennessee is hated but it was the Steelers showdowns that I loved. I feel like that was a terrible miss when Jacksonville got realigned.

The Jaguars-Steelers rivalry in the 1990s and early 2000s was cool. Fans liked it. It didn't matter enough to the league to keep it compared to other rivalries that existed at the time. Remember, though: That rivalry was cool because the teams played competitive, meaningful games that decided postseasons fates. This happened because the Jaguars and Steelers were consistently good in the 1990s. The Jaguars are good and contending for the postseason. If that continues, cool rivalries will follow.

Brad from The Avenues

No cruising, no playing with their food, NO MERCY!! Finish them!!

Brad is ready for some football.

James from Titusville, NJ

In the wake of the Morten Anderson missed kick remark yesterday, I wanted to let you know that I was inspired by your book title, "Jags to Riches" and used it as my fantasy football team name and won my league after placing second to last the year prior. Now that I'm on top, I'm going to have to think of a new team name next year. As to my question, can you explain how Anderson missed that kick in the '96 season? Did he slip, misjudge the wind, or just psyche himself out? That was weird.

Sometimes you eat the bear. Sometimes the bear eats you. You win some. You lose some. And sometimes it rains.

Justin from NYC

How much of the current streak is due to coaching, Meyers, or something else. What's your take?

Coaching: 26.75 percent. Lawrence 26.25 percent. Meyers: 17 percent. Offensive line: 15 percent. The offensive line: Eight percent. The fact that Mrs. O-Zone wears the same "Duuuval" shirt each week: Seven percent. Just don't tell Mrs. O-Zone these numbers. She's pretty well convinced by now that the Duuuval shirt should receive most of the credit.

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