JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Bethany from Jacksonville

Good morning, John. So, when Head Coach Liam Coen first came on with the Jags, he mentioned "quarterback school," that Trevor will be learning how to read defenses among other things during the offseason. I was super-excited about that, but haven't heard anything else about it since. Do you know if that ever came about? And if so, what is this QB School and what does it entail? Thank you so much!

This may have been a bit of a miscommunication. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence hasn't technically gone to "quarterback school" this offseason in the sense that he hasn't been sent away to a university with schools charging ridiculous tuition, professors wearing patched-elbow blazers and journalism students drinking their way to dismal financial futures. What was meant by "quarterback school" was that Lawrence this offseason would study Coen's offense and work on all things quarterbacking. Lawrence indeed has been doing this in recent weeks and months by learning and honing the footwork principles needed to play in this scheme, and absorbing the details and verbiage needed for the scheme to become second nature. Even if that's not "quarterback school," it's extremely important as Lawrence adapts a third offensive system in five professional seasons.

Anita from Springfield

It's so neat having the Big Bos in a leadership role. Especially with the emphasis on fan experience he and the rest of the triumvirate are making. Thanks for another EVPodcast episode!

You're referencing the latest EVPodcast, which "dropped" Wednesday and which is the third version of the periodic podcast with Jaguars Executive Vice President of Football Operations Tony Boselli – hosted by yours truly. I don't spend much time/space in this forum promoting other content on this free website, but I would encourage Jaguars fans who want to understand team goings on to listen to the EVPodcast. Boselli is engaging and transparent on the podcast, and he and the Jaguars' other two football decision-makers – Coen and General Manager James Gladstone – are absolutely sincere in their emphasis on fan experience. You can't fake what the team is doing in this area this offseason. This is real stuff. And really good stuff for fans.

Hermun from the shrubbery at the MEC practice facility

I'm going to need a KOAF Fathead. Any discounts for ordering two?

What's a "discount?"

Don from Marshall, NC

How is it that a guy who played for the Berlin Thunder, has the NFL record lowest single game passing percentage (0.0) and whose career yardage is just over 1,000 yards, know anything about what Trevor Lawrence needs to do this year? He couldn't get Trevor's autograph if he was still playing. Trevor has 15 or more seasons to go and no quarterback carries a crappy team and it's just stupid to say that. Nothing Trevor Lawrence has done has been disappointing. He is a stud and when the team is good enough, he will win Super Bowls! Let the whole world keep on attacking the lowly Jaguars. Thats what people do. But the day is coming and soon, I think! Go Jaguars.

When it comes to returning to this forum with a flourish, and to being angry about something someone said that I didn't hear and don't particularly care about – and to being "all in" on Lawrence – Don remains "all in."

Nick from Virginia Beach, VA

It's okay that it's the slow season for football. It makes you appreciate it more when the fall is here. What home game are you looking forward to the most and road game?

I can't say that I "look forward" to particular road or home games in any particular season. This isn't as much cynical, aging disinterest as knowing circumstances can change rapidly and make what in the offseason seems a compelling matchup far less intriguing/interesting in real time. For the sake of answering your question – which is, after all, the spirit of this forum – I'll go with the Cincinnati Bengals as the road game to watch and the Kansas City Chiefs as the home game to watch. A Week 2 matchup on the road against a team as explosive as the Bengals could be a nice test to see if this Jaguars offense can keep pace with the NFL's better offenses. A Week 5 matchup at home against a team as perennially good as the dynastic Chiefs could be a lot of fun. It might be a stretch to think the Jaguars will be ready to win a game as high-profile as the Chiefs game, but who knows?

Stuart from Cottonwood AZ

Two (three) receivers. One (two) blazing fast and one who is a matchup nightmare who cuts and moves like the Flash. Could it be Thunder and Lightning II?

I hesitate to lean too much into this conversation – not because the Jaguars' current wide receiver group doesn't have enormous potential, but because the comparison is at this point premature. It's also a bit insulting to the original "Thunder and Lightning." That original "Thunder and Lightning," as longtime Jaguars fans well know, was wide receivers Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell – which might be one of the most underrated receiving tandems in NFL history. Smith was a Hall of Fame-level receiver and as good as any receiver of his era except Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Randy Moss. McCardell, while not as dominant as Smith, was as tough and clutch and productive as any so-called "No. 2" receiver in his era. Smith is in the Pride of the Jaguars and McCardell is long overdue to join him there. Make no mistake: The Jaguars' current receiving trio of Travis Hunter, Brian Thomas Jr. and Dyami Brown has enormous potential. Thomas from this view has a chance to be the best receiver in franchise history if he plays at a high level for a long time. Hunter has the talent to be in the same conversation. Brown's presence makes this a tantalizing trio. But Smith is entering his second season and Hunter – the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner – has yet to participate in a padded NFL practice. Brown has had a good half a season/postseason. The possibilities for this trio are endless, but let's let the possibilities turn into production before comparing the group to Smith and McCardell.

Bradley from Sparks, NV

Other than the first few games of the career of Brian Thomas Jr., the best weapons Lawrence has had are one decent year each from third- and fourth-tier guys such as tight end Evan Engram, running back Travis Etienne Jr., wide receiver Calvin Ridley and wide receiver Christian Kirk. It pales in comparison to the other 50-million-plus guys who play with guys like Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, Ja'Maar Chase, Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, etc. He now has top-end coaching and front office and two receivers with rare abilities and Hall-of-Fame potential. Lawrence has always been the consummate professional, but he has had less to work with than any of his peers in the "Max QB" club. I think we see a much better Lawrence this year, but if we don't, then it's on him.

It's perhaps a touch extreme to call Engram, Kirk, etc. "third- and fourth-tier" players – and time will tell just how good all that is around Lawrence becomes, but … yes, it does appear from this view – at this time – that Lawrence will have more around him on the field in 2025 than he did in the past few seasons. And this will be a very important season for him.

Woody from Dunlap

KOAF: Ross Matiscik is an excellent long snapper. Have you noticed which players are being trained as his potential backup in the event Ross sustains an injury? Or is it too early in organized team activities for this type of skill development?

Nose tackle DaVon Hamilton has been the backup, emergency snapper in recent seasons. This can be fluid, and other players could fill the role moving forward.

Kenneth from Jacksonville

How's it going?

A-ight.

Plush Tush from Philadelphia, PA

So, the rugby-style play passed, thanks in part to some help from the Jaguars. Would you have voted against it? If so, why?

I would have voted to ban the so-called "tush push," the play in which the Philadelphia Eagles essentially "push" quarterback Jalen Hurts into the end zone in short-yardage situations by "pushing" on his "tush." I would have agreed in large part with the Eagles' argument that banning it was unfair, and I would have worried it would have set a bad precedent by punishing the Eagles for being effective and innovative. Why would I have voted nay over yay? Because I'm old school and the tush push just doesn't "look" or "feel" like football. My nay vote wouldn't have felt reasonable, but it would have felt more right than wrong.

Gavin from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the sovereign country of Canada, never 51

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uio1J2PKzLI

'Tis but a scratch.