LONDON – Let's get to it …

Johnny Bee from Howey In The Hills

Dr. O: I guess it is a blessing and a curse at the same time. Lots of chatter on the Jags' power rankings, which is fine for the clickbait crowd. However, many sites such as CBS Sports, ESPN, etc. never give Jaguars guard Emmanuel Pregnon any love on any of the rookie acknowledgements. They did the same with kicker Cam Little and look what he did his rookie year and is doing now. Not complaining, but I guess it is better to be under the radar and excel than get a lot of publicity and under achieve.

The Jaguars are 3-1 and leading the AFC South entering Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. They are a good team playing well against good teams and they look like a team very capable of continuing to play well against good teams if they continue playing to their identity. I mention this here to reiterate what I long have said in this space – that being a good team is what matters in the NFL, while "respect" and "recognition" mean nothing. Rankings, acknowledgments, honors and lists are a way to pass time from Monday through Saturday, and a way to draw views in this online world in which so many of us live and so few of us thrive. These rankings, acknowledgements, lists and honors are compiled by people with varying experience and knowledge of the NFL. This isn't to say nothing in these rankings, acknowledgements, lists and honors ever is right. It is to say there is often a lot wrong with them, and they often seem comical and uninformed to those more informed. There is nothing wrong with reading these rankings, acknowledgements, lists and honors. There is just no reason to attach any value or importance to them. This is true when they are praising your team and when they are criticizing it. That is because this is professional football. It is all decided on the field.

Wade from Cowford

I have to admit I am nervous about the Eagles. All week long we hear how the Eagles have injuries and the line has increased for the Jags. We have seen this story before where a team is counted out and one team is thought to be a sure thing and is all goes out the window on game day. Just recently, the Florida Gators were put on a pedestal and Missouri beat the living mess out of them. I hope the Jags do not fall to the same ending. Holding my breath for this one.

It is understandable to be nervous about Sunday's game if you are a Jaguars fan. The Eagles are well-coached, talented and physical. They know what is to win in adverse situations and they know what it is to have reserves play key roles to attain such victories. I expect the Eagles will be motivated after a week of noise around Philadelphia. Are the Eagles dangerous? Absolutely, because – as a great man once said – "This is the NFL, not the Southeastern Conference." "Struggling" teams beat favorites all the time. I looked it up, by the way. Florida and Missouri are in the SEC.

Joel from Yulee

Sure, Head Coach Liam has done a great job coaching quarterback Trevor Lawrence, but imagine if we had held on to Gardner Minshew how good we would be right now with Liam's quarterback coaching?

I do not understand the question.

Charles from Jacksonville

Everybody loves to see the JAGS sack the opposition's quarterbacks. It is exciting, and can be a turning point in a game. Unfortunately, many fans judge particular players based only on the number of sacks they achieve. I believe this is due to the fact that many fans focus primarily on what is happening with the ball during plays, rather than how a particular defender is defending during the course of the play. Defensive end Josh Hines-Allen is not always rushing the quarterback. During the last game, he made two tackles in coverage downfield on receivers. Do we expect players to both rush the quarterback and still be in position to cover? Before criticizing a particular player for not racking up enough sacks, take the time to focus on everything they do during the course of a game. Hines-Allen and Travon Walker do far more than just rush quarterbacks.

We live in a sacks-centric football world. One reason for this is sacks are very important in the NFL and another reason is a defense getting off the field on third downs also is very important. Another reason is it is easier to tweet and write about sacks than it is to understand a player's role on a given play – and how a player plays throughout an entire game and his accompanying effect on the game. The Jaguars' defense is ranked second in the NFL in points allowed, second in turnovers and second in takeaways. The Jaguars are 3-1 and leading the AFC South. Maybe all those things would be true without Hines-Allen and Walker. I'm guessing we don't want to find out.

James from Titusville, NJ

I have not written in for quite some time. The Jags have been playing pretty good. There is not much room for any unique complaints. So, 'sup?

N'much.

Josh from Atlanta, GA

One thing I have not thought much about until Cincy was the Jaguar DNA concept really mattering. This team plays no favorites. There is no guarantee any one player on offense particularly is getting force fed the ball. On a team full of divas or selfish cats, that could be a locker room/media/social media problem. The Big 3 have put together a team of unselfish guys who most definitely want the rock, but seem to be all in on whatever it takes to just win, baby. Any merit to that? Or is everyone just happy because, ya know, 3-1 and 11-1.

Winning usually means happiness. Either way, the so-called "Jaguars DNA" indeed is crucial to the culture of the organization. While terms such as DNA and culture can be vague and cliché-ish, the reality is the "DNA" part is critical to what this team is about. As much any organization I have been around, this team plays players who deserve to play without regard to draft status or salary. And this team operates without regard to public opinion. That should be common, but it is not. The Jaguars set the tone for this early in this regime, playing then-"reserve" wide receiver Parker Washington ahead of highly-paid unrestricted free agent wide receiver Dyami Brown early in the 2025 season. There are multiple other examples of this. Bottom line: This team makes decisions based on what will give it the best chance to win. All else is secondary.

Gary from St. Augustine, FL

Even with a London dateline, you still suck.

No doubt.

Alex from Shawnee

Big O, how nice it is. As a lifelong Jags fan born in the year 2000, I was not here for the Mark Brunell days. All I have hoped for from the late 2000s, the entire 2010s, and the first few years of Trevor being here, was a consistently successful team that I could root for every week knowing they had a good shot at winning. I hoped year after year this kind of team would exist and I could root for them and THEY ARE HERE! Losses, disappointing performances, etc., will all come and go, but I can see myself 10 years from now reminiscing about the "good ole days" of the current Jaguars. I, for one, am so overjoyed with the current state of the team and the direction we are heading. As the famous philosopher Andy Bernard from The Office said, "I wish there was a way to know you're in 'the good old days' before you have actually left them." I think we are there.

This is absolutely the fun stuff. These are good days. That doesn't mean we have to dig deep into sentimental melancholy yet, but Jaguars fans should enjoy this. They have waited for it for a long, long time.

Gregg from Jax

Any idea how well running back link-placeholder-8 will do in London? I know Coach Coen places a lot of emphasis on the run….

I don't know what this means. I expect the Jaguars to continue running effectively because that's a focus and they are showing signs of being really good in this area.

John from Section 206 by way of Trafalgar Square

I think we need to be cautious with the national respect love; history shows that respect will go away quickly with a loss. Just remember: "We're Jacksonville and we don't like you, either."

The Jaguars indeed someday will lose a game. When that happens, observers will overreact the same way they overreact when the Jaguars win. And it will matter just as much.