JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Bradford from Orange Park, FL

What do you think is the root issue for these Jaguars fans that bag on Trevor Lawrence in attempts to run him out of town? His areas of "needs improvement" are not lost on me. However, to say that he's what has cost the Jaguars games this season isn't just categorically incorrect, it is the antithesis of what has gone on. Do you think it's them being unable to think for themselves when it comes to the hate that Lawrence gets on the national NFL media circuit? Or, does their PTSD from being a Jaguars fan (understandable) create a blind spot to the reality that this franchise bringing in a different quarterback would have left that quarterback in the same situation Trevor has dealt with – and is dealing with?

I never – or rarely, anyway – try to explain in any detail why people as a group act in a certain way. This is because a group is made up of individuals – and motivation can vary wildly from individual to individual, and reactions within an individual can vary from moment to moment. What I do know is fans react emotionally to their team and usually judge their own players far more harshly than they judge players from other teams. Jaguars fans often focus on quarterback Trevor Lawrence's shortcomings and maddening moments because they are emotionally invested in this team while forgetting that many other NFL quarterbacks also have shortcomings and maddening moments. They see only highlight moments of other quarterbacks while they see all the bad moments of Lawrence. They therefore also often focus only on Lawrence's shortcomings without acknowledging that he has had multiple stretches of leading this team to a lot of victories. Why do fans do this? Specifically? I know not why. Generally? That's easy. Fans fan. It's what they do.

James from Claxton, GA

What is the standard elevation process that occurs when a player moves to the active roster from the practice squad? Does the player automatically revert to the practice squad after the game? Does his paycheck change?

Standard elevation is when a team elevates a player from the practice squad for a specific game. A team can elevate a specific player in this manner three times in a season. After that, the team must decide if it wants to sign the player to the active roster. Yes, an "elevated" player automatically reverts to the practice squad following the game. Yes, the player is paid the designated minimum salary for his years NFL experience for the game in which he is elevated. This is one reason the idea of a "53-man" roster is a bit antiquated. Teams have much more flexibility than they did a decade ago.

Kyle from Ingalls, IN and The mean streets of Arlington

So, I was doing some homework and the Jags are tied with the Buffalo Bills for second-easiest remaining schedule behind the New England Patriots. The toughest schedule left is the Indianapolis Colts, who have to play all 6 games against teams with winning records while the Jaguars only have 3. So, the way I figure, this good team has to be "good enough" 4 more times to make the playoffs and beat the Colts at least once to win the division. Does that sound about right?

I have no earthly idea.

Jason from North Pole, AK

Based on the Jaguars' talent at quarterback, remaining schedule and looking around the rest of the AFC, is this the best realistic opportunity for a deep playoff run the Jaguars have had in the last 25 years?

The Jaguars played in the AFC Championship Game following the 2017 season and were four minutes – and a play or two – from playing in the Super Bowl.

Matt from Aldie, VA

I heard someone say something that simultaneously I do not like, but makes me laugh, because it's absolutely true. If Trevor Lawrence is quarterbacking, both teams are still in the game.

Someone's got jokes.

Zach from Washougal, WA

Do you think football is too easy for Trevor? He digs a hole for the team, just to give himself the challenge of pulling them out? Happy Thanksgiving.

I think Lawrence at times receives too much criticism and I think there remain areas he must improve. I do not think football is too easy for him.

Doug from Jacksonville, FL

Everyone needs to screen shot this so they can remember this. When the Jags go to Denver they will be playing to decide the one seed.

OK.

Nicholas from Fort Hood, TX

KOAF: How did you draw the short straw and have to host "Huddle Up" while all of management had the day off?

I am the king of all funk.

Don from Marshall, NC

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is 37 years old and playing the best football of his life. Trevor is 26! There is time and the sky is not falling! Go Jaguars!

When it comes to proper perspective and understanding reality, and understanding what's up with the sky, Don remains somewhat comfortably "all in."

Fred from Naples, FL

Do you believe Frank Gore gets in the Hall of Fame this year ahead of Fred Taylor?

I don't know if former NFL running back Frank Gore will get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the 2026 class. I do expect he will be enshrined and that it will happen before former Jaguars running back Fred Taylor is enshrined. I don't believe Gore was better than Taylor. I don't think he was more spectacular than Taylor. I don't think he is more deserving than Taylor. I think he will be enshrined before Taylor because he's third on the NFL's all-time rushing list with 16,000 career yards. That sort of production usually is rewarded by Hall voters.

Mario from West Kelowna, BC

Zone, what's with fans' obsession with asking you to declare, admit, cry out write in stone that TL is not the Jags' franchise quarterback of the future? TL is not perfect and has had some bad games. But the Jags are 7-4 right now. Not a bad record at all.

Good eye.

Steve at work at his desk from Jax Beach

Fine, John. Let's paraphrase an earlier question: We seem like we are a quarterback away from being a legitimately DOMINANT football team. Solid everywhere else but quarterback not so much,

The Jaguars from this view are a good team and an improving one. I don't think they're a quarterback away from being a dominant team. I think they are an offseason or two from having the roster to be a dominant team.

Reese from Loyal Jaguar Fan in Va

Am I the only Reese that doesn't believe we should draft a quarterback in this year draft? Are we really already talking about the draft?! I believe in 16 because the alternative would not be as awesome as some fans believe, let's just try and enjoy this awesome and good season so far! Happy holidays and thanksgiving! Go Jags!!!

I don't expect the Jaguars to select a quarterback early in the 2026 NFL Draft. I expect Lawrence to be this team's quarterback for the foreseeable future.

Frank from Jacksonville

This 3-way tiebreaker talk has me thinking, With conference record being the first tiebreaker, there is a scenario where The Chiefs, Chargers, and Jags could be tied and the Jags not make the playoffs even though we beat both teams head to fead. I know the answer is to just keep winning and control your own destiny, but wow would that be a tough way to end a season.

It wouldn't happen. In the event of the Chiefs, Chargers and Jaguars tying at the end of the season, the division tiebreaker would be applied to eliminate all but the highest-ranked team in each division from the tiebreaker. Head-to-head would then be applied and the Jaguars would win that against either the Chargers or the Chiefs.

Bradford from Orange Park, FL

I felt like, after watching wide receiver Jakobi Meyers' highlights, that he would be a welcome and very much needed addition for Lawrence and an ailing wide receiver room. What stuck out to me was reliable hands and the skill set of finding "soft spots" in coverage, knowing where to "sit down." Just seemed like he had a knack for creating space. If wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. can recapture being able to catch the ball again ... he, wide receiver Parker Washington, Meyers and tight end Brenton Strange are a nice set of pass catchers. If nothing else, if Thomas. is not able to do that, just his speed and the threat of him and big plays should strain defenses to the effect of benefiting the other three aforementioned. Kudos James Gladstone for being on top of what was, in my opinion, the most glaring need of the offense.

Jaguars General Manager James Gladstone said this past offseason that good teams can be built in the offseason and great ones continue to evolve throughout the course of the season. Witness: Meyers.