JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …
Chris from Mandarin
The game this week versus the Texans is huge. I will go so far as to say that if they don't win, they will probably not catch the Colts in the division race and will also be unlikely to take one of the wild-card spots.
The Jaguars' game Sunday against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, indeed is huge. The Jaguars will be 5-4 if they lose and 6-3 if they win – and the difference between 6-3 and 5-4 indeed in the NFL is significant. They also have a chance to move three games ahead of the Texans with a head-to-head sweep and the accompanying tiebreaker making it essentially a four-game lead. Such things absolutely matter. But Sunday is not the must-win, end-all scenario you suggest. If the Jaguars and the Colts both lose Sunday, for example, the Jaguars will still be a game and a half behind the Colts in the AFC South. And while a Jaguars loss could drop them out of the Top 7 in the AFC, it wouldn't drop them anywhere near being out of the Wild-Card chase. Eight games will remain after Sunday. It's still a long season.
Dan from Madrid
Hi, John. I like the trade for Meyers given the current situation with injuries, but I also believe that this team needs a lot more quality players to be competitive every year. Trading all these future draft selections is a bit worrisome.
The Jaguars on Tuesday traded a fourth- and sixth-round selection in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders for wide receiver Jakobi Meyers. The Jaguars by this count now have 11 selections in the '26 draft: Round 2, Round 3, Round 3, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 7 and Round 7. Eleven is a healthy number of selections. Remember: The Jaguars knew how many selections they had before trading for Meyers, so they knew how much equity they could give away and still have enough to execute next April's draft. Remember, too: Meyers could be with the team next season, so it wasn't as if the Jaguars were simply giving away the future for the present.
Sam from Orlando, FL
Are you suggesting a team has to bail its $55 million a year quarterback out? Isn't that his job? To put the team on his shoulders and figure it out?
My Scooby Sense – and not my Scobee or Spidey Sense – tells me you're suggesting that a recent O-Zone answer regarding quarterback Trevor Lawrence suggested he can't "carry a team" to a victory. The answer essentially said Lawrence might do just that Sunday. Or that the Jaguars might run effectively and play good defense. Or that the Jaguars' receivers might play well. I don't know if Lawrence will "lift" the Jaguars Sunday. He might. He might not. But I never wrote that he couldn't.
Scott from Fernandina Beach, FL
What's going on with Maason Smith? Thought he was going to be a meaningful part of our D Line. Haven't seen him often and heard his name even less.
Second-year defensive tackle Maason Smith has played about 32 percent of the Jaguars' defensive plays this season, playing in every game since missing the regular-season opener. Why hasn't he played more? Because he plays essentially the same position as veteran Arik Armstead and the Jaguars' interior defensive line is better right now with Armstead.
Sam from Orlando, FL
Perhaps fans would fan a little less if the franchise quarterback would play like a franchise quarterback. The game-winning drives are great, but not always necessary if Trevor could play efficiently and avoid the 1-2 inexcusable throws he throws every single game. It can be done, as evidenced around the league each and every Sunday.
I doubt fans would fan all that less in this scenario. Fans fan. It's what they do.
John from Jax
Hi, KOAGF. I see a lot of updates on injured players but nothing much on Strange. When is he eligible to return and is he doing any activity yet on the practice field?
You haven't seen many updates on tight end Brenton Strange in recent weeks because he's on injured reserve with a hip injury and can't return until next week. I expect him to be active and play next Sunday in the Jaguars' Week 11 home game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Bradley from Death Valley, CA
Jakobi Meyers looks pretty good throwing the ball, even in traffic. Will they put in one or two trick pass plays for him?
Stay tuned.
George from Harrisburg, PA
John, as the Tuna says: "You are what your record says you are:" 5-3 and in the 7th seed isn't a bad place to be right now. I think the Jags' schedule lines up pretty favorably (hope I'm not jinxing them) for the Jags going down the stretch with the most difficult game being at Denver. Also, 'one for' Parker Washington. Seems to go under the radar, but comes up clutch.
The Jaguars from this view are a beat-up team that doesn't appear to be playing at a level where there are many "easy" games" – and from this view, games against the Los Angeles Chargers (6-3), Denver Broncos (7-2) and Indianapolis Colts (7-2) more than qualify as "difficult." One fer wide receiver Parker Washington? No doubt.
Peter from Sp.Duplek
I watched the game until 1:30 am Sunday night because I just couldn't go to sleep. So I only had a few hours of sleep before waking up at 5:20 a.m. for work. And by doing that, my wife had quite a bad night's sleep. Soon, she was already talking to me in short sentences. I guess it was worth it - as a 20-plus-year married veteran I took it like a champion. Go JAGS.
Just win, baby.
Chris from Mandarin
Regardless of the system he was in while in the NFL, or for how long in that system, Trevor Lawrence has consistently throughout his career made poor decisions when passing in the red zone. How do you account for this problem? It seems unlikely that it is something he will be able to shake because five years is a good indicator that it is ingrained in his playing DNA.
Lawrence has at times throughout his career made poor decisions when passing in the red zone. He also has made good decisions when passing in the end zone. I don't know how to account for this and people with far more football knowledge than me don't know how to account for this. I don't know what "playing DNA" means and I don't know that it's unlikely he will shake this. I do know that many people seem to believe Lawrence can't improve and I know that that's not necessarily true no matter how often it's stated.
Crash from Glen Saint Mary, FL
Obi Wan! Watched the outstanding Sounds of the Game video. Didn't realize that the Jags ran the ball eight straight times in OT until Frank Frangie mentioned it. That's what the Cats need to do against Houston.
Jaguars.com is a free website. Check it out sometime.
Sam from Mount Airy NC
Why does Trevor Lawrence not have good numbers? I feel like he is an average QB with below average numbers.
I don't pay much attention to numbers because I don't play much fantasy football. Is 5-3 a good or bad number?
Woody from Dunlap
KOAF: When it comes to the Jags kicking off, do you have any insights as to which coach directs Cam Little on whether to kick it into the end zone or keep it in play but kick it to the left corner or the right corner, or to keep it away from a particular returner? I suspect it is special teams coordinator Heath Farwell, but could be wrong?
It's Farwell, with input from Head Coach Liam Coen as necessary.
Beavis from the Southside
This may come across as argumentative, but honestly, I'm just seeking clarification. You wrote, "Let's let Meyers learn the basics of the offense first." But in the answer just prior to it, "Most NFL teams run essentially the same plays and same routes. This usually isn't a league of great mystery." So, what does Meyers have to learn, just new terminology for the same stuff?
Terminology and verbiage is the major difference between a lot of NFL offenses along with philosophy and approach.
J.Hooks from Mandarin
You loved those old mustard uniforms. I remember when you got all gussied up in them in a video. Lol. Good times. Were those considered throwbacks, or was that a different thing?
The Jaguars wore the "mustard" uniforms in the middle of the last decade as part of the league's "color rush era." They were not throwbacks. I did like those mustard uniforms, and I'm not surprised you remember me dressing up in them. Beauty tends to linger in the memory.
