JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

JK NY & Fernandina Beach, FL

John, Despite the 4-2 record and the two-game lead in the AFC South, many Jags fans have emotions that include anger, disappointment and panic. There are a couple of causes. First, the Jags just have not looked clean or dominating in several of the wins – and failed to close in the losses. But the primary reason is that many fans will continue to suffer from "Same Old Jags" syndrome until the team proves that the former era is over and gone. What will it take for the Jags to convince some of their most diehard supporters that the franchise has turned the page and this is truly a new era in Jacksonville Jaguars football where winning championships is the standard?

The Jaguars have won 17 of their last 23 regular-season games, won the AFC South last season and lead the South by two games through six games this season. I have covered many good NFL teams and many bad NFL teams. I have covered Super Bowl champions, AFC Champions and multiple 12-victory-plus teams. I rarely – if ever – have covered an NFL team that has won a lot of games without many of the victories being less than "clean" and less than "dominating." I do remember covering teams that won most of their games in one-sided fashion. That was when I covered the University of Florida in 1993 and 1994. Those teams did not play professional football. They played in the Southeastern Conference. The 2026 Jaguars are good. I expect they will contend for – and make – the postseason. If diehard Jaguars supporters do not believe they're good, I do not know what it will take for them to realize it. I suppose it doesn't really matter what they believe. What will matter is what happens on the field.

John from Section 206 again soon - finally...

I think sadly the over-officiating is going to continue. I think they are starting to consider themselves as an equal part of the game with players and coaches. Bringing rules experts into the broadcast booths only reinforces it, especially when they overwhelmingly support the officials calls. If the trend is to continue, then it is only fair to the teams and to the fans that officials stand up and answer for their calls after games, and the teams need to be freed from the gag order they have on criticizing them. The officials are operating with impunity right now with no consequences for how their over zealousness is impacting the teams we actually want to watch play the game.

I am fine with the idea of having officials speak to the media following games, though I doubt this will happen soon. My thought on the officiating so far this season is that the NFL may be really emphasizing some of its annual preseason officiating "points of emphasis" – and presnap motion, etc. appears to be one of the elements being emphasized. We often see spikes in officiating in certain areas early as the NFL emphasizes an area only to have the calls reduce as the playoffs approach because the league doesn't want "overofficiousness" later in the season and in the postseason. Maybe we will see some of the penalty numbers reduce as the season continues. Here's hoping.

Armand from Atlantic Beach

On plays the team wants the NFL to look at do their reports ever get reported to the fan base after the people in charge look at it

Not officially, no.

Dave from Jax Beach

I love that Liam Coen is our head coach. I am frustrated that he needs to be the most-clever guy in the stadium with his play calls in first-and-goal situations, or when we need to run the clock out (Philadelphia Eagles game). We ran eight seconds off the clock against the Eagles by throwing the ball. Two weeks in a row, we try cute plays from the 1-yard line, instead of pounding the run. The Nate Boerkircher touchdown was fun, but why chance another mistake (interception, holding penalty, procedure, etc.) instead of run or sneak? Sometimes plays are predictable because they work.

What you call "cute" is Coen calling plays he believes will work. I don't know that the Jaguars' offensive line as its currently constructed is a drive-the-opposing-defensive-line-off-the-ball-when-the-run-is-the-obvious-call offensive line. That doesn't make it a bad offensive line, or even a bad run-blocking line. It means that there are times "brute on brute" isn't the best matchup. The Jaguars, by the way, have scored touchdowns on 12 of 18 red-zone possessions this season.

Mike from Daytona Beach

I am an avid football fan who typically watches 10-to-15 hours of NFL games per week. But I was so nauseated/frustrated by the horrible officiating, I could not watch another minute of NFL the rest of the day. (Can you imagine how the players and coaches feel?) And given the "c'est la vie" attitude of the league that all too often allows poor officiating to determine the outcome of games, I may not tune in to another NFL game until the Jags play the Colts. Am I the only one that feels this way?

No.

Rob from Orange Park, FL

John, do you think the Jags' front office will try to outsmart everyone else in the draft again next year when it comes to safety? I get that you can always go back and find someone that would have been a better selection, but when you pass on a guy like Xavier Watts that everyone and their brother knew would be a difference-making turnover machine with the body type to endure NFL punishment and instead use TWO third-round picks on safeties who have combined for four games played versus Watt's 22, and who have provided zero interceptions compared to six for Watts; with the team this week opting to start a guy from someone else's practice squad after a few days with the team in lieu of even dressing this year's third-rounder to include in a secondary largely responsible for giving up 34 points in a divisional loss? Can you please remind me who they outsmarted with those moves? "F-them picks"... right?

I expect the Jaguars will approach the draft as they have the last two offseasons when selecting players such as wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, running back Bhayshul Tuten, tight end Nate Boerkircher, guard Emmanuel Pregnon and wide receiver Josh Cameron and select players who fit the culture without regard to what "everyone else in the draft" consensus-ly thinks.

Nick from Virginia Beach, VA

With the back-to-back London games done, how would you characterize this initiative from a football perspective? It does not seem a fanbase was built by giving up home games over the past 13 years.

Stay tuned.

Shawn from Jacksonville

Penalties are hard to overcome, especially those that appear to be called incorrectly. My big beef is the interceptions in the red zone especially in the end zone. That has got to be cleaned up. We have thrown away so many points in the red zone. Travis got one back, but they have got to get a handle on ours. Thanks.

The Jaguars have scored touchdowns on 12 of 18 red-zone possessions, with quarterback Trevor Lawrence's end-zone interception against the Houston Texans the first such occurrence this season.

Fred from Naples, FL

The best we could get for wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. would be a Day 3 pick and he would not net you a pass rusher that is going to help the team. In my opinion, we would have to give up a high Day 2 pick to secure a decent pass rusher.

Well, now we know.

Ray from Jax

John, we're always hearing that successful offenses have a balanced attack. So far this year on defense, not so much. How do we fix our pass defense? If this team wants to go far into the playoffs, "we can't get there from here"

Rush a little better, cover a little better, communicate a little better, make a few fewer mistakes in coverage. Rush a little better, cover a little better, communicate a little better, make a few fewer mistakes in coverage. Rush a little better, cover a little better, communicate a little better, make a few fewer mistakes in coverage.

Joel from Helena

Considering that Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington is currently holding down last place in the NFL in punt-return average, what are the chances that Michael Wortham might be brought up from the practice squad?

Minimal, at least for now.

Larry from Wattsburg(h), PA

Is nine out of 41 passes to the tight ends 13 personnel offense?

No. Thirteen personnel is when you play three tight ends. It has nothing to do with the number of passes thrown to any particular position group.

Jeremy from Riverview

Not really a question, Mr. O, more of a comment. I know, I know, the sky is falling. But if you would have told me we'd be 4-2 going into the bye, I think most fans would have taken it. Go Jags!

Yep.