JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Rich from Dacula, GA

What is the current seating capacity in Orlando? Is Orlando doing anything in the offseason to upgrade or add additional seating? Are there any requirements the NFL has to impose on Orlando to bring it up to NFL standards?

Camping World Stadium in Orlando is projected to have an approximate 65,000-seating capacity when it serves as the Jaguars' temporary home stadium for the 2027 NFL season. The stadium is expected to have undergone a $400 million upgrade by that time, with that upgrade meant to have the stadium meet NFL standards. This upgrade was a large part of the reason Orlando was chosen as the temporary home and a big part of why the NFL Owners approved the choice unanimously at the NFL 2026 Annual Meeting this week at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Ariz.

Dan from Madrid

Hi, John. I have never been to able to attend a Jags game in person, but I pay every season for whatever option I have to watch them on television. Perhaps the Jacksonville folks should appreciate more that they have the team and realize that the renovated stadium will keep them in town for a long time.

I expect most Jaguars fans in Jacksonville deep down very much appreciate having a team in town and most fans who follow the situation relatively closely for the most part understand the importance of the Stadium of the Future for the Jaguars' future in Jacksonville. Remember: People often react emotionally immediately – and the understandable emotional reaction for Jaguars fans is to be irritated that the team is playing away from Jacksonville for a year. While there are logical reasons for the move, fans don't respond logically. Fans fan. It's what they do.

Nicholas from Fort Hood, TX

KOAF: I don't know why, but when the Jaguars travel to Orlando for home games I imagine you on a broke down bus like in "Major League" or "League of Their Own." Maybe, though, they will just give you a Greyhound bus pass and let you ride with the peasants.

That tracks.

Art from Just shy of the ditch

Probably way too early, but wondering if the Jags will alter their schedule from the Miller Electric Center training for 2027. I could see some players doing a temporary relocation to ease the traffic burden. No idea of the airport-to-stadium logistics, but I know that the other new Big O has their share of traffic nightmares.

The Jaguars for the most part will have the same schedule in 2027 as in 2026 in that they will train, meet, practice and do pretty much everything job- and work-related at the MEC. They then will treat home games in Orlando relatively similarly to road games – i.e., generally leaving the day before the game and returning to Jacksonville following the game. I don't expect any players to temporarily relocate because the Jaguars are playing home games in Orlando. Will some players and staff have to leave a little earlier at times? Perhaps, but I expect it will be a relatively minor inconvenience.

J.Hooks from Mandarin

My question is threefold. Are you going to have to drive yourself to Orlando and back, or will you be rolling with the team? Will the games still be televised in Jacksonville? Did we find out anything about getting that three-week window for the 2026 season for important stadium renovations, or was that not discussed at the owner's meetings?

My answers are three-fold. I expect I will "roll" with the team – unless they change the rules and understandably force me to find other transportation. Jaguars games will be televised in Jacksonville in 2027. We will learn the details of the Jaguars' 2026 schedule – i.e., where they will play and when – sometime in early-to-mid May 2026.

Jim from Jagsonville

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan cleared the air at the press conference ... we will still DUUUVALL in Orlando! Doesn't matter where we play, it was always the Jags! With that, who is responsible for creating the "fan experience" for that season? Will they sponsor local hotels for locals to gather, or are we on our own? What do you prognosticate?

Jaguars games in Orlando will be Jaguars home games, with the team – as is the case in Jacksonville – responsible for "fan experience." There are many, many, many logistical challenges involved and the Jaguars will be working through these challenges in the coming months – and likely right up until the 2027 season.

Crash from Glen Saint Mary

Obi Wan! So, will there be party buses going from The Bank to Orlando?

Stay tuned.

Mike from Eagan, MN

You have talked about the team and how they will stay in Jax for practice and head down Saturday (most likely) for a Sunday game. What about you? Does the team put you up in a hotel, or make you get up early on Sunday morning and drive yourself to Orlando?

Stay tuned.

Charles from Riverside

Hello, John. Back during several of the very successful Tom Coughlin and Jack Del Rio years, it looked like a draft pick outside of the first round most likely was not going to start. The Jags were loaded with talent – and breaking into the lineup was a very tough task. If in fact that was the case, based on the team's performance last year, not sure waiting till pick No. 56 is a terribly negative situation. Doesn't having a pick this late often mean the Jags were one of the better teams in the league the previous season, as the draft order favors lower picks to higher-performing teams?

Picking late in each round absolutely means you were good the season before, though I can't say the Jaguars are so great that they couldn't use a first-round selection. Either way, the insane focus on the NFL Draft has created the misconception that drafted rookies must make Immediate Impact. While some rookies play effectively immediately, this is usually not the norm – and it is absolutely the mark of good teams that it's very difficult for rookies to make significant impact. That was the case for the Jaguars last season and I expect it to be the case moving forward. Draft and develop doesn't always mean draft and be a Pro Bowl selection as a rookie. Sometimes it means draft and develop.

Don from Marshall NC

Anthony Campanile and Grant Udinski most likely will be gone after this year. Teams that had a chance to get them last year made a huge mistake. I am sure Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen has a plan, but we have seen the difficulty of replacing with like candidates. I wouldn't be surprised if the successors are already on the team. The one thing I hate the most about professional sports is all the shuffling of players and coaches. Back in the day it didn't happen as much. The older you get the faster everything moves it seems! Good to know that you're going to be here for the fans everyday! Maybe we need to do a GoFundMe for you and get you a mobile office! Like Brad Pitt in F1 with that van he had. I could see you loading up for the Orlando trip. Now wouldn't that be cool! Keep rocking in the free world brother and as always, you have been doing a fantastic job no matter what Gary says! Go Jaguars!

When it comes to having a great eye for good NFL coordinators – and not as great an eye for senior writers – Don continues to channel his inner Neil Young and remains "all in."

Yetidaddy from Nowhere and Yet Somewhere

O, good teams don't just rely on talent—they draft and develop consistently. Do you get the sense the Jaguars are truly confident in their development pipeline, or is that still more of a work in progress?

The Jaguars are confident in their draft-and-development system – meaning they are confident in their personnel department and coaches. If they weren't confident in those areas, they would make changes. It's also still a work in progress, because the draft-and-develop system is the spine of the organization and they always will work to improve the spine of the organization.

Rob from the duuuuuuuuuu

I decided that Parker Washington reminds me of former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown. Do you think they have similar skillsets and play style? Obviously. we believe he is a better human, but I think that's a great comp for what he is becoming as a player.

I don't know that Washington is quiiiite at the level of Brown. At the same time, he was muuuuch better last season than I anticipated. Never say never.

Jeff from Viera, FL

I haven't heard much about Cooper Hodges. Is he still in the plans for the Jaguars moving forward?

To repeat: Guard Cooper Hodges, a seventh-round selection by the Jaguars in the 2023 NFL Draft, has sustained two major knee injuries since joining the Jaguars and spent the 2025 season on the physically unable to perform list. The Jaguars like Hodges and would love him to be healthy enough to contribute. Here's hoping.

Gary from St. Augustine, FL

I changed my mind, Ozone. You are AWESOME!

Fair.