JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Malachi from Bakersfield, CA

O-Man, do you foresee Trevor growing even more as an offensive threat when he gets his second year in Cohen's system?

I will be very surprised if Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence doesn't improve in Year 2 in the offensive system of Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen – a.k.a., Liam Cohen. Lawrence in Year 2 should be more comfortable and quicker making in-pocket decisions. His footwork should be more natural and consistent. He should get in and out of the right plays more quickly. He should better understand the nuances of routes and the reasons behind plays. You don't "master" an offense in a year. Mastery increases with time. The more a quarterback masters an offense, the better he will get. And Lawrence should approve accordingly.

Donna from Rockledge, FL

Not a question so much as a great big thank you to the Jaguars for an amazing season! They worked and fought hard, and I so appreciate their heart and effort and already look forward to next year. Go Jags!!!!!!!!

This is a common, cool sentiment. Players and coaches felt the same about the fans. One of the cool things about cool seasons is this sort of player/coach/fan connection. Here's hoping for more. It makes this fun.

Jim from Middleburg, FL

John. The Jaguars exceeded most of our hopes and predictions. It's great being a Jaguar fan. The season is over, but the dream remains.

Well said.

Tony from Johns Creek, GA

Kick the field goal, Doug.

Good eye. Coen is aggressive in situations many coaches in past eras approached more conservatively just as former Jaguars Head Coach Doug Pederson was aggressive in situations many coaches in past eras approached more conservatively. Many NFL coaches these days are aggressive in situations many coaches in past eras approached more conservatively. The 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s aren't walking through that door. They're just not.

Yeti Daddy from Somewhere and Yet Nowhere

This year's team was special. If we could keep every member, coach and staff and could add four Jaguar legends in their prime to this roster, who would you add?

Left tackle Tony Boselli, wide receiver Jimmy Smith, running back Fred Taylor and defensive end Tony Brackens. From this view, they're the best players in franchise history along with running back Maurice Jones-Drew. With Taylor, you don't need Jones-Drew as much. So that's my four.

Brian from ROUND ROCK, TX

One and done is a putrid result. Especially playing at home. This season had potential, but it wasn't special, it was a dud. You have to win at least one playoff game, right? The AFC South title lost all its luster, too.

Perspective is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.

Ben from Jacksonville

Zone. Great season. Very proud of this team! In retrospect it was not fair to compare this team to the 1999 team. That team was loaded at every position, especially on the defensive side of the ball. It seems like this year's team overachieved with many deficiencies in the pass rush and secondary. Hopefully we strengthen these areas next year and get right back to these playoff games. What says you?

Of course it was fair to discuss this team in relation to the 1999 Jaguars 14-2 team. That team was flawed in the sense that observers thought it was a great team when in fact it was a team that didn't match up with a Tennessee team well enough to beat that Tennessee team in three tries. The 2025 team played as well as any team in the AFC in the regular season, had perhaps the best regular season in franchise history, then couldn't get a future Hall of Fame quarterback off the field with a postseason game on the line. No NFL team is perfect. Now, we know the Jaguars never have had a perfect team, either.

Tim from Robby Island, GA

I don't think it's fair to say the story of the game is the defense not being able to stop Josh Allen. That certainly contributed. but there were lots of things that got us here. Bills won the kicking game, which no one predicted. The offense couldn't move the ball 30 yards with a minute left to get in field-goal range. We didn't run it as much as we should when we were gashing them. If we had, we may not have been only up four with two minutes to go. Lots of mistakes added up throughout the day.

No NFL loss is every about one thing. But the Jaguars' offense in their 27-24 loss the Buffalo Bills in an AFC Wild Card Playoff fame last Sunday scored twice in the fourth quarter to take the lead and the defense couldn't hold either lead. When the story of that game is written, it's hard not to have that be the theme.

Joe from Jacksonville

They lost because they did not affect Josh Allen. Once again, your beloved "pressures" are nothing more than a participation trophy. Sacks end plays. Pressures allow Josh Allen to make game defining 36-yard throws downfield.

I have no particular feeling toward pressures except to know enough about the NFL to know pressures are infinitely more than a participation trophy. Sacks are better than pressures because sacks end plays, but you can't always control sacks. Pressures are important because they disrupt plays and they're more controllable than sacks. We can continue arguing this ad nauseum, which is likely. The NFL is full of teams that couldn't quite sack elite quarterbacks such as Bills quarterback Josh Allen. It's why he'll be fitted for a gold jacket someday.

Chevin from Riverside, Jacksonville, FL

What were the two or three most significant moments of the Jacksonville Jaguars' season?

Lawrence responding positively after three interceptions in an overtime road victory over the Arizona Cardinals. The team as a whole responding impressively to a road loss to the Houston Texans with a resounding home victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. The Jaguars as a team winning on the road against the top-seeded Denver Broncos in December. All were very significant for the short- and long-term.

James from Titusville, NJ

You know how us fans get about the highs and lows of our favorite teams. Do you experience anything similar on the inside that your profession dictates that you can't express? Or are you truly neutral? Because if you are truly neutral, please show me your ways. Being a fan of a sports team is so heartbreaking so often because there can only be one Super Bowl winner and my favorite team has never even made it to the sport's big game.

I'm as neutral as possible in this role. I want the Jaguars to win, but I do all I can to do so unemotionally. The reason for this is it's hard to analyze, discuss and write about a team in anything close to a professional manner if you're riding the emotions of anger and elation of an NFL season or game. I very much wanted the Jaguars to win Sunday. There's nothing cooler in this business than a playoff run. I enjoy watching players, coaches, staff, friends and family getting more caught up and excited by the week. As far as showing you these ways, there's no way to do that and you don't want me to do that. The emotional highs and gut-punching lows are what being a fan is all about. The only way you get the thrill of victory is by risking feeling the agony of defeat.

Henry from Jacksonville

What's the one position the Jags need an upgrade at before next season?

Interior defensive line is in the conversation.

Nikki from East Hampton, CT

O, I was looking forward to being able to attend a local Round 2 match against the New England Patriots. The Patriots absolutely stifled the Chargers. How do you think we would have matched up against them and would you have anticipated there being a high likelihood that we win that game?

I think the Jaguars would have matched up well with any team remaining in the postseason, and I think that's true of pretty much all teams remaining in the postseason.

Chuck from Currently Margate, FL

After the game on Sunday, social media was a vile angry place. "Fans" calling for everyone to be fired. "Trevor regressed." Travon Walker sux." "JHA should be fired." "Liam Coen is an idiot." John, are people really this dumb? If Coen had gotten that field goal in the first half, and the Bills had still won by four points, these same people would have said idiot should have gone for it." Yes, I was disappointed, too, but it didn't cause me to blast the team.

Losing sucks. Losing in the postseason sucks worse. Losing in the postseason when you have a legitimate Super Bowl team sucks even worse. Fans fan. It's what they do, particularly after postseason losses.