WATFORD, United Kingdom – Let's get to it …

Ken from St. Augustine, FL

Hi, John. I have been a fan since moving here in 2012, so after seeing so many bad seasons I am loving how good the Jaguars are this year. With that said, I am hoping for a Super Bowl appearance and do not think they are playing good enough right now to make it. Do you think they can improve enough throughout the rest of the season to have a real shot of making it to the Super Bowl or how they are currently playing is their ceiling?

The Jaguars are 4-1, leading the AFC South by two games and have the NFL's No. 2-ranked scoring defense – and No. 1-ranked running defense – as they prepare to play the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. They have won three consecutive games, with those three games including a victory over the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots and two over teams – the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals – that I expect to contend and/or make the postseason. Are they playing at a Super Bowl level right now? I have no idea, though they're by any measure among the league's top five teams. I do know it does not matter if they are playing well enough to make the Super Bowl in mid-October. The idea is to play well enough in December and January to make the Super Bowl. The Jaguars absolutely have the ability to improve enough throughout the next three months to make the Super Bowl. Remember last season? The Jaguars were a dramatically different team in December than October. If they improve on something approaching a similar level to that, they absolutely can contend for the Super Bowl.

Wade from Cowford

I have a bad feeling about this game. The Jags have been so mistake-prone, offensive line is not at its best and the secondary has some holes. The Texans seem to be moving in the right direction and have a defense that can stymie this offense and make Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence have a really bad day. I understand it is unrealistic to "win them all," but I would rather take a loss from a team I hate far less than the Texans. I need to be talked off the ledge (of the sofa).

Easy, Wade. Eaaaaaaasy. The NFL is a week-to-week league. That means many things, but one of the things it means is that even really good teams usually must win a lot of games the way the Jaguars have won the last two weeks – by grittily winning close games when they don't necessarily look or play their best. This is often not the mark of a struggling team – or even a vulnerable team. Rather, it's often a mark of a team good enough to win in professional football under less-than-ideal circumstances. Yes, the Jaguars have made mistakes in recent weeks and haven't played their best. They also have made big plays at key moments, have stopped the run and have continued holding opponents under 20 points. I would be surprised if Sunday's game isn't close. I will be surprised if the Jaguars play perfectly or win easily because the Texans' defense is good enough to force teams into mistakes. I also will be surprised if the Jaguars don't win because they're good enough in key situations to win tight, important games.

Jim from Middleburg, FL

Hi, John. Ain't it great! The Jags can win, but the mistakes leading to penalties make it much harder. Go Jags.

Indeed, it does.

Don from Marshall, NC

I know that the Texans will be flying overseas singing Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive, but they don't realize that all our players are women's men with no time to talk. The Jaguars are going to throttle the Texans! Go Jaguars!

When it comes to being confident about Sunday's Jaguars game and maybe trying little too hard to channel his inner "1970s guy," complete with platform shoes and white suits, Don remains somewhat strangely – even for someone from Marshall – and wonderfully "all in."

Jake from Hawthorne, NJ

Do we need to explore adding interior linemen, given this glaring weakness against quality teams, or are we most likely stuck with what we have?

Who ya got?

Dorf from ATL

There sure are a lot of miserable people that write in to you. Dude recently is just so positive we're going to lose he's put $1,000 on it? And he seems thrilled about it, but he's a fan? I bet he's just awful to be around.

On the one hand, it is a bit odd that a section of Jaguars fans and observers seems dissatisfied and unhappy with a team that has won 12 of 13 regular season games, that leads the AFC South this season and has won three consecutive games. That's a stretch of sustained success that not only ranks among the most successful stretches in franchise history, but it's also a stretch that many really good teams never attain. On the other hand, fans fan. It's what they do.

The Big C

Why in the world are people mad at wins?

Fans fan. It's what they do.

Jason from North Pole, AK

Bhayshul Tuten was a relative unknown coming into this season and there was a lot of speculation that Chris Rodriguez could be the lead back or in a 50/50 timeshare. Tuten has far and away exceeded expectations so far this season. The eye test says he is a really good running back and all the advanced metrics back that up. Would you go so far as to say that the Jaguars have their long-term starter at that position?

I can't speak to outside expectations. I can say second-year running back Bhayshul Tuten has been very good through five games this season – and that the Jaguars expected him to be good. I expect Tuten to continue starting and for Rodriguez to continue to rotate and play in the same situations he has played thus far this season. The Jaguars have been effective and efficient running so far. The balance for the most part has felt right. They feel very close to taking another step forward in that area. That step may happen on Sunday. I don't know that there is a pressing need for dramatic changes.

Bradley from Death Valley, CA

I remember last year as the season progressed it became clear that wide receiver Parker Washington was better than Dyami Brown. I am getting similar vibes this year with Josh Cameron/Brian Thomas Jr. Are you feeling this?

It's a legitimate discussion. Brown is playing really well.

Will from Bartram Park

I would love to get yours and Pete Prisco's take on this, because I agree with him. I think our offensive line answers are inside the building, but our pass rush issues aren't. Would you make any of these trades to boost the pass rush? 1) Brian Thomas Jr. for Josh Sweat. B) Brian Thomas Jr. and Travon Walker for Maxx Crosby. C) 2026 fourth-rounder for Khalil Mack. D) None of the above.

I would be a little surprised if the Arizona Cardinals traded Sweat for Thomas, because struggling teams such as the Cardinals often want draft selections rather than players. I suppose a fourth-rounder for a player with Mack's experience would be fine, though I don't know that that trade would have a dramatic impact. I would not trade Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker. Period.

Brian from Middleburg, FL

What am I missing here? I thought the play clock starts at 40 seconds. Multiple times on Sunday I saw the clock start with 25 seconds resulting in a delay of game and a time out needed to prevent a delay.

The play clock starts in the NFL after "administrative stoppages" such as penalty enforcements. It stands to reason you're noticing it now. The Jaguars have been called for 26 accepted penalties in the last two games.

Colin from Fruit Cove

Looking at the five games the Jaguars have played so far, it seems EverBank Field provides quite the home-field advantage. Is it too early to start talking about playoff seeding?

There's not much to say. Home field advantage is cool. Teams like it. And it matters in the postseason.

Brian from ROUND ROCK, TX

Jon Gruden is calling the Jags' D-Line the Teal Curtain. Wow, that's perfect. How have we never had a Teal Curtain in Jags history? But, of course, I keep hearing that JHA and T Walker stink.

If memory serves, and at my age that's no guarantee, people have referred to a rendition or two of the Jaguars' defense as "the Teal Curtain" – though it's perhaps true that not all Jaguars defenses have played well enough for long enough to have such a moniker "stick." Defensive ends Josh Hines-Allen and Walker do not stink. Not even close.

Joel from Yulee

Have you been minding the Gap?

What gap? Whoops.