JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Johnny from Jax

Travis Hunter has played TWO games and in the second game he made the game-saving PBU if not for some overzealous misinformed official. It's sometimes hard for me to comprehend some of the comments.

Jaguars rookie wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter lately indeed has drawn a bit of criticism – yet another example of why you can't accurately judge a player two games into an NFL career. Yes, Hunter has "only" nine receptions for 55 yards this season. He also might have had a touchdown in a Week 1 victory over the Carolina Panthers had quarterback Trevor Lawrence not underthrown a deep pass by a foot and he might have had another touchdown in a Week 2 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals had Lawrence been better protected on what became a first-quarter end-zone interception. Hunter also indeed made a big-time play on a pass defensed that could have saved the Cincinnati game if not for – as you put it – some "overzealous" officiating that made the play an interference penalty. We have a small sample size here. Give this one time.

Sad Sam from Happy Valley

I just learned of a play called "go route" where a fast guy runs a long way downfield and catches a pass for a touchdown. Tell the Jags' coaches to try this sometime. Thanks.

You possess a deep knowledge of football strategy. How fortunate for us you share this instead of keeping it to yourself. You also seem frustrated by a Jaguars offense that is scoring 26.5 points a game, that leads the NFL in rushing, that is seventh in points and that is fourth in the NFL in total offense. That's how it seems anyway.

Jordan from Mandarin

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. is the guy and I think he'll work his way through this but is third-year receiver Parker Washington actually the go-to guy when you need a sure catch on third down?

He's sure looking that way so far.

Joel from Mandarin

Great and Powerful, O. Can the contract rules be changed by the team when a "star" player like BTJ decides not to play to his full potential because he's afraid of being hit? I see many star receivers around the league like Ja'Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals getting hit and thrown around the field but still making plays when he is targeted. Maybe less money or a fine when a player purposely chooses to underperform will motivate them to play to their full potential???

Contract rules would not and could not be changed in such a scenario, nor should they be changed. If an NFL player underperforms, he won't play for very long and his future contracts will reflect this.

John from Jax

Hi, KOAGF. Well, having a victory against an NFC opponent is nice but won't help any come playoff-seeding tiebreaker time. Letting the Bengals steal an AFC victory hurts in this regard. This makes Sunday against the Houston Texans double important (AFC and Division). When do you think the obsession on how many plays Hunter has will subside and more focus on how he actually played be the story?

NFL people like to say, "Division games count double." This isn't completely true, but they certainly "count" more than other games for various reasons. I think the obsession with how many plays Hunter plays will subside when how many plays he plays settles into something of a routine.

Benjamin from Jacksonville, FL BWO Upstate, SC

With time to reflect, I think I may be letting my view of the Jaguars through the lens of decades of losing skew my perspective on their performance on Sunday. I believe a vast majority of us are so conditioned in our previously well justified criticism that it is hard to turn that off. Seeing the Jags at or near the top of the league in so many categories on both sides of the ball may have snapped me back to reality. Go Jags?

Go Jags.

Brendon Jax via LV

Hey, John. I was thinking about the Savage release and wonder if this is in an attempt to get Hunter on the field more? The secondary is deep with quality guys. I know Savage took a few bad angles last Sunday but is a solid player with zero special teams contributions. Does this move address multiple things by bolstering the special teams unit and shuffling a few players around to get Hunter on the field more? I know the coaches are trying to be fluid with his usage but I feel he would benefit from a more defined role on both sides of the ball.

We may be overthinking and overanalyzing this a bit. Savage was a veteran signed by the previous regime, and he was not a starter. He likely wasn't going to be a starter here if the secondary was healthy. He wasn't necessarily a lock to be on the final roster during training camp and was perhaps helped on that front when rookie safety Caleb Ransaw was placed on season-ending injured at the start of the regular season. This move doesn't have much – if anything – to do with other players in the Jaguars' secondary. It also doesn't mean Savage won't be a good, contributing player elsewhere. Sometimes in the NFL, it's time to move on.

Travis from Chattanooga, TN via Ormond Beach, FL

Hey, O. With time to look ahead, I wish football was like hockey this weekend. This game has been circled since last November. Instead of Fight Night at the Joe, it'd be the Brawl at the Bank. But since football isn't hockey, can we expect any justice to be meted out to Al-Shaair Sunday?

If the Texans push Sunday, I expect the Jaguars will push back.

SS from AB

You stated that once the referee says a player is down, that play cannot be reviewed. I don't believe this is correct. My recollection is that it depends on the whistle. Anything that occurs prior to the whistle can be reviewed. In Devin Lloyd's case, the play should not have been whistled dead so that he could be awarded the touchdown after the play was reviewed. Am I right?

A referee determines a player is down by blowing the whistle.

Chris from Mandarin

Oh, I'm watching the games fine. Getting pressures is not good enough. Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen is paid like a premier pass rusher in this league, and one of the things that goes with that is getting sacks. Being obstinate to that fact doesn't change that it's true, John.

A defensive end/pass rusher can control many things. Among those things is how he rushes the passer and he can even to a degree control how often he pressures the quarterback. He can't always control sacks. The best pass rusher I ever covered was Dwight Freeney. He once told me his best pass-rushing season was a season when he got 4.5 sacks. Maybe he's the one who's wrong. I'll see if I can reach him through the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Brendan from The Banana Patch

John, I understand you have to defend Josh Hines-Allen because of your job bias, but let's be honest dude. Anyone in their right mind would rather have a defensive end (paid very generously at that) to get sacks on the quarterback, not just pressures! I don't care how many pressures he gets, that doesn't impact the game one bit if the other team is getting positive yards on the "plays" he does well on and "rushes."

I understand sacks are better than pressures. The point of the discussion is whether Hines-Allen is playing well, something that is not accurately measured in sacks – common misperception notwithstanding.

JK from NY & Fernandina Beach, FL

John. The party line is that Week 3 is not about the events of last December. Rebounding from a tough loss and playing a division contender are certainly legitimate motivations for a young team trying to find its way and establish itself under new leadership and schemes. You have been around the Jags for a long time, so we value your opinion. What effect do you feel the memory of the hit on Trevor will have on Sunday's game? Go Jags! Beat Houston!

Very little in the front of minds. Perhaps quite a bit in the back of minds.

George from Lakewood, OH

Zone, If the questionable plays are submitted to the league and overturned, what happens to the referees?

The NFL doesn't "overturn" missed calls. The league does sometimes inform teams if calls were incorrect. NFL officials are judged and reviewed weekly. Sometimes they miss calls. Just like sometimes quarterbacks throw incomplete passes and sometimes receivers drop passes.

Bryan from Tampa

Oh, they're looking at alignments on those tablets!? I thought they were just playing fruit ninja to pass the time until they had to go back on the field. You really do learn things here in the Ozone.

Do you?