JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Adrian from Reading, UK

Is the vibe because of the fact that the Jaguars lost to two good teams or the nature of those losses - particularly the most recent?

My Scooby Sense – and not my Scobee or Spidey Sense – tells me you're referencing a recent O-Zone email about the current vibe around the Jaguars. Many factors contribute to a "vibe" around a football team – and there are multiple reasons the vibe remains good for the Jaguars as they enter a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) Sunday. One reason is they are a little healthier on the offensive line than they were a few weeks back and they remain very confident in that offensive line – despite allowing 14 sacks during a two-game losing streak entering this past Sunday's Week 8 bye. A reason for this confidence is that the line played better than the sacks statistics showed in their most recent loss, 35-7 to the Los Angeles Rams – with multiple sacks in that game "on" areas other than the line. I suppose a small factor contributing to the overall "good" vibe is an awareness that both opponents in their recent losing "streak" – the Seattle Seahawks and Rams – are indeed good. But the biggest reason for the good vibe is there is an overall awareness around the organization that this is a good team. The Jaguars are 4-3 and they have beaten multiple very good teams this season. There's no reason to believe they can't get back to their early-season identity of being a tough team that makes clutch, winning plays late in games. If they do that, there's no reason they can't win a lot of games in the second "half" of the season and contend for the postseason. Stay tuned.

Vince from St. Augustine, FL

I think you missed Steven from Charlotte's and my own point. I didn't read his comment as a condemnation of the current team as "the same old Jags." I think he was trying to explain to you the continual state of PTSD that some of us feel – and for me, it's more like Déjà vu. It's the repeat of the 28-yard run on a second-and-2 called back for holding, and the follow-up second-and-12, third-and-7, then an 8-yard pass sailing over the head of a wide-open receiver. Punt. It's the 6-yard pass on a third-and-8 to a receiver in double coverage who – even if he caught it – would've been immediately tackled. Punt. It's the beautiful 78-yard scoring drive followed by three 3-and-outs. You see, Zone, it's the same plays, the same mistakes we've seen for the past 16 years, regardless of who wears the uniforms, regardless of who's calling the plays. It's that feeling that I think Steven and I are trying to explain and trying to believe that will be different somehow this time around.

I can't predict the future nor can I guarantee success for the Jaguars. I understand what Jaguars fans have seen for a decade and a half. I've seen most of it and answered questions about most of it on a daily basis. Something happening before doesn't mean it will happen again and it doesn't mean it won't happen again. The NFL is hard and it's not scripted television. When we will know if it will be different? This Sunday. And the next one. And the next one.

John from Jax

Hi, KOAGF. It seems any desire or thoughts of the Jags trading away wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. is very short-sighted in my opinion. He is in his second NFL season and has a long career ahead of him. He has proven his potential in his rookie season and has a lot of good seasons ahead of him. It would be foolish to react quickly to trade him away only to watch his highlight reel plays and success in another team's uniform. There is no doubt he will bounce back big!

OK.

Sean from Oakleaf, FL

Rumors of this team's demise are greatly exaggerated. Of the next 10 games, five are in the AFC South and another four are in the AFC. Lots of ground can be made up from our current position as the eighth seed in the AFC?

Consider this this week's reminder that a statement with a question mark at the end is nonetheless a statement.

Brendan from The Banana Patch

Do you think the Jags turn it around and go on a run considering the teams left on the schedule?

I think if the Jaguars "turn it around" and push for the postseason it will be because they're playing mentally and physically tough – and not hurting themselves with avoidable mistakes. They can beat most NFL teams if they do that. They can't beat very many if they don't.

Scott from Aruba

Okay, I'll bite. What else makes you smile?

Helping others and being selfless.

Jimsure from DBS

I understand why people are not happy about Trevor's passing stats but how would they feel if we didn't lead the NFL in dropped passes? How can we say he isn't great when he has receivers getting paid millions who can't, or won't go after balls?

Like so many issues in a complex sport in which performances of one player or group of players depend on performances of other players and groups, finding a clear and undeniable conclusion here is difficult. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence hasn't been great this season. He has made some bad throws and questionable decisions. He could have better awareness at times and better accuracy. At the same time, he undeniably has been hurt by a lot of bad down-and-distance situations – some his own doing and some the doings of those around him – and by dropped passes. There's a lot that ails any passing offense when it has the issues the Jaguars' passing offense has had this season. The Jaguars' receiver must catch better. Lawrence must play better. This area is threatening to define the season.

Josh from Atlanta, GA

They tormented my childhood. Many years you covered my arch nemesis Peyton Manning. I know you don't cover them now, but from the outside and based on preseason intuitions, just how shocked are you at the Colts' performance thus far?

I'm surprised the Colts are 7-1 through eight games, but I'm not shocked they are good. They have been a good franchise without reliable quarterback play for a while. Daniel Jones is giving them reliable quarterback play. Package that with good defense and a strong running game and you have a formula for being really good.

Juan from Rabbit Hash, Kentucky

Do you think any other NFL team would trade their starter or backup quarterback even up trade for Trevor Lawrence?

Without question.

Steve from Nashville, TN

Before we play the Colts in December, they have a grind of a schedule to navigate with trips to Pittsburgh and Kansas City and a long flight to Germany, plus a division game versus the improving Houston Texans. The Jags face their own grind before that game with four road games out of our next five before hosting the Colts. The Jaguars do not have a long history of being flexed into a prime-time slot, what are your thoughts about it for this year?

The reason the Jaguars rarely have been "flexed" into prime-time games is they rarely have been good late in the season. If the Colts and Jaguars are playing for the AFC South title in December, there's a very good chance the game could be "flexed."

Brett from Shoalhaven Heads, Australia

I feel sorry for Trevor. Every fan seems to blame him for every sack and every dropped pass. In my opinion it must be hard for him to perform behind the offensive lines he has had in front of him during his career. From my viewpoint, they have been poor to average since he arrived in Jacksonville, which would make it hard for even the best quarterback to perform. I still think we're a good chance of the playoffs especially if we can get the run game going again.

Lawrence could have had better line play much of his career. The Jaguars' offensive lines have been OK a lot throughout his career, though not great. He also could have played better and helped his lines better at times – and that certainly has been the case at times this season. The Jaguars absolutely have a chance at the postseason this season if they get back to being the most physical team in most of their games – and if they get back to running well. This was the case for the most part for the first five games of the season and not for the last two games. The results have reflected this difference.

Tony from Suwanee, GA

Arizona has virtually no chance to make the playoffs. Do a late-round swap of draft picks and get Calais Campbell back to Jacksonville. Agee?

Trade Machiiiiiiiiiiine!!!!