JACKSONVILLE – Jaguars 2024 Training Camp continued Saturday.

It was the fourth day of the third training camp under Head Coach Doug Pederson, featuring a practice with helmets and shells at the Miller Electric Center. Each day throughout camp, members of Jaguars Media – senior writer John Oehser, senior correspondent Brian Sexton, senior reporter/editor J.P. Shadrick and team reporter Kainani Stevens – will share an observation.

Here are Saturday's "campservations:"

John Oehser, Jaguars Senior Writer…

If there has been an early Jaguars '24 camp theme, it has been that the defense is ahead of the offense – a theme that has featured inconsistency from quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the first- team offense. While that theme continued with a spotty early 11-on-11 drill on Saturday's Day 4, one of the team's veteran leaders – 10-year center Mitch Morse – counseled against panic and encouraged perspective. "You have to push the envelope," Morse said. "You have to do stuff you're not comfortable with. You're adding new wrinkles to an offense. You have points you're working on. This is stuff we understand people see it, they might get a little weary. Or might have some pause. But it's something we work through. It's a great opportunity to learn how to get out of that as a team."

Remember, too: This sort of camp start has not been Lawrence's norm in three NFL seasons – and we have yet to begin padded, contact work. "It's a team game," Morse said. "It's a collective effort. You can either pull apart or come together." No one around the Jaguars is saying early inconsistencies are a good thing. No one is panicking, either.

Brian Sexton, Jaguars Senior Correspondent …

We got a good look at the new kickoff rule in action Saturday and I'm excited about the changes that were approved last spring to bring the kickoff return back into play. The kickoff return had become an afterthought in recent years as the NFL sought to make the game safer, with kick returns considered among the game's most dangerous plays. It's early, but I think the close proximity of where the coverage team and return teams line up will eliminate big hits while allowing a great special teams coach with a legitimate return man to break open a big play. The return and coverage teams now are so bunched up that a returner will be tough to catch if he hits the right seam. "I think there's a lot of unknown," Jaguars special teams coordinator Heath Farwell said Saturday. "There's so much stuff of how are team's going to cover it, are other coaches seeing it the same way my assistant and I see it? I think that's part of it, there's so much unknown. We think we have a good idea what we can anticipate, but that's not exact. I think there are going to be some fantastic coaches that have been doing this a long time that are coming up with some great schemes and some great ideas. Hopefully, we come up with some of those great ideas as well." After one practice, it looks like a really good move by the NFL.

J.P. Shadrick, Jaguars Senior Reporter/Editor…

Saturday's practice seemed a little lethargic for the offense – the ball seemed to be on the ground a good bit, be with missed throws, tips or drops and Lawrence's accuracy was not the best. There was some success later in practice, and though overall it was a tough day, let's see what happens next week when they come back from Sunday's day off before we freak out about the offense and quarterback. In special teams, rookie kicker Cam Little connected twice from 56 yards early in practice, and then later from 57 yards and 47 yards in a move-the-ball session. The Jaguars also worked on the new-look kickoffs at one point, with the strategies of how these are executed in the kicking, coverage and return units continuing to be built. The ramp-up period is now officially over. After a day off Sunday, it gets real with pads next week.

Kainani Stevens, Jaguars Team Reporter/Producer ...

Issues on offense continued Saturday as all three Jaguars quarterbacks struggled during the two-minute drill and in third-down scenarios. Offensive coordinator Press Taylor emphasized on Friday that this is the time of year to work out the kinks in the offense, and the staff is intentionally putting the offense in tough positions. That's understandable, but I'm hoping to see some marked improvement in Week 2. On a positive note, I think the kicker battle may have already decided itself. Little has leg, accuracy and the confidence needed to take over the starting job. Excited to see if this continues under the bright lights in a game.