JACKSONVILLE – As the Jaguars move from the 2024 regular season into the 2025 offseason, Jaguars "experts" – Frank Frangie, Brent Martineau, John Oehser, Brian Sexton, J.P. Shadrick and Kainani Stevens – analyze topics and needs facing the team:

Frank Frangie, Radio Voice of the Jaguars

• Off-season priority, offense: From a personnel standpoint, two things jump off the page. One, the Jaguars must be a more physical run-blocking line. Key problems in 2024 were the inability to run and overall line physicality. That means adding a guard or center or two early in free agency or the draft. Also: Would like to see one more receiver. I would bring back wide receiver Christian Kirk and tight end Evan Engram regardless of salary-cap status. You can't move on from good players, but one more outside receiver to play opposite rookie Brian Thomas Jr., with Kirk in the slot and Parker Washington as a valuable fourth receiver is a good start.
• Off-season priority, defense: This will start with scheme. Last season's didn't work and it never felt like the players were comfortable in it, with the team last in total defense much of the season. Personnel issues: Add defensive tackles who push the pocket so teams can't always chip or double team Hines-Allen and Walker; add one cover corner and one safety. There is much work to be done on that side of the ball.
• Head coach's biggest challenge: Any new head coach taking over for a fired coach must first deal with culture. What went wrong? Where is the team emotionally? He must get to know his team. What is it lacking? He might find that this team doesn't have that "edge" that so many talk about. How do you get that sense of urgency? The other challenge is the head coach must help Lawrence take the next step. Lawrence is ready, talented, hard-working … all of it. This must be the year he really steps forward -- with 20-plus touchdowns, single-digit interceptions and hopefully beyond that. There is much to get excited about, but those are the big challenges ahead for the head coach.

Brent Martineau, Action Sports Jax Sports Director

• Offseason priority, offense: First, to get healthy. Jaguars offensive starters missed 39 total games in 2025. The Jaguars also must decide if offensive line upgrades are available this offseason. The offensive line wasn't bad in 2024, but it's an area that can still get better and it's aging in the middle with center Mitch Morse and right guard Brandon Scherff.
• Defensive priority, defense: Solidifying the secondary. It wasn't good enough in 2024, and the Jaguars might be looking at possible upgrades at cornerback and both safety positions. If you look within the division at Houston, the Texans are much better in the secondary than Jacksonville.
• Head coach's biggest challenge: Navigating continuity versus rebuilding the roster. The Jaguars' roster isn't bad. The question that must be answered - is it good enough? The Jaguars might have to make some difficult contractual decisions and find areas to upgrade. There could be some tough decisions in the next couple of months.

John Oehser, jaguars.com Senior Writer

• Offseason priority, offense: Improving as a run team, and getting quarterback Trevor Lawrence moving in the right direction. Much of what has ailed the Jaguars offensively in recent seasons can be traced to unreliability in short-yardage situations. Lawrence has finished the last two seasons injured, and he must play at a higher level in 2025 than he did in 2024.
• Offseason priority, defense: Improving the interior of the defensive line, and significantly improving the secondary. The Jaguars must get better interior pressure on opposing quarterbacks to complement Hines-Allen and Walker – and the secondary must reduce significantly the ridiculous number of explosive plays allowed in 2024.
• Head coach's biggest challenge: Culture, culture, culture.

Brian Sexton, jaguars.com Senior Correspondent

• Offseason priority, offense: I've beaten this to death, but the Jaguars must be able to run between the tackles – and they haven't done that in recent memory. Whether that's a new configuration up front or a different runner in the backfield, this team must be able to count on converting third-and-short situations so they can stay on the field.
• Offseason priority, defense: When you have two players the caliber of defensive ends Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen, you must play to their strengths. That means funneling the quarterback in their direction. A powerful defensive tackle will push the top of the pocket and make the quarterback decide if they can avoid Allen or get around Walker. Rookie defensive tackle Maason Smith looks like he could be that guy, but you obviously need more help in the middle of the defensive line.
• Head coach's biggest challenge: Build a sustainable culture. I say "sustainable" because to my way of thinking, they haven't had an identity since Tom Coughlin left as head coach in 2003. This franchise needs a "Jaguar Way" in the worst way; culture is what you expect and what you'll accept, and the new coach will best serve the franchise if he brings that in on Day One.

J.P. Shadrick, jaguars.com Senior Reporter

• Offseason priority, offense: Long-term protection plan and physicality on the offensive line. What are the future plans after Morse and Scherff? How does this group find the physicality to run when they need to run, when the last scheme they ran was very much a finesse scheme and wide? Giving themselves a fighting chance in the running game more consistently is priority No. 1, as that will unlock a lot for the quarterback.
• Offseason priority, defense: Too many back-end busts killed this defense in 2024, and it was usually a missed assignment or mental error that caused them in key moments. Could this be helped with more consistent pass rush with four or pressure packages? Could this be helped with better safety and corner play? Could this be helped with clearer communication from coaches and players as to assignments? The answer is yes.
• Head coach's biggest challenge: Creating an identity, whatever you want that to be. Pick a playoff team, any playoff team… you have an idea of what kind of game you're going to get when you read the team name. That kind of clear identity takes time to build and can be even more of a challenge to uphold, but who are the Jaguars? Former Head Coach Doug Pederson always preached it, but for some reason the team never seemed to figure out its identity. If it did, it didn't have the personnel to go execute that vision. Find an identity and make every decision you make lead toward that vision.

Kainani Stevens, Jaguars Team Reporter

• Offseason priority, offense: Lawrence taking his game to the next level. After a second straight season of serious injuries, we need to see a healthy and motivated Lawrence starting in the offseason. The long-term contract is set, now QB1 needs to meet expectations and make this team his own in his fifth season here in Jacksonville.
• Offseason priority, defense: Eliminate explosive plays. There are many deficiencies on the defensive side of the ball, but the propensity to give up big plays was the most painful for Jaguars fans to watch last season. The Jaguars likely will have a spot to fill at safety – and potentially cornerback. Defensive back needs to be a priority in the early rounds of this year's draft.
• Head coach's biggest challenge: Instilling mental toughness. The Jaguars' 2024 season effectively came to a close the second running back Travis Etienne Jr. fumbled into the end zone against the Miami Dolphins in the regular-season opener. The new head coach must instill toughness in Jacksonville, but I would argue the mental aspect is the most vital. Resiliency in the NFL is necessary, and it seems the Jags relented whenever things got tough. That mentality needs to change going forward and it starts from the leadership at the top.