JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …
Robert from Baton Rouge, LA
How has this team managed to regress badly every year from a slightly mediocre team to arguably the worst team in the league under a Super Bowl-winning head coach in Doug Pederson?
The Jaguars' 2024 season indeed has been frustrating and disappointing on an unreal scale, with four consecutive losses and a 2-9 record entering this week's Week 12 bye. That's a stark contrast to the last two seasons, in which the Jaguars finished 9-8 both seasons and won the 2022 AFC South title. What happened? The difference in winning and losing in the NFL can be very, very small. A slight loss of confidence here. A play not made here. The Jaguars in 2022, remember, had a few really bad losses and then surged with confidence to win a lot of close games late in the season. The Jaguars in 2023 also had some bad losses and had a lot of confidence early to win close games – mostly early in the season. That enabled them to contend all season and barely miss winning the division. This year's team has had a few bad losses and the Jaguars haven't shown much ability to win close games. If they had won close games, they probably would be a 9-8 (ish) team. They're not. It's not a huge difference and at the same time it's all the difference in the world.
Karter from Sahuarita
What are the chances this is Fred Taylor's year to get selected to the HOF? I would love to see that happen as a bright spot for this otherwise pretty dark season.
Former Jaguars running back Fred Taylor, the franchise's all-time leading rusher who played for the organization from 1998-2008, was announced on Wednesday morning as one of 25 semifinalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. This is his sixth year as a semifinalist. He was a finalist last year. He should be enshrined. He's Hall-of-Fame caliber. I believe he has a chance to be enshrined. I don't have a feel on timing.
Woody from Dunlap
KOAF: I wholeheartedly concur with Mike from Lakeland's comment about how TLaw has been dragging the team kicking and screaming to stay competitive in games. Have been watching NFL games this year with a focus on how different offensive lines perform. Am convinced that if TLaw had Buffalo's, Philadelphia's, Minnesota's, Washington's, Houston's, Detroit's offensive lines to give him a little time to throw, that we would be considering him very good/bordering on elite by this point in his career. Over the past year or two, you have (discreetly) declined to correct us fans when we have written in repeatedly expressing concerns over our offensive line being unable to open holes in the running game or protect the quarterback I noticed we have at least one "road grader" sized (342 lbs) offensive lineman on the practice squad. Have you heard any conversations from the coaches about perhaps bringing him up? I know size is not the only criteria for assessing a lineman, but at this point, shouldn't we be looking to give some of these back-ups an audition?
If they're ready, play them. If they're not, don't.
George from Yaoundé
Observation: I learned something Sunday. If a receiver runs across the middle and catches the ball, good things happen – i.e., first downs and touchdowns. Thats fun to watch. Can you let our coaches know? Thanks.
All coaches know this, including the Jaguars' coaches. Some have players to execute at a high level, and to run certain plays, and some don't.
Eric from Columbus, IN
If only Jaguars Owner Shad Khan had listened to the clowns. Shad evaluates front office talent almost as well as Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke evaluates on field talent. I guess that's how you end up at a lifeless 2-9.
One not fer Baalke, evidently.
Drew from Buford, GA
I would genuinely like to understand what exactly the value of Head Coach Doug Pederson is to this team. He apparently does not coach or play-call the offense. He doesn't coach or play-call the defense. But I do assume he installed those coaches who are also unsuccessful? He makes the call on fourth down, which never seems to be based on logic but rather his "style." He has horrible press conferences where he even says he does not know what is wrong. Which is concerning as a coach because your job is to find the mistakes and work on fixing them. The Jags pay almost 10M per year for this guy? Man it would make me so sick to write that check out each week.
Wow. One not fer Pederson, just as evidently.
Josh from Lakewood
So, players-wise ... Who do you want to keep?
Many. Start with defensive end Travon Walker, wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., quarterback Trevor Lawrence, running back Tank Bigsby, right tackle Anton Harrison, defensive end Josh Hines-Allen and linebacker Ventrell Miller. There are more. A lot more. But those are some good players with maybe some great mixed in.
Drew from Buford
Rewinding to the Cam Robinson trade because I really have an issue with the team's lack of perspective here. Okay, I get you were probably going to lose him to free agency. But here is what they should have been thinking... offensive line is one of our weakest positions. Our quarterback is our asset in most need of protecting. The blind side is the most important position on that line. Is risking our quarterback health for the rest of the year worth a fifth-round pick in 2026??? The right answer every time is NO! But maybe they figured Trevor Lawrence won't play again this year? That's the only excusable reason I can come up with.
The Jaguars' offensive line isn't great. It's not as good as the Detroit Lions' offensive line. It must improve if the Jaguars are to be an elite organization. It's also true that it has not been a glaringly awful liability this season in pass protection.
Marcus from Jax
On one hand, we've been told that close games are the norm in the NFL. On the other hand, we've been told that the Jags aren't as bad as their record because they're in close games with a chance to win. I've been scratching my head all season trying to figure out how doing something that is the norm can be seen as an accomplishment. Thankfully, this past Sunday left me with nothing to scratch my head about … it pretty definitively answered the question of who the Jaguars are.
I don't know who's been telling you what or what hands you're watching. Close games are the norm in the NFL. And the Jaguars have been bad in close games this season. This team doesn't have enough players that make big plays to win close games. That's what separates good from bad in this league. That's the reason the Jaguars bad. That doesn't mean they're close. It means they're not good. It's why they have the NFL's worst record. I don't know that I've written that daily this season, but I've written it a lot more than once. That's it. That's the meal. That's the story of the season so far. Period.
James from Salt Lake City via Jagsonville
O-man. Walker is an OK defensive end. And it looks like Adrian Hutchinson's going to be a great defensive end. They both got the same amount of sacks and Hutchinson has been out for four weeks. Just like you said, we have good players we don't have great players. But we had a chance to pick them.
The game is more than sacks. Walker is a lot better than OK.
Paul from Columbus
Why hasn't Mr. Khan fired anyone yet? Does he really even care about football or the fans? We loyal fans should boycott this team until changes are made.
Khan cares. Not firing people doesn't equate to not caring, public perception and sentiment to the contrary notwithstanding.
Chuck from Ponte Vedra Beach
A lot of fans wonder if our owner is hungry enough for a good team or content with his real estate projects here. He's certainly no Jerry Jones from a competitive standpoint. His willingness to hang on to football staff that are obviously not doing the job makes no sense. It's not the correct message to be sending to his players, fans and future prospects. Our owner needs to demonstrate he competitive behavior he wants to see on the field, not the tedious, drag it out decision making.
Many people are frustrated. What Khan needs to do is make the right decision for the Jaguars. Making moves to satisfy frustrated fans in the short-term isn't always the right thing.
José from Jacksonville
John, we were 8-3 last season and on the verge of being the number one seed. How did the bottom fall out so quickly?
Life comes at you fast in the NFL.
