WATFORD, United Kingdom – Let's get to it …

Tre Truth from Jax

Do you honestly think the Jags have even a fighter's punch chance against the Bears? I predict the Bills game part two. Trevor will throw two picks and have a sack fumble. The defense will not be able to sack Williams, who will have all day to complete passes. Chicago wide receivers will be open all game. Jags season ends Sunday. That's a lock! Be honest, you know that I am right. Right?

Of course the Jaguars have a "fighter's punch chance" against the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London Sunday. I can't imagine why they wouldn't. They have had a very real chance to win in four of five games this season. The Houston Texans might be the best team the Jaguars have played this season, and the Jaguars were a missed play or two from winning that game – perhaps without much drama. The Jaguars also have played better the last two games, particularly along the offensive line, and seem to be finding themselves. This is not to say they are guaranteed of anything Sunday. The Bears are ascending, and quarterback Caleb Williams seems especially mature and capable for a rookie. The Bears' defense also is capable of disrupting Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. But to think the Bears are a lock? No, I can't say that. I expect the game to be close and come down to a play or two late. We'll see.

Scott from Gilbert, AZ

Zone, I get that you don't care what fans think of Travon Walker as stated in an earlier response while citing his 15 sacks over the past 22 games, but thought you should know that Aidan Hutchinson has 15.5 sacks over his past 11 games, including three in the playoffs – which coincidentally may have been a contributing factor to the Lions actually making the playoffs. In any event, for the math-averse fans and Senior Writers (you know who you are), that would represent the number of sacks you cited for Walker in half the number of games played for Hutchinson. Because the NFL is a passing league, I can only assume some might think that is more important than being a "good run defender."

Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker is a high-end all-around player and an improving, developing pass rusher. I understand the need for fans to compare him to Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. Hutchinson is without question a very good pass rusher, one of the best in the NFL. The Jaguars wouldn't have been wrong to select him No. 1 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. But that doesn't mean the Jaguars were wrong to select Walker there. He, too, is a very good all-around player who for the last season-plus has been an increasingly good pass rusher. I like Walker as a player. I just do. I think he's going to have an outstanding NFL career. That's my thought on the matter. I find the constant focus on – and obsession with – the topic, while understandable and unavoidable, also a bit tiresome and unproductive.

James from Socorro, NM

During which week would most NFL teams want their bye, if they could choose?

Late November or early December. Ish.

Brian from Round Rock, TX

Pederson's team's start slow with seemingly no urgency and mental toughness. I noticed that he likes to talk building up to playing great football at the end of the season. I don't dispute that this is the goal, but it shouldn't be a main message to the team. The team itself needs to go all out the whole season. They will then get better and better. If they are waiting around to magically get good, it ain't happening. My worthless two cents. But hey, coaching NEVER matters in the O Zone.

I've never said or written that coaching doesn't matter in the NFL. I have in fact said and written quite often that coaching matters quite a bit, particularly in the areas of leadership and establishing direction. If players don't believe in the coaching, nothing works. I also have said quite often that specific coaching themes – particularly specific play-calling – is one of the most overrated, overblown and overanalyzed areas of the NFL. It is also one of the most over-criticized areas by fans, particularly after losses. The Jaguars started 8-3 in Head Coach Doug Pederson's second season as head coach.

David from Ada, OK

My understanding is hamstring injuries are caused by pushing the body beyond its limits. They can be caused by tackles. They just tighten up when you have long practices and then you are prone to injury unless you constantly stretch. Players would rather practice than stretch.

I'm glad to understand your understanding. I can tell you from being around NFL players for three decades that too little stretching is rarely an issue.

Sam from Orlando, FL

Well, it's safe to say Ryan O'Leary is a marked man. Lastly, Cam Little is going to break the longest field-goal record at some point.

The range for NFL kickers continues to expand. As I recent heard Little say, "Fifty is the new 40." It's also true that 60-yard field goals – while difficult – aren't as much of a rarity as once was the case. Tom Dempsey held the NFL record for longest field goal at 63 yards from 1970-1998. There have been seven field goals of 63 yards or more since 2011, with Justin Tucker now holding the record at 66 yards. I suspect we'll see a 70-yard field goal in the foreseeable future and I absolutely believe we'll see Tucker's record broken. Little absolutely is among the kickers capable of breaking it.

Paul from Lake City, FL

I'm almost past specifics at this point, just string together some wins. The roster is what it is, so use the strengths the team has shown so far and work on the areas of improvement in practice before relying too heavily on those areas in games (if possible.) That said, Tank probably needs more carries. Also, I know Doug will continue to be Doug, but for all that is holy, it's okay to take the points every now and then.

How the Jaguars balance carries, snaps and touches between running backs Travis Etienne Jr. and Tank Bigsby is sure to be a topic moving forward. That's typically the case when teams have two capable backs. If one or the other has an unproductive game and the Jaguars lose, there will be cries that the team should have used the player more. Bigsby certainly has been productive in recent games. Etienne has played 60 percent of plays this season with Bigsby playing 22 percent of plays, with Bigsby playing 29 percent and 39 percent of plays the last two weeks. I expect it will skew a bit in that direction considering Bigsby's recent production.

Sean from Oakleaf, FL

Houston with its first-place schedule draws Dallas in November and then Kansas City and Baltimore back-to-back in late December, our second-place schedule gets us Cleveland (which we have already lost to), then at Philadelphia and at Las Vegas. To me we have to win those two road games to have a shot at the division title with of course winning most or all of our remaining Division games?

I'm mentioned this before, but adding a question mark to a declarative statement does not make it a question. The Jaguars must win a lot more games than they lose the rest of the season. With 12 games remaining, the specifics of who they beat isn't as important as winning.

Greg from Section 122, Jacksonville, FL

Real world question here, given the extreme damage to the stadium in Tampa from Milton, have the designers of our new home considered the impact of hurricanes? Every huddle I went to, they talked about installing this new reflective tarp like covering over the building but given they are designing it to literally channel the prevailing winds to cool the inside, what if those winds kick up to say 145 MPH? Really makes me wonder if they are thinking this design through with the frequency these storms are occurring now. Engineering something to funnel wind is great if say the wind is 25-30 MPH. But speeds and intensity above 100 MPH, not so much. Curious if THAT little detail will be factored into the owners' meeting decisions.

Any stadium construction of this scale in Florida takes Hurricane readiness into consideration, as did those who constructed Tropicana Field in Tampa. When nature reaches extremes and those extremes strike manmade structures directly, the structures often sustain a degree of damage. I expect the Jaguars' Stadium of the Future to be approved by NFL Owners next week. The work has been done. The Jaguars have spent years planning this, and the team and the City of Jacksonville spent months grinding through details. The owners are unlikely to block the process now.

Chevin from Jacksonville, FL

Why were "Run the ball" and "Stop the run" not in your 10 Things columns to beat Chicago? The Bears statistically seem weak in these areas.

I guess I forgot.