JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …

Michael from Orange Park, FL

So, they're just going let Bo be the GM or nah?

I assume you're suggesting that because the Jaguars have yet to hire a new general manager that Tony Boselli – hired Monday as the executive vice president of football operations – will simply handle the role. This will not be the case. Boselli, Head Coach Liam Coen and Jaguars Owner Shad Khan will interview general manager candidates soon. Khan said during Coen's introductory press conference on January 27 that he expected to hire a general manager by the end of February. Look for news on this front to start happening sometime this week, give or take. -ish. Stay tuned.

Justin from NYC

O, I know it will never happen, but would love to see overinvestment in the offensive line, and would not be disappointed if we went that way with the first two picks this year. Am I overreacting that I think the o-line could use a bit of an overhaul?

You're not overreacting. I expect Coen, the next general manager and Boselli to focus on the offensive line. I expect they could address the interior of the offensive line in a major way this offseason – either in the draft or free agency. I expect focus on this area to be constant over the coming seasons and offseasons, although I don't know that a "complete overhaul" is realistic in a single offseason. I don't expect the Jaguars will select offensive linemen in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Crash from Glen Saint Mary, FL

OZ! Boselli as the Ringmaster of the Jungle. I like it! Just what we need. A Coughlin guy to put some growl back into the Jaguars.

One fer Boselli.

Greg from Jacksonville

I can't tell you how disappointing it is for Jaguars fans for Fred Taylor to be treated like this. So unfair.

Former Jaguars running back Fred Taylor indeed was not among the modern-era electees for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class. This was announced Thursday. While the three modern-era electees – cornerback Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen and tight end Antonio Gates – are worthy of Hall election, Taylor was among several very worthy candidates again overlooked. This was Taylor's second consecutive year as a finalist and sixth as a semifinalist – and while I do expect him to get in eventually, this Hall process now seems broken. Forget for a moment that Jacksonville's market size appears to be hurting him, Hall voters this year toughened the rules – with the effect that three modern-era candidates were elected rather than the usual five. I long have been in favor of the Hall process because I respected the voters and their tireless work to get it right. But limiting the candidates is not the way to go. Boo on this. Boooooo.

Fred from Naples, FL

Like everyone else, I was disappointed to learn that Fred Taylor did not make the HOF. Does first time candidate Frank Gore get in ahead of him next year making the wait even longer?

Probably. Unfortunately. And unfairly.

Jake from Cary, NC

I sure hope the Boselli hire works out. If not, it will be one of the saddest divorces we will have to experience.

I wouldn't worry about this too, too much. Boselli may be more intertwined with the Jaguars past, present and future than anyone in franchise history. It's fitting, right and fortuitous that he now is serving as the team's executive vice president of football operations. But while Boselli and everyone involved with the football operations will be judged to varying extents by how the Jaguars fare on the field, Boselli's many duties – and his history – with the organization are not strictly tied to football. Bottom line: I would be very surprised if Boselli isn't involved with the Jaguars in some significant capacity for a long time no matter what the short- or long-term record.

John from Jax

Hi, KOAGF. It seems that going for it on fourth down is becoming as common as punting for some teams. I like the trend and, if I was coach, I would always play with four downs in mind and not punt unless deep in own territory or fourth down and more than five yards. Why not? If you fail, just stop their team to three points or less and try again. Would you hire me as a coach mentor?

The approach you cite increasingly is becoming the approach many NFL coaches are taking. We live in an analytics-based world now, and analytics say this is the way forward. I would not hire you as a coach mentor.

Michael from Jacksonville

Everyone is talking about the need for a shutdown corner. I thought Montaric Brown did very well with his opportunities. I was wondering the team's position regarding him.

The team's position on third-year cornerback Montaric Brown won't be known until coaches and personnel people talk through such things extensively.

DT from WI

I just realized if you played Hide-and-Seek with Tony Boselli. It wouldn't go well for you. What game would you play with him instead?

Boselli knows where to find me, which kind of sort of defeats the game's purpose.

Tom from The Mean Streets of Nocatee

And while we're at it let's find a role for the Culligan Girl in the organization

I can't remember what you're talking about.

Rob from Middleburg, FL

I love a good stiff arm. I can even appreciate a good one dealt to my own team. But something that has bugged me for years now is that a runner is seemingly allowed to administer a vicious stiff arm to the face, throat or back of the head of the defender and it's perfectly legal. This occurred in multiple games over the weekend and just seems very unfair to the defender, and quite frankly unbalanced in comparison to how the NFL now views other shots to the head and neck area. Has there ever been any discussion in league circles about placing even the slightest boundaries on what a runner is and isn't allowed to do when applying a stiff arm?

This is allowed because the rules allow a ballcarriers to make contact with the face, throat or back of the head with their hand as long as they don't strike the face mask. I agree it's not particularly fair, though a runner who is evading 11 defenders trying to tackle him might make an argument that the stiff arm is his one means of self-defense in an otherwise one-sided situation.

Mike from Daytona Beach, FL

Yes, "It's players not plays." Unfortunately, Jags franchise history is littered with too many poor draft picks and ill-advised free agent signings. The result is ten winning seasons in 30 years. Six decades ago, Dallas Cowboys NFL HOFer Gil Brandt modernized and reinvented NFL scouting. The Cowboys proceeded to have 20 straight winning seasons and two Super Bowl Championships on his watch. Today, NFL teams routinely spend only about one percent or less of their annual revenue on scouting / player acquisition. That is peanuts compared to the "cost" of a single draft pick or free agent "bust." John, do you have a sense that there is an emerging recognition among the Jaguars hierarchy that to reach championship status the entire scouting / player acquisition process needs to up its game?

The Jaguars need to acquire better players more consistently. Their decision-makers absolutely recognize this.

Dave from Waunakee

Are the coaches paid an annual salary or per game like the players?

Coaches work for an annual salary and typically work under multi-year contracts.

Brian from ROUND ROCK

"Khan is in charge", you wrote. Still. This is not good news. Unfortunately, our owner, though kind, generous, well meaning, is the root cause of our leadership issues. The issue will only be solved when he gives real EVP authority and has a buffer between himself and football operations.

There's no need for a "buffer." Jaguars owner Shad Khan does not interfere in football operations.

Eddy from Miami

I think one of the biggest strengths for the Jaguars in recent years has been the way they have been able to structure their contracts. It allowed us flexibility and also to able to sign players we didn't think we were able to afford. Although I do agree with the firing of former General Manager Trent Baalke, how do you think this would affect future contracts with Trent no longer in the picture?

This is impossible to answer without knowing the philosophy of the future general manager, which is impossible to answer without knowing the identity of the future general manager. The Jaguars' front-office personnel is perfectly capable of structuring contracts with whatever level of flexibility is possible under the salary cap.

Sean from Saint Johns City

"And when in doubt, hire more coaches." I spit out my coffee, you ARE the king of all funk.

I am the king of all funk.