Jaguars Go All In: Trade Deadline Moves Shake Up AFC!

The Jacksonville Jaguars are basically employing the Les Snead model of like F them picks and just saying, you know what, let's just go be the best team we could possibly be because hey, we have a good team, we have a good coach, we have a good quarterback, we have some offensive weapons, let's shore up that defense, let's shore up everything we need to, and who cares about the picks? Let's go out and do it. What do you think, Josh, about this Jags kind of, they had an awesome Monday. I mean, they just went out, they got Jesse Bates. I mean, they got a whole bunch of guys. They got Devon Godchild. They got so many guys to where you can put all these things together and say, they're probably the AFC favorite. I know we're talking about the Bills, but where do you have this Jaguars team now that they've made these moves? I mean, as the season began, I said they were the dark horse team of the AFC. They ain't dark anymore. They have a very bright light on them because here's the thing. Their total defense was already 10th in the NFL. They were 10th. And they're just like, hey, our defense is 10th. We are fourth in the league in scoring. This is the time to go all in. Our division is in shambles, so we know we've got that on lock. The only real team in our conference that we're worried about is Buffalo because, realistically, look, the Chiefs, we're starting to see some kinks in the armor in Kansas City. Denver, they're great when it's a one-score game. They've just won this past week a close game against Carolina, 16 straight one-score victories for Denver. So Jacksonville can just blow them out. So it's like, hey, as long as we're greater than one score, then we'll be okay there. So this is Jacksonville's time to try to make a statement. And why not go all in as they are, and they're stacking up on defense. They're in win-now mode. I would not be surprised if there's one more move by them before the deadline, maybe something on the offensive side. Again, we've already talked about they're doing this on offense. Without Brian Thomas, and there's no real star on the offensive side. I mean, if you think about it, they're all putting together. Brandon Strange has played great. Jacoby Myers has played great. Parker Washington, no one knew who the hell he was before this season started. Bashel Tootin, who was he? Chris Rodriguez was a backup's backup. And, I mean, he's getting touchdowns in consecutive weeks. So, Jacksonville... Is on the cusp of something that that franchise has never seen before. And I'm all for it. This is just entertaining. John, here's the thing. Of the people you just named. Yeah. Who he played for. You understand what I'm saying? 100%. But they're winning. That's the point. That's the point. You're winning now. And to win later, you have to win now. This is a situation where we were just talking about the 49ers. Doesn't matter what they do, their expectations start when the playoffs start. I think we're getting excited about Jacksonville because we haven't seen, again, they've been in the playoffs, and I think it's back-to-back years at this point, but they haven't advanced enough for us to put that same tag on them. So what they're doing now, you're cleaning up in a bottom division, as you should. As you should Patriots, the Patriots made a living out of it. But at the same time, when it came time for playoff, the Patriots delivered. When it comes time for playoff time, are these guys who've never been there, are they going to be able to deliver? I don't have that same confidence. Then. I've got energy for them now. Because what they're doing now is great. I think it's great for Jacksonville. I think it's great for my man Duval. I think it's great. Liam Cohen, a McVay disciple. That's now better than Sean McVay. If it wasn't for Ben Johnson, everyone would be talking about Liam Cohen. The only thing stopping them from talking about Liam Cohen is Ben Johnson. Because they're doing the same thing in a smaller town. The Bears have a more recent number one pick. That's the only difference between the two teams. You've got a really sharp, smart head coach. You've got a number one pick at quarterback who seems to fit the bill of a franchise quarterback. And you turn things around.