John Oehser

I completely understand the fan frustration with Press Taylor and play calling. That said, I also think that the playbook might open up just a bit this coming season regardless of who's calling the plays if the Jaguars are able to improve the run blocking. I'm no expert, but it would seem that might help.

Dear Mr. O: Two questions. No. 1: Was the No-Trade Clause a dealbreaker for Trevor? No. 2: While I like all three players, cornerback Ronald Darby, center Mitch Morse and defensive lineman Arik Armstead – each at 30 years old – seems to me to be a move of desperation by General Manager Trent Baalke. Do you believe any one of them has a chance to play all 17 games?

Jaguars 2024 Training Camp begins next Wednesday. That will signal the unofficial/official beginning of the Jaguars' 30th season and the unofficial/official end of the '24 Dead Zone.

Zone, do you think that Tyson Campbell will struggle in man coverage this season? He seems to be the perfect cornerback for a zone scheme. He did struggle a bit with man coverage prior to our adopting a zone-heavy scheme. Or is this a false narrative and was due to him being a rookie prior to his sophomore jump?

The Jaguars in celebration of their 30th season early Thursday morning unveiled their much-awaited "Prowler Throwbacks," a uniform based on the team's original 1995 expansion uniforms.

I'll assume you're referencing the Prowler Throwbacks, which were unveiled by the Jaguars Thursday morning – and which will debut in the 2024 season. The team will first wear the Prowler Throwbacks in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts on October 6 at EverBank Stadium – the same day former Head Coach Tom Coughlin is scheduled to be inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars. That's phenomenally fitting considering the Prowler Throwbacks are essentially the team's original expansion uniforms and considering Coughlin was the team's head coach/architect/spiritual leader for the first decade(ish) of its existence. We'll certainly discuss the Throwbacks a bit more moving forward, but they're cool. And their return is very cool for the segment of the fan base that has been waiting for this moment for what seems like a very long time. Yessssss!??! Absolutely.

Arik Armstead on PUP? We were told the Jaguars would be fully healthy entering training camp. Reason for concern?

Coughlin in the Pride? He had some early success taking advantage of expansion rules but helped ruin the cap and later mismanaged the team to the point of having warnings about playing in Jax written. He also was responsible for the R. Jay Soward pick and probably some other stinkers. Let's not forget about the harsh media rules. For years we never heard from assistant coaches and the information we got was limited. I prefer to remember him as an old school coach who helped kick us off and did good things with Jay Fund but should have been given the boot years before he left. Putting his name up there doesn't change a thing.

Senior writer John Oehser, senior correspondent Brian Sexton, senior reporter/editor J.P. Shadrick and team reporter Kainani Stevens offer their observations from Day 1 of 2024 Jaguars Training Camp Wednesday at the Miller Electric Center

Six turnovers in two days? What gives, Zone? And don't give me that line about how it's only the second day. This is not what we were led to believe.