Sitting here in Nashville at the airport (it's 6:16 a.m., local time by the way), I started to think about what lies ahead for the Jaguars after Sunday's win over the Titans. It's pretty interesting that the Jags are now just one game behind Indianapolis - by virtue of its loss to San Diego - for first in the division.
Perhaps more interesting is that the Jags currently lead the wild-card standings at 6-4 with Buffalo and Cleveland hanging behind with 5-4 records (the Bills have a 5-3 conference record and the Browns are 3-4 in the AFC). So basically, the Jaguars have control of their own destiny.
The question now is whether the Jaguars squander away that control.
In the past, this team has shown a penchant for immaturity. But this season has been a bit different as there seems to be more of a sense of purpose among the players (despite the off-the-field distractions). Couple that with the return of David Garrard (he told me "I'm back" last night) and the Jaguars appear to be in a good situation heading into the club's first home game in nearly a month (maybe Sunday's game against the Chargers can be a sellout- hint, hint - by the way, LT needs 91 yards to reach 10,000 for his career).
What do you guys think? Can the Jags hold on to make a run at the playoffs and perhaps the division title?
