Name: AFC South Future Outlook: Jaguars and Texans Surge Ahead
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Description: The AFC South sees a tight race with the Jaguars and Texans surging, while Colts and Daniel Jones' teams struggle. Key injuries and performances detailed.

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The AFC South sees a tight race with the Jaguars and Texans surging, while Colts and Daniel Jones' teams struggle. Key injuries and performances detailed.

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But maybe more interest there in the AFC South in what, just this division, Vinny has, has really turned upside down because obviously between the Colts slumping, Daniel Jones. Ailing and then just outright injured with a ruptured Achilles to where he's going to miss the rest of the year, and it seems like their fates are in the hands of Riley Leonard and even Jonathan Taylor has slumped of late. He was running away with the Offensive Player of the Year award there for a little while. His team has lost a few in a row, was 8 and 2. I don't think it's crazy to say they may not win another game. Meanwhile, you have the Jacksonville Jaguars who do have a tough schedule, but Or, or pardon me, actually they don't. I, I take that back. Houston and Jacksonville are both in situations where they could go 3 and 1, 4-0, somewhere along those lines. This is a battle, as, as we look at it there in the South, we're looking at Jacksonville 9 and 4, Houston as well as Indianapolis at 8 and 5, but it's the Jags and the Texans that are surging at the moment, who reigns supreme, who takes this division? Yeah, I think the Jaguars have been sneaky good all season. They're trying to find their identity. And what's been the hardest thing so far for them is getting settled in this offense with Liam Cohen, and you're starting to see the signs of it breaking out. I think this Jacoby Meyers acquisition seemed a little bit underrated at the time. Why did they do it? Travis Hunter was out, and now you see the chemistry between Trevor. Lawrence and Jacoby Myers. Now Brian Thomas Junior is starting to make plays. Brandon Strange, the tight end, is back. So you're starting to see the weapons all come together. Travis Etien is running well. This defense forces a lot of turnovers as well. And they're getting the Jets this week, so you figure more of those turnovers are coming in their favor. So Jaguars are slowly putting things together. I don't think we're gonna sleep on them in the AFC altogether here because I think they could definitely make a run in the playoffs the way they're playing right now. Really, we haven't seen Trevor Lawrence put back to back games this well, maybe ever in the NFL. So, I think you look at the Jaguars, you say they have to be in control just based on the quarterback play and their situation. When it comes to the Texans, and I, I think most people would believe that whether it's as a division leader or a wild card team, we believe Houston's going to be in the postseason. And so, going with that. How how scary a team is this? You know, the offense with CJ Stroud, Nico Collins, certainly capable, we know that, even though much of the year it's been kind of underwhelming there for Stroud in particular. But this defense, statistically and to the eye, for that matter, is the best in the NFL. And so, when we get into playoff time and just having to win one game, like against the Chargers, like against almost the Chiefs last year, how dangerous is this team? Yeah, and really, the quarterback is gonna be the issue, right? And to CJ Stroud come through in the game and make the plays he did really, he played really well against the Chiefs last night. He was moving around, finding guys downfield. If he plays at that level, they have a shot to beat anyone, but it's kind of like the Broncos, right? They have a dominant defense as well. But Bo Nix is a bit of a roller coaster ride from Quarter to quarter, game to game. So that's the hard thing right now is trying to figure out who are the AFC quarterbacks you trust most after Josh Allen, when it's looking like Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson are not gonna be the field. So you believe in Drake May when his breakout season? Is he gonna build that into the playoffs, or will experience kind of become a factor? Is this kind of overdue for Lawrence and maybe adjust or if they can make it. So really the question about the quarterback. I think they're about equal for Nicks and Stroud, but I think Stroud has a little bit more basis of knowing what he can do. So, I, I think Stroud can turn it on at any point, and they do have a quarterback capable of helping them win the playoffs.

AFC South Future Outlook: Jaguars and Texans Surge Ahead

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