With what I've seen so far, I'm guessing the 1st quarter of the season the team goes .500.  Looking at the schedule, the first 4 games are going to be a challenge.

 

September 11 - Jacksonville vs. Green Bay - I don't think this team can play at the level that Green Bay is at... yet.  I'm going to pick this game as a loss.

 

September 18 - Jacksonville @ San Diego - Normally I would think that this could be a potential win with some of the drama in San Diego, but the fact of the matter is our team never plays well on the west coast.  I'll mark this game as a potential loss.

 

September 25 - Jacksonville vs. Baltimore - This should be a pretty good game, but I would think that the team could out-score the Ravens.  I'll mark this one as a probable win.

 

October 2 - *Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis - This game is marked with an asterisk because even though it's technically a home game, it's the game across the pond in London.  Historically the Jaguars haven't done well in the London games, but I do think that's turning around.  I also don't think that this is the same Colts team that we are used to.  I would mark this game as a win.

 

After this quarter of the season, the team gets a bye week to regroup and/or recover.  I see two probable wins with another possibility (vs. San Diego).

 

What are your predictions in this opening quarter of the season?

---