Jaguars Senior Writer answers your questions late into the night

LONDON – That was hard. And disappointing. Really disappointing.

There seems to be little more to say about the Jaguars in the immediate aftermath of Sunday's 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but this is the O-Zone Late Night, so we have to comment, and comment we will also give it away.

The inbox was angry, disappointed and frustrated through the final three quarters on Sunday – and it remained that way after the fifth loss in six games. And why not? The Jaguars dominated the second quarter on Sunday, missed their last chance to get back into the game in the third quarter and then stumbled. It was bad and it's been bad too often lately.

They are 1-5 and it's only mid-October. Even before Sunday, they had to win significantly more games than they lost to save the season. Now there is no reason to talk about saving the season until they show more signs that they are capable of doing so.

Next up is the New England Patriots on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. It's a long six days until then. Sigh.

Art by Just shy of the Ditch

Mental mistakes, lost passes, fumbles, missed assignments, poor tackles – this is not a team ready to fight for more than the basement…

So I guess you're not into the Jaguars.

Our defense is terrible, from the play calling to our secondary. No pressure on the quarterback. Terrible game on offense. This team is hard to watch. Time to clean the house.

A lot went wrong for the Jaguars on Sunday. Too much has gone wrong this season for a team built to win — not in the future, but this season. I understand frustration. I understand calls for accountability and housecleaning. Seasons like this have resulted in such calls so far. I don't have the feeling that there will be any “house cleaning” in the short term. One and five – and records of the same kind – and multiple double-digit losses require difficult decisions in the long term.

I know this is an early email. But Gabe Davis was bad. And that's putting it very, very kindly. He was really bad in really big moments. 3-0. I hope this fall doesn't hurt them again, but knowing Jacksonville, it certainly will. Do better, Gabe.

This wasn't just an early email, it was the much-hyped, rarely expected, sometimes funny first email of the game – and it came after wide receiver Gabe Davis dropped a potential touchdown pass on the Jaguars' first possession. There was nothing to add. After signing as an unrestricted free agent from the Buffalo Bills last offseason, Davis struggled. Sunday's early drop wasn't his first. He has to do better.

Pradeep from Bangalore, India

Hi John, I'm sure you won't post this question. In our offense, 10 players play against 13 defenders. Gabe Davis plays for the opposing defense. Dropped an easy touchdown pass.

The premise of this email is silly. Why shouldn't it publish it? I like math as much as anyone.

Tom from The Mean Streets of Nocatee.

Does Gabe Davis have a bonus based on the number of touchdown passes he drops?

False starts, bad passes, ball security, blocking, missed assignments, bad tackling. It's just bad football, John. How do we get over this? Week after week we are told the problem can be fixed, but I still don't believe it can be fixed.

In professional football, most things can be fixed because professional football players are expected to play, avoid avoidable mistakes and play well when necessary. Saying it's fixable means nothing if things don't get fixed. There isn't enough repair going on around the Jaguars these days.

Andrew from Los Angeles, California

This team is really bad. You can't stop anyone. Nobody makes a play.

How come they embarrass themselves and all of us on every nationally televised game for two years?

Because they are not good enough to play well in big moments against good teams and win. I wouldn't have expected that to be the case at the start of the season. It's hard to say at the moment that that's not true.

It's time to bench Trevor. I know we're paying him $275 million, but his play is just embarrassing now.

The Jaguars won't bench quarterback Trevor Lawrence, nor should they. He didn't lift up his teammates, but he wasn't terrible. He didn't play particularly well on Sunday, but he wasn't any different from many of his teammates in that regard.

We're six games into the regular season and that's almost the point where we know a team's identity. If 1-5 and struggling isn't who the Jaguars are, it's time for them to prove otherwise.