Last week, Ricky Keeler asked if I would like to answer some questions about the Jaguars for Foxboro Blog. I was more than happy, and he was kind enough to return the favor. Here's our end of the Q&A:

1) Ryan Mallett was a guy that many think has all the talent in the world, but he has some big character issues. Is he the heir apparent to Tom Brady or will he likely be a backup until the Patriots do have to find a replacement for Brady?

When Mallett was working out with the Patriots before the draft, I didn't think they would make the move at least in this draft for Brady's heir apparent. If Mallett can control his character off the field, he does have the skill set to be a good NFL quarterback. The one thing that concerned me in college about Mallett was when he did not play well in the big games against Alabama and then the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State. He gets a chance like Aaron Rodgers did to learn behind a future Hall of Famer for the next 4-5 years and mature into a pro. Even if Mallett is not used, the Patriots have an excellent trade piece and we saw what Philly got for an unproven commodity in Kevin Kolb. I like the 3rd round pick and I think he is the future quarterback in New England, but luckily we have a while before we have to decide on that.

It's Sunday, and that means I get to write about whatever I want, regardless of how little it actually affects the Jaguars. Today, I want to submit my plea to the team to bring the greatest jerseys in football back. I'm talking about those awesome black jerseys. Please, Mr. Weaver, I'm begging you.

The Jaguars are no doubt on the rise, and I understand the whole "we want our identity to be teal" thing, but the black uniforms are a great part of the old Jaguars culture. Yes, I just divided the Jaguars into "new" and "old," but I think it's time.

Part of the joy of the NFL season is reveling in the unimportant, frivolous task of prediction. While power rankings don't exactly fall under the category of prediction, they are both meaningless and often controversial. I participate in ranking teams for the same reason that I participate in creating mock drafts.

They're too damn fun. Let's go.

This offseason has had major implications in what we could be doing in next years National Football League Draft.  If we were talking two weeks ago, the clear cut need would have been any one of the three linebacking positions and at a close second would have been the safety position.  Thanks to some wheeling and dealing of both Gene and Wayne in the Free Agent Market, we no longer have a need in any of those seven areas.  Dwan Landry, has locked down the Strong Safety position, while Chris Prosiniski has stolen the Free Safety position already in Training Camp.

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This will be a two-parter. I will begin with the offense today and will likely discuss the defense very soon.

It's been too long since I last dropped my thoughts on top of your Friday afternoon, but I'm back to it, and the timing couldn't be better. Also note, I extended that last sentence with two conjunctions (, but; , and). That's completely irrelevant, but there's been a lot to cover, so; let's dive right in.

The Jaguars' biggest splash was made with the signing of Dawan Landry. Originally I thought they'd leave him at SS and force Courtney Greene to adapt at FS or find another option there, but I now think that Landry may actually play FS. That would let Greene continue at SS, and I think the Jaguars would be better able to field a complete defensive unit this season than if Landry continued at FS. Consider me converted.

The Jaggernaut fantasy league is filling up. By my count, their are still 7 open spots out of the original 16. It's a yahoo based league, and we're using an auto-draft (manager sets their own draft board and computer goes right down the list). There are 4 divisions of 4 teams. If you are interested fill out the contact form. Make sure the email you use is your Yahoo! email address. All results will be posted on a weekly basis on The Jaggernaut (for ultimate bragging rights). Come join us for fantasy football this season!