State of the 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars: Can Doug Pederson, Trevor Lawrence and Co. provide encore?

Where does your squad stand in 2023? Adam Rank sets the table by providing a State of the Franchise look at all 32 teams, zeroing in on the key figures to watch and setting the stakes for the season to come.

Members of the Jaguars organization, Jaguars fans around the world and especially those who are here to yell "Duuuuuuuuuuval!" ...

What a fun little run for y'all last season. In the wake of the Urban Meyer debacle, your projections for Doug Pederson's debut season in Jacksonville were optimistic but understandably guarded. Safe to say Doug's Jags exceeded expectations -- like Tony Khan and AEW selling 74,000-plus seats for their upcoming event at Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars aren't the only Jacksonville product making waves in London ... but they are the first NFL team scheduled to play back-to-back games across the pond. How will Trevor Lawrence and Co. follow up a resurgent season that saw Jacksonville take the AFC South and win a playoff game in mind-blowing fashion? Good question. But before we look forward, let's take a quick glance back.

One low from last season: The first 25:35 of Wild Card Weekend's Saturday nightcap. The 2022 Jaguars took advantage of an opportunity down the stretch, winning six of their final seven regular-season games to snatch the division title. I don't want to hear about the AFC South's weakness or who was fading or anything like that. Jacksonville won the necessary games to get into the postseason tournament. Oh, right -- this is the low point. Well, here's the thing: I was out there celebrating y'all's playoff bid, pumping you up as a red-hot team on the rise, defending your right to host a game on Wild Card Weekend ... and then you went out and promptly fell behind 27-0? I was