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The Jaguars' schedule and our regularly scheduled chat sync up rather well today.

We head inside for the second half of the team's organized team activities, which are conducted in private. Then we head out for post-practice interviews about 50 minutes later.

That gives me noon ET to 12:45 p.m. (11 a.m. CT to 11:45 a.m.) to have a speedy, shortened chat. I'll strive to give you an hour's worth of talk in just 45 minutes.

So come join in as we roll through all things AFC South.

Just head here.

Wonderful chat Thursday. Crisp. Efficient, Snappy.

I had fun.

Among the subjects we covered:

• When the Titans should play Jake Locker.
• A leap to average for Blaine Gabbert.
• Drafting centers.
• The Colts' standing at running back.
• Game-day roster size.
• My feeling about video games.
• Matt Schaub's ranking and comparing him to Ben Roethlisberger.

We continue to provide chat transcripts, gratis, like this one. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to click on it over and over.

So many of you jump right into your weekend as soon as the AFC South chat ends on Thursday afternoon.

It's an exciting time for all of us.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

First, you need to show up, get your ID checked and your hand stamped, be interesting and clever.

Then at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT, head here.

We'll have a blast for an hour, then you tell your boss you're heading out.

Sounds like a deal to me. See you there.

It was a rowdy chat Thursday, but I believe I maintained some order and decorum.

I hope you think so too.

Among the topics we covered:

• If Blaine Gabbert has any excuses going forward.
• Grading a draft before seeing the product.
• Roc Carmichael versus Brandon Harris in the Texans defensive backfield pecking order.
• One-on-one time with Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano.
• The NFC North versus the NFC East.
• Local threats to the Titans’ popularity.

All that and more is available here, no charge, just a click.

We didn’t get a chance to chat last week as I was in the car en route to Indianapolis for the first couple days of the draft.

Now that we have four new classes of players, there is certainly plenty to talk about.

So please join me at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT as we gather to discuss all things AFC South and anything else we come up with that holds our interest.

I look forward to seeing you right here.

Behold the power of Twitter.

I didn’t have a chance to do a post previewing our Thursday chat. But a tweet about it just as we started was a sufficient reminder and draw to get the questions flowing.

We covered a lot:

• Arrows for each AFC South team
• A further examination of my gut feeling(s)
• Stephon Gilmore vs. Dre Kirkpatrick
• The difference between kickoffs and extra points
• Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis as outside linebackers
• The Jaguars and Stephen Hill
• Shock of shocks – a respect question about the Texans
• Janoris Jenkins’ risk factor
• The star power fight between Arian Foster and Maurice Jones-Drew
• The Colts and Coby Fleener

Catch up on all of that and more by clicking right here.

Thursday afternoon, many of you hit pause on your lives and came to chat.

I hope you know how much I appreciate that you do so. It's fun to interact with you in that setting, it's cool that some of you are "regulars" who I've gotten to know and I think we always have a good mix on analysis, debate and laughs.

This week, Colts followers showed up especially big, so we give a special hat tip there.

If you missed out, among what we covered was:

• The potential for Indianapolis to remain spoiled about having a premium quarterback.
• Joel Dreessen and Jacob Tamme in Denver.
• Traits of a 3-4 inside linebacker.
• Me starting a book club. Apparently I am a lot like Oprah.
• Injured players getting labeled as busts.
• Why I like the Jaguars in their base defense over nickel.

I invite you to relive the chat, or to taste it again for the first time, right here.

We had a week off last year, and I've heard from many of you about your bout with withdrawal.

I'm sorry to have put you in such a situation, and I hope to help you to a full recovery with a chat today.

Head here at 11:00 CT, noon ET and we'll see if we can't make you whole again.

I look forward to it.

Because I like to keep you on your toes, today’s chat is being relocated.

Something suddenly came up.

So rather than noon ET/11 a.m. CT, we shall gather at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT.

That gives you four additional hours to prepare and shuffle your notes and be ready to propel our conversation.

I look forward to talking with you.

Here is the link.

We hit it all in Thursday's chat, which you jammed packed with quality questions.

Among the topics covered:

• The Colts' long list of needs.
• Matt Hasselbeck's feelings.
• The DeMeco Ryans trade.
• What would make the Jaguars a success this season.

For all that and much, much more, I encourage you to close the office door, take no calls and read this.

Once again, we find ourselves with very little to talk about.

#sarcasm

Nevertheless, we'll give it a shot.

So please search far and wide for AFC South questions, and bring them to the table at the top of the hour. We'll do the best we can to address them and have some fun.

Just head here.

Fun chat today.

I appreciated all of you who came out and previewed your hoop-watching with some football talk.

We had a lot of Peyton Manning conversation, but we ventured elsewhere as well, so don’t let that scare you aware from reading this transcript.

Among the subjects we hit:

• Laurent Robinson’s price
• Reggie Wayne’s return to the Colts
• The Texans’ inactivity in free agency
• The Titans going for it

I have no earthly idea what we will talk about -- probably Colorado State vs. Murray State -- in today’s chat.

But here is your weekly reminder that we’ll have a gathering.

From Noon-1 p.m ET, 11:00-noon CT, everything is fair game.

Just head here. Bring a friend. Tweet out what you are doing. Let’s draw a crowd.

What a lovely chat we had yesterday.

I thank those of you who were with us. If you weren’t, I am struggling to comprehend why you failed to attend.

Tyler (Canada)

Is there a chance that they move Klug outside and maybe take a Fletcher Cox if he is there? And any chance they can resign JJ?

Paul Kuharsky

Why mess with Karl Klug? He's got unique interior skills, skills in tight spaces. Leave him be. If I am Jones, I want out because they made a mistake with the move to end.

Tom (Chicagoland)

Aside from Robert Mathis, which 2011 starters will/should still be starting when the Colts make the playoffs again?

Paul Kuharsky

Good question. Anthony Castonzo. Pat Angerer. Jerraud Powers. Having trouble after that. Ben Ijalana maybe.

errol mizell (jacksonville)

Do you think the jags will go after Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon or any other big name free agent receivers

Paul Kuharsky

Absolutely. I hope it'll be Vincent Jackson. If they don't sign a veteran free agent receiver, they aren't trying.

Mitch (Rutland)

Is there any way financially the Texans could sign Manning and either trade or release Schaub? What would the cap implications be? I know it sounds crazy, but lets face it-Schaub is injured frequently and Manning is an upgrade with that strong roster.

Paul Kuharsky

Please look at my most recent post, which I linked to just a few minutes ago in here.

BB Wayne (Austin, TX)

Do you buy into the Madden curse? Help keep Foster and Johnson off the cover!

Paul Kuharsky

It's a box.

For more, head here.

Our chat suffered a technical interruption Thursday. Thought we still go a lot of good stuff in, I’ll pay back an extra 15 minutes sometime soon.

If you were there at the right time, you still got quality stuff like this:

Kyle (Ottawa, Ontario)

What do you do if your Jacksonville? Sign Vincent Jackson and draft Melvin Ingram or sign Mario Williams and draft Kendall Wright/Michael Floyd?

Paul Kuharsky

I LOVE Vincent Jackson. But if you can get Mario Williams, I think you have to go that direction. Very good question. You have the lead.

2ToneBlueBlood (murfreesboro tn)

I've seen you mention a few times that you think the Titans should pursue [Robert] Mathis or [Dwight] Freeney. Chances you think it will actually happen?

Paul Kuharsky

Freeney is under contract. If he's released they'd have to look. And they have to look at Mathis. They know they need a guy with special rush skills and that there are few of them. But if someone is giving them crazy money, it probably won't be Tennessee.

Awayne (Indy)

Colts go 3-4 what do you do with [Drake] Nevis, good potential but doesn't fit in 3-4 probably doesn't have much trade value?

Paul Kuharsky

Which is why it's a gradual shift, not a one-year overhaul.

Tyler (Duval)

Your thoughts on Gene Smith saying the Jags won't be as active in free agency this year as we were last year. Kind of upset me. I understand building through the draft but free agency is a very nice tool you can use.

Paul Kuharsky

Don't like it. Hope it's not a set up for a reveal that [new Jaguars owner Shahid] Khan won't spend all that money. Two big guys and a draft, that'd be fine.

Richard (Knoxville)

You can revoke a franchise tag up until July 15.

Paul Kuharsky

Not if he signs it.

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