This could be the year that the Jaguars arrive as a bona fide force.

The key will be winning the AFC South and getting one of the top two seeds in the postseason.  If they can do that, then they might be able to make a run at playing in February.

Leading the way is quarterback David Garrard, whom plenty of folks in the organization believed for a long time was better than Byron Leftwich.  But Leftwich kept the job because of his draft status and contract.

Then, just before the start of last season, coach Jack Del Rio won the struggle with Shack Harris.  Garrard was in, Leftwich was out — and the Jags were much better for it.

Garrard often doesn’t get the credit he deserves.  He performed at a high level even with a crew of wideouts who drop more balls than a butter-fingered urologist.  

This year, the wideouts are better.  And the running backs are solid.

And the defense is strong.

And, at the top of the AFC, the Jags will arrive.