Thomas Still Questionable, and the Line Hasn't Changed

The Week 2 injury report is out, and the situation looks familiar. Brian Thomas Jr. carries a questionable tag into Sunday's game against Denver — same designation he wore into Week 1, same uncertainty for Lawrence's most reliable downfield option from a season ago. Nothing resolved, nothing new to report. Just the same question mark in the same spot.

The offensive line picture hasn't shifted much either. Mekari is still on Injured Reserve. Faalele is still the patch at guard. Cole Van Lanen is active. The unit that enters this game is essentially the same patchwork that opened the season, and Denver arrives without R.J. Harvey, which softens the run-defense ask, but doesn't change what Jacksonville has to protect up front when it needs to move the ball.

Worth noting where things stand: the Jaguars went 13–4 last season and looked dominant late, but their point differential told a quieter story — one where the margin for error was thinner than the record suggested. Two weeks in, with their top receiver a game-time question and their line still short-handed, that gap between the record and the underlying reality is the thing to watch.