The message was simple but heavy: two more wins.
At Wednesday’s practice, Coach Ke stood shirtless in the Florida heat, tattoos glistening under the sun, addressing his 11 and 1 Jaguars like a general in command. The team circled around him, locked in, listening as he laid it out plain.
“We’re not begging nobody for help. We control our own fate,” Coach Ke told the team. “Two more wins and we can breathe, but don’t get it twisted. I still expect excellence. And when the backups get their shot, I expect excellence from them too. Ain’t no drop off in this locker room.”
The math backs him up. The Broncos sit at 7 and 4, likely to lose one down the stretch. The Steelers and Browns both have five losses, the Bills have six. That means a 13 and 4 record would officially lock the number one seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. From there, the Jaguars could rest their starters the final three games and head into January healthy and dangerous.
But that’s never been the story with Coach Ke’s squad. The Jags built this season in the trenches with grit, depth, and a next man up mentality. Even when injuries hit, the standard never dropped. Every player, from starters to scout team grinders, has bought into one identity: dominate and finish.
Around the facility, you can feel the calm confidence. The leaders know what’s in front of them. Two more wins mean they control everything — rest, health, momentum, and the road to the Super Bowl running through Jacksonville.
Coach Ke ended his speech the same way he started it, raw and direct. He threw up two fingers and said with a smirk that could only belong to him:
“Two more. That’s it. Handle business.”
