One point that you touched on that I think warrants emphasis is that this Jacksonville team really doesn't look bad. I haven't been at all impressed with Yeldon, but Bortles appears to have to have taken his game from "dumpster fire" to "merely bad", after all the picks they invested in WRs they finally seem to have a couple of good ones (Allen Robinson in particular is a guy to watch for tomorrow), and their defense is thin on talent thanks to the unfortunate knee injuries they've been dealing with in their front 7, but it won't be thin on coaching.
The Pats should comfortably beat them, but in 2010 the Patriots should've beaten the Browns comfortably and lost by 20 instead. Even the worst team in the league is good enough to beat you if you take them lightly or have a bad day. We know the Pats won't do the former, but if the latter happens and Easley is healthy enough to go, then having him out there increases our chances of winning anyway.