JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny was just hours from having surgery to re-attach his pectoral muscle to the tendon in his right shoulder, but that didn't stop him from watching film.

Even though he's out for the season on injured reserve, won't be cleared to resume working out for three months, and won't be able to resume normal football activities for five to six months.

"We were just taking a look at some things," Posluszny said. "I still wanted to review. I was looking at the game against Cleveland. The hard part is once you realize you're not playing anymore this year you're already starting to think about next year. So what do I need to work on for next year?

"Even though that's a long way away, that's just how your mind automatically goes. It's a long way away but what can we do to work on it?"

Posluszny has to think about the 2015 season. Otherwise he'd be going crazy dwelling on the fact that he's not able to play. He still hasn't completely accepted the situation.

"I'm trying to handle it pretty well but this is very out of the norm for me," he said.

Though he missed 19 games in his first four seasons with Buffalo because of arm and knee injuries, Posluszny had missed only one game since joining the Jaguars in 2011. That came last season because of a concussion. Coach Gus Bradley can tell Posluszny is frustrated.

"He's good to be around, not great to be around right now, because it is so important to him," Bradley said. "What I appreciate is how much he helps those guys (linebackers). They turn to him, ask him questions, and he offers insight. It's invaluable but you can just imagine how it's tearing him up inside."

Posluszny is also feeling guilty. He hates being injured and not being able to play and he's angry at himself for getting hurt. He knows that doesn't really make sense, especially since there was nothing he could do to prevent his pectoral muscle from tearing free, but logic doesn't come into play with this.

"This is awful," he said. "Your entire workup of the year is so you can play during the season so when that gets cut short you're extremely disappointed in yourself for letting it happen.

"You just feel like you're letting people down, let's put it that way. You feel like you're letting people down when you're not playing when you should be."

Posluszny is still going to attend meetings and try to help the linebackers, but that's going to be the extent of his football activities for a while. His right arm will be in a sling for about a month and then he'll be able to slowly begin the rehab process. He should be able to start lifting weights in late January and said he if he has no setbacks he'll be cleared to resume football activities by the time the offseason program begins.

"The surgery went really well," he said. "I feel good. I don't have any pain or anything like that."

But he does have plenty of tape to watch.