Well I wasn't super confident about it, but based on history (Lions once a few years back, Cowboys back in `60) it's probably not going to happen.If you've seen them play every game, I have no idea how this statement can be made with any confidence whatsoever.The Jags are not going winless.
Yeah, and most games the other teams have long lost interest by the fourth quarter,Well I wasn't super confident about it, but based on history (Lions once a few years back, Cowboys back in `60) it's probably not going to happen.If you've seen them play every game, I have no idea how this statement can be made with any confidence whatsoever.The Jags are not going winless.
On the other hand, with Blackmon out.....
Also I had not realized how bad the point differential was this year, astounding.
Let's wait until after the epic nationally televised tilt at home vs the Texans in early december, shall we?I wish I could confidently say that this is rock bottom for the franchise.
I thought the tired jokes about losing to the Bye week were impossible but the Jags and Blackmon just found a way.
Fair point. The NFL should just televise another game.Let's wait until after the epic nationally televised tilt at home vs the Texans in early december, shall we?I wish I could confidently say that this is rock bottom for the franchise.
Reggie WilliamsJimmy Smith
R.Jay Soward
Matt Jones
Justin Blackmon
Am I missing anybody?
Their defense really came apart. Henderson and Stroud went downhill in a hurry. Peterson left. Darius went downhill and left. With their ####ty drafting year after year they couldn't replace those guys.Jax actually had a pretty nice early history - the fans are really lucky they didn't have to wait 20+ years for a winner. Hate to say it but they might have gotten a little spoiled there.
But what happened after the second decent run around 2005-07? Was it ownership?
Some people say the 2007-8 playoff upset of the Steelers was the worst thing to happen to the franchise because they thought JDR and Garrard were the answer.Jax actually had a pretty nice early history - the fans are really lucky they didn't have to wait 20+ years for a winner. Hate to say it but they might have gotten a little spoiled there.
But what happened after the second decent run around 2005-07? Was it ownership?
He's a very engaging personality; he's that way all the time.But if he doesn't get some talent on his team within the next couple of years, he's destined to go by the wayside.The Discovery Channel showed a program earlier tonight called "NFL in Season" and this episode featured the Jags and Niners in London. Showed both teams in the week leading up to the matchup, the game preparation, and the game itself. Anyway, what struck me was what an impressive guy Gus Bradley is. I had never heard him interviewed before.
Constantly upbeat, upbeat, upbeat... spreading positive vibes in spite of this disastrous season. Easy to see why he got the job from a personality standpoint. Obviously, if the X's and O's don't improve - despite a terrible roster - he'll eventually just be another coach on the unemployment line.
But he's a natural-born leader, I'll tell you that much. I'm sure this will be replayed at some point. Worth checking out.
The offense as a whole will probably take a slight step back even further with Blackmon gone. Supposedly, they are going to get Denard Robinson involved more.So what is your guys opinion on MJD's outlook for the 2nd half of the season?
He's coming off his best game of the season against SF on the road in London; not exactly the easiest of defenses. They finally got him involved in the passing game with 6 receptions for 47 yards- I feel like that will be a major part of his FF relevance going forward. Blackmon is history so that opens up some targets.
I know he was dealing with an injury early on but in his last 3 games he went:
15.4
7.6
18.2
Can he maintain that 14 ppg average? I'm trying to decide whether to move some of my WR depth; I really don't want to if he can maintain that level of production as my RB2.
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/11/04/london-trip-will-bring-2-announcements.html?ana=fbkThe business development trip to London during the recent Jaguars game there is likely to lead to two companies announcing they are bringing 500 jobs to Jacksonville in the next six months, civic leaders said Monday afternoon.
JaxUSA, the economic arm of Jax Chamber, came back with six or seven leads, said its president, Jerry Mallot, who declined to name the companies.
According to a list of meetings obtained by the Business Journal, the delegation met with several solar power-related firms, a software company and aviation-related businesses, among others.
The announcements probably won't be with companies the city contacted for the first time on this trip, Mallot said. This visit, however, pushed things forward because of the involvement of high-level political and business leaders.
"The Jaguars elevated the stage, giving us a window we otherwise wouldn’t have had," he said.
Not all of the firms were British, or even European: Among the meetings, Mallot said, was a U.S. company — "one of our hottest prospects" — whose owner happened to be visiting London.
One of the key benefits of the trip, said Mike Breen, who handles international affairs for the chamber, was that it is something that will be repeated; unlike other NFL teams playing in London, the Jaguars have made a four-year commitment to return.
"It gives us the ability to continue and build upon our message," he said.
Mayor Alvin Brown echoed those words, saying "it's important not only to take advantage of this strong foundation but to build upon it."
He pledged to go on at least some of the trips to London that are scheduled to take place between now and the game next year. "It's a long process," he said, "but I believe at the end of the day it will mean jobs for Jacksonville."
http://members.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2013-11-07/story/jaguars-denard-robinson-comes-grips-new-role-backingWe tried him at wildcat and tried him at receiver and we just said that didn’t work real well,’’ said Jaguars coach Gus Bradley. “Let’s put him at tailback. He never played it before, but when he did, some things came naturally to him.’’
The result? Bradley has named Robinson the team’s backup running back behind Maurice Jones-Drew for the second half of the season. Robinson has surpassed Justin Forsett and Jordan Todman on the depth chart.
“I’m excited about it,’’ Robinson said of the promotion.
One of Robinson’s biggest problems his rookie season has been ball security and fumbling, but he has continued to work on it.
“He gained our trust as far as ball security and he had a really good work of practice before the San Francisco game and we said, ‘All right, let’s get him in there and see what he can do,’ ” Bradley said.
Robinson had four carries against San Francisco for 15 yards, but also had a 21-yard burst wiped out by a penalty.
Robinson is still listed on the roster as a wide receiver, but that’s so he can wear No. 16, his college number. His role with the team now is as a running back.
And mroe talk about Burton/BrownFisch now must try to cultivate a reliable second receiver to keep defenses from blanketing Cecil Shorts (46 catches, 565 yards). Mike Brown and Ace Sanders have combined for 408 receiving yards this season. Stephen Burton will return Sunday at Tennessee after missing the last five games with a concussion. He has seven catches for 65 yards.
“We’ve kind of been dealt some cards that we weren’t necessarily planning on prior to the start of the season with different injuries throughout the year,” Fisch said. “So we just have to treat it as such that one man down, next man up. We’ll see more of Mike Brown, we’ll see more of Ace and see more of Stephen Burton.”
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2013/11/6/5072536/justin-blackmon-jaguars-depth-chart-wr-mike-brownAnother player, who the Jaguars seem very intrigued by, is Stephen Burton. The Jaguars picked Burton up off waivers, but he hasn't played since Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, a game in which he suffered a concussion.
"That’s why we have a guy like (Stephen) Burton and he’s got to step up. We’ve always been intrigued by him. He’s 6-1, 220 pounds and 4.4 (forty-yard dash)," Bradley said on Monday, when asked how the team replaces Blackmon.
"We’ve been intrigued by him and we’ve been really developing him to see what he can do," Bradley continued. "He’s got an opportunity now along with the other guys so we’ve got an opportunity to see will those guys step up. I think that part of it right there because as I’ve challenged our coaches from the start our job is to develop the players we have in-house and to see them make strides."
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face."They said today that the "plan" is to get MJD around 20 carries per game and Robinson 14. I'm guessing they don't have a single game where even approach that many carries.
"Win for the ages".Congrats, boys.
Nice win, despite Henne's best attempts to ensure a Titans victory.
Maybe Delanie Walker had the Titans in his survivor pool, too?The Tennessee Titans tight end was not happy after his team lost to Jaguars on Sunday and let his true feelings be heard afterward.
“It’s disgusting. I’m disappointed. I’m embarrassed. A team that’s 0-8 comes in here and beats us? Beats us on our home field, that’s 0-8, the Jaguars? Come on. Talking about first place? Talking about first place? We just got whooped by the Jaguars. We ain’t talking first place no more. It’s out the window. We’ve got to come back and play the Colts. I don’t know how everybody’s gonna handle it. I mean, we lost to the Jaguars.”
I think it's safe. They were gifted so many turnovers versus the Titans and that was the difference between this game and the others.You guys think it's safe to go right back to fading the Jags this week for survivor pool purposes? Despite the game being at home, I don't see MJD being able to run at all inside against the Cards' nasty front, and Peterson should suffocate Shorts. I don't see how JAX will be able to move the ball at all. Thoughts?
yes. Poz will be out which is a huge loss for an an already subpar LB corps.You guys think it's safe to go right back to fading the Jags this week for survivor pool purposes? Despite the game being at home, I don't see MJD being able to run at all inside against the Cards' nasty front, and Peterson should suffocate Shorts. I don't see how JAX will be able to move the ball at all. Thoughts?
Organizers of the Florida Country Superfest are hoping to draw huge crowds to the inaugural event, scheduled for June 14-15 at EverBank Field, and they’ve booked some of the biggest names in contemporary country music to do it.
Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Little Big Town, Big & Rich and Colt Ford are scheduled to appear on the first day of the festival. Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line, Easton Corbin and Joe Nichols are scheduled for the second night.
Tickets for both days of the event are $80-$500 and go on sale through ticketmaster.com at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. Single-day tickets will go on sale at a later date.
It’s being put on by Festival Productions Inc., the same company that’s doing the three-day Bayou Country Superfest at LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., in May. The company also stages the huge New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest and the Essence Music Festival every year.
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2013-11-14/story/country-superfest-line-everbank-field-announced#ixzz2kiyTqgAE
Normally against public funding for stadiums, but Jacksonville can really use more stuff going on downtown. It is so empty most of the time. I can see Fulham friendlies becoming common there.Henne and company might not be able to hang any TDs on them but the Jags DID get the city financing (43 Mil) for the new scoreboards and fan area.
And before any self-righteous Olbermann wannabe's start in on the City Council, the money comes from an existing hotel bed tax fund that is dedicated to stadium maintenance.
Supposedly, with the scoreboard improvements, there are rumors of a neutral site college game (Navy/ND?) and a Fulham (naturally) summer friendly.
Oh and Country Super Fest!
Organizers of the Florida Country Superfest are hoping to draw huge crowds to the inaugural event, scheduled for June 14-15 at EverBank Field, and they’ve booked some of the biggest names in contemporary country music to do it.
Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Little Big Town, Big & Rich and Colt Ford are scheduled to appear on the first day of the festival. Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line, Easton Corbin and Joe Nichols are scheduled for the second night.
Tickets for both days of the event are $80-$500 and go on sale through ticketmaster.com at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. Single-day tickets will go on sale at a later date.
It’s being put on by Festival Productions Inc., the same company that’s doing the three-day Bayou Country Superfest at LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., in May. The company also stages the huge New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest and the Essence Music Festival every year.
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2013-11-14/story/country-superfest-line-everbank-field-announced#ixzz2kiyTqgAE
I don't think we have much of a chance of winning any given game (nor do I want to at this point) but some fundamental play wouldn't be too much to ask for.I really don't mean to pile on here.... you are all good dudes and it's not like you don't know the team stinks.
But the "defensive effort" on Floyd's 91-yard TD is one of the most embarrassing things I've ever seen in all my years of watching football.
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[SIZE=12pt]30. Jaguars (2-9; No. 32): Yep, they’re screwing up their shot at the first pick in the draft.[/SIZE]
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Alfie @AlfieBCC 5m
Gus Bradley has surpassed Mike Murlakey in career wins as the Jaguars head coach.
Some nice value signings in Alan Ball and Senderrick Marks.I'm still trying to figure out how Bradley has managed to squeeze out two wins with this roster.
Alfie @AlfieBCC 5m
Gus Bradley has surpassed Mike Murlakey in career wins as the Jaguars head coach.
I'm comfortable on the Gus Bus thus far.Some nice value signings in Alan Ball and Senderrick Marks.I'm still trying to figure out how Bradley has managed to squeeze out two wins with this roster.
Other thing is a lot of these waiver pickups have been cut by "good" teams and they realize if the Jags let them go, it could be the end of their career.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pete-prisco/24314941/monday-musings-break-up-the-jaguarsA few weeks ago, I had a chat with Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell after his team won for the first time.
"Don't win too many, you will blow your draft pick," I said to him.
Caldwell laughed and said that he wanted his team to win as many games as possible.
A month ago, I didn't think that was wise thinking.
Now I do.
The biggest reason for that change is I don't think there is a true slam-dunk, can't-miss passer in next year's draft. Now that the Jaguars have won three out of their last four games, including beating the Cleveland Browns this week, it's almost becoming a moot point. They would pick third right now.
I also think Caldwell is good enough at evaluating talent that he will find good players, including a good quarterback, no matter where he is drafting.
I sure hope he's as good as Prisco thinks he is. Early return suggest so. I felt really good about the Monroe/Britton selections from Gene Smith though, so I'm withholding judgement for now.I've mentioned it before, the fact that Gus has been able to win some games with this current team is pretty awesome. I like how they didn't throw in the towel when they easily could have.Interesting stuff from Prisco
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pete-prisco/24314941/monday-musings-break-up-the-jaguarsA few weeks ago, I had a chat with Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell after his team won for the first time.
"Don't win too many, you will blow your draft pick," I said to him.
Caldwell laughed and said that he wanted his team to win as many games as possible.
A month ago, I didn't think that was wise thinking.
Now I do.
The biggest reason for that change is I don't think there is a true slam-dunk, can't-miss passer in next year's draft. Now that the Jaguars have won three out of their last four games, including beating the Cleveland Browns this week, it's almost becoming a moot point. They would pick third right now.
I also think Caldwell is good enough at evaluating talent that he will find good players, including a good quarterback, no matter where he is drafting.