September 2011
2 posts
Oh Hai, Jagsonville!
After a ridiculously long sabbatical, we’re back.
And in case you weren’t aware, Jaguars Football is back too!
The Jaguars’ 2011 season kicks-off this Sunday at EverBank Field against the Tennessee Titans, on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. A few months ago, when the lockout was in full-swing, it seemed like this day would never come.
It’s here. And...
August 2011
2 posts
There is a pulse
Sorry for the absurdly long length between posts, but Jagsonville will be alive and kicking in the near future
-Jonathan Loesche
April 2011
2 posts
Draft Podcast
Join us as we talk about the Jaguars selecting Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=92904&cmd=tc
It's Alive!!
Wow, it has been a little while between posts hehe. Anyway, the Jagsonville Podcast returns as we discuss the Jaguars draft plans with Adam Stites of the Jaggernaut.com
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=92904&cmd=tc
March 2011
3 posts
Talking with Canal Street Chronicles
Sorry for the lack of content recently. I’ve been really busy with other projects. Anyway, Jon Banks from Canal Street Chronicles asked me a few questions about the Jaguars and I wanted to share my answers with you.
1. The Jaguars gave the Colts a run for the division, what kept them from moving in for the kill?
1. December collapses are nothing new under Jack Del Rio. 8 seasons, the ...
Sixteen guys I like for the Jaguars at Pick 16...
About a month ago I gave an initial list of 16 players who I would’ve liked to see the Jaguars get with the 16th pick in the draft. Why 16? As Vic Ketchman would say, if you’re picking at 16 you better have 16 guys you like.
1. Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
Peterson is the best corner prospect in the draft and tied with Von Miller for the best overall defensive prospect. His chances of...
What is David Garrard's future in Jacksonville?
With the Jaguars announcing they have signed Luke McCown to a contract extension, another piece has been added to the Jaguars QB puzzle. The other two pieces will come during the Draft and whenever a new CBA is announced. The Jaguars will take a QB early in the draft, perhaps with their first round pick. Whoever that pick will be, they will be the future of the position and should be the...
February 2011
16 posts
In Gene We Trust?
With the NFL Combine kicking off, this is the time of year when Jaguars GM Gene Smith should be at his best. Widely regarded amongst his peers as one of the best scouts in the business, Smith will be entering his third draft season as the team’s GM. Some fans have built him up into a mythic figure with a Midas Touch; but how has his tenure gone so far?
His 2009 draft was solid when it...
Jaguars Mock Draft Round Up Version 3.0
It has been a little bit, but here is the third edition of the Mock Draft Round Up.
Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue: Jon Dove (MTD), Optimum Scouting, Walter Football, NFL Mocks v2, Rob Rang
Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri: Don Banks, Mel Kiper, Chad Reuter
Cameron Jordan, DL, Cal: AOL Fanhouse, NFL Mocks, Matthew Fairburn (MTD)
JJ Watt, DL, Wisconsin: NFL Draft 101
Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska: Draft...
The Jaguars are still fine without Tim Tebow
Coming home today, I was listening to the radio. I guess Gene Frenette’s Q&A with Tim Tebow has reignited Tebowpalooza as people were calling in spouting the usual rhetoric for both sides. However, what got me was the argument being made that the Jaguars should have taken Tebow in hindsight. Well, it wasn’t said outright. Instead, it was put as “Well, the main argument...
Bob Sanders leaves without a contract, much adu...
So after a day of everyone in Jaguar land debating the merits of Bob Sanders as safety, he left Everbank Field and boarded a plane for Buffalo. Some think it simply means Sanders is exploring all of his options before committing to a contract while others think the Jaguars passed on his services.
First, while it was a shock to most people that the Jaguars brought Sanders in, it isn’t...
Bob Sanders to Jacksonville?
Edit: Reposting this as it seems there was a problem formatting with Tumblr
With the news this morning that Bob Sanders will be in Jacksonville taking a physical, it has caused quite a stir in the Jaguars community. When Sanders was released by the Colts less than a week ago, most Jaguar fans simply shrugged. Sanders has the ability to be a game changer at the safety position, but his problem...
Jaguars Mock Draft Results
I participated in a live Mock Draft over the last two days and I wanted to post the results here. It was a 5 round mock, which is why there isn’t a 6th round pick.
16th Overall Pick: Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
With Cameron Jordan gone, my choices were Ayers, Jake Locker, and Ryan Kerrigan. My opinion of Kerrigan has declined since his unimpressive Senior Bowl and I felt Locker is still too...
Would having no salary cap/floor actually benefit...
With the player’s union looking like it will decertify if a new labor agreement can’t be reached, it will mean the death of the salary cap system for the time being. As the video I posted a few days ago noted, a league wide salary cap without union approval violates Federal Anti-Trust legislation.
Hypothetically speaking, if the union does decertify and the league goes on without a...
NFL Labor Situation summed up by the Mises Blog
Great read by the folks at the Mises blog, who look at how the NFL ended up in the current mess it is in
Part I
Part II
The Jaguars need to focus more energy on the...
With all of the focus being paid to the defense and QB position, I believe Jaguar fans are forgetting another area that will need repair work. The offensive line. It seems people are expecting Eben Britton to return and everything to be hunky dory with the group once again.
It is easy to forget Brad Meester is a year removed from having a terrible 2009 and with no guarantees of continuing his...
Should the Jaguars trade back into Round 1 to get...
Imagine this scenario for a moment. The Jaguars make their pick at 16. That pick is not a QB. It could be Cam Jordan, Ryan Kerrigan, Akeem Ayers, or any other player you think would be a good fit at 16. Fearing their QB will not make it past all of the other QB needy teams in Round 2, Gene Smith decides to pull the trigger and trades back into the last few picks of Round 1.
I think this is a...
This offseason will define the Jaguars future in...
The Super Bowl is in the history books and the off season no one really wanted to think about is upon us. From now until early March (and possibly longer) all we’ll be hearing about is the NFL vs the player’s union. All of the good feelings and recording ratings the league has been getting will be put to the test should this potential lockout become a prolonged issue.
In particular,...
2011 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Christian Ponder,...
It has been no secret the Jaguars have been very interested in taking a QB this year. After not taking a QB since drafting Byron Leftwich (the longest drought in the NFL), it is certainly time to get new blood at the position. However, this QB crop hasn’t exactly turned out to be what people thought. Andrew Luck stayed in school, Jake Locker never turned the corner as a passer, and in...
2011 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Christian Anthony,...
If you followed me from my old stomping grounds, then you know this is the time of year when scouting reports become a major focus. Also, you also probably remember small school guys getting a lot of love. Considering the Jaguars have took 4 FCS players in last year’s draft, it definitely makes sense to once again feature alot of under the radar guys.
It only makes sense then to start off...
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Welcome to the post-Vic Era
He was the father figure who moved into the neighborhood when the Jaguars arrived. Along with a suitcase and a wife he brought a wealth of NFL knowledge, history and wisdom from years spent covering the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Since 1995 he worked not only to cover the team but to create the team. He will forever be tied to the birth of the franchise and he has earned a passionate base along with...
If free agency does happen, is Mike Sims-Walker...
For those of us who aren’t all that interested in the Super Bowl, the topic du jour has already turned to the NFL’s labor situation. Whatever side you may side with, the first order of business will be if their will be any kind of free agency this year. If a new CBA isn’t reached until the summer months, that won’t happen. Considering all the rhetoric being thrown out,...
January 2011
17 posts
Should the Jaguars trade for Kevin Kolb?
Now that news has broke that the Eagles plan on franchising Michael Vick and will trade QB Kevin Kolb, the internet is abuzz with potential landing spots. Until he was injured in Week One, it was widely expected Kolb would take over for Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia. However, he got injured, Michael Vick stepped in, and we all know the rest. So now the question becomes, should the Jaguars be...
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Jeff Fisher is Gone and I am not Happy
Go to any message board or comments section where the Jeff Fisher firing is the subject and you will get a myriad of opinions. Indianapolis Colts fans celebrating another “dumb move” by an AFC South opponent. Tennessee Titans fans, a house divided, debating the impact along with whether Vince Young still might return. Houston Texans fans wondering if 2012 will find Jeff deep in the...
16 guys I like for the Jaguars in Round 1
The draft is a tricky beast. Most people have a handful of guys they liked and if they aren’t there, they then scream “Trade Down!” However, it takes two teams to trade down and if there isn’t a player available you like, what are the odds another team sees a player it likes? So then, it is always good to make sure you have at least one player on your board you think is...
Senior Bowl Thoughts
The Senior Bowl is now in full swing and reports are flying in as to which teams are up to what. Amongst the players the Jaguars will be taking the most interest in, the results have been mixed.
First, the quarterbacks. Washington QB Jake Locker has millions of dollars on the line this week. If he performs well, he potentially gets back in the top 10 and if not, he could be there when the Jags...
“Don’t lose this team. I know the economy is bad and people are struggling, but...”
– Vic Ketchman in Tuesday’s Ask Vic - Don’t Lose This Team
No Undrafted Free Agency could be a big issue
Sorry for the lack of content over the last few days, but that comes to an end today! We’ll get to Carson Palmer and the Senior Bowl later, first is an issue I’ve been wanting to talk about for awhile.
It is being reported that if there is no CBA in place by the time the draft takes place, undrafted free agents will be stuck in the same limbo as other free agents. After the draft,...
What does Team Teal need to do for an encore?
Surprisingly, and dare I say pleasantly, lost in the current mix of coaching chatter and premature draft talk is the almighty ticket sales issue. However, as the season ticket renewal deadline comes to a close in the coming weeks, it will once again take center stage in Jacksonville. Such is life for a small market team that still gets an obligatory mention whenever some writes “NFL”...
Absurdly Early 2011 NFL Mock Draft
With everyone and their mother coming out with a 2011 Mock, I figure I might as well join the crowd
1. Carolina Panthers: Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
It wouldn’t surprise me to see Carolina trade out of the first round, but as of right now I like Bowers
2. Denver Broncos: Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
With the Broncos moving to a 4-3, Fairley provides a dominant DT
3. Buffalo Bills:...
Dirk Koetter denied permission to speak to Rams....
The latest scuttlebutt over the Jaguars coaching staff once again involves offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. The Jaguars granted Koetter permission to interview for the Broncos head coaching job, to which Koetter finished as the bridesmaid instead of the bride.
Now it is being reported the Jaguars denied Koetter the option to interview for the Rams OC position. As Paul Kuharsky already...
Jaguars Mock Draft Round Up Week 2
Another week, another batch of mock drafts to go through. Now that the January 15th deadline for Juniors to declare has passed, this is where mock drafts should begin to get more concrete. For the Jaguars, things have gotten rather interesting. Defensive end still dominates, particularly a Boilermaker that draws comparisons to Aaron Kampman, but other areas are also catching up.
Ryan Kerrigan,...
Jagsonville is now Podcasting!!
You heard that right. Jagsonville is now in the podcasting business. Join Jonathan, Joey, Gil, and a few guests for our initial podcast! Click to listen
With NFL TV numbers through the roof, what will...
Despite the NFL blacking out 26 regular season games in 2010, the league’s TV numbers were through the roof. The league can lay claim to over 200 million unique viewers, the 19 most watched programs of the fall season, and every Cable TV ratings record known to man.
These numbers give a justification to why ESPN is willing to lay down almost $2 billion dollars a year for Monday Night...
A Quick run through of the various All-Star games...
With free agency possibly tabled thanks to the current labor unrest, we’ll have to import a Clydesdale to beat instead of the usual draft horse. With that, the three major college All-Star games will be getting more attention than usual. Those are the Senior Bowl, East-West Shrine Game, and the NFLPA Game.
What are these games? Who will the Jaguars be looking at? Why should you care?
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Gene Smith enters his most important offseason...
On April 22nd, 2010, Gene Smith was on top of the Jaguar world. He brought in one of the Jaguars best drafts in 2009; then started off 2010 with a bang adding free agents Aaron Kampman and Kassim Osgood. Pundits were calling him one of the bright young GMs in the NFL.
And then Roger Goodell went up to the podium and said “The Jacksonville Jaguars select Tyson Alualu, Defensive Tackle,...
Jaguars Mock Draft Pulse
Something I want to do once a week is to check out how Mock Drafts are evaluating the Jaguars and what kind of changes people think. As Drafts get updated more often, I’ll add more to get a larger sample size as well. In addition, several major draft sites haven’t updated their Mocks since Andrew Luck decided to stay at Stanford, throwing things out of wack. So that means we’ll...
A Quarterback in the first round is more important...
And let the 2011 Draft dead horse beating begin! Over the next few months, the Jaguars will be facing a compelling question with the draft. Should they take a QB in Round 1, or wait until Round 2 and take a player at a seemingly more pressing position.
Those who support the latter position cite the fact that David Garrard is still a decent option at QB, the secondary needs too many more pieces,...
No Jaguar fans, 2012 hasn't arrived early
With the announcement that Jack Del Rio will once again be coaching the Jaguars, Jaguar fans reacted as if Wayne Weaver announced the city would be consumed in hell fire later that day and there would be no escape.
I tuned into talk radio expecting a circus from callers, but what I heard made me wonder if Jacksonville was experiencing an epidemic in stupidity. Comments that ranged from the...
December 2010
12 posts
What lies ahead for Trent Edwards and David...
On Sunday, the Jaguars will travel to Houston to try and end their season on a strong note. A win gets them above .500 and with some luck potentially in the playoffs. A loss, and we officially have another December collapse on our hands. With the recent news that David Garrard will miss Sunday’s game, things have become more interesting.
Have we really seen the last of David Garrard...
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Maurice Jones-Drew, Marcedes Lewis, and Montell...
Congratulations to Maurice Jones-Drew, Marcedes Lewis, and Montell Owens on making the Pro Bowl. This is the most players who have made the Pro Bowl from Jacksonville since 1999. I would go on a long rant about how Richard Seymour making the team over Terrance Knighton is another example of the Pro Bowl being a popularity contest, but that’s already an accepted fact.
Jaguars Fall to Redskins 20-17 in a game Jaguar...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: In a crucial December game that could make or break the Jaguars playoff chances, the team played sloppy football, committed dumb penalties, and were simply not the better team.
At this point, everything that could been written about Jack Del Rio’s inability to close the deal has been and we all know it.
Simply put, at this point we know how...
Is this the "Same Ole Sorry Jaguars"
As Maurice Jones-Drew fumbled the 4th down pitch, and the Colts promptly scored to make it 21-10, when David Garrard threw a nearly back breaking interception, and then finally when Josh Scobee’s kick was returned for a touchdown, I kept hearing an ever increasingly loud chant.
“Same ole sorry @$$ Jaguars!”
In the heat of the moment, can you honestly blame them? It seemed...
Be Careful Where You Put Blame In Jaguars Loss
Today we have a special guest post from Brian Fullford. You may know his work from Big Cat Country, another awesome Jaguars news source.
Looks like Dominic Rhodes was right. Today at Lucas Oil Field the big brother got the best of his up and coming younger sibling as the Jaguars fell to a well prepared Colts team 34-24.
The 10 point victory both is and is not misleading. Tyjuan Hagler’s...
"I Hate the Jaguars..." →
An open letter to Jacksonville Jaguars fans from a fan of the Indianapolis Colts. (Thanks to Mr. Sean Hassan for sharing this gem)
I hate the Jaguars. I suppose, if you’re a Jacksonville fan, you should take pride in that. I hate the Jaguars more than any other team in the NFL. Yes, I hate the Jaguars more than the Patriots. Yes, I hate the Jaguars more than the Chargers. Yes, I hate...