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Jacksonville Jaguars Loss To Patriots Concludes Late-Season Reality Check

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
Having to face theáIndianapolis Colts áand theáNew England Patriots áin back to back weekends was the perfect measuring stick for this franchise. After months of getting by on beating teams in the bottom half of the league, the scheduling gods (unbeknownst to them) afforded two trials by which the reality of Jaguar football could be defined. That the team failed them both should not be surprising nor disappointing. During the game ...

Jaguars Fall Short of Making History in Loss To the Colts

Posted: 18th December 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
Chalk this up as just another close win for the Indianapolis Colts over the Jacksonville Jaguars on their trek to perfection. This one played out completely opposite of their first matchup, a 14-12 Colts victory, with offense taking center stage. Even with two chances in the last five minutes, the Jaguars could not take their place in the history books to become the story of the team that ended perfection. ...

It Was Not All Maurice Jones-Drew: Dissecting the Game-Clinching Run

Posted: 8th December 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
With the win over the Houston Texans, the "rebuilding" Jacksonville Jaguars continue to defy the odds. A winning record in the division and the conference tie-breaker advantage makes this four-game stretch an early Christmas present for Jaguar fans. The credit for the victory has been assigned to a handful of players: Derek Harvey, Tyron Brackenridge, Derek Cox, Gerald Alexander, and Maurice-Jones Drew are a few names that come to mind. In Drew's ...

Jaguar Fans Quit Blaming The Team: You Either Want Them Or You Don’t

Posted: 4th December 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
Why, as a city, do we want this? The question is really a double entendre. Why do we want this team? Why do we want to lose this team? Recent news from Los Angeles has energized the monster. Seeing it walk and hearing its menacing voice has left the citizens distraught. Prophets on street corners, perched high on their crates, warn those who will listen of the impending doom. Now where did ...

Jaguars Make on Field Statement, Silence the Titans

Posted: 5th October 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
It wasn't anything special. Call play action and drag the tight end across the field with most of the defense up tight to stop the run. The problem is that, for the Jaguars, it isn't something seen very often much less executed to success. However, this play was symbolic of how this team should be perceived ongoing. áThis play was a statement to future opponents.áI won't pretend to know what Jack ...

For the Jaguars, Their History With the Titans Cuts Deep

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
I know this hurts...it was meant to. Fallout Boy This weekend Jeff Fisher and theáTennessee Titansáreturn to what was once deemed their "second home field."á Fisher's comments were further insult to injury as they were uttered after the Titans won the AFC Championship Game 33-14 back in 2000. I was at that game and I vividly remember the complete disgust I felt watching them hoist the trophy. Rivalries are the cornerstone of sports: ...

Roller Coaster, of Love

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
"Lovin' you is really wild - Oh it's just a love rollercoaster - Step right up and get your tickets" By now you should officially be in the throes of that emotional swell you'd receive from seeing that hot girl across the bar (or guy depending on your gender or...no need to go there). á This past Sunday, you caught a glimpse of what can happen when theáJaguarsálook in the closet and ...