The Jacksonville Jaguars

[Rynjny]

Heard Brunell went on 1010XL this morning and apologizing..

[Wacca Pilatka]

Heard Brunell went on 1010XL this morning and apologizing..

Not good enough.  He did his damage on a national program and is just apologizing locally.

[Wacca Pilatka]

John Oehser is sharp on the Brunell subject today.

Unfortunately, the constant drumbeat of moving rumors is going to create opinions like Manuel's below, potentially driving people away and allowing the media speculation to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.  We cannot let that happen.

John from Fleming Island, FL:
Any comment on Mark Brunell's statement on JAGs future? Are we being misled?
John: I covered Brunell for six seasons, and have no problem with Brunell personally. But Brunell's comments about the Jaguars' future in Jacksonville were misguided to a bizarre and staggering degree. There is a perception that because he once played quarterback for the Jaguars, and because he did some television work and appears on a team radio broadcast, he is privy to some information about the future of the franchise. This is not the case.

Max from Jacksonville:
Umm, Mark Brunell went on ESPN Radio and said "all indications are the Jaguars will eventually move to LA or London." Does he know something you don't?
John: Not anything factual.

Manuel from Jacksonville:
The way things are developing, the London games are for Khan's business public relations reasons and to pave the way for eventually moving the Jaguars to London after the fourth Jacksonville "home game" in London. If one "home game" in London leaves much more revenue than in Jacksonville, a season played in London will leave 10 times that revenue. That's why wins do not matter much now to management, after all the rebuilding is for London fans to enjoy in 3-4 years.
John: You write with a very authoritative tone. That would mean a great deal if you were correct. It means little when you're not. Khan has pushed for new video boards for EverBank Field, in addition to a slew of pending improvements. He invested $3 million into the locker room last season and $7 million into training facility and weight room this offseason. He didn't go to London alone last week, by the way. He went with the mayor, city council representatives and multiple leaders of the business community. Those business leaders were there to build relationships with the idea of bringing business and jobs to Jacksonville. Khan also continues to invest in and explore investing in Jacksonville business interests. Perhaps all of this is an elaborate ruse to move the team. Perhaps I'm naïve. It just seems like a tremendous amount of work and commitment when he could easily and far more cheaply not do any of it at all.

[MEGATRON]

Heard Brunell went on 1010XL this morning and apologizing..

Pull his membership into the Pride of the Jaguars

[Wacca Pilatka]

Heard Brunell went on 1010XL this morning and apologizing..

Pull his membership into the Pride of the Jaguars

Let's induct Donovin Darius instead if we don't want to cancel the ceremony.

[Rynjny]

Heard Brunell went on 1010XL this morning and apologizing..

Pull his membership into the Pride of the Jaguars

Let's induct Donovin Darius instead if we don't want to cancel the ceremony.

Heck..I'll take Paul Spicer over Mark Brunell in the Pride right now...Spicer's more Duval than Brunell.

[Wacca Pilatka]

I think I'd take R. Jay Soward over Brunell in the Pride today.  Maybe he'll properly reverse course on national TV and I'll cool off.

[Wacca Pilatka]

In other news, the Jaguars announced today that Southern Ford Dealers signed a sponsorship deal.

I thought they already had a sponsorship deal with them cause I saw the Ford signage on the scoreboard.

Apparently with what was announced today, they also get sponsorship of the ticket window and some in-stadium videos.

[pierre]

John Oehser is sharp on the Brunell subject today.

Unfortunately, the constant drumbeat of moving rumors is going to create opinions like Manuel's below, potentially driving people away and allowing the media speculation to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.  We cannot let that happen.

I like how Oesher responded to the Brunell comments. Hopefully Sexton and Boselli don't take it easy on him tonight.

[Intuition Ale Works]

Brunell's comments were complete chicken sh#t.

He had a great opportunity to go on a national show and help put the "moving to LA/London" rumors to rest.

Instead, he helped to further the lazy journalism that continues to push the idea of the Jags moving.

He should have known better and stood up for the community that he has been a part of for almost 20 years.

[Rynjny]

Brunell's comments were complete chicken sh#t.

He had a great opportunity to go on a national show and help put the "moving to LA/London" rumors to rest.

Instead, he helped to further the lazy journalism that continues to push the idea of the Jags moving.

He should have known better and stood up for the community that he has been a part of for almost 20 years.

+100000

[edjax]

Heard Brunell went on 1010XL this morning and apologizing..

Not good enough.  He did his damage on a national program and is just apologizing locally.

So he makes his stupid comment on a national show and then apologizes to the 23 Tebowites that listen to 1010XL!! Wow. Bravo Mark.  And sure is buddy Mr Hicken was real rough on him too.

[BridgeTroll]

Many of us consider Jonathan Cyprien as a high point out of our previous draft... here is profootball focus analysis...

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/10/30/second-rounders-in-focus-week-8/

33. John Cyprien, FS, Jacksonville Jaguars
Grade: -19.4
Snaps: 552
Analysis: On the bright side he's played every snap for the team. On the downside, he's looked woefully out of his depth, with the game just too quick for him right now. He's our lowest-graded safety and the team has evidently taken the approach he'll be better for the lumps he takes this year.

[Wacca Pilatka]

I'm sky-high on Cyp's potential but he has missed tackles and blown coverages all over the place.

[Ajax]

John Oehser is sharp on the Brunell subject today.

Unfortunately, the constant drumbeat of moving rumors is going to create opinions like Manuel's below, potentially driving people away and allowing the media speculation to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.  We cannot let that happen.

John from Fleming Island, FL:
Any comment on Mark Brunell's statement on JAGs future? Are we being misled?
John: I covered Brunell for six seasons, and have no problem with Brunell personally. But Brunell's comments about the Jaguars' future in Jacksonville were misguided to a bizarre and staggering degree. There is a perception that because he once played quarterback for the Jaguars, and because he did some television work and appears on a team radio broadcast, he is privy to some information about the future of the franchise. This is not the case.

I'm not sure if disingenuous is the right word, but Oehser is downplaying things a bit.  The fact is that Brunell is one of the most popular Jaguars players of all time, in and outside of Jacksonville.  He is also a current (or recent) Jaguars employee.  Personally I think he's wrong about the Jags moving, but I can't blame Joe Sixpack for thinking that Brunell might have some inside knowledge, and Mr. Sixpack might also question whether or not he wants to spend his hard-earned paycheck to watch a horrible team so that they can take that money and rebuild and move out of town right as they start getting good again. 

The Jaguars have a PR problem and the sooner they deal with this the better.  This is the like the New York Times correcting a front page error with one sentence on page G-23.  Not gonna cut it.