A Day of Jaguar Football

charlestondxman · December 18, 2009, 08:22:21 AM

It was a great game, and Jacksonville was portrayed very well, with all the scenes. Every time they were talking about the game, it was beautfiul with the team's logos over the St. John's by the Hart and Matthews Bridges, and they showed a lot of scenes of town. They even showed a few shots of St. Augustine. Jacksonville should be proud of their team.

The Panthers have sold out all but two or three of their games in Charlotte ever, and did well with attendance even at 1-15.

This team, which has surprised everyone, being in the playoff hunt so late, should be filling the seats. Next year, the fans need to support this team. They are a team on the rise, with all of their young stars.

BridgeTroll · December 18, 2009, 08:23:50 AM

If the Jags would have played this well against the Dolphins this loss would not have been so bad...

Jacksonville DID get some great exposure last night...

thelakelander · December 18, 2009, 08:32:40 AM

How many shots did they show of St Johns Town Center, River City Marketplace, Southside, Blanding or Argyle Forest Boulevards?

tufsu1 · December 18, 2009, 09:24:29 AM

Quote from: thelakelander on December 17, 2009, 10:54:28 PM
Come on Nelson! Man up Jax. Your playoff dreams are on the line!

he's a Gator...'nuff said

jason_contentdg · December 18, 2009, 09:35:49 AM

^Yeah, we all know Fred Taylor never did anything with the Jags...

BridgeTroll · December 18, 2009, 09:45:04 AM

QuoteHow many shots did they show of St Johns Town Center, River City Marketplace, Southside, Blanding or Argyle Forest Boulevards?

Absolutely none... I DID see a shot of a lit up building in St Augustine tho...

For those who think refurbishing Freindship fountain is a waste of money there must have been 5 or 6 shots of our current anemic fountain...

Lunican · December 18, 2009, 10:06:44 AM

The aerial shots of downtown were really good. At first I didn't even recognize them because the city looked so big.

Karl_Pilkington · December 18, 2009, 10:09:56 AM

I too thought the shots of downtown were incredible and thought of all those idiot TU posters who want to abandon downtown. I was thinking how funny it would be to see a shot of a strip mall or rows and rows of block homes, to them that IS Jacksonville.

copperfiend · December 18, 2009, 10:23:31 AM

The crowd was pretty amazing last night. I wish it was like that for every home game.

mtraininjax · December 18, 2009, 11:04:51 AM

Crowd was great, the 150k was WELL SPENT. Even if they spent a fraction of that each game, more people would come down. It was great to get little kids excited about Jags games, they are the future season ticket holders. So great job by the City all around, not just the Mayor who loves to take credit for anything.

Reggie Nelson is the next waste of a draft pick to get sent off. We need CBs and a DT to help on D. Garrard is his own worst enemy, he is mediocre at best, but in tight games, he is not supposed to cost you the ball game. The D made enough stops for the O to win the game, at the end of the night Garrard was his own worst enemy and could not come through 2 weeks in a row.

JMac · December 18, 2009, 11:07:00 AM

Reggie Nelson will be out of football next year. He can't cover, and won't tackle. After the Jags cut him, no one will pick him up.

copperfiend · December 18, 2009, 11:18:57 AM

He will be in Jacksonville next year but with the Sharks.

Tripoli1711 · December 18, 2009, 11:47:00 AM

I agree, it appears that Reggie Nelson is destined to join his brother Reggie Williams as another 1st Round Jaguars draft pick that ultimately gets cut and is not picked up by another NFL team.

I have tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, observe him and see what maybe he does well. Often times good plays aren't noticed if you are in the right spot, etc. I have thought, "maybe he does things that don't end up on the stat sheet".

I will not say he does nothing right, but he doesn't do nearly enough to make up for the awful mistakes. Blown coverages, terrible angles to ball carriers, and useless shoulder bump attempts at tackles (or prissy slapping at the ball) when he does find himself in the area of the ball carrier. Gene Smith has forgotten more about football this morning alone than I have ever known in my life, but if Reggie is starting or even on the team next year I will be amazed.

Tripoli1711 · December 18, 2009, 11:49:33 AM

And yes, Jacksonville looked amazing on TV last night. Looked like the shots were from a helicopter rather than a blimp. I just wish we had some lights on the BoA building! It still was barely noticeable in a lot of the shots. They finally gave some views that were from around Emerson looking north, so you could see the buildings on the southbank as well as those on the northbank. I get frustrated when all anybody shows is the same shot of the landing with the the main street bridge on the right. That is the shot 85% of the time and it makes it look like we only have 3 buildings downtown!

Great effort overall by the Jaguars. I wish I could have been there instead of up here getting a foot of snow in Virginia. Anybody who went to that game last night and wasn't entertained to the point of looking forward to seeing this team in person next year is too far gone to have a football pulse.

Steve · December 18, 2009, 12:47:59 PM

A few people have blamed Garrard and the offense. While I like a crunch time quarterback, and Garrard didn't get it done, I actually thought he was good most of the game. Remember, the offense did score 31 points. I don't think you can really hang this one on them.

Very few teams can win while giving up 35 points.