Here come the Jags!

Wacca Pilatka · November 23, 2009, 11:33:18 AM

Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on November 22, 2009, 07:50:22 PM
Not sure of the crowd count, but it looked ok. This was another game when you didnt know if the Jags were going to show up or not. Despite the ending it was a terrible game by the Jags on both sides of the ball.

I wouldn't say terrible that broadly. Really, just two units of the team looked bad to me.

The offensive line had a miserable game until the fourth quarter. From Vic's recap it sounds like the Bills did some stunting and different fronts to cover for the loss of Stroud and the Jaguars were guessing wrong for much of the game as to whether they'd be selling out against the run or the pass. There were a number of times receivers got open and Garrard couldn't get them the ball because the Bills were in his face immediately.

The secondary of course suffered from the absence of Mathis. Brackenridge had a rough time with Owens to say the least, and we were fortunate not to give up another TD bomb to Evans because of the one Bills lineman's unnecessary hands to the face on Harvey. I've no idea how Owens got open over the middle repeatedly against zone coverages on 3rds and long, but it looked to me like the safeties (Considine, mainly) were either misreading routes or were slow in coverage. The defense did perform much better after the Owens TD, though, and thank goodness Fitzpatrick was all over the place.

copperfiend · November 23, 2009, 11:33:46 AM

Maybe FCN could also do a story on how to smuggle drugs onto airlines.

ac · November 23, 2009, 11:47:50 AM

It could be a series:

How to hotwire a car
How to embezzle from your employer
How to write and deploy a computer virus
How to make bathtub meth
How to steal your neighbor's identity

copperfiend · November 23, 2009, 11:48:44 AM

How to bring an iguana over the Mexico-US border.

How to get a full nude lapdance at a bikini bar.

ac · November 23, 2009, 11:49:56 AM

Quote from: copperfiend on November 23, 2009, 11:26:40 AM
How dumb can you get? I guess FCN is not interested in reviving the pride.

Someone replied elsewhere that FCN has had sour grapes since their on-field access was revoked.

Doctor_K · November 23, 2009, 11:59:17 AM

Quote from: ac on November 23, 2009, 11:49:56 AM
Quote from: copperfiend on November 23, 2009, 11:26:40 AM
How dumb can you get? I guess FCN is not interested in reviving the pride.

Someone replied elsewhere that FCN has had sour grapes since their on-field access was revoked.

Well boo-f'ing-hoo for them. Let's chuck all hints of professionalism out the window over it? Poor. But, it underlines my overarching belief that traditional media in general is crap and/or dead.

In the meantime, a big Double Tall-Man to all the naysayers who said the Guars would have a crap season. 4-12 my arse.

ac · November 23, 2009, 12:05:52 PM

Exactly. I have no clue how their record gets lost in this whole thing. People still call them a "losing team" when they're 6-2 over their last 8, have won 3 in a row, and are 4-1 at home.

Wacca Pilatka · November 23, 2009, 12:19:18 PM

Quote from: Doctor_K on November 23, 2009, 11:59:17 AM

In the meantime, a big Double Tall-Man to all the naysayers who said the Guars would have a crap season. 4-12 my arse.

We need Bud Adams to help pass that on.

lastcall · November 23, 2009, 01:02:36 PM

I was at the game yesterday and just wanted let everyone know I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the last minute hear-attack! Also, I wanted to say I was impressed with the crowd at the end of the game. From the looks of it, not many people left early and stayed the whole game which really made me smile.

The Jags are doing their part for Jacksonville by winning and doing it in a very entertaining way (may not be the safe way but still entertaining). Another highlight player is on the rise with Simms-Walker (spelling ?) and combined with Jones-Drew and a few others we are getting a fun team to watch. It is time for Jag fans and fans of the city of Jacksonville to go and support our team. I am very pleased with the team so far and can't wait for the next game.

Keith-N-Jax · November 23, 2009, 03:00:55 PM

Quote from: ac on November 23, 2009, 10:53:19 AM
Meanwhile, First Coast News runs a story that explains how to stream the live game feeds online instead of going to the game, like they're doing a pubic service announcement. WTG guys.

/facepalm

Yes how dumb, were having trouble with black outs and they run a story like this, and that guys says he dosent want to spend 40 dollars at the concession stands. What the heck is he eating, eat before the game, tailgate dumb a$$. As far as the crowd must be a mistake somewhere sure looked like the largest this season.

ac · November 23, 2009, 03:23:53 PM

^I was very disappointed to see the tickets distributed and the gate numbers. I could have sworn we were more full than the previous games. Oh well; 43K did the work of 67K yesterday. We were loud and relentless. On the game-winning and -ending drives the stands in my section (104) were shaking. It could have more to do with the 4 rows in front of me being steel plate instead of concrete, but still it was impressive. I've never felt that in JMS before.

Wacca Pilatka · November 23, 2009, 03:28:44 PM

Quote from: ac on November 23, 2009, 03:23:53 PM
^I was very disappointed to see the tickets distributed and the gate numbers. I could have sworn we were more full than the previous games. Oh well; 43K did the work of 67K yesterday. We were loud and relentless. On the game-winning and -ending drives the stands in my section (104) were shaking. It could have more to do with the 4 rows in front of me being steel plate instead of concrete, but still it was impressive. I've never felt that in JMS before.

Based on how it looked on TV from Virginia I was expecting to see 50-55k as the tickets distributed. Maybe CBS was doing a nice job of focusing on particularly full sections or something, but whenever I saw a panoramic shot I was focusing on the parts of the stadium I know to be emptier, and they seemed noticeably fuller than usual. And the noise level sounds like plenty on TV as well. Thankfully, I'll be there to contribute to the noise level for the Dolphin game.

Keith-N-Jax · November 23, 2009, 11:21:07 PM

43 thou no way. I was there, somethings wrong.

Keith-N-Jax · November 24, 2009, 11:15:07 PM

Well when your own local news runs a story about how you can get around the Black Outs, don't expect the bandwagon wheel to get back on anytime soon. Just when you think something that involves this city has reached its limits, they take it to a new level. After all the Jag organization, the mayor, etc have done to get people to go the game and your own local news does something like this, unbelievable.

mtraininjax · November 24, 2009, 11:29:26 PM

Winning will certainly help, but the Jags need the Club and the box seats full, to stay. And that requires corporations. Many of the corps that bought these have packed up and moved on with consolidation. I like what Terrell Hogan has done, but we need every employer with the funds for Club seats to do the same. This is a corporation buying movement. It was the same in 1993 and it has to be the same ground swell now.