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[duvaldude08]

@DD - hey bud, I know you're feelings on the national jacksonville diss, but we made Yahoo's front page and we're not even in the superbowl - just sayin'.   

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201202/shahid-khan-yacht-for-sale#1

Shahid Khan's Yacht For Sale. Asking Price: Nearly $112 Million
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:15 amWritten by: Ben Maller\0020 1369 92
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Thank goodness pro football doesn't have a salary cap on boats.

The NFL's newest owner, Shahid Khan, is looking to unload his majestic 223-foot yacht for the cool price of $112 million. The Jacksonville Jaguars boss recently put the 2007 German-made vessel he calls the Kismet up for sale with Moran Yacht & Ship of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

What do you get for $112 million? A better question would be what don't you get? The ship comes loaded with a formal dining salon, disco, teak decks, jacuzzi, sauna and gym. High-end woodwork details everything from a beer keg to a motorcycle hatch with crane. There's also a 25-foot Chris Craft boat, Yamaha WaveRunners and other surpasses, the Florida Times-Union reports.

The ship sleeps 12 guests in six impressive staterooms with crew of 17, including three stewardesses, a chef, a sous chef and the always important masseuse, beautician and therapist.

If the asking price is too high for your modest budget, Khan is making his big boat available to rent as the much more affordable price of $600,000 per week -- plus expenses -- for Caribbean cruises over the winter and about $789,000 a week for summer trips to the Mediterranean, according to the Times-Union.

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Khan denied he's selling the boat to help cover the cost of buying the Jaguars. "That check has cleared. (The boat being for sale) is totally unrelated to the Jaguars," Khan told the Jacksonville Daily Record. (He also said if he had owned the Jaguars a few years ago he would have had Jacksonville select Tim Tebow.)

By the way, the Kismet's asking price ($112 million) is 34 percent more than the entire Jaguars player payroll (around $73 million) last season.

You know man, I dont even care anymore. Ive realized awhile ago that the hatred for our team is pure JEALOUSY. And being that we have a billionaire owner now, the jealously will only get worse. I was wondering when his yacht was going to hit the sports websites.

[BridgeTroll]

^^^I couldn't have said it better. Warren Sapp of all people talkin about "No one packs the U-Haul's better than Duval". These days 'Duval' is looking pretty iron clad compared to 'Hillsbourgh'. These haters are getting hilarous; Everytime they say something stupid on PFT, I make them look silly by cordially pointing out the facts (atleast during the times when the propaganda crew at PFT don't delete my posts).

Funny you mention this... was listening to Pete Prisco's radio show the other day and he was interviewing the head dude at PFT.  The subject of the Jags moving came up and during the course of the conversation the PFT guy said that Jacksonville is BY FAR the most...um...errr... "defensive" about rumors or talk on PFT about the Jags moving.  Where fans in other cities barely comment or are less vocal about the possible movement of their teams... The Jacksonville posters were vehement about misconceptions and innaccuracies...

Keep up the good work I-10 east!

[duvaldude08]

^^^I couldn't have said it better. Warren Sapp of all people talkin about "No one packs the U-Haul's better than Duval". These days 'Duval' is looking pretty iron clad compared to 'Hillsbourgh'. These haters are getting hilarous; Everytime they say something stupid on PFT, I make them look silly by cordially pointing out the facts (atleast during the times when the propaganda crew at PFT don't delete my posts).

Funny you mention this... was listening to Pete Prisco's radio show the other day and he was interviewing the head dude at PFT.  The subject of the Jags moving came up and during the course of the conversation the PFT guy said that Jacksonville is BY FAR the most...um...errr... "defensive" about rumors or talk on PFT about the Jags moving.  Where fans in other cities barely comment or are less vocal about the possible movement of their teams... The Jacksonville posters were vehement about misconceptions and innaccuracies...

Keep up the good work I-10 east!

Oh yeah Jaguars are vicious and very vocal these days. I  was watching the Home Shopping Network a few months ago and this lady from Jacksonville called in and ripped them about no showing more Jaguars merchendise and ask why the models never have on Jaguar gear.  The media and their mess has turned Jag fans into some of the most loyal and passionate fans in the NFL. Jacksonville is like a little child who finally gets tired of the bully picking on them, then one day they blow up and fight back.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Just a thought I had while reading PFT tonight.

First, the article:

Rams seek permission to interview Omar Khan for G.M. job
Posted by Mike Florio on February 8, 2012, 8:50 PM EST

Getty ImagesThe Rams continue to look for a new G.M.  And they’ve now set their sites on a guy who almost became the G.M. of the Seahawks.

According to Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Rams have requested permission to interview Steelers director of business and administration Omar Khan.  In St. Louis, Khan would be paired with new coach Jeff Fisher (pictured).

Khan has long been linked to former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, with a widespread belief in league circles that if/when Cowher returns to coaching, his first call will be to Khan.

The question of whether Khan goes to the Rams could depend on whether the Rams give Khan final say over the roster.  If Khan isn’t getting final say (at least in writing, Parcells/Ireland-style), the Steelers could block the move.

Innocuous enough, nothing that really matters.

Next, the picture:


The first thing that popped in my head after reading "KHAN" in the headline and seeing a picture of Jeff Fisher......









NO WAY YOU CAN USE THAT NAME IN THE HEADLINE WITH A PICTURE OF SUCH A PUSSIFIED MOUSTACHE!!!!!






That's all, nothing else to see here, I just found it hilarious that from here on out:  Khan = Bad Assed facial hair, Jeff Fisher (still)= Bastard with the second best moustache in the NFL & mommy issues.   

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

For those that don't know, Lakelander is a Miami Dolphin fan.  I don't know him personally, but after reading this excerpt from MMQB, I feel that he might need a hug.     Hey man, the Jags are still looking for some fans.  You deserve better than this.

In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi (sort of), "What the hell's going on down there?!"

In Miami, I mean.

In the last 10 years this franchise has been the most luckless, clueless, hapless club. To wit:

Head coaches (seven): Dave Wannstedt, Jim Bates, Nick Saban, Cam Cameron, Tony Sparano, Todd Bowles and now Joe Philbin.

Starting quarterbacks, minimum four starts (13): Jay Fiedler, Ray Lucas, Brian Griese, A.J. Feeley, Gus Frerotte, Daunte Culpepper, Joey Harrington, Cleo Lemon(!), Trent Green, John Beck, Chad Pennington, Chad Henne and now, evidently, Matt Moore. Unless they sign Alex Smith this morning, and if so, Smith would be in line to be the 14th starting quarterback in the last 11 seasons.

Offensive coordinators (seven): Norv Turner, Chris Foerster, Scott Linehan, Mike Mularkey, Dan Henning, Brian Daboll and now Mike Sherman.

Defensive coordinators (six): Jim Bates, Richard Smith, Dom Capers, Paul Pasqualoni, Mike Nolan and now Kevin Coyle.

The most bizarre moves, and aftermaths, of the last decade of Miami Dolphins football -- actually, decade plus 11 days, considering that the Dolphins traded for Ricky Williams 10 years and 11 days ago:

1. The ridiculous inability to find, develop and decide on a quarterback who could be even half as good as Dan Marino. Miami, in the last 10 years, has traded a seven for Rosenfels, a two for Feeley, a two for Culpepper, a six for Lemon, a five for Green, and used a two to draft Beck and another two to draft Henne. None is on the team anymore. None became a shadow of Marino. And Sunday, when Matt Flynn chose Seattle over Miami as the prize of a thin free agent quarterback crop, it left the Dolphins scrambling and reconsidering how aggressively to go after Alex Smith. Or hope Ryan Tannehill of Texas A&M would be there with the eighth pick in the first round on April 26. Or play with Matt Moore. Not very good options.

2. The ill-fated hiring of Nick Saban. He was supposed to turn the Dolphins around, and be the head coach for life, when Wayne Huizenga hired him early in 2005. He went 15-17, made a horrendous quarterback decision (picking Culpepper over Drew Brees in 2006) and skulked off to Alabama after denying 613 times he'd go back to college football.

3. The one you've all forgotten. Two days apart in early 2007, soon after Saban skulked off to Alabama (can't use that phrase enough), Miami interviewed two coordinator prospects -- among others -- to succeed Saban. The Dolphins favored offensive coordinator Cam Cameron of San Diego over Minnesota defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin. Cameron got the Miami job. Tomlin got the Pittsburgh job. Cameron went 1-15 and got fired. Tomlin went 10-6, won the AFC North and is 55-25 since, with a Super Bowl win.

4. Trades that stunk. Ricky Williams came in 2002 for two first-round draft picks and gave the Dolphins two terrific seasons -- and five lousy ones, and one-and-a-half suspended ones. Wes Welker was made a restricted free agent in 2007, and the Patriots stole him for second- and seventh-round draft picks. Those two picks turned into one season of center Samson Satele before he was dumped to Oakland for a sixth-rounder the next year. I'd call the Brandon Marshall trade (for two second-rounders in 2010) a debacle, but they did regain two third-rounders this year. They wasted two second-rounders on quarterbacks who barely had cups of coffee in Miami -- Feeley and Culpepper.

5. Drew Brees. Saban chose Culpepper over Brees in March 2006 because Brees was rehabbing major shoulder surgery. Ten months later, Saban skulked off to Alabama, and the 1-15 Dolphins of 2007 played with Lemon, Green and Beck. Funny thing, as I wrote a couple of months ago: On the night Miami had to make the decision which way to go on Brees or Culpepper, owner Wayne Huizenga was out to dinner with a friend and said. "I want them to sign Brees. They want Culpepper.'' Huizenga got a call on his cell phone and walked outside. When he came back inside the restaurant, Huizenga said his football people were insistent that Culpepper, for reasons monetary and football and health, was a better choice than Brees. "I told them, they're the football guys, not me,'' said Huizenga. But the owner repeated that if it were up to him, he'd have signed Brees. Miami is 37-59 since, with no playoff wins.

Clearly, when Huizenga brought in Bill Parcells, who imported Jeff Ireland from the Cowboys, he didn't expect the disastrous personnel run that has ensued. (And the man who bought the Dolphins from Huizenga, Stephen Ross, didn't expect Ireland to ask Dez Bryant the sordid question about his mother's occupation in the run-up to the 2010 draft either.) The Ross-Ireland daily double has failed to lure Jim Harbaugh and Jeff Fisher, and has failed to land Peyton Manning or Matt Flynn either.

When I was talking to Flynn Sunday night about why he chose the Seahawks, he must have repeated three or four times how much he liked the feeling he got from the Seahawks' coaches and front office people when he was in Seattle. He wouldn't say anything negative about Miami; he is very fond of his former offensive coordinator in Green Bay, Philbin. But clearly Flynn felt the love more in Seattle than in Miami.

It's absolutely amazing how much failure the Dolphins have endured in the last 10 years. And the way this year is beginning -- losing out on Fisher, Manning and Flynn -- I'm amazed that Ross is putting up with it without blowing a gasket.



Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/03/19/signings/index.html#ixzz1pZuTreuj

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

And off we go.........

Tim Tebow trade talks will now beginPosted by Michael David Smith on March 19, 2012, 12:07 PM EDT

Getty ImagesPeyton Manning has informed the Broncos that he wants to play in Denver, and that means Tim Tebow is now on the trading block.

We reported when the Broncos first began their pursuit of Manning that Tebow would be traded if Manning signed with the Broncos, and now ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter are reporting that the Tebow trade talks are set to commence.

So where will Tebow land? The first teams we’d keep an eye on are in Florida, where Tebow was a Heisman Trophy-winning and national championship-winning quarterback for the Gators. In both Miami and Jacksonville, the owners might step in and say that they simply can’t afford not to trade for Tebow, who would be an immediate boost at the box office.

If you think the owner has no business telling the football people what to do, you might be right. But the reality is that in the NFL, the owner sometimes steps in on a decision, especially when it comes to the acquisition of a quarterback. We’ve seen that in the Manning chase, and now we may see it with the Tebow trade talks.

It’s entirely possible that there’s some coach out there who loves Tebow’s potential and would like to give him a shot as a starter, but it seems at least as likely that trading for Tebow will be about an owner insisting that it’s the right thing to do for the franchise’s bottom line. And the place where Tebow is most popular is Florida.

   

[duvaldude08]

In other news, Whassup with the Texans? They let Mario Williams go and now they trade another one of their linemen  on the D-line? Sounds like to me someone is having a 2000 Jags salary cap issue. They had a monstrous defensive last year. why would they be letting people go otherwise?

[I-10east]

^^^And they traded their LB DeMeco Ryans to the Eagles. Hey, I'm not complaining, let the rest of the AFC South get weaker, while we get stronger.   

[duvaldude08]

^^^And they traded their LB DeMeco Ryans to the Eagles. Hey, I'm not complaining, let the rest of the AFC South get weaker, while we get stronger. 

Yeahh Thats who Im talking about! Well its fine with me too. We are now Peyton-less so the division will be up for grabs until kingdom come. LOL Without their defense the Texans are less of a challenge.

[duvaldude08]

The Saints just got their asses handed to them by Goodell. Good night 

[BridgeTroll]

Goodell sends “strong and lasting message” via discipline of Saints
Posted by Mike Florio on March 21, 2012, 1:24 PM EDT

Getty ImagesThe NFL has released its official announcement regarding the penalties imposed as a result of the Saints’ three-year system of paying defensive players for, among other things, trying to injure opposing players.

The league imposed significant penalties against coach Sean Payton, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, and G.M. Mickey Loomis, and for good reason.  Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to be sure this never happens again.

“We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the integrity of the game,” Goodell said in the league-issued release.  “We will not tolerate conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities.  No one is above the game or the rules that govern it.  Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.”

“A combination of elements made this matter particularly unusual and egregious,” Goodell added. “When there is targeting of players for injury and cash rewards over a three-year period, the involvement of the coaching staff, and three years of denials and willful disrespect of the rules, a strong and lasting message must be sent that such conduct is totally unacceptable and has no place in the game. . . .

“Let me be clear.  There is no place in the NFL for deliberately seeking to injure another player, let alone offering a reward for doing so.  Any form of bounty is incompatible with our commitment to create a culture of sportsmanship, fairness, and safety.  Programs of this kind have no place in our game and we are determined that bounties will no longer be a part of the NFL.”

To achieve this goal, Goodell has suspended coach Sean Payton for a full year, effective April 1.  Former Saints defensive coordinator (and, for now, Rams defensive coordinator) Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely; his status will be reviewed after the 2012 season.  Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis has been suspended eight games, and Saints assistant head coach/linebackers coach Joe Vitt has been suspended six games.

In comparison, the Saints organization got off light.  Goodell fined the team only $500,000 and stripped a second-round pick in 2012 and a second-round pick in 2013.

Still, being denied the ability to rely on the man who led the team to a Super Bowl win three seasons ago and who has helped the Saints become competitive on a consistent basis will make it very difficult for the Saints to become the first team to ever qualify for a Super Bowl to be played in a team’s home stadium.  Next February, Super Bowl XLVII will be played in the Superdome.

   

[Tacachale]

^Good.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Tebow Mania in Full Effect!

I know this is just piling on and fanning the flames and poking the bear and tugging on Superman's cape and...   well, you get the idea.  I just wanted to share how the moderators at Gang Green Nation feel about Tebow:

New on GGN: The Tim Tebow Discussion Thread
by John B on Mar 28, 2012 9:20 AM EDT

The Tim Tebow trade was bound to be controversial and draw a lot of attention around these parts. It has been covered extensively here on GGN. We have seen some really good fan perspectives in comments. FanPosts and FanShots.

I now think we have reached a point where Tebow Mania is overrunning the site. This site is about the New York Jets, not one specific player who happens to be on the roster. There are a lot of exciting things coming up, like the Draft next month. We have a lot of top end user commentary on it that is being pushed to the bottom of the page so that people can argue the same things about Tebow over and over.

With this in mind, I am going to ask everybody to refrain from further Tebow opinion FanPosts or FanShots until further notice and instead use the comments section of this point to debate Tebow (or front page posts by staff writers about Tebow). You aren't prohibited from mentioning him as part of a post with a bigger point. Just please do not create something new simply to give an opinion on Tebow. I ask that you rec this to get it at the top of the page. Like our Threads About Nothing, we will create new Tebow threads when either the comments fill up or time constraints call for it.

Now if you want to talk about Tebow, you may do so in this space to your heart's content. It gives you easy, one stop shopping. If you want to discuss anything else about the team, you do not have to come to this post, and you do not have to worry about GGN being overrun by it further.

I ask the moderators on this site to help enforce this rule by removing posts in violation and to deal with violators appropriately.

While I'm at it, I'm guessing this doesn't do anyone (especially those named Mark Sanchez) any favors, either:

Urban Meyer urges the Jets to let Tim Tebow play
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 29, 2012, 12:33 PM EDT

Asked on ESPN what the Jets should do with Tebow, Meyer said the same spread offense he runs in college would “absolutely” work in the NFL, and that the biggest thing is an NFL coach just needs to trust Tebow to take over games himself.

“Let him play,” Meyer said. “Just let him play.”

Asked if that’s what the Broncos did, Meyer answered, “Not really.” According to Meyer, the Broncos were too often too conservative with Tebow, and when the Denver offense was at its best â€" as it was in the playoff win over Pittsburgh â€" that’s when Tebow was given the freedom to run the offense his own way, hurting defenses with his feet and then making plays with his arm when defenses had to stop the run.

“When they had success I think they did,” Meyer said. “When you started seeing him throw against those easy coverages it was because they had to stop the run.”

It remains to be seen whether the Jets will let Tebow play, but the current plan to use him in the Wildcat as the backup to Mark Sanchez doesn’t seem consistent with what Meyer is urging. To really make the most of Tebow’s skill set, an NFL team would need to completely install an entire offense around him, not use his plays as a backup plan. The Jets may be ready to let Tebow play 20 snaps a game, but they’re not ready to hand the offense over to him completely.

Boy oh boy.  I'm so happy that this is not happening here.

[BridgeTroll]

Boy oh boy.  I'm so happy that this is not happening here.

Amen brother... Gotta love Urb...

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

While I'm piling it on....

Tebow, the former University of Florida standout who has become known for his game-day prayers and other displays of his faith, was recently traded from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2012-03-29/story/tim-tebow-speak-lawrenceville-ga-church#ixzz1qXKJ914K

This little blurb taken from the TU has a nice little zing to it.  Known for quarterbacking skill, passing ability, reading the defense, go through reciever progressions prayer & display of faith. 

I need to stop hating.