The Jacksonville Jaguars

[pierre]

It's almost becoming laughable how easy these road games are becoming for the Jags and they can't win at Everbank.

Now they get a bye and then a home game against a pretty mediocre Cincinnati team. After that another home game against an improving Chargers team that has a QB that has killed the Jags in the past.

Not to get too optimistic, but the three games after that (@CLE, @ARI and Indy at home) are all likely to be against bad quarterbacks.

Realistically the Jaguars should be able to go 3-2 or 4-1 in those games. That puts them at 7-5 or 8-4 going into the last quarter of the season.

[Wacca Pilatka]

The Colts had not been shut out in the last 375 games.  Funny how the number 375 tends to show up in Jaguar humiliations of the Colts.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Jags signed Telvin Smith to a 4 year extension today.

[BridgeTroll]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/10/25/jaguars-sign-linebacker-telvin-smith-to-four-year-extension/

Jaguars sign linebacker Telvin Smith to four-year extension
Posted by Curtis Crabtree on October 25, 2017, 10:24 PM EDT

Two weeks after being awarded AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors, linebacker Telvin Smith was given a more tangible reward by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jaguars announced they've signed Smith to a four-year extension Wednesday night. The deal is worth $50 million, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com.

Smith was set to be a free agent at the end of the season. He's now under contract through the 2021 season.

"Telvin has been a productive player and an important piece of our defense and he has earned his second contract," executive vice president Tom Coughlin said in a statement.

"We want to identify the players who will contribute to help this team win going forward and reward those who can do that. Telvin is certainly one of those players for us. This is a high performance business and we look for his continued development as a team leader both on and off the field.

"Along with this new contract, Telvin must accept the high expectations that go with it."

Smith has been a steady producer for the Jaguars over his first four seasons in the league. With the Jaguars tied for the AFC South lead and their defense fractionally behind Seattle for fewest points allowed in the league through seven weeks, Smith has become a more visible star in the making.

Smith has appeared in 53 games with Jacksonville over the last four seasons while making 46 starts over that span. He's recorded at least 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons.

"I am excited about the opportunity to continue my career in Jacksonville and stay with the team that believed in me coming into the league in 2014," Smith said in a statement.

"I am grateful for my family, my friends, my teammates, my coaches, and the incredible Jaguars fans for always supporting me and allowing me to play this game that I love. I also want to thank Shad Khan and the Jaguars organization for believing in me and giving me this amazing opportunity. It's been a privilege these last four years and there is so much that I want to accomplish as a teammate and as an individual in this league.

"We have created a bond in that locker room and everyone is committed to our goal of winning football games. I am honored to be a part of that culture and help continue to lead this team in the right direction."

[Jim]

Well earned.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Well earned.

Question of the Day:

In your opinion, when's the last time you were happy/satisfied that we extended a player we originally drafted into a long-term contract?

MJD?  2009-ish?

[Jim]

Well earned.

Question of the Day:

In your opinion, when's the last time you were happy/satisfied that we extended a player we originally drafted into a long-term contract?

MJD?  2009-ish?

No doubt that it has been a while.  But that's really the motto of the year, isn't it?

The only others I can think of since 2009 are:
Allen Hurns in 2017
Abry Jones in 2017
Paul Posluzney in 2015

[ProjectMaximus]

Well earned.

Question of the Day:

In your opinion, when's the last time you were happy/satisfied that we extended a player we originally drafted into a long-term contract?

MJD?  2009-ish?

No doubt that it has been a while.  But that's really the motto of the year, isn't it?

The only others I can think of since 2009 are:
Allen Hurns in 2017
Abry Jones in 2017
Paul Posluzney in 2015

Lol Jim! NRW asked about players originally drafted by the Jaguars. None of those players were DRAFTED by us.

OK, sorry for being an ahole, i'm just teasing. I can't even think of what would be my answer...it has been that long. I guess by default we'll go with MJD.

[Jim]

Well earned.

Question of the Day:

In your opinion, when's the last time you were happy/satisfied that we extended a player we originally drafted into a long-term contract?

MJD?  2009-ish?

No doubt that it has been a while.  But that's really the motto of the year, isn't it?

The only others I can think of since 2009 are:
Allen Hurns in 2017
Abry Jones in 2017
Paul Posluzney in 2015

Lol Jim! NRW asked about players originally drafted by the Jaguars. None of those players were DRAFTED by us.

OK, sorry for being an ahole, i'm just teasing. I can't even think of what would be my answer...it has been that long. I guess by default we'll go with MJD.

Ah, good catch.  That considered, MJD it is.  And while we didn't draft Hurns, we are the first team he signed with.  That's as close as it gets after MJD.

[ProjectMaximus]

Well earned.

Question of the Day:

In your opinion, when's the last time you were happy/satisfied that we extended a player we originally drafted into a long-term contract?

MJD?  2009-ish?

Linder. But that seems like an eternity!

I considered Linder but to be honest it just didn't get me excited the way Telvin or MJD do.

[ProjectMaximus]

I heard the Jags are throwing in a free dinner for two at Cowford Chophouse for all Matt's living in San Marco. You're coming up roses, my friend!!

[MusicMan]

Wasted money. Would have preferred a serious deep threat on offense.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Wasted money. Would have preferred a serious deep threat on offense.

Name one?

[blizz01]

Hoping for great things from Dede Westbrook.

[MusicMan]

Let me re phrase that: "Waste of money."


Westbrook yes!

Next year if BB makes this team they owe him $18,000,000 correct?

Another waste of money.................................

Have they won a home game yet this year?