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Showing posts with label Jacksonville Jaguars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacksonville Jaguars. Show all posts
Today's athlete has played two professional sports. Tim Tebow best known for his college glory days of winning two National Championships and a Heisman Trophy Championship.
He played in the NFL most notably with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets.
In 2013 he failed to catch on with the New England Patriots and in 2015 he failed to catch on the Philadelphia Eagles.
In 2016-2019 Tebow pursued a baseball career in the New York Mets farm system. In 2020 he failed to make the Mets in Spring training.
He tried a football comeback as a tight end with the Jacksonville Jaguars this past season but was cut before the regular season.
Fred Taylor was a Gator great at the University of Florida. The running back was part of a National Championship winning team and ended up being named to the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
His Gators highlights
In the NFL he finished his career as the 17th leading rusher in NFL history. He is a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars Pride. He holds multiple franchise records.
After three weeks of the NFL season I thought I would share an update on my fantasy football team. Week one I opened up with a huge win having the biggest blowout of the season. I followed that up with a solid win in week two.
Last week I had a big lead 50 points going into Monday night''s game. Then like a Hail Mary completion as time expires my team lost despite scoring the second highest point total of the season.
This week coming up I had to make adjustments. Since the New England Patriots have a week off I lost two starters. Tom Brady and the kicker. Last week I picked up Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles. He is a starting quarterback and ac couple of starters had gone down for injuries. I picked him up mainly to take another starter off the board. This week I will turn to him. This week I picked up Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould as a replacement.
I am also starting Jacksonville WR Allen Hurns this week another pick up. So far this season I have picked up Bortles, Hurns and Gould. I gave up David Cobb who is on injured reserves, Robert Griffin III who isn't starting, and Charles Johnson who hasn't been very productive.
As different players become available I will certainly look for an upgrade or two.
I'm playing Fantasy Football again this season. I was awarded a B on my draft.
I romped through the opener 171-112. Week two hello injuries. I won 142-116. However, with Carson Palmer I went with Chad Henne which netted me one point. DeSean Jackson was injured and only managed one point. Jordy Nelson and his 50 point day helped me to victory.
Week three I lost 125-117. I benched Jackson who had the injury and he scored 16 points, higher than any of my other receivers. Palmer was still out and Henne lost me 2 points. Chris Johnson at running back really started to fade.
Well it is a new week. I have replaced Henne with Ryan Tannehill. Hopefully Carson Palmer returns after his bye week.
Here is a highlight for Henne when he played for the Miami Dolphins:
I will probably bench Johnson this week and move Sproles from the flex position and start either Floyd or Douglas in the flex. Fell from first to third last week so I am trying to bounce back.
Justin Blackmon could have been an All-Pro last year despite missing the first four games of the season if he had not been suspended again. He should be preparing for the upcoming season, but suspended indefinitely trouble once again found him.
As a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars I can't help to wonder how much better the team would be with Blackmon playing and staying out of trouble. Another side wonders how much better the team would be if they had picked somebody else.
As a football fan I hate to see the waste of his talents. Even if he was playing for another team I would want to see the talent.
Three times he has failed the leagues substance abuse tests three times. Now three arrests. The arrests were for alcohol and ow marijuana. Not the brightest things to do and then drive. Not the worst drugs in the world but safer to have been done at home.
Maybe the drugs and alcohol help him with the pains and aches of being an athlete. Maybe it is just bad choices of youth. Signs point to a problem and sadly he is not getting help. He had kept a low profile before his latest bust.
Hopefully one day he will get it straightened out. Perhaps someday he will get the help he needs!
I don't like the pick of Blake Bortles with the third overall pick in the NFL Draft. I think they could have gotten him or similar talent later in the first round and I would have rather them trade down and receive another pick or something. On the other hand the Jaguars were decisive and made the decision Bortles was the Quarterback of the future for the team. That's who they wanted and that's who they picked.
I really liked their next picks! If you are planning a pass attack for the future you need to get your quarterback some targets. The Jags picked Marqise Lee a receiver out of USC with their first second round pick.
Then Jacksonville selected Penn State wide receiver Allen Robinson..
In the third round the Jaguars selected someone to help protect the quarterback with OL Brandon Linder from Miami.
Aaron Colvin a defensive back from Oklahoma to add depth to the defensive secondary.
In the fifth round Jacksonville drafted FSU's Telvin Smith a linebacker and . drafted a defensive end Chris Smith.
In the sixth they added center Luke Bowanko from Virginia and running back Storm Johnson in the final round. A very sold draft.
My fantasy football team won for the second week in a row clinching a playoff spot. The game that lead my team to victory was a game most NFL fans this season don't care about, the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Cleveland Browns.
One of my wide receivers is Jacksonville's Cecil Shorts...
Cleveland's Josh Gordon another receiver I had a monster game catching 10 passes for 261 yards! Here he is on a big catch from last year.
Gordon has two 200 plus yard games back to back and my fantasy team thanks him! Well I have one week until the playoffs.
Twenty years ago the Bold New City of the South, Jacksonville was awarded an NFL franchise. Te team didn't start playing until 1995. 10 years prior to the city being awarded a team of their own my family left Jacksonville for Maine. I remember seeing Jacksonville Sharks of The World Football League in the Gator Bowl.
In visits since we left Jacksonville I went to an exhibition game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in the Gator Bowl.Then during one of the Jaguars better seasons I came down and watched a Jaguars game in person. It was a Sunday night game against the Bengals.
Here is an article I wrote which managed it's way onto Yahoo Sports which covered the history of the Jaguars from 1995 through the 2009 season. Here is a smaller article about how the team became the Jaguars.
Yes the Jacksonville is suffering through a dismal season, and haven't had a winning season since 2007. They did have a .500 season in 2010. Still they have a new coach, a new owner, and new plans for the years a head. Here is a cheer for the first 20 years and I am looking forward to the next 20.
Well when you have a season like the Jacksonville Jaguars did the off season is long and busy. I am continuing my coverage of the team with some of their off season moves for Outside the Redzone.
First up the Jaguars fired their General Manager Gene Smith you can read my article here.Next they hired a new general manager David Caldwell and fired their coach you can read about that here. Then they hired a new coach which you can read about it here.
What it all means? Well the team went under new ownership this season. Now that the season is over the owner is putting his stamp on the team after an awful season. He wants a winer. The team went with sharp football people who lack prior experience. Caldwell hasn't been a GM and Bradley hasn't been a head coach. So there will be some growing pains. However, there will be new energy around the team and a fresh attitude.Hopefully better results.
Here the team introduces the new GM:
The new coach Bradley..
Well I will be back with a new post soon. Probably one on basketball, but I am covering another show tonight and festivals are announcing big news so we will see!
Well most of my writing has been about football during the tail end of 2012 and early 2013 so I will start off the New Year with a football post.
Fantasy Football
Well my team one again. So my fantasy football team won the consolation round and finished seventh in the league. Hey, at least I am honest.
NFL
The Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the Tennessee Titans in a game that included 5 returns for touchdowns.You can read my recap here. Well the Jaguars had a disappointing season and fired their GM Gene Smith you can read my article about that here.
Here are some Blaine Gabbert highlights...
College Football
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the USC Trojans 21-7 in the Sun Bowl. I have covered Georgia Tech all season long for Outside the Redzone. You can read my Sun Bowl recap here. Here are some highlights below...
A little delayed since I was busy with the holidays. However, none the less I have written some new football related articles since my last football post and I wil give you update on my fantasy football team.
Fantasy Football
My fantasy football team did not make the playoffs. So, the next best thing is to win the consolation round. Not only did I step away from my blog due t the holidays I also stepped away from my fantasy team. My lineup was what it was. I did not make any moves or change anything. My team won anyway. Now if they would have won the previous week I would havebeen in the playoffs. Oh well that is life and my team survives to play one more week.
NFL
Okay the team I cover for Outside the Redzone, the Jacksonville Jaguars are having an awful season. However, they did play the New England Patriots and the score was closer than most folks expected. You can read my recap here.
NCAA
Bowl season is here! I wriote an article about place to watch the bowl games around me. If you like you can read it here.I also wrote an article about the Florida Gators five best moments in Bowl History which turned out to be about five different bowl games. You can read that here. Since the Gators are going to the Sugar Bowl here are highlights from their last visit...
Another week another death in the NFL. This time due to an alcohol related accident. Sad, a taxi ride or a designated driver could have saved a life.
Fantasy Football
Speaking of sad my streaky fantasy football team lost this week. So I missed the playoffs. I just needed a win or tie to advance. Oh well bring on the consolation round. How did you do in your league?
College Football
No recaps this week since there was only the Army Navy game on tap. Here is my final regular season rankings, Do you agree or disagree? So it has been two weeks without a college football recap. The Gators did not play. Georgia Tech lost to FSU so the Florida State cover person got the recap. I am a team player you can read their recap here.
NFL
Well the Jacksonville Jaguars dropped their last two. First the Buffalo Bills crushed them 34-18, you can read that recap here. Last week the Jaguars played the New York Jets close but lost 17-10. You can read that recap here.
Mixing it up this month a little football, to go with all the death notices, birthdays, and other stuff. I'll be back with a new post soon. Will have some theater ones coming up.
Fantasy Football
I project I will lose this week with a two point lead. My opponent has one more player left for Monday and I am a sitting duck. In a close match he will prevail. It almost sounds like politics...
NFL
What the heck? The Jacksonville Jaguars actually won this week. You can read my recap here.
Sorry couldn't find any highlights...
College
Well I cover two college teams so I will start with the winning one first. The Florida Gators beat Florida State. You can read my recap here. Here are some highlights..
Georgia clobbered Georgia Tech you can read my recap here. Here are some highlights...
Wanted to get the football post out of the way. I watched a play and a concert today which means I have reviews to write which equals more blog posts soon!
Writing wise I have a lot of things going on this month. I actually attempt to slow it down a bit but you all see how that is working. I'll be back with a few more reviews. I'm covering a concert and a play this weekend. Like always there is more. On to football...
Fantasy Football
After a very bad start I am riding a very long winning streak into first place. I was helped out by Justin Blackmon's 49 point game and Rob Gronkowski who had a 25 point game but broke his arm.
NFL
Well the Jaguars almost won. They fell to Houston in overtime 43-37 to insure they have a losing season. You can read the recap here. Below are some highlights..
College Football
Who knew Kansas State and Oregon would both lose? Oh well here is my latest college rankings. The college teams I covered both won. The Florida Gators shut out Jacksonville State. The recap is here.
Georgia Tech beat Duke. You can read that recap here as well.Here are some highlights from that game...
Rankings, recaps, highlights..a bit of everything.
Let's rev up November! My non sports fans don't worry I have a very busy November underway. Plenty of non sports posts coming! Tomorrow I will probably blog about the election, then Thursday and Friday will be music oriented posts. I've covered two shows already this month and it looks like I am going to cover five more plus see another one so a lot of material coming up!Sports fans looking for more than football.well basketball is a possibility stay tuned..
Okay enough rambling..
Fantasy Football
A fourth straight win and I am now in fourth place in my league and one game over .500. It was the second week in a row I had the biggest margin of victory. Doug Martin's 4 touchdowns and 251 yards really helped me out!
NFL
As some of you know I cover the Jacksonville Jaguars but my recaps might be better to read by fans of their opponents. This week the Detroit Lions whipped them. You can read my recap here.
College Football
The teams I cover on the college level fared much better. Georgia Tech beat Maryland soundly. You can read about it here. Highlights are below..
The Florida Gators bounced back and beat Missouri. Okay, maybe they didn't bounce back but they won. You can read the recap here. Below are some more highlights..
Last but not least my rankings for this week! You can read them here. That's it for now but a new post will be up soon!
The end is near.well I hope not with Sandy on the way. However, this is the last football blog post for October. I think I can restrain myself from posting on the subject before the end of the month. Hopefully, the weather will come thru and clear out with out any problems.
Fantasy Football
My team is well on it's way to winning this week.My team could have beaten any team in the league this week which feels better than knowing every team can beat your team. So, I should work my way back in the pack as I even my season record out. It has been fun, since I have been forced to make a lot more moves than I generally do so it isn't all bad.
NFL
I cover the Jacksonville Jaguars and they aren't that good. They did play better today and kept it close with Green Bay. You can read my recap here.
College Football
You can read my new college football rankings here. I have been putting a new poll in the article letting people pick who they think is number one. Thanks for those who participated last week.
It stinks when the team you cover is the team you root for and they lose. Well that happened to me with the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs. You can read my recap here.I will give Georgia credit the stepped up to the challenge and won the game. Sloppy game for both teams.Here are some highlights from that game:
Then I also covered the BYU-Georgia Tech game. The Cougars beat the Yellow Jackets and you can read my recap here. Here are some highlights from that game...
What a weekend for football all the teams I cover lost. At least there was baseball! Stay safe if you are near the storms and as long as the power is working I will be back with a new post soon!
My Fantasy Football Team
My fantasy football team is going to win this week. I used some of my subs to fill in for the bye vacancies. I also picked up Blaine Gabbert for my second quarterback. He gave me a few points before he left the game.
NFL
He plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the NFL team, I cover for Outside the Redzone. Well the Jaguars lost Maurice Jones-Drew early in this game, lost a big lead, and missed a golden opportunity for a victory.You can read my recap here.
Here are some highlights and news on the game from an Oakland perspective..
College Football My Rankings
Here is a link to my top 25 this week. Take the poll and let me know who should be number one! Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech they came off of a bye week ready to play and they beat Boston College. The Yellow Jackets have a lot of work to do to make it to a bowl game but they are a bit closer. You can read the recap here.Below are some highlights from that game..
Florida Gators
Two articles this week! I'll start with my recap of the Florida Gators 44-11 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. I really enjoyed watching their special teams and defense. The Gators defense plays like a great unit instead of great stars. Well check out my recap here.
Here are some highlights from that game...
I also wrote an article about their BCS ranking earlier in the week. You can read it here.
I should have some skiing articles, a musical review, and who knows what else coming out this week. So, it should be a good week of blogging. Plus whatever, else I decide to ramble on about.
Well this one will be brief. It looks like my fantasy football team will finally be back in the win column! I made a few moves to make up for some of my players who had a bye week.
I usually cover the Jacksonville Jaguars for Outside the Redzone but they were off this week. I also usually cover Georgia Tech but they were off. However, I did cover the Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores football game. You can read my recap here.
Here are some highlights from that game...
My new college football rankings after week seven can be seen here. I have highlights from the Louisiana Tech-Texas A&M game on that site. Oklahoma won the Red River Rivalry game with Texas on Saturday here are some highlights from that game..
So I through in a couple of extra highlights of this weekends football action..
Okay I took a week off from posting about football in here. Don't worry I am back today to do a post on football. If you like my other stuff don't worry I will be back blogging about two more shows and I am hoping to get some other writing done. Plus I will throw in a few surprises i my blog..
Anyway..NFL the Jacksonville Jaguars
You can read my recap of today's game here. If you like the Bears you will love it. If you like the Jags, well they are not providing anything good to write about.The week before they lost to Cincinnati you can read that recap here. Highlights on the earlier game here..
Down a level to college football...
You can read my latest college football rankings here. I have added a poll question to my ranking as well trying to give it a fresh twist.
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators surprised LSU on Saturday. You can read my review here. I think the win helps Will Muschamp's job security. The week before Florida did not play. Here are some highlights from that game...
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is the other team I cover, they lost this weekend to Clemson. You can read my recap here. Here are some highlights from that game...
The week before Georgia Tech lost to Middle Tennessee State. You can read my recap here as well. I found some highlights from that game as well.
Well I will be back soon with a post about something different...
