Episode 32 – Army/Navy is Special, Jaguars Are Not
Lonnie’s son is at the Naval Academy and we all have stories about the game. Plus big changes coming for the Jaguars.
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Episode 31 – Bad Time in Music City
It was ugly in Nashville and it could mean more changes than expected in the off season.
Something Magical About High School Football
This season both Mandarin and Raines made it to their state high school football championship games. While this weekend’s appearance in Orlando is a crowning achievement for those teams, it also marks a swift and sudden end to many players’ football careers. “I know how special it is,” Mandarin Head Coach Bobby Ramsey said this […]
Episode 30 – Thursday, Fournette Problems
Your body has to get right quick for a Thursday game. And Lonnie talks about Leonard Fournette’ “off field” development.
Episode: 29 – A Win, a Start?
Lonnie Marts and Sam Kouvaris noticed the Jaguars defense looked a step quicker in the win over the Colts.
An Encounter with President George H.W. Bush
Sitting in the men’s locker room in the early ‘90’s at Marsh Landing Country Club, there was a steady stream of guys coming through as usual or a weekday afternoon. I knew most of them and we exchanged the normal pleasantries as they passed through. It’s not unusual to see guys in all levels of […]
In Retirement, Poz Still Knows
So what happened? Last year’s Jaguars team was, according to Vice President of Football Operations Tom Coughlin, “one whistle away” from going to the Super Bowl. And with virtually the same players, some free agents and draft picks sprinkled in, the Jaguars fell on their face in 2018. “Aren’t you going to fill other pieces […]
Episode 28 – It’s Over, What Happened?
Lonnie, Tom and Sam dissect what happened to the Jaguars and what happens next.
Jacksonville Gets a Team, 25 Years Later
Friday, November 30th will mark twenty-five years since the NFL awarded Jacksonville the league’s 30th franchise. It’s still an amazing, improbable story: Mayor Jake Godbold realized, in the 1970’s, that the people in town didn’t think much of themselves or the city. He believed a pro sports team could change that. As a reporter following […]
Missing Poz, and a Lot More
To hear Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone’s comment about replacing players, it sounded eerily similar to Tom Coughlin’s answer to a similar question in 1995. “You’ve got to see if someone you put in there is going to be better,” Marrone said when asked about lineup changes, particularly at quarterback. “You can’t just replace people […]
Episode 27 – Team, Not Self
Lonnie, Tom and Sam solve all the Jaguars problems. If they’d only listen! Seriously, there are some good solutions here. Happy Thanksgiving!
Episode 26 – Whatever You Do, Be A Pro!
A look at the Jaguars mistakes and how to be a pro. Plus Sam and Tom Discuss the team/coach/player/media relationship.
Social Media a Fact of Life in Pro Sports
Walk into the Jaguars locker room during the “media availability” time on any given day and there will be a smattering of players arrayed in front of their lockers in various positions of repose with one thing in common: They’re all on their phones. Not talking on their phones, not texting, but looking at their […]
Episode 25 – Problems in River City
Tom and Lonnie give the best analysis you’ll hear on the nuts and bolts of the Jaguars issues. And some locker room talk as well!
Only the Jaguars Can Stop the Slide
At 3-6, this Jaguars team doesn’t resemble last year’s squad at all. It doesn’t feel like the ’96 team that was also 3-6 but made the playoffs. That team was young and playing with a bunch of exuberance that carried them through the second half of the season. It doesn’t even feel like some of […]
Bortles is the Right Guy
It seems not a day goes by without somebody asking about Blake Bortles. Is he the guy? Will the Jaguars address the QB position right away? Wait ‘till the draft? Eli Manning? Teddy Bridgewater? Buehler? Anyone? But here’s the truth: Blake is the right guy for this team. Built to play defense and run the […]
Episode 24 – A Run Starts With One
Sam and Tom compare this year’s team to the ’96 squad that was also 3-5 through 8 games. Tom reveals how they did it.
Episode 23 – We’re Fired Up! It’s Election Day and the Day the Jaguars Make Changes!
Sam, Lonnie and Tom talk a little Election Day and how the Jaguars need to be honest with themselves.
Episode 22 – Jaguars must work in their craft
Tom and Sam talk about how the bye week can benefit the team very specifically.
Jaguars Could Take a Lesson From the Blue Angels
There’s a big difference between a group of people and a team. Being a team is pretty simple: Everybody doing their job well toward a common goal. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Lately, the Jaguars are the opposite of that. The whole is lesser than the sum of their parts. […]
Episode 21 – Can the Season Be Saved?
Tom and Sam think the season can be salvaged. But only if the “look hard in the mirror.”
Jaguars in London Pretty Routine
In the five years the Jaguars have played in London, they’ve tried all kinds of different things to figure out how to give themselves the best chance to win. One year the team left directly after a game from Cincinnati. Dinner at the Montgomery Inn on the river, then a special TSA check, bus by […]
Episode 20 – GA//FL from RV City! Jags in London, Bortles Expectations
Lonnie, Tom and Sam are live in RV City downtown talking Gators and Dawgs plus what they expect from the Jaguars in London.
Frustration, Expectations Dog Jaguars
Among the questions that will need to be answered for the Jaguars before they go to London is about the starting quarterback. It’s nearly unheard of to take a QB out of the game because things aren’t going well. Yet Doug Marrone yanked Blake Bortles when things went south early in the second half against […]
Episode 19 – Jaguars in Freefall
Sam and Lonnie break down the Jaguars loss to Houston at home. Where do they start to fix this?
Episode 18 – Must Win?
Sam and Tom agree it might not be but it sure feels like a “must win” for the Jaguars vs Houston at home Sunday.
Georgia Florida is a Big Deal
Working in Charleston I got a chance to come to Jacksonville to cover the Gator Bowl in the late ‘70’s a couple of times. After the 1978 game between Clemson and Ohio State (the one where Woody Hayes famously punched Charlie Bauman on the sidelines) I asked an usher on the way out, “What else […]
Episode 17 – Jaguars: Get Your Act Together
Sam, Tom and Lonnie say the Jaguars are good enough. The problem might be they believe it.
Jaguars Need a Fix Fast
It’s pretty simple math. Last year the Jaguars were 3-3 at this point in the season and finished 10-6. That means for the final 10 games of the year they went 7-3 and won the division. But even Head Coach Doug Marrone knows this year is different. “When you look back and we were 3-3 […]
Kicking Is A Mental Game
Even though he’s not superstitious, I know I shouldn’t be writing about Josh Lambo and kickers this week. Lambo hasn’t missed since last year, either a PAT or a field goal so if he misses today, it’ll be my fault. Kind of like talking to a pitcher who’s throwing a no-hitter. Nonetheless, Lambo has something […]
Episode 16 – Jaguars in Transition
Sam and former NFL Quarterback Matt Robinson discuss the Jaguars offensive problems and the stop gap measures they’re taking.
Jaguars: More Questions Than Answers
It’s fair to say the Jaguars are a good team looking for answers. Sunday’s loss to Kansas City exposed some of their flaws and gave a blueprint to the rest of the league of the game plan that beats them. Four interceptions usually sinks a team’s chances for winning but when they needed a stop, […]
Episode 15 – How to Beat the Chiefs
Sam and Tom lay out a plan for the Jaguars to beat the Chiefs Sunday.
Jaguars: Act Like You’re Good
What if over the last couple of years you became really good-looking? You know, you went to your 10-year high school reunion and you looked great! Would you know how to act? People would react differently to you; tell you how good you looked, asking if you’ve been working out or whatever. That’s the situation […]
Episode 14 – Be Who You Are!
Sam and Tom outline the strengths the Jaguars need to believe they have and Tom reveals what he’d say to this team right now. Plus a Ryder Cup recap!
Jaguars Show Resilience, Beat Jets
There’s something to be said for the resiliency of the Jaguars under Head Coach Doug Marrone. With their 31-12 win over the Jets on Sunday, the Jaguars are 8-1 after a loss with Marrone leading the way. In other words, they’ve only lost back-to-back games once: Last year to Tennessee and San Francisco at the […]
Can a Whole Town Have a Hangover?
Is it possible for an entire city to have a hangover for a whole week? It sure seemed like it last Sunday when the Jaguars took on the Tennessee Titans at the stadium. The week before, the Jaguars, with huge vocal support from their fans, exorcized the demon Patriots, the only thing standing between them […]
Episode 13 – Jaguars, Ryder Cup and Tattoo’s!
Sam, Lonnie and Tom talk about the Jaguars motivation this week, the Ryder Cup and where did those tattoo’s come from?
Episode 12 – Its a Loss, Move On
Sam and Tom look at the loss to Tennessee and calm the Jets game almost a “must.” Tom thinks the Jags win big!
Episode 11 – This is the Game the Players Want
Lonnnie’s coaching football this week so Sam and Tom look ahead to Sunday’s Tennessee game. The Patriots win was good but It’s the Titans the players really don’t like.
