For a young team that doesn’t have much playoff experience, the Jaguars will lean on their veterans who have been there and a coaching staff that has been around the league a while. Head Coach Doug Marrone doesn’t have that much postseason experience as a player or as a coach, but his staff, including Keenan […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets After a New Year’s Eve flight home and a look at the 15-10 loss to the Titans aboard the Jaguars charter, players didn’t see it much differently than when the left the field in Nashville: That’s over, it’s on to the playoffs. “It’s what you fight so hard for, it’s what […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets While the loss to the Titans might have “done it’s job” according to the Jaguars players in the locker room in Nashville, they know losing two straight going into the post season isn’t ideal. “We better bounce back,” said tight end Marcedes Lewis. No do overs next week. Too many mistakes […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets Whether they call it “a game of inches” or “on any given Sunday” or “playing above the x’s and o’s,” there’s an intangible you can feel when a team is playing winning football. It’s an edge, a little hop, a swagger in the body language that’s easily identifiable. On their run […]
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It’s not that the Jaguars beat the Houston Texans easily to qualify for the post-season for the first time since 2007, not even how they dominated all over the field winning 45-7. It might be who’s making plays for the Jaguars that are the biggest surprise. Midway through the first quarter Marqise Lee left the […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets There actually is a strategy to keeping Russell Wilson in check. The problem is Wilson is so good, so smart and such a good athlete that executing the strategy is a problem. For the Jaguars defense, a combination of straight up field, stay-in-your-lanes rush, backed by the linebackers spreading across the […]
In December, playoff teams emerge, playing their best football and beating teams they’re supposed to beat. No upsets, no cliffhangers, just a professional job on the field, getting it done and moving on. That’s what the Jaguars were doing in the first half against the Colts at home on Sunday. Opening the game on defense, […]
Introduced as the Head Coach of the Florida Gators football program, Dan Mullen said his teams would play with “relentless effort, every Saturday. “We might not be the biggest or the fastest but we’ll play with relentless effort I can guarantee that,” Mullen said in front of the assembled media, staff and supporters in the […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets Without two starting offensive linemen the Jaguars didn’t have much to offer the Arizona Cardinals on that side of the ball. For the second week, Patrick Omameh and Jeremy Parnell weren’t in the lineup and it showed in pass protection as in the running game. Against Cleveland last week, they got […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets Out of a list of 108 former players and coaches who were eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, the Selection Committee, by mail vote, cut that number down to twenty-five “semi-finalists.” The Selection Committee has 48 members, one representative for each of the 32 teams and sixteen […]
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For the third consecutive year, former Jaguars left tackle Tony Boselli is among the 27 semi-finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. From an original list of 108 eligible players, Boselli joins Jacksonville natives Leroy Butler and Brian Dawkins along with Georgia’s Hines Ward among those the HOF’s selection committee will consider on the […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets With a makeshift offensive line, cool weather and a little bit of snow in the forecast the Jaguars knew going into the game they’d have to just grind it out if they wanted to come home from Cleveland with a win. They did just that with 139 yards rushing, 111 from […]
In his career against the Jaguars, Phillip Rivers has Hall of Fame numbers. He’ll get Hall consideration for his entire body of work in the NFL but against the Jaguars he’s been stellar. His almost-perfect quarterback rating only surpasses his 74.4% completion average along with his 15 touchdowns and no interceptions. Even Doug Marrone said, […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets It was a disjointed game from the beginning. Anticipating a return to the field with a home game after the bye week, the Jaguars got a jolt Sunday morning when Doug Marrone announced that Leonard Fournette wouldn’t play against the Bengals for an infraction of a team rule. It’s been reported […]
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From the beginning it seemed like the right move. After Day One, it never felt like a really good fit. After just 2½ seasons as the Florida Gators head football coach, Jim McElwain and the University say they’ve mutually agreed to part ways. That’s a nice way of saying UF wanted him out of there […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets A fifth round pick now in his 4th year with the Jaguars, Linebacker Telvin Smith signed a new 4-year contract Wednesday night worth an estimated $50 million. Better than thought from the beginning, Smith has earned a new deal based on his development and leadership for the Jaguars. After leading the […]
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Photo by: Phillips Helmets When Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the National Anthem in 2016 he did so to protest what he perceived as racial inequities America. In his only comment about his action, Kaepernick said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that […]
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It’s never good when you win the coin toss and defer to the second half, but the opponent returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown. That’s exactly what happened when the Jaguars kicked off against the Rams for the first time in Jacksonville since the second week of the season. Jason Myer’s kick was fielded […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets No matter what side of the line of scrimmage they were on, both the Jaguars and the Steelers were looking in the mirror. Sometimes the Jaguars were looking at a Steelers team they’d like to be like, and other times the Steelers were looking at a Jaguars team that was beating […]
For the sixth straight game, the Jaguars’ offense scored on their first possession. That’s a franchise record. It’s also the 4th straight game that Leonard Fournette had scored a TD. He’s the first Jaguars player to score in his first four games as a professional. In their opening drive, Blake Bortles was efficient and accurate, […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/14.jpg12801920Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2017-10-01 14:14:382018-07-31 14:15:21Jaguars Models Of Inconsistency, Fall To Jets In OT
Marrone’s Routine Stays The Same
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisFor a young team that doesn’t have much playoff experience, the Jaguars will lean on their veterans who have been there and a coaching staff that has been around the league a while. Head Coach Doug Marrone doesn’t have that much postseason experience as a player or as a coach, but his staff, including Keenan […]
Jaguars Home, Have Already Moved On
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets After a New Year’s Eve flight home and a look at the 15-10 loss to the Titans aboard the Jaguars charter, players didn’t see it much differently than when the left the field in Nashville: That’s over, it’s on to the playoffs. “It’s what you fight so hard for, it’s what […]
Jaguars Look Ahead To Playoffs
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets While the loss to the Titans might have “done it’s job” according to the Jaguars players in the locker room in Nashville, they know losing two straight going into the post season isn’t ideal. “We better bounce back,” said tight end Marcedes Lewis. No do overs next week. Too many mistakes […]
Jaguars Limp Into Playoffs
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets Whether they call it “a game of inches” or “on any given Sunday” or “playing above the x’s and o’s,” there’s an intangible you can feel when a team is playing winning football. It’s an edge, a little hop, a swagger in the body language that’s easily identifiable. On their run […]
Jaguars Dominate Texans 45-7, Qualify For Post-season
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt’s not that the Jaguars beat the Houston Texans easily to qualify for the post-season for the first time since 2007, not even how they dominated all over the field winning 45-7. It might be who’s making plays for the Jaguars that are the biggest surprise. Midway through the first quarter Marqise Lee left the […]
Jaguars Make Big Statement Beating Seattle, 30-24
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets There actually is a strategy to keeping Russell Wilson in check. The problem is Wilson is so good, so smart and such a good athlete that executing the strategy is a problem. For the Jaguars defense, a combination of straight up field, stay-in-your-lanes rush, backed by the linebackers spreading across the […]
Jaguars Sweep Colts, Eye Post-season
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIn December, playoff teams emerge, playing their best football and beating teams they’re supposed to beat. No upsets, no cliffhangers, just a professional job on the field, getting it done and moving on. That’s what the Jaguars were doing in the first half against the Colts at home on Sunday. Opening the game on defense, […]
Mullen Is The New Gators Head Coach
/in College Football/by Sam KouvarisIntroduced as the Head Coach of the Florida Gators football program, Dan Mullen said his teams would play with “relentless effort, every Saturday. “We might not be the biggest or the fastest but we’ll play with relentless effort I can guarantee that,” Mullen said in front of the assembled media, staff and supporters in the […]
Jaguars Falter, Lose To AZ, 27-21
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets Without two starting offensive linemen the Jaguars didn’t have much to offer the Arizona Cardinals on that side of the ball. For the second week, Patrick Omameh and Jeremy Parnell weren’t in the lineup and it showed in pass protection as in the running game. Against Cleveland last week, they got […]
Boselli’s Chances For The Hall? Pretty Good
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets Out of a list of 108 former players and coaches who were eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, the Selection Committee, by mail vote, cut that number down to twenty-five “semi-finalists.” The Selection Committee has 48 members, one representative for each of the 32 teams and sixteen […]
Boselli, Dawkins, Butler Among Hall Of Fame Semifinalists
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisFor the third consecutive year, former Jaguars left tackle Tony Boselli is among the 27 semi-finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. From an original list of 108 eligible players, Boselli joins Jacksonville natives Leroy Butler and Brian Dawkins along with Georgia’s Hines Ward among those the HOF’s selection committee will consider on the […]
Jaguars Do Just Enough, Beat Browns 19-7
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets With a makeshift offensive line, cool weather and a little bit of snow in the forecast the Jaguars knew going into the game they’d have to just grind it out if they wanted to come home from Cleveland with a win. They did just that with 139 yards rushing, 111 from […]
Unlike Previous Years, Jaguars Find A Way To Win 20-17 In OT
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIn his career against the Jaguars, Phillip Rivers has Hall of Fame numbers. He’ll get Hall consideration for his entire body of work in the NFL but against the Jaguars he’s been stellar. His almost-perfect quarterback rating only surpasses his 74.4% completion average along with his 15 touchdowns and no interceptions. Even Doug Marrone said, […]
Back To Back And At Home, The Jaguars Look Legit
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets It was a disjointed game from the beginning. Anticipating a return to the field with a home game after the bye week, the Jaguars got a jolt Sunday morning when Doug Marrone announced that Leonard Fournette wouldn’t play against the Bengals for an infraction of a team rule. It’s been reported […]
McElwain Departure “It’s Never Pretty”
/in College Football/by Sam KouvarisFrom the beginning it seemed like the right move. After Day One, it never felt like a really good fit. After just 2½ seasons as the Florida Gators head football coach, Jim McElwain and the University say they’ve mutually agreed to part ways. That’s a nice way of saying UF wanted him out of there […]
Telvin Smith New Deal: Worth Every Penny
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets A fifth round pick now in his 4th year with the Jaguars, Linebacker Telvin Smith signed a new 4-year contract Wednesday night worth an estimated $50 million. Better than thought from the beginning, Smith has earned a new deal based on his development and leadership for the Jaguars. After leading the […]
NFL, Khan, Players and Protest
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets When Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the National Anthem in 2016 he did so to protest what he perceived as racial inequities America. In his only comment about his action, Kaepernick said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that […]
Inconsistent Again, Jaguars Lose To Rams
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt’s never good when you win the coin toss and defer to the second half, but the opponent returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown. That’s exactly what happened when the Jaguars kicked off against the Rams for the first time in Jacksonville since the second week of the season. Jason Myer’s kick was fielded […]
Jaguars Real Selves? Dominate Steelers 30-9
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets No matter what side of the line of scrimmage they were on, both the Jaguars and the Steelers were looking in the mirror. Sometimes the Jaguars were looking at a Steelers team they’d like to be like, and other times the Steelers were looking at a Jaguars team that was beating […]
Jaguars Models Of Inconsistency, Fall To Jets In OT
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisFor the sixth straight game, the Jaguars’ offense scored on their first possession. That’s a franchise record. It’s also the 4th straight game that Leonard Fournette had scored a TD. He’s the first Jaguars player to score in his first four games as a professional. In their opening drive, Blake Bortles was efficient and accurate, […]