In his fourth year in the league, Quarterback Blake Bortles knows this is his last chance with the Jaguars. A typical rookie year was followed by great improvement but last year he, and the team fell apart. The Jaguars picked up the fifth year of his rookie deal, meaning if he proves he’s the right […]
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It’s not that Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone is falling into what Tom Coughlin believes a team needs, it’s that Marrone believes the same things. And he has for a long time. “Fatigue makes cowards of us all,” he said this week after another “activity” that was long on conditioning and not much else. Marrone […]
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“I consider it an activity.” And with that, Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone ended his first OTA’s in Jacksonville, keeping what was going on over the past few weeks in perspective. Whether he was calling it “pajamas” practice or letting players know they can be cut by not performing during the OTA’s, Marrone was setting […]
Any sports discussion in North Florida and South Georgia includes two questions: Are the Jaguars going to be better? (You hope so) Is Blake Bortles the guy? (We’ll find out this year) Just looking at the facts and the stats, Bortles was a typical rookie quarterback, made great progress in his second year and just […]
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With the lowest round of the week in the 2017 Players a 66, and the best in the final round a 68, the thought that, “You don’t have to do much around here” to be in contention was as clear as ever. The changes in the golf course, the firmness of the greens and exacting […]
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When you start looking at the leaderboard after the second round of The Players, there are a lot of familiar names but none jump out as current superstars in the game. Get down around even par and you find the top players in the world: Number one Dustin Johnson at even par, #2 Rory McIlroy […]
He’d be hard to miss in any situation. But Jaguars defensive lineman Malik Jackson at 6’6″ and 290 lbs. was wearing a bright burnt, Tennessee orange shirt on Thursday watching golf in the first round of The Players. “It’s just to see all of my Tennessee brothers and sisters,” he said with a laugh and […]
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If they wanted to, they could make it impossible. The Stadium Course in 2017 is going to be firm and fast, thanks to a lack of rain in Ponte Vedra in the last month. “We’ve been able to control it this year,” said Jeff Plotts, the Stadium Course’s Director of Agronomy. “We haven’t had rain […]
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It’s funny how perceptions change. Think George Foreman. Big, hulking, brooding, tough guy that nobody rooted for as the heavyweight champion. After losing to Ali in the ‘rope-a-dope’ fight, the public started to take to Foreman and through the years he’s become the big loveable guy who sells grills. For a long time in his […]
As administrations have changed at the PGA Tour over the last 40 years, the focus of The Players has changed as well. The tournament founder and then-Commissioner Deane Beman wanted it to be the first significant tournament of the year. And in truth, wanted it to become the fifth major. Beman was visionary when it […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9.jpg12801920Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2017-05-09 13:08:272018-07-31 13:10:06THE PLAYERS In May Or March Is Still Huge
From John Tucker, Dick Stratton and a few others sitting at Silver’s Drug Store in Jax Beach talking about holding a golf tournament to the present day, the old GJO (Greater Jacksonville Open) has morphed into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It didn’t take long for the new Executive Director of […]
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It’s not hard to see where Tom Coughlin wants to take the Jaguars as the VP of Football Operations. His long-time mantra of ‘run the football, stop the run’ is already reflected in the Jaguars signings in free agency and taking Leonard Fournette at the top of the draft. As a rookie, it’s hard to […]
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I’m willing to be gladly surprised, especially if Leonard Fournette is everything the Jaguars think he is. “He’s special, he’s special,” Jaguars VP of Football operations Tom Coughlin repeated at the podium tonight after making the pick. “We need players who can put it in the end zone. This guy can do that.” With the […]
To figure out what the Jaguars are going to do, the best barometer is what they’ve done in the past. And you can go back to when Tom Coughlin was last making the decisions in Jacksonville. “You want to take the best player available,” he said last week discussing how the Jaguars will make the […]
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For all the changes the Jaguars have made on the team and the administration for 2017, one thing remains the same: No real information from the pre-draft luncheon. At least this year it was a bit of a cat-and-mouse game between Vice President of Football Operations Tom Coughlin, Head Coach Doug Marrone, General Manager Dave […]
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Of the things that come to mind when looking at the Jaguars 2017 schedule the best are the fact that seven of the 13 opponents had losing record in 2016 and there are only three playoff teams to face. Everything else is summed up well by my colleague Cole Pepper: “If the Jaguars are decent […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1.jpg12801920Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2017-04-21 12:48:512018-07-31 12:50:04Nothing Good In The Jags 2017 Schedule
Now in it’s fifth year, the Mt. Acosta Classic might be the most unique and interesting running/cycling/endurance event in North Florida. “To be able to have the bridge shut down and not have any vehicles on the road gives everybody an appreciation of how beautiful the city is,” said Marie McMaster the Race Director and […]
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It doesn’t matter where Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone is or who’s asking the question. The question is always the same: “What about Blake Bortles?” At the AFC Coaches breakfast at the NFL’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Marrone was asked about Bortles in every way possible. And he stuck by his answer: Blake is the […]
In his five years as the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Shad Khan has become an integral part of the NFL Ownership. On the finance committee and chairman of the league’s business development committee, Khan is helping make policy now and shaping the league for the future. Since his investment in the team and subsequent […]
It didn’t take long for Tom Coughlin to identify one change the Jaguars needed to make. “We need a culture change. People need to know your goals when they walk in the door,” the Jaguars VP of Football Operations said at the NFL Owners meeting in Phoenix on Monday. “We have to define it, let […]
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Bortles Knows This Is It
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIn his fourth year in the league, Quarterback Blake Bortles knows this is his last chance with the Jaguars. A typical rookie year was followed by great improvement but last year he, and the team fell apart. The Jaguars picked up the fifth year of his rookie deal, meaning if he proves he’s the right […]
Marrone, Albert Lynchpins To Jaguars Success
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt’s not that Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone is falling into what Tom Coughlin believes a team needs, it’s that Marrone believes the same things. And he has for a long time. “Fatigue makes cowards of us all,” he said this week after another “activity” that was long on conditioning and not much else. Marrone […]
Marrone Unimpressed In OTA’s
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam Kouvaris“I consider it an activity.” And with that, Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone ended his first OTA’s in Jacksonville, keeping what was going on over the past few weeks in perspective. Whether he was calling it “pajamas” practice or letting players know they can be cut by not performing during the OTA’s, Marrone was setting […]
Bortles On Being Bad, Better
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisAny sports discussion in North Florida and South Georgia includes two questions: Are the Jaguars going to be better? (You hope so) Is Blake Bortles the guy? (We’ll find out this year) Just looking at the facts and the stats, Bortles was a typical rookie quarterback, made great progress in his second year and just […]
Sunday Stroll For Si Woo Kim
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisWith the lowest round of the week in the 2017 Players a 66, and the best in the final round a 68, the thought that, “You don’t have to do much around here” to be in contention was as clear as ever. The changes in the golf course, the firmness of the greens and exacting […]
Still Anybody’s Tournament
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisWhen you start looking at the leaderboard after the second round of The Players, there are a lot of familiar names but none jump out as current superstars in the game. Get down around even par and you find the top players in the world: Number one Dustin Johnson at even par, #2 Rory McIlroy […]
Malik Jackson At The Players: “It’s Pretty Dope”
/in Golf, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisHe’d be hard to miss in any situation. But Jaguars defensive lineman Malik Jackson at 6’6″ and 290 lbs. was wearing a bright burnt, Tennessee orange shirt on Thursday watching golf in the first round of The Players. “It’s just to see all of my Tennessee brothers and sisters,” he said with a laugh and […]
Winning Score? TPC Stadium Is Firm And Fast
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisIf they wanted to, they could make it impossible. The Stadium Course in 2017 is going to be firm and fast, thanks to a lack of rain in Ponte Vedra in the last month. “We’ve been able to control it this year,” said Jeff Plotts, the Stadium Course’s Director of Agronomy. “We haven’t had rain […]
Sergio: Everybody’s New Favorite
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisIt’s funny how perceptions change. Think George Foreman. Big, hulking, brooding, tough guy that nobody rooted for as the heavyweight champion. After losing to Ali in the ‘rope-a-dope’ fight, the public started to take to Foreman and through the years he’s become the big loveable guy who sells grills. For a long time in his […]
THE PLAYERS In May Or March Is Still Huge
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisAs administrations have changed at the PGA Tour over the last 40 years, the focus of The Players has changed as well. The tournament founder and then-Commissioner Deane Beman wanted it to be the first significant tournament of the year. And in truth, wanted it to become the fifth major. Beman was visionary when it […]
GJO To The Players Is A Long Trip
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisFrom John Tucker, Dick Stratton and a few others sitting at Silver’s Drug Store in Jax Beach talking about holding a golf tournament to the present day, the old GJO (Greater Jacksonville Open) has morphed into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It didn’t take long for the new Executive Director of […]
Jaguars Take “Bama OL In 2nd Round
/in Football, Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt’s not hard to see where Tom Coughlin wants to take the Jaguars as the VP of Football Operations. His long-time mantra of ‘run the football, stop the run’ is already reflected in the Jaguars signings in free agency and taking Leonard Fournette at the top of the draft. As a rookie, it’s hard to […]
Jaguars Take Fournette: “Physical”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisI’m willing to be gladly surprised, especially if Leonard Fournette is everything the Jaguars think he is. “He’s special, he’s special,” Jaguars VP of Football operations Tom Coughlin repeated at the podium tonight after making the pick. “We need players who can put it in the end zone. This guy can do that.” With the […]
Past Is Prologue For The Jaguars Draft
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisTo figure out what the Jaguars are going to do, the best barometer is what they’ve done in the past. And you can go back to when Tom Coughlin was last making the decisions in Jacksonville. “You want to take the best player available,” he said last week discussing how the Jaguars will make the […]
Jaguars Draft 2017: Take The Best Player
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisFor all the changes the Jaguars have made on the team and the administration for 2017, one thing remains the same: No real information from the pre-draft luncheon. At least this year it was a bit of a cat-and-mouse game between Vice President of Football Operations Tom Coughlin, Head Coach Doug Marrone, General Manager Dave […]
Nothing Good In The Jags 2017 Schedule
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisOf the things that come to mind when looking at the Jaguars 2017 schedule the best are the fact that seven of the 13 opponents had losing record in 2016 and there are only three playoff teams to face. Everything else is summed up well by my colleague Cole Pepper: “If the Jaguars are decent […]
Mt. Acosta Classic Is Something Special
/in Cycling, Running/by Sam KouvarisNow in it’s fifth year, the Mt. Acosta Classic might be the most unique and interesting running/cycling/endurance event in North Florida. “To be able to have the bridge shut down and not have any vehicles on the road gives everybody an appreciation of how beautiful the city is,” said Marie McMaster the Race Director and […]
Marrone Looking For Competition, Consistency
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt doesn’t matter where Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone is or who’s asking the question. The question is always the same: “What about Blake Bortles?” At the AFC Coaches breakfast at the NFL’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Marrone was asked about Bortles in every way possible. And he stuck by his answer: Blake is the […]
Khan “Actions Speak Louder Than Words”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIn his five years as the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Shad Khan has become an integral part of the NFL Ownership. On the finance committee and chairman of the league’s business development committee, Khan is helping make policy now and shaping the league for the future. Since his investment in the team and subsequent […]
Coughlin “We Need A Culture Change”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt didn’t take long for Tom Coughlin to identify one change the Jaguars needed to make. “We need a culture change. People need to know your goals when they walk in the door,” the Jaguars VP of Football Operations said at the NFL Owners meeting in Phoenix on Monday. “We have to define it, let […]