Photo by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
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 Kouvaris2017-04-22 12:50:112024-09-13 06:50:26Jaguars Draft 2017: Take The Best Player
Photo by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
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 12:48:512024-09-13 06:51:30Nothing 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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Photo by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
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 Kouvaris2017-03-28 12:41:082024-09-13 06:57:26Coughlin “We Need A Culture Change”
For the first part of this week the NFL Owners will get together in Phoenix for what they call the “Annual Meeting.” It’s the only time each year all 32 Owners, GM’s, Presidents, Coaches and executives get together to talk about immediate changes to improve the game and look to the future of the game […]
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When the game is only two-twenty minute halves, streaks can go a long way. Either way. Florida went on a 21-0 run against Virginia in their second round NCAA game in Orlando while the Cavaliers were scoreless for eight minutes. That combination put the Gators up by 19 on their way to a 65-39 win. […]
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 Kouvaris2017-03-19 12:35:352018-07-31 12:39:38Gators Swamp Virginia, Head To New York
Smooth and organized never described the 2016-17 Florida State basketball team. Even by Head Coach Leonard Thompson’s own assessment, the ‘Noles liked to “pressure the ball and be aggressive.” That made any deficit look erasable. Except when the opponent shoots 66% in the first half and pretty much keeps it up for the entire game. […]
It would be easy to describe Davis Love III as a local guy who made good. But he’s so much more than that. A golf pedigree that included his father as a former professional and one of the top teachers in the world and a low-handicap mom put “DL3” at the top of prodigies expected […]
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 Kouvaris2017-03-14 12:30:372018-07-31 12:32:22DL3 In The HOF, Still Wants To Play
Photo by: Phillips Helmets As the Jaguars segue into a new era, how they approach free-agency in 2017 will give us some clues about what new Executive Vice President Tom Coughlin thinks the team needs to change to win. We know from his previous stint in Jacksonville and how he helped build the New York […]
From a 21-day stretch known as “SpeedWeeks” the racing at Daytona International Speedway has been condensed down to a few days. NASCAR fans still plan their February vacation around the 500, but the days of comping out in the infield for weeks or parking your multi-million-dollar RV and making new friends around the nightly bonfire […]
If recovery is the new sports science, then it’s no surprise athletic recovery centers are finding their footing in North Florida. With an active population participating in sports across the gamut, the Sports Recovery Annex in San Marco is trying to serve that ever growing group. “This gives everybody a chance to have the same […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets For nearly nine hours on Saturday, we debated the merits of two contributors, one senior and 15 “modern era” candidates and their worthiness for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As my fellow selectors have said, it’s a complicated process. We’re to consider only what happened on the field during the […]
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 Kouvaris2017-02-07 12:21:372024-09-13 06:57:38The Case For Boselli In The Hall, And The Process It Entails
Photo by: Phillips Helmets When Tom Coughlin was the Head Coach and General Manger (chief cook and bottle washer too) of the Jaguars in 1995, everybody knew he was going to take Tony Boselli with the franchise’s first draft pick. Coughlin tried to feint, saying he liked a couple of receivers at that spot but […]
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 Kouvaris2017-02-01 12:20:262024-09-13 06:57:46Coughlin Says Boselli “Should Be In The Hall Of Fame”
Photo by: Phillips Helmets Since there is a “Win Now” philosophy among most NFL owners, what’s become known as “Black Monday” in the league has become a very intriguing and fluid day. What was true an hour ago might have flipped the other way by now. What’s different in 2016 than in other years is […]
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 Kouvaris2017-01-22 11:59:122024-09-13 06:57:52Jaguars To Compete For A Head Coach
Photo by: Phillips Helmets With all of the experience Tom Coughlin and Doug Marrone have in the NFL and coaching in college, their reach and relationships with other coaches is far and wide. Coaching is a fraternity and some of those relationships have shaped the new staff under Marrone, with Coughlin’s input. It’s not too […]
Photo by: Phillips Helmets While the fire is still there, the approach is a little different for Tom Coughlin. “The way to great leadership starts with service to others,” the former Jaguars and Giants Head Coach and now Jaguars Executive Vice President of Football Operations said when he was introduced. That’s a departure from his […]
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 Kouvaris2017-01-12 12:17:462024-09-13 06:58:35Coughlin, “Winning Is What It’s All About”
Photo by: Phillips Helmets In any coaching change, the first order of business is for the new coach to assemble his staff. For new Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone, Tuesday was a busy day virtually cleaning house of the coaching staff. Despite having a year left on their contracts, Marrone dismissed Jerry Sullivan (receivers), Tony […]
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 Kouvaris2017-01-11 12:15:122024-09-13 06:58:41Marrone Starts To Change The Staff
Photo by: Phillips Helmets It’s no surprise that the Jaguars are restructuring the top of their football operation after five years of Shad Khan’s ownership. Khan is a good listener and makes moves that will enhance his organizations (businesses) and their opportunities to be successful. After his first year of ownership, Khan had spend $60 […]
Jaguars Draft 2017: Take The Best Player
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
Nothing Good In The Jags 2017 Schedule
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
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 KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
Khan “Actions Speak Louder Than Words”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
Coughlin “We Need A Culture Change”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets 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 […]
NFL Owners Talk Player Safety, Shorter Games In Phoenix
/in Football/by Sam KouvarisFor the first part of this week the NFL Owners will get together in Phoenix for what they call the “Annual Meeting.” It’s the only time each year all 32 Owners, GM’s, Presidents, Coaches and executives get together to talk about immediate changes to improve the game and look to the future of the game […]
Gators Swamp Virginia, Head To New York
/in College Basketball/by Sam KouvarisWhen the game is only two-twenty minute halves, streaks can go a long way. Either way. Florida went on a 21-0 run against Virginia in their second round NCAA game in Orlando while the Cavaliers were scoreless for eight minutes. That combination put the Gators up by 19 on their way to a 65-39 win. […]
FSU Can’t Shoot, Loses To Xavier
/in College Basketball/by Sam KouvarisSmooth and organized never described the 2016-17 Florida State basketball team. Even by Head Coach Leonard Thompson’s own assessment, the ‘Noles liked to “pressure the ball and be aggressive.” That made any deficit look erasable. Except when the opponent shoots 66% in the first half and pretty much keeps it up for the entire game. […]
DL3 In The HOF, Still Wants To Play
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisIt would be easy to describe Davis Love III as a local guy who made good. But he’s so much more than that. A golf pedigree that included his father as a former professional and one of the top teachers in the world and a low-handicap mom put “DL3” at the top of prodigies expected […]
Jaguars Free-agency Preview: Plugging Holes
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets As the Jaguars segue into a new era, how they approach free-agency in 2017 will give us some clues about what new Executive Vice President Tom Coughlin thinks the team needs to change to win. We know from his previous stint in Jacksonville and how he helped build the New York […]
Shorter SpeedWeeks, Better Racing?
/in NASCAR/by Sam KouvarisFrom a 21-day stretch known as “SpeedWeeks” the racing at Daytona International Speedway has been condensed down to a few days. NASCAR fans still plan their February vacation around the 500, but the days of comping out in the infield for weeks or parking your multi-million-dollar RV and making new friends around the nightly bonfire […]
One Stop Sports Recovery (Now available to everybody)
/in Football/by Sam KouvarisIf recovery is the new sports science, then it’s no surprise athletic recovery centers are finding their footing in North Florida. With an active population participating in sports across the gamut, the Sports Recovery Annex in San Marco is trying to serve that ever growing group. “This gives everybody a chance to have the same […]
The Case For Boselli In The Hall, And The Process It Entails
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets For nearly nine hours on Saturday, we debated the merits of two contributors, one senior and 15 “modern era” candidates and their worthiness for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As my fellow selectors have said, it’s a complicated process. We’re to consider only what happened on the field during the […]
Coughlin Says Boselli “Should Be In The Hall Of Fame”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets When Tom Coughlin was the Head Coach and General Manger (chief cook and bottle washer too) of the Jaguars in 1995, everybody knew he was going to take Tony Boselli with the franchise’s first draft pick. Coughlin tried to feint, saying he liked a couple of receivers at that spot but […]
Jaguars To Compete For A Head Coach
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets Since there is a “Win Now” philosophy among most NFL owners, what’s become known as “Black Monday” in the league has become a very intriguing and fluid day. What was true an hour ago might have flipped the other way by now. What’s different in 2016 than in other years is […]
Hackett Stays As Jaguars OC
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets With all of the experience Tom Coughlin and Doug Marrone have in the NFL and coaching in college, their reach and relationships with other coaches is far and wide. Coaching is a fraternity and some of those relationships have shaped the new staff under Marrone, with Coughlin’s input. It’s not too […]
Coughlin, “Winning Is What It’s All About”
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets While the fire is still there, the approach is a little different for Tom Coughlin. “The way to great leadership starts with service to others,” the former Jaguars and Giants Head Coach and now Jaguars Executive Vice President of Football Operations said when he was introduced. That’s a departure from his […]
Marrone Starts To Change The Staff
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets In any coaching change, the first order of business is for the new coach to assemble his staff. For new Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone, Tuesday was a busy day virtually cleaning house of the coaching staff. Despite having a year left on their contracts, Marrone dismissed Jerry Sullivan (receivers), Tony […]
Marrone, Coughlin, Caldwell Try To “Fix” Jaguars
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisPhoto by: Phillips Helmets It’s no surprise that the Jaguars are restructuring the top of their football operation after five years of Shad Khan’s ownership. Khan is a good listener and makes moves that will enhance his organizations (businesses) and their opportunities to be successful. After his first year of ownership, Khan had spend $60 […]