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Owens and Lewis come through for AFC in losing effort
JACKSONVILLE — Two Jaguars, Montell Owens and Marcedes Lewis, scored touchdowns in Sunday’s annual NFL Pro Bowl. Yet it wasn’t enough to lead the AFC to victory as the NFL squad won in a 55 to 45 shootout.[smartads]
Marcedes Lewis caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers in the third quarter. Montell Owens recovered a muffed ball on a kickoff return in the fourth quarter...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A look back at the Jaguars’ 2010 season
JACKSONVILLE –From thrilling, last-second victories against Indianapolis and Houston at home, to lopsided defeats in San Diego, and to a heart-breaking late-season loss against the Colts, and an eventual three-game losing streak, the 2010 Jacksonville Jaguars season was certainly not for the faint of heart.
Despite the so-called mystique that many Jaguars’ fans claimed the team had, despite...
Maurice Jones-Drew receives ‘death threats’ over Twitter comments
JACKSONVILLE –Jaguars star running back Maurice Jones-Drew was heavily criticized following Sunday’s NFC Championship game for tweets regarding Bears QB Jay Cutler. Cutler left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury but was later seen standing comfortably on the sideline. Maurice Jones-Drew had this to say:
“All I’m saying is that he can finish the game on a hurt knee…...
Vic Ketchman resigns as Jaguars.com Senior Editor
Longtime Jaguars’ reporter and Jaguars.com Senior Editor Vic Ketchman is leaving the organization to work for the Green Bay Packers in “enhanced media,” according to Vito Stellino of The Florida Times-Union. Ketchman made the announcement on the weekly radio show Jaguars This Week, which Ketchman co-hosts.
Ketchman’s NFL career started in Pittsburgh (1972) where he covered...
Jaguars can learn much from remaining playoff teams
The four teams remaining in the postseason have a few things in common. For starters, they all have quarterbacks who were drafted in the first round of the NFL draft, considered elite, or considered up-and-coming. Additionally, they all either have strong or opportunistic defenses.
The New York Jets have Mark Sanchez. While he’s far from elite, and David Garrard is likely a better quarterback...
Garrard is the cog of the Jaguars’ offense
JACKSONVILLE –Critics of David Garrard point out that he’s not a top-tier quarterback — that he isn’t the man to lead the team to the promised land. The former may be true, but that latter likely is not.
As Jaguars’ fans saw the offense working with QB Trent Edwards, it should reiterate the point that David is a solid starting quarterback and an important cog in the Jaguars’...
Another Jaguars’ collapse leaves Del Rio’s job status uncertain
Jaguars’ owner Wayne Weaver declined to talk about the status of Jack Del Rio’s status Monday morning, a sign that a coaching change, or at least a long hard evaluation, is coming.
When approached by a First Coast News employee before entering the stadium, Del Rio only said “Y’all are funny. Merry Christmas.”
It’s obvious Del Rio is feeling the heat, and with good...
Jaguars look to end on high note against Texans; playoff hopes slim
The outlook of most Jaguars this week was rather glum, albeit focused. It seems the team has largely, realistically, let go of any hope of making the playoffs and set their sights on finishing the season 9-7.
Some may call that bad, or even pessimistic, but in reality, it’s what the team must do. In all likelihood, when the Jaguars run out of the tunnel in Houston today, it will be the last time...