Jacksonville Jaguars defeat Denver Broncos: Tap the Rockies for Bye Week Fun

by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 11:41 AM EDT in News Comment 42 comments

Budweiserjackneon_medium DEFEAT

Ok, so maybe Budweiser isn't a true "Jacksonville Beer", and it's certainly not the official beer of Big Cat Country (that would be Yuengling, even though it's from PA), but it'll do. The Jacksonville Jaguars tapped the rockies yesterday to put them at 3 and 3, facing a bye week that will bring them to near preseason health, and with three teams on the schedule that have a collective 1 and 14 record coming at them. Realistically, the Jaguars could be looking at a 6 and 3 record when they face off for the AFC South Re-Match with the Tennessee Titans. Not too bad for a team that looked one step away from being dead in the water a few weeks ago.

I woke up this morning with what can only be described as a nasty cold, I've got three weeks of 90+ hour work weeks, and yet all I could think about this morning was how good David Garrard and the Jaguars offense looked. I'm downloading the game as we speak so I can do a little film study, but from what I saw last night, the Jaguars looked explosive.

Sure, it was against the Denver Defense, which is by no means a strength for Bronco Nation, but it showed that the Jaguars can move the ball. Troy Williamson, despite having the play called back, will now be respected whenever he lines up deep. I very nearly put my car into a ditch when I heard him make the long catch, that's how shocked I was. I very nearly expected to hear that he was open and dropped the ball, but he put something on film for opposing defensive coordinators to worry about.

Jaguars Win: Quick Bytes

: Peter King has us as the "best road team in football", other than the Giants.

: Michael Wright of the Florida Times-Union thinks the Jaguars have "turned a corner". I agree.

: David Garrard pulled out the fedora in a much earned victorious press conference. Oh, and Deion Sanders says that Garrard is the best dressed player in the NFL. That's quite a statement from Mr. Primetime.

: If you've ever wondered what it takes to move the Jaguars to a place like Denver for a road game, check this out.

: Woody Paige, he of great foot-in-mouth-syndrome, calls out Cutler for running his mouth. That, my friends, is how I like my irony served.

: I have Maurice Jones-Drew in two of my fantasy football leagues. Nuff said.

: Not to pick a fight, but sometimes the Jaguars Message Board is a little nasty. After a big win there are far too many threads about benching players. Though I do love the schadenfreude of the guy who suggested that Marcades Lewis was a bust that should be benched.

That's what I'm reading/thinking about, how about you?

-Chris

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rick baylou thinks taylor is losing a step..

come on rick? don’t quit on freaky fred…what a shot he took in that game, i thought it was helmet to helmet but ketchman thought otherwise. gotta go with vics take i guess. this will be a fun two weeks, man am i glad they won sunday. way to go jags!!

by keef on Oct 13, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

They're so reactionary..

Let em say it, let Fred hear it, and let’s see what he does to Cleveland…

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by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

can't figure out why people are confused about the problem with the run game...

I would think that it would be obvious to people like Baylou that when you lose a potential pro bowl LG and also your starting center and RG that the run game would struggle. Can’t blame Fred for that one, and if someone wants to rip him for not contributing in the denver game that one should be obvious too. He got hurt and the play he did make when he came back sealed the deal for the W. Your right Chris, people are to reactionary. It’s all about what have you done for me lately.

by keef on Oct 15, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

can't stand the jaguars.com message board either....

those guys over there are complete jerks and i have stopped posting over there when I discovered this website…this place is top notch…keep up the good work guys…

by keef on Oct 13, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I stopped going over there

because I couldn’t freakin sign up and get a SN. Really annoying reading comments you don’t agree with and you can’t say anything. Does anyone know why I can’t seem to sign up? Anyone else having problems?

by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah,

lots of people were having that problem.

To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius

by jagsrock on Oct 13, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too

I’ve tried using about 5 different email addresses, never once got the necessary emails back to allow me to join. Quite honestly, though, it’s rare for ANY post to actually stay on topic for more than 5 minutes on that message board.

by KeithG on Oct 14, 2008 6:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

also had that problem...

I also couldn’t sign up for an account over there, but I would read what others would right and sometimes I thought the threads would not only stay on topic, but what some people would write on there in response to others was rude and immature. It is very different over here and I truly enjoy this website. To be honest, I wouldn’t want an account on that message board now anyways.

by keef on Oct 15, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I meant to say that their comments in the threads would NOT stay on topic.

Couldn’t figure out how to edit after posting, sorry guys.

by keef on Oct 15, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oddly enough I have a Jaguars Coors Light neon sign

"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks

by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 13, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome

I’d want one, if every neon sign I’ve ever owned didn’t get broken. Now, I’ve never owned more than ONE neon sign, but the glass went everywhere.

I suppose that I might be approaching the age where it’s no longer “cool” to have a Neon Sign in my room.

-Chris

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by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Other points

-With the bye week and getting abunch of players back, there is a definite change of atmosphere. If we take care of business the next 3 weeks after the bye, the Titans are bound to lose a game or two. Imagine a 7-2 Titans team vs a 6-3 Jags with first place in the division on the line.

-I know it doesn’t concern our team, but if I were Tsar Goodell, I would have suspended Pacman Jones for a game and said if I found out he even farted in the wrong direction he was gone from the league.

-Woody Paige can go to hell. After Max Kellerman left ATH, its been the Woody and Jay show.

-After seeing some of the suits Neon Deion wore when he was an analyst at CBS, I’m not sure thats a complement to David.

"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks

by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 13, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Jags Message board

I went there a few times in the past when i was jonesing for Jags talk and was turned off by the attitudes and jerks. That thread just confirmed it. I am so glad I have Big Cat Country to play at now! That thread alone really makes you appreciate what goes on over here.

BTW, Yuengling is a good transitional brew, but I’ve begun to lose my taste for it. Now a Sam Adam’s Octoberfest, there’s no passing those puppies up for me this time of year.

by Pyrofish on Oct 13, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Quality free boards

Are going extinct. Especially for college sports. The lifeblood has become getting “Insider Recruiting Reports” and 2 of the 3 Nole boards I used to go to either outright got rid of free forums or have made it to the point actual discussion is impossible.

"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks

by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 13, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beer

Jacksonville’s official beer is Landshark, which is brewed right in Jacksonville. My favorite beer

by reggie nelSON on Oct 13, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bleh

Tastes like a knockoff of Corona which in turn tastes like watered down real beer.

"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks

by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 13, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yuck

I’d rather drink warm Coors Heavy than Landshark. It’s the epitome of faux-touristy garbage. I’ve got a strict “no fruit in beer” rule. With the exception of Blue Moon, I’ll toss in an orange if I’m sitting outside on a summers day.

I need a vacation.

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by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blue Moon

from a nice fresh keg, mmmmmm. Keep the orange slice.

I don’t usually like fruit beers, but that stuff is pretty darn tasty, and somewhat widely available.

Not a big fan of Landshark or Corona. If I’m going to drink that kind of beer, I look for Pacifico. While in central Mexico at a festival, we drank some kind of strange mixture of Corona and lime juice with a sort of chili powder rimmed around the styrofoam cup. Somewhat drinkable, but I wouldn’t ask for it on purpose.

by Pyrofish on Oct 13, 2008 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I've had Bud lite with lime once...

Spiked with a slug of bacardi, that’s pretty tasty. Only for the beach though.

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by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Back to football

What I really have been liking lately is Marcedes Lewis coming up big 2 weeks in a row. Makes up for all those droppes passes.

by reggie nelSON on Oct 13, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

walker in hospital with knee infection...

i can’t believe this poor guys luck…man. this sucks big time. del rio said he is definetely out for the browns game. he may never be able to stay healthy. if he ends up back on ir i think the club is going to have to let him go.

by keef on Oct 13, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ohhhh Noooo...

Where did you see that?

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by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand

how he could have an infection from a knee sprain, considering Vic said the sprain was on his previoiusly good knee.
Maybe the infection was contracted from a pain shot or maybe I read something incorrectly and the infection was on the operated knee.
However it happened, its truely sad to hear conidering what he was starting to do. Also these infections if not stopped soon enough, can end a career and lower someone’s standard of living.

by Ewdtrey on Oct 13, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here are the links

Walker’s knee
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/10/13/walker.jaguars.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl

And Big Rich is out of the Hospital
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/10/13/jaguars.collier.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl

by Pyrofish on Oct 14, 2008 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

One last thing on beer

Why are we even talking about those kinds of beers? The temperature is getting lower, time to tailgate with good friends Sam Adams and Jack Daniels.

"I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your f***in' mouth."-Bill Hicks

by FSBlueApocalypse on Oct 13, 2008 6:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mmmmm. . . beer!

I miss beer! I had to quit drinking it because of my blood pressure medications, and I miss it. Especially the dark stuff. . . Bass Ale, Harp, Guinness, Beck’s Dark – ambrosia!

by Jacked Up on Oct 13, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yuengling is the official beer of Big Cat Country?

That’s pretty cool I guess.

Lagers to you dude

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Oct 13, 2008 6:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Um...

Officially, unofficial. If that makes sense. I wish I had a corporate sponsorship from Yuengling.

It’s official in that you can have no doubt that if I’m tailgating before a game or watching it from home, I’m drinking one of two things: a. Yuengling or b. a Screwdriver. The official shot of BCC is an Irish Car Bomb.

BCC readers across the globe have raised their glass to our Jaguars!

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by River City Rage on Oct 13, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ICB! ICB! ICB!

Oh yes Boys and Girls…the official shot of BCC is an Irish Car Bomb…I have raised my ICB many times to BCC and the Jags!

Go Jags! Some people are like Slinky's...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by freek1969 on Oct 14, 2008 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and for you real big pittsburgh fans

this ICB does NOT stand for Iron City Beer…thank you…that is all…you are dismissed.

Go Jags! Some people are like Slinky's...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by freek1969 on Oct 14, 2008 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Show!

How did you like the fact that we won instead? Good to see ya around!

by JagsCub on Oct 14, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I notes in the article

that you are “downloading” the game. For those of us outside of Florida…where can we also “download” this treasure?

you can tell me privately if you wish at j1g13 at yahoo dot com

Go Jags! Some people are like Slinky's...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by freek1969 on Oct 13, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I want to elaborate

I do not think that Fred is done. He was, is, and will be great for this team. I just think that it would be best for this team if MJD was the starter. Its his time now, FT should see that.

by JagSoldier on Oct 13, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The thing is...

“starting” in the Jaguars RB is almost a meaningless term. Both will get a metric ton of touches, it’s a two back system and it works well in its current form. Let FT be the starter, but keep on increasing MJD’s role. Everybody wins.

-C

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by River City Rage on Oct 14, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

by Ewdtrey on Oct 14, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we should settle down on the take carries away from Fred talk...

Would Steeler fans call for Jerome Bettis to lose carries in favor of a more talented back? Fred is this teams Jerome Bettis, you don’t dis a player like that. Fred also has taken exceptional care of his body and I believe he will be just fine after the bye and we have a much more powerful Oline. You guys will see and then you’ll all feel bad about this talk. Give Fred the benefit of the doubt. He’s our future HOF. Which means he’ll also have his jersey retired too.

by keef on Oct 15, 2008 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well said, well said.

To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius

by jagsrock on Oct 14, 2008 2:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Like JagSoldier said,

And saying it’s his time now, doesn’t mean disrespecting Fred. Whether you say starter or say get most of the carries…. the dude needs the rock to get carries like that 46 yarder. He should carry most of the load so that Fred can get his ‘gravy’ and reach 11,000 and the Hall of Fame.

To be master of oneself and never waver in one's resolve.
- Maximus Desimus Meridius

by jagsrock on Oct 14, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The day when Fred retires is coming...

til then let the guy get the majority of the carries.

by keef on Oct 15, 2008 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats exactly what I mean.

by JagSoldier on Oct 14, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

uploading games

Chris, how do you upload entire games? I would like to watch the Denver game again to have a second look at some things as well.

by dan073eb on Oct 15, 2008 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

uploading games...

I don’t actually upload the games, but as a by product of having Direct TV super fan package there is a thing called “Short Cuts” that airs every Mon that is 30 minutes long. It is a replay of the game, every play snap to whistle w/ no commercials. I like to watch it at 1x slow motion and concentrate on individuals and if they were able to beat their man. I just set my Direct TV DVR to record anything with the name “JAGUARS” in it. I was able to catch NFL films Jaguars 2007 season recap “Strictly Business”. That was really cool to watch (unless your a Steelers fan!).

by syntaxOK on Oct 15, 2008 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs