10-06-2014, 09:49 AM
A discussion we were having in the office a little bit ago.
Is it too easy to play football in Jacksonville?
In terms of pressure from fans, Jacksonville has to be the easiest environment to play in. This morning I am listening to the radio and we hear people saying that at least the game was close, we only lost be 8. We lost bro. Lost. We have a GM/Coach that are 4-21 in two years and might have the worst offense and defense in the league. The owner is 6-35 in three years. These numbers are historically bad. If this was almost any other NFL city, the pressure would be on all three. Constantly. In Jacksonville, nah. It's gettin' better. I mean we only lost by 8 and we have a lot of rookie so we need to give the guys a break. Don't be so hard on them.
And in terms of media pressure, Jacksonville also has to be the easiest environment to play in. And that is probably not even close. Jacksonville is the only market in the NFL where they are the only pro sports team aside from Green Bay. So every media member in Jacksonville wants to cover the team. They also don't want to be critical of the team and risk losing access to members of the franchise. It's not like that in any other NFL city. If you are a writer in Houston, you can cover the Astros or Rockets. In Chicago, you have two MLB teams, NBA, NHL. There are at least one or two other franchises in other cities. In some markets the pro sports franchises have to fight to get noticed so fielding a competitive team is crucial to even get local coverage. All the Jaguars have to do is show up. And some of their biggest cheerleaders are the media in the this town. They are basically an echo chamber for the team.
It should not be a surprise that veterans like Hugh Douglas and Aaron consider this a paid vacation because it is. It's easy money. Show up, collect millions, get beat up for three hours a week and go home in your Bentley or Benz. Who wouldn't want that? Also not surprising that we see guys around the league who flunked out of Jacksonville find success elsewhere. Knighton, Nelson, Monroe, Durant, Selvie, Mosley, Mathis, Weatherford, Forsett, Boykin, Connelly, Daryl Smith. I could keep going if you'd like. Jacksonville is basically the NBDL.
Is it too easy to play football in Jacksonville?
In terms of pressure from fans, Jacksonville has to be the easiest environment to play in. This morning I am listening to the radio and we hear people saying that at least the game was close, we only lost be 8. We lost bro. Lost. We have a GM/Coach that are 4-21 in two years and might have the worst offense and defense in the league. The owner is 6-35 in three years. These numbers are historically bad. If this was almost any other NFL city, the pressure would be on all three. Constantly. In Jacksonville, nah. It's gettin' better. I mean we only lost by 8 and we have a lot of rookie so we need to give the guys a break. Don't be so hard on them.
And in terms of media pressure, Jacksonville also has to be the easiest environment to play in. And that is probably not even close. Jacksonville is the only market in the NFL where they are the only pro sports team aside from Green Bay. So every media member in Jacksonville wants to cover the team. They also don't want to be critical of the team and risk losing access to members of the franchise. It's not like that in any other NFL city. If you are a writer in Houston, you can cover the Astros or Rockets. In Chicago, you have two MLB teams, NBA, NHL. There are at least one or two other franchises in other cities. In some markets the pro sports franchises have to fight to get noticed so fielding a competitive team is crucial to even get local coverage. All the Jaguars have to do is show up. And some of their biggest cheerleaders are the media in the this town. They are basically an echo chamber for the team.
It should not be a surprise that veterans like Hugh Douglas and Aaron consider this a paid vacation because it is. It's easy money. Show up, collect millions, get beat up for three hours a week and go home in your Bentley or Benz. Who wouldn't want that? Also not surprising that we see guys around the league who flunked out of Jacksonville find success elsewhere. Knighton, Nelson, Monroe, Durant, Selvie, Mosley, Mathis, Weatherford, Forsett, Boykin, Connelly, Daryl Smith. I could keep going if you'd like. Jacksonville is basically the NBDL.