I'm a former western PA dweller who moved down here to the beaches in 2001.

When the Jags came into being, I despised them, as it was a "down" phase with the Steelers and Jags got good quickly.
Back in those days, we were in the same division, and if I recall, we were the Jags 1st win in franchise history, beating us
as an underdog. So right out of the blocks, I loathed the Jags, and most everything about them. I remember being in glee
after TN was the only team to beat them in 1999, all THREE times. Boy, the Jags were really good then. Coughlin, Brunell,
Boselli, Taylor, Brackens, Jimmy, Keenan, Hardy, Searcy, Donovan, Paup, Lake, Bryant. 

Oddly, I didn't even know where Jax was; I actually thought it was in the same town as the Gators (I think since the FL-GA
game was played here). But fate being what it is, I got a job here, and obviously, figured out where Jax was in the process.

I no longer despise the Jags, being that I live here, I want my new hometown team to be decent and not be moved. But
in no way do I root for the Jags on the same level as the Steelers. I get people - some strangers others not - who ask me
why I am not a full-blown Jags fan, i.e. wear Jags shirts, not Steelers. Well, Steeler fans do not change allegiance like
changing underwear. That is why you see so many Steeler fans at away games. Unbeknownst to the clueless announcers, 
all those fans did not travel to the away games, as much as most of the fans you see moved to those towns and remained
Steeler fans. When I wear my Steeler gear (which is often) I can't tell you how many Steeler fans comment. There are a LOT
of transplants down here. 

Anyhow, I now live here at the beaches and love it. Yes, the 95 degree days are a little brutal but as long as I am not up
on a roof or whatnot during them, I've adapted. And the non-July-Sept days are superb. 

Anyhow, with this game approaching, these are my thoughts. 

1.) I was pulling for the Jags to bring Coughlin back on board and I predicted if they did he would turn them around in a short order.
He did. Even faster than I anticipated. I thought they would flirt with the playoffs, not make it all the way to the AFCC game and
be up by 10 on the Pats last season. 

2.) After hearing so much cockiness by the Jags in the off-season, and early on this season, I felt they were setting themselves up
for a fall, and they did. I questioned if they knew how to manage success and they did not. I'm a little surprised Coughlin didn't
keep them from falling into the pit, but for whatever reason, he could not. 

3.) Could the Jags right the ship and beat the Steelers this week? I think they could. Pgh is ready for a backward step themselves. It's
in their nature to overlook teams, as the coach has trouble with keeping them focused after success. And we all know the Jags have
a track record of beating the Steelers (just above .500, even though I hear Jag fans claim they "own" Pgh, they are just about even
in win-losses). 

Any how, I wish you luck after Sunday. And if this season ends up being lost, hopefully they come back in 2019. I want this area to
keep an NFL team. Jags still have a lot of good players, albeit some were a little overrated and I'm not sure Bortles is the answer. I never
did. 

Here's to a good game with no major injuries to either side. Oh, and if you bump into Steeler fans acting like jerks, they most likely do
not live here; it's the fans who still live in western PA who lean towards being rude. Most Steeler fans who live here have mellowed out
and are now more polite. There's something about living in western PA that makes you uncool. I have some theories on it.

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