(04-02-2020, 06:37 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(04-02-2020, 11:43 AM)Corriewf Wrote: An incredible amount of energy invigorating the town. The big deal back then was beating the Panthers in milestones. The rivalry with the Steelers was fantastic.

I worked at a job where the Jags would come in frequently and it was so amazing chatting with the different players.

I still have a football autographed by Steve Beuerlein, Natrone Means, and Mark Brunel. I look at it sometimes and miss those days.

*clicks nonexistent like button*

Being in that central div with the ravens and stillers was a good run. I enjoyed so many of those battles. Tough nosed defense and battering ram running backs aplenty.

The demeanor of the players has changed so much since then. Everyone back then was trying to prove we belonged in the NFL. We had a group of misfits and it felt like living the replacements or something. You didn’t have these me first players showboating like they are now. The whole game and sentiment of players has changed so much. 

That’s why I don’t mind losing really good players that don’t seem to fit the mold here. They play for themselves, and while good, the synergy isn’t there. That team back in the 90s had complete synergy and collectively had something to prove to everyone in the NFL. They didn’t let up and stand around with their hands out waiting on a paycheck. You work hard, keep your nose to the grindstone and you get paid. 

The players hung out together quite often and would come into my place of employment laughing, having a great time. 

To us fans, those players were heroes...still are.

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