Unleashing The Beast|Jags Chise

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Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is. Apathy is the last emotion you want to evoke in others. If you evoke hate, at least people care enough to feel something. When you evoke apathy, you basically don’t exist.

Enter the Jacksonville Jaguars. If you’re still reading this, you’re more interested in the Jaguars than the common NFL fan. No team in pro football evokes more apathy than Wayne Weaver’s club. How does a team get to this point?

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A big part of the Jaguars’ problem, obviously, has been poor attendance. Duval County, a college football hotbed, is lukewarm about the pro game. Factor in an economic downturn that rocked Northeast Florida as hard as any area in the nation (unemployment hovering around 13 percent) and you get losses of 17,000 season ticket holders in ’09 and weekly television blackouts. This past offseason, another 6,000 fans chose not to renew their Jaguar season tickets. In short, the organization’s days in Jacksonville could be numbered.

But let’s focus on between-the-sideline factors. In football, you don’t evoke apathy through repeated failure. The Detroit Lions might not have many fans these days, but few people are apathetic towards the team. The Lions have been so bad that they’ve become interesting. The Raiders are the same way, to an extent. Apathy might be the worst scenario for an NFL franchise, but it’s not achieved by being the worst NFL franchise. Rather, it’s achieved by being resoundingly mediocre.


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Considine big hit in scrimmage



Veteran Sean Considine took a significant step toward winning a starting safety job, as Considine stole the show in Friday night’s scrimmage with a three-play outburst that, had it been a real game, would’ve resulted in two touchdowns for the defense.

You should’ve seen it. Really, you should’ve.

It was newly-named EverBank Field’s inaugural event and Considine defined it early in the scrimmage with a three-play flurry that began with an interception of a David Garrard pass, an interception of a Luke McCown pass that was deflected by the rush, and a classy pass-defensed. All of a sudden, a safety job coach Jack Del Rio emphatically said is “wide open” had a leading candidate.

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On August 18, 1995, when the Jacksonville Jaguars played their first game in their new stadium, it marked the first time in sports history that an expansion team had played its first home game in its first season in a new stadium or arena. Not only that, but it was built faster than any major-league stadium had ever been built in North America. In the short period of 19 1/2 months, the old Gator Bowl was demolished and a new stadium arose on the shores of the St. Johns River. And, very quickly, it was called the best stadium in the country. Just seconds before the Jaguars kicked off their first regular-season game on September 3, 1995, NBC broadcaster Don Criqui said, "There isn't a better football facility in America." For its 10th year of operation, EverBank Field -- then named Alltel Stadium -- was the host site of Super Bowl XXXIX, the biggest single-day sporting event in the world.

To ensure that Jacksonville has the finest venue in the NFL, Alltel Stadium underwent a $63 million renovation. Among the additions were the MPS Group Terrace Suite, a 25,000-square-foot sports bar called the Bud Zone, a 20,000-squarefoot Patio, 20 new escalators and four new elevators, a new secure perimeter fence around the stadium, two new state of the art scoreboards, and newly renovated clubs and suites.

The practice fields that were used from 1995 through 2003 are now a 400,000-square-foot entertainment zone adjacent to the stadium, known as the Pepsi Plaza. For Jaguars game days, this area includes tailgate cabanas for pregame hospitality, a corporate hospitality area, interactive games, and a stage for pregame and postgame entertainment.

EverBank Field signature features include the two Touchdown Clubs, which are located on both sides of the stadium. The Touchdown Clubs and all 10,000 club seats are located at midfield, rather than being spread out horizontally through the stadium. Each Club provides more than 70,000 square feet of air-conditioned comfort with a variety of food and beverage selections. In all, 75 percent of the seats in EverBank Field are located on the sides, with just 25 percent behind the end zones.

EverBank Field seats 67,164, but additional temporary seats were added behind the South End Zone -- expanding the capacity to well over 82,000 -- for the annual Florida-Georgia game and Super Bowl XXXIX. In 1997, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium was re-named Alltel Stadium after the Little Rock, Ark.-based wireless telecommunications and information services company that is listed in Forbes 500 and Fortune 500. Revenue from the 10-year grant of naming rights is shared equally between the Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville.

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Jags Welcome Kirk Morrison



The Jacksonville Jaguars desperately wanted a middle linebacker in the NFL draft. They had to trade for one and ended up with an established starter.

One day after failing to land Penn State linebacker Sean Lee in the second round, the Jaguars traded a fourth-round pick (No. 108) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for linebacker Kirk Morrison and a fifth-round selection (No. 153) on Saturday.
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Morrison, who led Oakland in tackles the past four seasons, became expendable to the Raiders after they drafted Alabama star Rolando McClain in the first round Thursday.

"There wasn't room for two of us," Morrison said. "I knew that. When you draft a guy No. 8 overall, regardless of how long I've been there, you pretty much give him the keys to the car and the reins to the football team to be your starting middle linebacker in a 4-3 scheme."

Morrison, who recently signed a one-year tender worth $2.51 million this season, will step right into the middle of Jacksonville's defense. His arrival will allow Daryl Smith and Justin Durant to play outside and probably send Clint Ingram to the bench.

"For me, it's a new beginning," Morrison said. "I feel like I was drafted all over again."

The deal is the latest in the Jaguars' aggressive plan to retool a defense that ranked 23rd in the NFL last season and finished with a franchise-low and NFL-worst 14 sacks.

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The Jaguars selected six players in the 2010 NFL Draft and acquired veteran linebacker Kirk Morrison in a trade with Oakland. The Jaguars had a first round pick, a third round pick, two fifth round selections and two sixth-round picks (one compensatory). Four defensive players were selected along with one offensive player and a return specialist.

The Jaguars selected defensive linemen with their first four picks, tied for the most defensive linemen selected overall in franchise history. The first day of the draft consisted of the first round while day two included the second and third rounds followed by rounds four through seven on Saturday.

The Jaguars had a top-10 pick for the third consecutive season and the club selected California defensive tackle Tyson Alualu with the eighth overall pick. Alualu, 6-3, 294, was the first player drafted by the Jaguars from Cal in franchise history and the first defensive tackle selected in the first round by the club since John Henderson in 2002. Alualu was one of five defensive tackles selected in the first round and the third overall behind Ndamukong Suh (2nd overall) and Gerald McCoy (3rd overall). He was a three-year starter for Cal and never missed a game in four seasons. He finished his career with 195 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 16 sacks. As a senior, he was an All-Pac 10 first-team selection as he recorded a career-high 65 tackles and led the team with 7.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss.

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Thomas star of morning practice



Mike Thomas strengthened his hold on the number two wide receiver job with a best-in-class performance Monday morning at the Atlanta Falcons training facility. Thomas made several receptions in the Jaguars’ first venture into the combined-practices regimen of Jack Del Rio’s eight training camps as the team’s head coach.

“Mike’s been making big plays. Mike’s determined to take a step forward. He’s an explosive player. He’s fighting for that role right now,” Del Rio said of Thomas and his attempt to secure the “number two receiver” designation.

Thomas made three receptions in skeleton drills. Two were throws from David Garrard, the most impressive of which was a deep-out completion that started the drill. Garrard completed four of six passes in the drill and backup quarterback Luke McCown was three of four.

In 11-on-11, special categories work, Thomas made two more receptions, including a fingertip grab over the middle on the final pass of the session. The special categories were first-down runs and third-down blitzes. Garrard was three of five and McCown completed one of four passes.

“We continue to talk about ‘Mike T’ because he continues to make plays. I told him if you continue to make plays I’m going to continue to throw the ball to you,” Garrard said. “Hopefully, his confidence will continue to grow so we can solidify that number two spot.”

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Williamson's Fumble Cost Jags Game

NFL Scoreboard - Jacksonville Jaguars () at Philadelphia Eagles ()

, 1 2 3 4 F Jacksonville Jaguars 7 14 7 0 28 Philadelphia Eagles 0 14 9 18 41 Top Performers Jacksonville Jaguars - Stats M.Jones-Drew - 10 Att - 90 Yds - 1 TD T.Williamson - 3 Rec - 92 Yds - 1 TD Philadelphia Eagles - Stats K.Kolb - 10/16 - 161 Yds - 1 TD D.Jackson - 2 Rec - 66 Yds - 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison JAC PHI First Downs 14 15 3rd Down Efficiency 4-11 5-14 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 615 425 Passing Yards 258 292 Rushing Yards 163 84 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-20 0-0 Turnovers 4 1 Time of Possession 22:13 29:47
Scoring Summary First Quarter JAC PHI JAC R.Jennings 2 YD Run 7 0 Second Quarter JAC PHI PHI J.Avant 15 YD Pass from K.Kolb 7 7 JAC T.Williamson 67 YD Pass from D.Garrard (Video Above) 14 7 PHI D.Jackson 62 YD Pass from K.Kolb 14 14 JAC M.Jones-Drew 3 YD Run 21 14 Third Quarter JAC PHI PHI H.Baskett 23 YD Pass from M.Vick 21 21 PHI D.Akers 39 YD FG 21 24 JAC R.Jennings 1 YD Run 28 24 Fourth Quarter JAC PHI PHI H.Baskett 18 YD Pass from M.Vick 28 32 PHI D.Akers 45 YD FG 28 31 PHI E.Hobbs returned fumble 36 Yds (Video Above) 28 41
Jacksonville Jaguars Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D.Garrard 10/19 175 1 1 L.McCown 9/18 113 0 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD M.Jones-Drew 10 90 9.0 1 R.Jennings 6 66 11.0 2 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD K.Osgood 5 46 9.2 0 M.Sim-Walker 4 84 21.0 0 T.Williamson 3 92 30.6 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD A.Lane 3 1 0 0 T.Alualu 5 1 0 0 D.Harvey 5 1 0 0 G.Alexander 3 0 1 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG J.Scobee 0/0 4/4 4 0 Philadelphia Eagles Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K.Kolb 10/16 161 2 1 M.Vick 10/16 152 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD L.McCoy 16 57 3.5 0 M.Bell 15 27 1.8 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD J.Avant 4 47 11.7 1 H.Baskett 3 53 17.6 1 D.Jackson 2 66 33.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD D.Tapp 4 2 0 0 J.Chaney 5 1 0 0 M.Patterson 4 1 0 0 A.Samuel 3 0 2 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D.Akers 2/2 3/3 9 45

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Jags Sign Colt Brennan



The Jaguars have signed FA Colt Brennan right before week 3 of the preseason. Brennan will come in as the backup behind Garrard. Rumors floating around the Jags front office are that David Garrard may find himself in a new uniform by the trade deadline. "We are in the rebuilding phase right now and we need youth."