Are Jags About to be Terminated?

Not sure if many of you know this, but in late October, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed off on a stadium bill to help expedite construction of an NFL stadium in the San Gabriel Valley. So it looks like the NFL will be coming to Los Angeles very soon.

Now comes the question. What team will Los Angeles land? All signs have to be pointing to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

While it may be the largest city in Florida, Jacksonville has a lack of  major corporations which has caused the city to fail to consistently support the NFL team year in, year out. The Jags have poor attendence despite having one of the lower average ticket prices in the league.

Another thing that doesnt bode well for the Jags surviving in Jacksonville, is they have no real legacy with the city. The team has only been in Jacksonville since 1995, and while the Jags miracuously made the AFC  Championship game in just their second season, the team has yet to win an AFC Championship, having reached that game one other time in 1999.

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States and is currently without an NFL team.  With with the way the economy is, and with the Terminator signing the stadium bill, you can be assured that the NFL will be back in Los Angeles in the next couple years.

Perry's Perspective NFL Needs to Extend Trade Deadline

Perry's Perspective
NFL Needs to Extend Trade Deadline

There has always been one thing that annoys me when I think about the NFL trade deadline. This is that the trade deadline occurs far too early in the season, and this is often the reason why there are not more trades made in the NFL. The NFL is the only professional league that has their trade deadline before the halfway point of the regular season. This hardly makes any sense to me. Every other major professional sport in North America has their trade deadline at least 60 or 70 percent into their regular season. The NBA trade deadline takes place a little over 50 games into their 82 game schedule. Major League Baseball has their trade deadline a little over 100 games into their 162 games slate. Even NHL commish Gary Bettman has his league's trade deadline about 60 games into their 82 game regular season.


This year's trade deadline occurred on Tuesday afternoon, with once again hardly a trade to be had.  I dont blame many teams for not pulling the trigger on a trade at this point of the season, unless you are 0-6, 1-5, 5-1 or 6-0.  In my eyes, the NFL is always the king of sports, in that any team can go from 4-12 one year, to 12-4 the next. But its often tough to find out what deficiencies you have, as a result of either poor play by current personnel or because of unexpected injuries this early in the season. Maybe if commisioner Roger Goodell extended the trade deadline to after week ... [More]

Favre Back in NFL? You "Brett"er Believe it

When my phone was ringing at 7:30am this morning, I was ready to yell at my buddy for calling me so early. Then when he told me that my favorite team, the Minnesota Vikings were in the process of flying Brett Favre into town to sign the 39 year old QB, I was suddenly invigorated.   Now that the Vikings finally have a quarterback that they can count on, can the Vikings be counted on to be a legitimate Super Bowl contender? The answer is an emphatic "Yes".   By inking Favre, the Vikings will now find themselves as a slight favorite to win the NFC North. Before today's news, the division was considered a three-team race between Minnesota, Chicago, and Green Bay.
In fact, many people liked Chicago or Green Bay to finish ahead of the Vikes because they had much more talent at the quarterback position. I am amazed that Tavaris Jackson is still getting a chance to be a starting quarterback.   How much grooming does this kid need?   Jackson showed what he was all about in last year's playoff game against Philadelphia, when he was too afraid to throw the ball downfield and would time-after-time settle for the short pass instead.   Sage Rosenfels was likely not going to be the answer either. He has bounced around four different teams now, and has 30 lifetime touchdown passes and 29 Interceptions. Not exactly a stellar ratio here.   If anything, the most recent news about Favre will not only be a good thing for the Vikings, it will b... [More]

Perry's Perspective - McNair was a True Gamer

Steve McNair was sort of like Frank Sinatra: He did things "His Way". In high school in Mississippi, he was named an All-American by SuperPrep Magazine. Being right in the heart of SEC country, McNair could have easily gone to a high-profile Top-20 program, but he decided to go to Alcorn State.

In 1995, McNair helped put Alcorn State and Division 1-AA on the national stage as ESPN started to broadcast games in which he was playing. Big reason behind this was McNair was in the process of setting records for career passing yards (14,496) and total career yards (16,283) records which he still holds today.

McNair's college numbers were gaudy enough to get him drafted No. 3 overall in the 1996 Draft by the Titans. In 1999, he was part of the "Music City Miracle" game, and this same team, was 1 yard away from taking Super Bowl XXXIV to overtime. Getting to the Super Bowl is an accomplishment that 90 percent of NFL quarterbacks never reach, and McNair had already reached this moment in only his fourth season.

I think McNair's finest moment as a player came in 2002. He had his taste of the Super Bowl and did everything, and I mean everything in his power to be in the trenches for his team. His team started out 1-4 and looked like a long shot just to make the playoffs. McNair was nursing multiple injuries (strained ribs, turf toe, and back pain), and was in so much pain he didn’t practice at all in December. But he laced 'em up, got on the field on game da... [More]

We're lucky to have Chucky for MNF

Kudos to ESPN for hiring Jon Gruden to replace Tony Kornheiser in the Monday Night Football booth. For the past 3 seasons, we had to endure 3 years of mediocrity from the MNF annoucing crew, primarily due to Kornheiser's inadequacies.   Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski both know the NFL quite well, but Kornheiser seemed to drag everything down because of his babbling nonsense. Jaworski, who is one of the nicest and classiest guys in the business, seemed to have enough of Kornheiser's shenanigans last season as well.
 
I was shocked when I first heard that Kornheiser was given the job in 2006. I think that the show he is known for (Pardon The Interruption) is fantastic. However, if you really pay attention to him on it, you know his current knowledge on the happenings of sports, is subpar at best.    The guy happened to be a part of one of the most storied programs in ESPN history and company executives thought that could translate over to the NFL and Monday Night Football. I cant fault him for taking the MNF gig. ESPN should be ashamed they hired this guy.
 
ESPN, and all major networks, here's a simple request.  Instead of hiring someone to cater to someone who may not be an average fan, hire someone who will give the average football fan the knowledge and insight to want to come back and watch more. In the meantime, thanks for the upgrade.
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