A new Jag! (jax hc09)

[jshrolltide]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

7-7 ... still a chance for a winning record... all we have to do is beat the Colts and the ravens (in Baltimore) a coach can dream, right?

ha good luck... Beating the Ravens is doable, but the colts the first couple of years are near unstoppable. We're rooting for you though! And roll tide.

[Shamhat1915]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

End the Colts hopes of a undefeated season! Blitz, blitz, and blitz some more. Those two losses were killer, and your team is really struggling to stay healthy. Going to look into a new trainer during the offseason?

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

End the Colts hopes of a undefeated season! Blitz, blitz, and blitz some more. Those two losses were killer, and your team is really struggling to stay healthy. Going to look into a new trainer during the offseason?

I'm going to go all in vs the Colts and hope they don't crush me like 73-0 or anything! LMAO! I think I can keep the Ravens game close though...

That's the thing - my trainer is like a 68 or something, he's not exactly a scrub. He's got some points building up to spend too. But I might.. part of the problem is I inherited a team with a lot of guys who's health is in the 70s or worse... (Henderson, Taylor, etc.) But even when I signed Fason (87 health) he got hurt on his 3rd or 4th carry - so I might just be cursed.

I'm definitely going to draft/FA with a bias towards health/durability. I'm excited about the draft 'cause I can see from playing the games who's making an impact and who's not and where I need to draft and what to look for in FA. I'm so excited for the offseason to begin. I def think I can get this team to a wild card next year, though the odds of winning the division over the Colts are pretty damn low.

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

Colts sweep Jags, 41-10

The weather was the only thing that was calm in Jacksonville as Peyton Manning and the Cotls struck early and often as they put the Jaguars away with little trouble, 41-10. Peyton continued to build his case for league MVP by throwing 5 touchdowns. The Jaguars found that they couldn't run with the Colts all game, but played a good first half. Oddly, QB Dennis Dixon got an eye poke that was supposed to last 3-4 plays, but he never was able to get back into the game.

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
Dec 18, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (13-1)	7	10	7	17	41
Jacksonville Jaguars (7-7)	3	7	0	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	JAC
Total Offense	490	380
Rushing Yards	116	122
Passing Yards	374	258
First Downs	22	15
Punt Return Yards	13	13
Kick Return Yards	52	169
Total Yards	555	562
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Converstion	4-10	3-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5/0	0/1
Penalties	5-57	11-63
Posession Time	31:54	28:018

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IND	JAC
11:26	(IND) P Manning pass to D Clark 16 yds (Vinatieri PAT)	7	0
01:24	(JAC) J Scobee 24 yd FG	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IND	JAC
12:50	(JAC) D Dixon pass to M Jones 95 yds (Scobee PAT)	7	10
08:30	(IND) A Vinatieri 42 yd FG	10	10
01:12	(IND) P Manning pass to A Shields 6 yds (Vinatieri PAT)	17	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IND	JAC
11:00	(IND) P Manning pass to B Miller 6 yds (Vinatieri PAT)	24	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IND	JAC
7:46	(IND) P Manning pass to R Wayne for 13 yds (Vinatieri PAT)	31	10
04:04	(IND) P Manning pass to R Wayne for 17 yds (Vinatieri PAT)	38	10
00:47	(IND) H Smith 46 yd FG	41	10

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P Manning 27/38 378 5 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J Addai 18 90 0 A Pearman 7 31 0 T Rattay 1 -2 0 P Manning 1 -3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R Wayne 8 134 2 A Shields 5 66 1 A Gonzalez 5 60 0 D Clark 4 67 1 J Addai 3 17 0 B Miller 2 34 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD F Keiaho 8-1 0 0 0 G Brackett 8-1 0 0 0 D Freeney 5-2 2 0 0 S Ellis 5-2 2 0 0 B Sanders 7-0 0 2 0 J Rooney 1-0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A Vinatieri 1/1 5/5 8 42 H Smith 1/1 0/0 3 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 H Smith 4 161 40.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A Pearman 2 52 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Z Bowman 2 7 3.5 0 A Pearman 1 6 6.0 0

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D Dixon 8/19 210 1 0 M Tuiasosopo 4/14 58 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD F Taylor 11 58 0 F Jones 4 22 0 D Dixon 3 14 0 C Fason 2 13 0 M Tuiasosopo 1 6 0 C Schlesinger 1 9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T Williamson 5 97 0 M Jones 3 134 1 L Naanee 2 24 0 C Schlesinger 1 5 0 R Williams 1 8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B McGowan 11-1 0 0 0 R Green 3-2 1 0 0 R Mathis 6-0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J Scobee 1/1 1/1 4 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A Podlesh 6 209 34.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C Gordon 5 108 21.6 0 J Tryon 3 61 20.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J Tryon 2 13 6.5 0

Approval is 48...

RG Champ Warren injured his arm, the timetable is 4-6 weeks, so I have put him on IR and signed LG Max Jean-Giles and moved him to RG to help fill the void.

PRO BOWL VOTING IS IN!!!

FS Reggie Nelson has made the Pro Bowl!! (as the starter overPats FS J Sanders)
FB Greg Jones has also made the Pro Bowl!!! (as the starter over Titans FB A Hall)

The Final Game of the season is upon us!! The 7-8 Jaguars take on the 4-11 Ravens in Baltimore. Byron Leftwich leads the Ravens offense, with McGahee and Dayne at RB, plus Mason, Williams, and Clayton as the WRs. The Defense has 2 HOFers in Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, and several stud players, like Haloti Ngata, and rookies Glen Dorsey and Antoine Cason. (plus Tony Bake, Tashard Choice and Stevie Johnson)

[Aurabolt127]

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Jaguars WIN!!!!
Defeat Ravens on last second kick.

On a beautiful December day in Baltimore, it was a tale of two kickers as Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee hit a field goal as time expired to earn the win for Jacksonville. Meanwhile, his counterpart Matt Stover hit 4 field goals of his own, but missed one in the 3rd quarter that might have changed the game.

With the win, the Ravens drop to 4-12, and the Jaguars even their record at 8-8!

Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens
Dec 1, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8)	0	3	0	10	13
Baltimore Ravens (4-11)	3	0	0	9	12

Team Stats Comparison
	JAC	BAL
Total Offense	216	359
Rushing Yards	118	81
Passing Yards	98	278
First Downs	14	17
Punt Return Yards	18	13
Kick Return Yards	113	71
Total Yards	347	443
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	7-16	5-14
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	0/4
Penalties	4-40	2-15
Posession Time	29.11	30:46

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		JAC	BAL
09:52	(BAL) M Stover 29 yd FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		JAC	BAL
14:56	(JAC) J Scobee 40 yd FG	3	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		JAC	BAL
14:46	(BAL) M Stover 35 yd FG	3	6
08:45	(JAC) F Jones 2 yd TD (Scobee PAT)	10	6
04:46	(BAL) M Stover 23 yd FG	10	9
02:17	(BAL) M Stover 33 yd FG	10	12
00:01	(JAC) J Scobee 26 yd FG	13	12

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D Dixon 10/18 114 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD F Jones 19 73 1 C Boyd 6 14 0 D Dixon 5 19 0 C Schlesinger 4 12 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M Lewis 4 40 0 K Osby 2 17 0 L Naanee 1 17 0 M Jones 1 19 0 C Schlesinger 1 5 0 K McCardell 1 16 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J Durant 8-2 0 0 0 M Patterson 3-1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J Scobee 2/2 1/1 7 40 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A Podlesh 5 174 34.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C Gordon 3 71 23.6 0 J Tryon 2 42 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J Tryon 1 18 18.0 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B Leftwich 20/35 283 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W McGahee 22 89 0 B Leftwich 2 -8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T Heap 4 75 0 D Williams 4 41 0 L McClain 4 28 0 M Clayton 3 85 0 D Mason 3 41 0 W McGahee 2 13 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R Lewis 7-5 1 0 0 D Martin 2-1 1 0 0 G Dorsey 1-1 1 0 0 A Cason 6-0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M Stover 4/5 0/0 12 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 N Harris 4 154 38.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A Cason 2 53 26.5 0 C McAlister 1 18 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A Cason 3 13 4.3 0

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

A look at the final standings:

NFL Standings - Updated: Dec 1,
NFC EAST	W	L	T
New York Giants	13	3
Philadelphia Eagles	10	6
Dallas Cowboys	10	6
Washington Redskins	5	11
NFC NORTH	W	L	T
Chicago Bears	9	7
Minnesota Vikings	9	7
Green Bay Packers	9	7
Detroit Lions	2	14
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	4
New Orleans Saints	10	6
Atlanta Falcons	5	11
Carolina Panthers	0	16
NFC WEST	W	L	T
Seattle Seahawks	10	6
Arizona Cardinals	6	10
San Francisco 49ers	5	11
St. Louis Rams	3	13
AFC EAST	W	L	T
New England Patriots	15	1
New York Jets	8	8
Buffalo Bills	7	9
Miami Dolphins	3	13
AFC NORTH	W	L	T
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7
Cincinnatie Bengals	7	9
Cleveland Browns	7	9
Baltimore Ravens	4	12
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T
Indianapolis Colts	15	1
Tennessee Titans	12	4
Houston Texans	11	5
Jacksonville Jaguars	8	8
AFC WEST	W	L	T
San Diego Chargers	12	4
Denver Broncos	8	8
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8
Oakland Raiders	4	12

After the win, and after I took a hit for failing to exceed .500, my approval is 26...

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

Jacksonville Jaguars Stats -
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Dennis Dixon	74/165	1140	6.9	103.6	95	8	12	54.1
Marques Tuiasosopo	53/134	639	4.7	58.0	37	5	10	36.0
Charlie Frye	6/10	75	7.5	18.7	27	0	2	48.3
Adam Podlesh	1/1	5	5.0	0.3	5	0	0	87.5
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Felix Jones	203	899	4.4	25	2	4	56.1	5
Fred Taylor	129	767	5.9	58	4	6	69.7	3
Cory Boyd	63	243	3.8	14	0	0	20.0	1
Dennis Dixon	34	158	4.6	16	0	0	14.3	0
Marques Tuiasosopo	32	124	3.8	12	0	0	11.2	5
Greg Jones	26	123	4.7	19	0	2	10.0	0
Cory Schlesinger	11	52	4.7	11	0	0	13.0	0
Charlie Frye	3	27	9.0	15	0	0	6.7	0
Ciatrick Fason	6	19	3.1	14	0	0	9.5	0
Kemba Osby	1	9	9.0	9	0	0	.5	1
Matt Jones	2	2	1.0	2	0	0	.1	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
Marcedes Lewis	36	506	14.0	3	63		31.6
Legedu Naanee	27	354	13.1	3	66		23.6
Troy Williamson	25	404	16.1	1	37		25.2
D Avery	18	284	15.7	5	31		20.2
M Jones	16	283	17.6	2	95		18.8
G Jones	8	93	11.6	2	25		7.7
F Jones	8	103	12.8	0	19		6.4
K Osby	7	78	11.1	1	27		4.8
R Williams	6	70	11.6	0	25		7.7
F Taylor	5	54	10.8	0	19		4.9
K Davis	4	29	7.2	0	10		1.9
C Schlesinger	4	22	5.5	0	9		5.5
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Justin Durant	108			2	34	1	0	0
Daryl Smith	104			2	24	3	3	0
Brandon McGowan	79			0	5	7	2	1
Reggie Nelson	75			0	5	10	4	0
Clint Ingram	74			1	19	2	0	0
DeMario Minter	64			0	1	15	1	0
Rashean Mathis	56			0	4	17	2	0
Justin Tyron	43			0	3	4	2	0
Kerry Dunn	39			2	8	0	0	0
Tyler Brayton	38			0	3	1	0	0
Roderick Green	34			6	14	0	0	0
Cletis Gordon	33			0	2	1	1	0
John Henderson	30			4	12	0	0	0
Wallace Gilberry	24			1	5	0	0	0
Robert Henderson	17			1	2	1	0	0
Mike Patterson	16			3	4	0	0	0
Pat Watkins	10			0	0	2	0	0
Tyreese Kent	10			0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Goff	10			0	0	0	0	0
Dan Cody	8			0	0	0	0	0
Bo Wilson	7			0	0	2	0	0
Derek Landri	1			0	0	0	0	0
Paul Spicer	1			0	0	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Cletis Gordon	40	977	24.4	92	1	1	0.0	0
Justin Tyron	32	800	25.0	99	1	27	5.9	0
Tony Pashos	1	3	3.0	3	0	0	0	0
DeMario Minter	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0	0
Donnie Avery	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Josh Scobee	21	28	75.0	57	30	30	100.00	93
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Adam Podlesh	68	2453	49	36.0	31.2	0	10	2

Note the table does not include the statistics for players not on the Week 17 final roster, such as Adrian Peterson, Luke McCown, etc.

Note Keenan McCardell had one catch for 16 yards that wouldn't fit on the table.

Note Daryl Smith forced 6 fumbles, Rashean Mathis recovered 4 fumbles on the year.

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FINAL NFL STATISTICAL LEADERS - 2008

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 30, 2008
Passing Yards			Passing Touchdowns
	1. Eli Manning	4637		1. Eli Manning	47
	2. Donovan McNabb	4575		2. Tom Brady	37
	3. Peyton Manning	4573		3. Tony Romo	37
	4. Tony Romo	4515		4. Peyton Manning	36
	5. Tom Brady	4417		5. Alex Smith	34
Passing Interceptions			Quarterback Rating
	1. Andrew Walter	31		1. Eli Manning	108.4
	2. Tarvaris Jackson	29		2. Ben Roethlisberger	99.5
	3. Byron Leftwich	26		3. Jason Campbell	99.4
	4. Drew Brees	25		4. Peyton Manning	97.9
	5. Trent Edwards	25		5. Tom Brady	97.7
Rushing Yards			Rushing Touchdowns
	1. Steven Jackson	1519		1. Larry Johnson	21
	2. Jerious Norwood	1388		2. Marion Barber	18
	3. Marshawn Lynch	1370		3. Reggie Bush	16
	4. Larry Johnson	1345		4. Marshawn Lynch	16
	5. Ernest Graham	1342		5. Iman Tinsdale	16
Longest Rush		RLG
	1. Frank Gore	94		1.
	2. Marshawn Lynch	89		2.
	3. Shaun Alexander	88		3.
	4. Vince Young	74		4.
	5. Jerious Norwood	73		5.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 30, 2008
Receptions		REC	Receiving Yards		RCY
	1. Deion Branch	118		1. Reggie Wayne	1698
	2. Marques Colston	112		2. Marques Colston	1624
	3. Wes Welker	107		3. Deion Branch	1508
	4. Reggie Wayne	102		4. Reggie Brown	1483
	5. Reggie Brown	95		5. Wes Welker	1461
Receiving Touchdowns		RCT	Longest Reception		RCL
	1. Reggie Brown	20		1. Matt Joens	95
	2. Reggie Wayne	14		2. Reggie Williams	86
	3. Brandon Marshall	13		3. Ben Patrick	81
	4. Plaxico Burress	12		4. Kevin Boss	77
	5. Santana Moss/Steve Smith	11		5. Andre Johnson	71
Pancakes		PAN	Sacks Given Up		SGU
	1. Marvel Smith	57		1. Jake Long - r	20
	2. Nick hardwick	53		2. Mark Wilson	19
	3. Marcus McNeill	47		3. Fred Miller	19
	4. Tony Ugoh	45		4. Travelle Wharton	17
	5. Levi Jones	45		5. Torrin Tucker	14

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 30, 2008
Tackles		TAK	Sacks		SK
	1. Ernie Sims	151		1. Shaun Phillips	15
	2. Jon Beason	148		2. Mario Williams	14
	3. Karlos Dansby	138		3. Derrick Harvey - r	14
	4. A.J. Hawk	128		4. Julius Peppers	12
	5. Derrick Johnson	127		5. Shawn Merriman	12
Tackles for Loss		TFL	Interceptions		INT
	1. Justin Durant	34		1. A.J. Hawk	9
	2. Jared Allen	34		2. Chris McAlister	8
	3. Shawn Merriman	28		3. DeAngelo Hall	8
	4. Mario Williams	26		4. Walt Harris	8
	5. Julius Peppers/Shaun Phillips	25		5. Terrence McGee	8
Forced Fumbles		FF	Fumbles Recovered		FRC
	1. Daryl Smith	6		1. Rashean Mathis	4
	2. Adalius Thomas	5		2. Antoine Winfield	3
	3. Odell Thurman	5		3. Keith Bullock	3
	4. Keith Bullock	5		4. Adalius Thomas	3
	5. Lance Briggs	5		5. 21 tied with 2	2
Defensive Touchdowns		DTD	Safety		SFT
	1. Al Harris	2		1. Tamba Hali	2
	2. 12 tied with 1	1		2. 15 tied with 1	1
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 30, 2008
Field Goals		FG	Field Goal %		FG%
	1. Nate Kaeding	30		1. Robbie Gould	90
	2.			2.
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.
Longest Field Goal		FGL	Punts		#PT
	1. Josh Scobee	57		1. Shane Lechler	93
	2.			2.
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.
Average Yards per Punt		PAV	Punt Yards		PUY
	1. Matt McBriar	44.7		1. Shane Lechler	4031
	2.			2.
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Dec 30, 2008
Kick Returns		KR	Kick Return Average		KRA
	1. Earl Bennett	49		1. Cortland Finnegan	31.6
	2. Glen Sharpe	49		2.
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.
Kick Return TDs		KRT	Punt Returns		PR
	1. Cortland Finnegan	2		1. Wes Welker	68
	2.			2.
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.
Punt Return Average		PRA	Punt Return Touchdowns		PRT
	1. Devin Hester	9.5		1. Devin Hester	1
	2.			2. 6 tied with one	1
	3.			3.
	4.			4.
	5.			5.

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NFL AWARDS - 2008
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Eli Manning	QB	New York Giants
Offensive Player of the Year	Eli Manning	QB	New York Giants
Defensive Player of the Year	Adalius Thomas	MLB	New England Patriots
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Jordan Plumlee	RB	Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Keith Rivers	ROLB	Denver Broncos
Best Quarterback	Eli Manning	QB	New York Giants
Best Running Back	Marion Barber	RB	Dallas Cowboys
Best Wide Receiver	Reggie Brown	WR	Philadephia Eagles
Best Offensive Lineman	Nick Hardwick	C	San Diego Chargers
Best Defensive Lineman	Mario Williams	RE	Houston Texans
Best Linebacker	Adalius Thomas	MLB	New England Patriots
Best Defensive Back	Sheldon Brown	CB	Philadelphia Eagles
Best Kicker	Robbie Gould	K	Chicago Bears
Coach of the Year	Hal Ophamer	Coach	New England Patriots

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NFL WILDCARD WEEK

Houston Texans28
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San Diego Chargers 31


Tennessee Titans 21
@
Pittsburgh Steelers 9


Philadelphia Eagles 42
@
Seattle Seahawks 28


Dallas Cowboys 23
@
Chicago Bears31

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS


Tennesse Titans 3
@
Indianapolis Colts 14


San Diego Chargers 24
@
New England Patriots 27


Chicago Bears 8
@
New York Giants 30


Philadelphia Eagles 10
@
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30

NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Indianapolis Colts 16
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New England Patriots 14


Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34
@
New York Giants 31
(overtime)



2008 Super Bowl

Indianapolis Colts 38

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22

After a 1 year hiatus, Tony Dungy has led his team to a second Super Bowl in 3 years. The game was never in doubt, as going into the 4th quarter the Colts led 38-7.

Peyton Manning threw for 349 yards and 2 tds to Reggie Wayne, who had 14 catches for 220 yards!!! Joseph Addai ran for 2 scores, and backup running back Alvin Pearman rushed for a score as well. SS Bob Sanders and rookie nickel corner Zach Bowman each had an interception.

Jeff Garcia threw for 250 yards, one toucdown and two picks. Ernest Graham ran for 2 scores, but only for 23 yards. Ike Hilliard had the long Buc touchdown reception. Gaines Adams was able to sack Peyton Manning once for the only sack of the game. Matt Bryant missed the only field goal he attempted.

[Aurabolt127]

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Coaching changes and Staff hiring/firing

GM Jerry Harless - The owner wants me to keep this person. Overall 36. He's got points I want to spend, maybe give him one more year to develop. KEPT

OC Dirk Koetter - 52 - owner wants me to keep. 31st pass, 1st rush. total offense 21st. KEPT

DC Greg Williams - 83 - owner says keep. 18th PD 21st RD, 20th points against. total Def 20th. KEPT

QBC Mike Shula - 27 - owner says fire - he sucks FIRED

RBC Kennedy Pola- 70 - owner says keep - KEPT

WRC Mike Tice - 76 owner says keep. my WRs blew chunks, but I won't get anyone with that rating. The guy used to be a HC. KEPT

OL Andy Heck - 50 owner says keep. 1st in rushing, 22nd in sacks allowed. Kept

LBC Mark Duffner -75 owner says keep. KEPT

DL Ted Monachino - 8 - owner says keep. FIRED

DB Donnie Henderson - 61 - owner says keep. KEPT

ST Joe DeCamillis - 59 owner says fire. FIRED

Trainer - he sucked, but he's a 77 and has some points. KEPT
I just bought him one special skill, reducing neg effects of fatigue, and now he's a 90!

Arizona fired Ken Whisenhunt - hired Tony Sparano
Miami fired Sparano - hired Gary Hammermill
Detroit fired Rod Marinelli - hired Ken Whisenhunt
Carolina fired John Fox - hired Butch Millwood
Raiders fired Lane Kiffin - hired Jim Westgate
Rams fired Scott Linehan - hired Hue Jackson
Ravens fired John Harbaugh - hired Chuck Bresnahan


I hired

STC Chris Staymates - 46 - had to, no one there
QBC Dan Mifflin - 55... limited choices but better than Shula's 26
DL Mel Tucker - 26 - lost bidding on a 50, still - better than an 8...

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The 2009 offseason begins...Approval is 37

First thing the GM wants me to do is cut MLB Mike Peterson. I did resign him to a manageable deal to be the reserve MLB and finish his career here, but then again, maybe I should let him move on and save some money. I think I'll let him move on and see if Goff can be that reserve, or someone else - either on my roster, free agency or the draft.

Dead Weight #2 LG Vince Manwai, 28 yrs old, (81) be nice if you could pull up the player card while you're on the "cut/don't cut" screen to give the player one more look over.... I'm going to cut him just because I know I can do better.

RB Fred Taylor retired. At least I'm assuming, he was under contact - now he's gone. I missed the memo. That's too bad. He was having a great season, 5.9 yards per carry...

As of right now I have the following picks in the draft
1-17
2-37
2-49
7-195

Obviously I need to add about 3-4 more picks somewhere in the middle rounds. This will be fun because I really don't know anything about the draft paths, and never read the draft path posts on here. Obviously some names I've heard on here a lot...

Franchise Tag - NONE

My start of free agency salary cap is: $42.65 million. I have $21.27 in penalties and $24m in potential incentives. There's a few stud defenders out there, Peppers and Tommie Harris, for example... but I might keep my FA activity to a minimum so I'm clear to really hook my team up next year. We'll see....

major mistake - I had turned off all the weekly scouting in the clipboard for last season because it I didn't need it for the 2008 draft. Forgot to turn it back on so my college guys aren't scouted well at all. LMAO! This WILL be interesting! I turned it all on with a few days till free agency.

The Mock Draft has me taking a TE named Joseph Herman from Washington State at #17. Lewis had his best year last year, but had 13 drops and his OVR/POT for my system is in the 70s somewhere. I wouldn't mind an upgrade, but I have a few more important needs, esp at defensive end - the spot I think I need an impact player the most as of right now.


A couple thoughts about my roster:

WR Troy Williamson will save $8.4 if I cut and take a $3 million hit. I want to try to trade him regardless.

DT John Henderson... he's a 90 OVR has has 3 years left, but the guy was hurt just about every game. I don't want to pay him till he's 32/33 years old. I'm going to take some lumps for this, but I'm going to trade him and find a good second DT, after Kerry Dunn, the other guys are marginal.

SS Brandon McGowan shows that he made the Pro Bowl, no one told me? LOL!!! Bo Wilson actually has a better POT, but I can't see cutting a Pro Bowler; Bo can battle him in camp though I suppose. Neither have high POT, but seem to be getting the job done.

Definitely need starting caliber guards, maybe center too. Both my tackles are great, but both are in their last year. I'd like to find a power back to who can help get the tough yards. Jones and Boyd weren't getting it done, and Fred's gone. LenDale White is on the Titans trade block, and one of my favorites, Ron Dayne is a FA, but 31. I like my fullback, but he got hurt towards the end of the year, so I have to be a little more careful with him - of course, he made the Pro Bowl, so I don't want to back off too much.

Have to try to find some key guys to get me some sacks this year. I don't want to pay for the top names though - Ray Lewis, Tommie Harris, Julius Peppers... Harris at least has age on his side. Man I'm tempted to bid on him, but he'll prob end up with 7 or 8 million per year... he went to the Lions at $7.5 million per year, 5 years. I didn't bid. Peppers went to the Broncos for 4 years, $30 million.

I also need to make sure I go after high health/durability guys...

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded their 2010 4th and 6th round picks to the Carolina Panthers for CB Richard Marshall. We didn't get nearly the number of picks I hoped for, I think our top guy had 4. This guy will be a huge addition opposite Mathis, and will let Minter or Tryon develop further as the nickel. Cletis Gordon will go on the block.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded DT Mike Patterson to the Dolphins for WR Sinorice Moss. Mike underperformed since coming over from Philly in a trade. Sinorice has speed and hands, and return ability. He's got a good shot to make the roster.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded their 2010 2nd round pick for Eagles LE Victor Abiamiri. Victor is young, and has a 90 inj. He's an 84/87 - so that's a major upgrade for me and I can address the other side or DT in the draft early to really boost my Dline.

THE 2009 NFL DRAFT IS STARTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

The 2009 NFL Draft

They wanted me to take Biff Below, QB, at #17 - dumbest name ever, and I don't want a QB. I need a DE/draft picks. There is a DT I like, Calvin Gordon - they have him mocked to the Giants at #29. Maybe I could trade down here... The DEs left aren't very impressive. I'm mocked for a TE, but I think I'm going to try to trade down a little and see if I can get Gordon, and a pick ?

The Jaguars have traded their 1st round pick, #17, to the Eagles for their #25 overall pick, a 2009 4th rd (121) and 2009 5th rd (139) If the Giants don't jump me, I got my guy and 2 more picks I desperately need. The Eagles took WR DJ Crosby - might be a sick combo with Reggie Brown and his 20 touchdowns! I got nervous and moved back up a little to #22...

NFL Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Carolina	Jack Englinsh	QB
2	Detroit	Bernard Crane	CB
3	St. Louis	Raevon Hines	LE
4	Pittsburgh (from Miami)	Jackson Hailes	RE
5	Oakland	Alain Dixon	DT
6	Baltimore	Joey Keller	RB
7	Atlanta	Rakeem Jordan	CB
8	Washington	Vince Bridge	RB
9	San Francisco	Kalen Wilson	DT
10	Arizona	Junior McCormack	CB
11	Buffalo	Sam Lyons	WR
12	Cincinnati	LeMarcus Kennard	LE
13	Cleveland	Wayne Ross	QB
14	Kansas City	Javon Jackson	LT
15	Kansas City (2)	Will Barkley	SS
16	NY Jets	Darius Wagner	RE
17	Philadelphia	DJ Crosby	WR
18	Minnesota	Brenden Wheeler	LE
19	Green Bay	Dan Rich	FS
20	New Orleans	Mack Jackson	MLB
21	Tampa Bay	Kelly James	QB
22	Jacksonville	Calvin Gordon	DT
23	Seattle	Harry Connell	WR
24	Houston	Marvin Peterson	LT
25	Miami	Biff Below	QB
26	Chicago	Michael Dillon	RB
27	Tennessee	Rob Hopson	RB
28	Dallas	Champ Kinney	FS
29	NY Giants	Ron Hudson	RB
30	Dallas (2)	Jaime Zeller	WR
31	San Diego	Dane Morrow	QB
32	Carolina (2)	Juran Riley	CB

My 2009 Draft

1-22 DT Calvin Jordan
2-37 LG Elliot Kingston (got app boost, but 64% of fans hated pick)
2-53 TE Tommie Weaver (lost other 2nd rounder moving up in 1st, got this pick in straight trade w/Dallas for John Henderson)
4-122 LOLB Dexter Knox (83% loved the pick!)
5-139 RB Howard Brady (good size, GM pick)
Couldn't trade back up, tried...

UDFA's

UCLA CB Jason Welch
Mich St CB Nate Battle
M Valley St LE Dusty Bowman
Colgate WR Iman Hastings
W Texas A&M QB Dwight Mizell

Just looking for a few bodies to come in a compete, see if I get lucky.
Please don't give me any spoilers if you see something good or bad, I like the surprise..

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

Preseason game one - vs the Rams -- win 17-3

Backup QBs Charlie Batch and Mizell each threw a TD pass - Batch to Hastings and Mizell to Moss. We also had 4 sacks and a pick.

Traded a 2010 and 2011 3rd rounder to Dolphins for Tedd Ginn, and then traded Legedu Naanee to the Dolphins for a 2010 and 2011 5th rounders. Very excited to have Ginn on the team, Naanee is instantly the starter in Miam, whereas he'd be 4th on my squad now. Win/Win.

Vernon Gholston got cut, then signed with Kansas City! Didn't enter the bidding though, he got 1 year and $5.2 million! LOL! High pick to get cut, that hurts the cap!

Preseason game 2 - at the Redskins -- W 34-7

Batch had a TD to Hastings
Mizell had 2 TDs to Avery (and a pick)
Newly signed RB Steve Slaton had a rushing TD
Defense got 6 sacks and 2 picks!

Rookie LB Dexter Knox has an 88 POT, got the 'draft a sleeper approval boost'

Preseason game 3 - vs Tennesee! (are you kidding?) W 17-13

Charlie Batch had 2 TDs! One to Hastings and one to Hixon.
3 sacks (2 by Roderick Green) and 1 pick.

WR Ted Ginn hurt his elbow and will miss 3 weeks. Bummed he'll miss the season opener, but it'll be ok.

Preaseason game 4 - at Chicago - win! 7-6

Mizell tossed a TD to Marcedes Lewis, but also tossed a pick

Defense got 4 sacks and picked off former Jag David Garrard. Was nice to beat him, 'course the game doesn't count.

What's concerning is that Dixon didn't toss a TD all preseason, while Mizell threw 4 and Batch threw 4. Hastings has 3 TDs, not bad for an UDFA! Abiamiri has 5 sacks through the preseason, and last year's leading sacker Roderick Green has 4.

Found out our Season Opener is at the Arizona Cardinals...

I am promising to get over .500, though in my heart I want a wild card.

[Aurabolt127]

Re: A new Jag! (jax hc09)

Week 1 preview:

The Arizona Cardinals (6-10 in 2008) drafted Matt Leinart in the first round a few years ago, and he's finally getting the chance to start. New Head Coach Tony Sparano says that Leinart is in command of the offense, and this is his team. RB Edgerrin James has over 12,000 career yards, but was hurt almost all of last year and one has to wonder if Father Time has won this battle. Of course, Fitzgerald and Boldin are the deadly duo in the receiving corps.

Last year's top pick, DE Calais Campbell spent a year behind Bertrand Berry, but was still able to pick up a sack in a reserve role. He's the starter this year, and is a freak of nature. Veteran Takeo Spikes bookended at OLB with last year's rookie Bruce Davis. Gerald Hayes remains in the middle.

My Approval sits at
My cap room is $40.39 million ($27.44 penalties, 24.75 incentives)

Final Cuts: RB Cory Boyd and LOLB Dan Cody - Cory just couldn't be that short yardage solution and has ball security issues; Dan just fell victim to numbers - and last year's rookie Tyrese Kent just does a few things better.

I'll get a depth chart up soon, just out of time right now...