You know what is awesome? Sensational headlines.
Oh, wait. No. That isn’t awesome at all.
Vic Carcucci wrote an article for NFL.com called “With season slipping away, Del Rio losing grip on his team”. That is a pretty lofty claim that would explain a lot. However, if you glance over the article there is nothing supporting that claim. Not even an anonymous source. There is just a detailed description of the problems the team as a whole have been experiencing.
So. Basically. It is a misleading headline to make you speculate the reason why the Super Bowl contenders Jacksonville Jaguars turned into the Losing Record Jacksonville Jaguars. We all want our quick answers so we can have a legitimate reason to write them off. Blaming Jack Del Rio is easier than actually digging into the actual problems.
The Time’s Union columnist Gene Frenette took on this article head on:
Well, thanks for that newsbreaking possibility. I guess we should also watch whether Aaron Rodgers has the mental toughness to follow Brett Favre, whether the Dallas Cowboys will implode when Pacman Jones returns, and if coach Norv Turner will lose his grip on the 4-6 San Diego Chargers, who were being touted as Super Bowl contenders even more so than Jacksonville when the season began.
He hits it on the head precisely.


oh and i'm sorry i forgot, but the reason i came over today was to wish my best to your mike walker. i just read about the personal trama he's been thru the last couple of weeks losing his friend and dad in the same week, and just wanted to say to you jeane, do a story on this guy, he's been thru the mill. sounds like he wants to do like jones-drew and have the nfl allow him to change his name on his jersy to honor the memory of his dad. nice story. thanks for your time jeane.
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