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Mike Mularkey And The Fullback

As Paul Kuharsky pointed out recently on his AFC South blog, the teams that play in the AFC South have committed to using a fullback this coming season.  Mike Mularkey and the Jaguars are no exception.…Read More

The Jaguars One-Dimension Offense: A History

Dave made a great point yesterday about the history of the Jaguars one-dimensional offense and how it has been consistently one-dimensional since well before Blaine Gabbert came to town.  Since the departure…Read More

Developing Gabbert’s Rhythm

Recently, ESPN’s Paul Kuharsky noted that the Jaguars will focus on developing Gabbert’s rhythm in order to get the offense going.  I agree whole heartedly with his assessment.  However,…Read More

Moving The Chains in 2012

Last year the Jaguars were last in the league in first downs with a whopping 251 – a full 165 behind the 1st place Packers.  Moving the ball a meager ten yards in football is perhaps one of the…Read More

Re-Ranking Blaine Gabbert

Blaine Gabbert was number 29 on Ron Jaworski’s list of top 30 quarterbacks.  Recently, Athlon sports listed Gabbert at #32 on their list of starting quarterbacks. I won’t contest the ranking…Read More

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

The Jaguars offseason culture has been unique this offseason.  Not since the Mike Peterson – Jack…Read More

When Maurice Jones-Drew Wins, the Jags Lose

Big Cat Country did a pretty good job with an article on Saturday about who wins in the fight between…Read More

Jones-Drew Skipping Town

Maurice Jones-Drew failed to show up for the first day of mandatory veteran mini-camp on Tuesday.  This…Read More

Jaguars Approval Polls – June

Last month, we started our Jaguars Approval Polls here on B&T.  While the offseason doesn’t…Read More

Signing Justin Blackmon at a Discount

Justin Blackmon was the consensus top receiver in the 2012 draft.  By a wide margin.  He’s probably…Read More

Mel Tucker – Jaguars Cornerstone in 2012

A lot of time is spent analyzing players, head coaches, and general managers, but not a lot is said about…Read More

The Jaguars New Offensive Scheme – Exploiting Weaknesses

We’ve talked a lot about the change to the Jaguars offensive scheme since the hirings of Head Coach…Read More

Gabbert Making Progress – Coaches’ Effect Already Being Felt

Quarterback Blaine Gabbert is making progress, and that is a good thing.  Earlier today, we talked about…Read More

Jaguars OTA Update – Units Rebound Well

The Jaguars Organized Team Activities (OTAs) started Tuesday.  OTAs are voluntary for all involved,…Read More

Jaguars Approval Polls – May

As Jaguars fans, we rarely get to voice our opinions nationally.  In fact, we rarely get our voices…Read More

Cool Confidence

This is the era of coachspeak.   The time when we all read the news from our computers, hoping to glean…Read More

Blaine Gabbert – Throwing the Jags to Victory

The Jaguars are entirely reliant upon Blaine Gabbert to be successful.  Surprised?  You shouldn’t…Read More

Dear Bob, Please Consider This…

As outlined in the article about retrofitting the offense, I noted that Bob Bratkowski has approached…Read More

Retrofitting the Offense – Mularkey’s Modus Operandi

The NFL is a passing league.  Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Calvin “Megatron” Johnson, Drew…Read More

Randy Moss – Why The Jaguars Should Pursue Him

I recently outlined why the Jaguars should try to acquire some aging greats at the wide receiver position.…Read More