The Jacksonville Jaguars Are Florida’s Forgotten Team
The Jacksonville Jaguars are Florida’s forgotten team. Think about that for a moment. We hear a lot of talk about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We are not too far removed from a Bucs Super Bowl win with Tom Brady and company. And now with Baker Mayfield at quarterback they are a playoff team. Plus “Bakes” always keeps things interesting and he’s a great locker room guy.
The Miami Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game in a long while and they are still hanging on to their glory years of the 1970’s. But they are fast and fun to watch. The fan’s love-hate relationship with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa continues to be a sight to behold and their intelligent but quirky head coach is always entertaining.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS DRAFT NEEDS
Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Jaguars, sometimes an after thought to football fans down here in Southwest Florida, keep plugging away in the AFC South division. While disappointing in their 2023 season, quarterback Trevor Lawrence is a star worthy QB and coach Doug Pederson has a Super Bowl win on his resume. Their AFC South division, with the Texans, Titans and Colts is one of the most interesting divisions in the NFL. Any team can grab that title. And that includes the Jags. They have the 17th pick in next week’s NFL Draft and it will be interesting to see which way they go. With Calvin Ridley’s departure to the Titans, I’d suggest they grab a receiver early.
Also, today is former Jags offensive lineman and Hall of Famer Tony Boselli’s birthday so we will do Jaguars Trivia on Craig Shemon and Company on ESPN Southwest Florida.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TRIVIA
- Where did Tony Boselli go to school? USC
- Name the two NFL teams he played for? Jags and Texans
- Name the head coach of the Jaguars? Doug Pederson
- Who was the Jaguars first coach in 1995? Tom Coughlin
- What team expanded into the league the same year as the Jaguars? Panthers
- Name the Jaguars first ever draft pick? Tony Boselli
- The first Jaguars running back to rush for 1000 yards? Fred Taylor
- In 1999 the Jags went 14-2 and beat which team in the playoffs 62-7? Dolphins
- Where did QB Byron Leftwich go to school? Marshall
- Name the Jaguars stadium? Everbank