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The hype continues
People are excited. The sports talk guys are calling this the biggest game in Jacksonville since the 1999 AFC Playoff game, which we lost to the Titans. I hope that doesn't mean we're starting a trend. The folks in Indy are humoring us with the "Absolutely we take the Jaguars very seriously. This is probably the biggest game of our season and we have to play our best game to beat you guys and can I wipe your ass when I'm done kissing it." line. I'm not buying that for a second.
Sure I believe the Jaguars can beat Peyton and the Colts, but we'll need a break or two. We'll need an off day from Peyton Manning, but our defense has a way of getting those from him, much like the Patriots used to. We'll absolutely need that to happen to win. If the defense doesn't come through, we're lost. We need a career day from David Garrard, and if we get it, we win on several fronts. It give him all the confidence in the world getting through the rest of the season and into the playoffs, and maybe bigger, brings teams weak at quarterback to the Jaguars doorstep in the off season, offering draft choices for him. I don't want to see the guy go anywhere, but who knows where that could lead? Still, I know few outside the realm of Northeast Florida think the Jaguars have a chance. The betting population doesn't. We're 8 point underdogs which is a huge spread for an NFL game. When ESPN did it's poll a few weeks ago of which team had the best chance of stopping the Colts' undefeated season, the Jaguars were on the ballot, but finished dead last in every state other than Florida. The strange thing is, the game has no playoff implications whatsoever. No matter who wins, the Colts will still win the division (because the Jaguars can't catch 'em), and the Jaguars will almost certainly make it in as a wild card team (because the last three games are fairly win-able). All that's really on the line is pride, and somebody's undefeated season. We'll see come Sunday.
In a twisted way, I'd like to see us lose this game, and let the mystique continue. In my perfect world, we lose this game and go into the playoffs as a wild card team, end up having to play the Colts in Indy for the AFC Championship, and beat them there. Don't hate us because we beat you. Hate us because we beat you in your place to end your unbeaten streak and take your spot in the Super Bowl. That shit only happens in Hollywood though...well, Hollywood, and a small lumberyard on the web.
People are excited. The sports talk guys are calling this the biggest game in Jacksonville since the 1999 AFC Playoff game, which we lost to the Titans. I hope that doesn't mean we're starting a trend. The folks in Indy are humoring us with the "Absolutely we take the Jaguars very seriously. This is probably the biggest game of our season and we have to play our best game to beat you guys and can I wipe your ass when I'm done kissing it." line. I'm not buying that for a second.
Sure I believe the Jaguars can beat Peyton and the Colts, but we'll need a break or two. We'll need an off day from Peyton Manning, but our defense has a way of getting those from him, much like the Patriots used to. We'll absolutely need that to happen to win. If the defense doesn't come through, we're lost. We need a career day from David Garrard, and if we get it, we win on several fronts. It give him all the confidence in the world getting through the rest of the season and into the playoffs, and maybe bigger, brings teams weak at quarterback to the Jaguars doorstep in the off season, offering draft choices for him. I don't want to see the guy go anywhere, but who knows where that could lead? Still, I know few outside the realm of Northeast Florida think the Jaguars have a chance. The betting population doesn't. We're 8 point underdogs which is a huge spread for an NFL game. When ESPN did it's poll a few weeks ago of which team had the best chance of stopping the Colts' undefeated season, the Jaguars were on the ballot, but finished dead last in every state other than Florida. The strange thing is, the game has no playoff implications whatsoever. No matter who wins, the Colts will still win the division (because the Jaguars can't catch 'em), and the Jaguars will almost certainly make it in as a wild card team (because the last three games are fairly win-able). All that's really on the line is pride, and somebody's undefeated season. We'll see come Sunday.
In a twisted way, I'd like to see us lose this game, and let the mystique continue. In my perfect world, we lose this game and go into the playoffs as a wild card team, end up having to play the Colts in Indy for the AFC Championship, and beat them there. Don't hate us because we beat you. Hate us because we beat you in your place to end your unbeaten streak and take your spot in the Super Bowl. That shit only happens in Hollywood though...well, Hollywood, and a small lumberyard on the web.
John put this out here at 12:17 PM
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