all talk, no walk

I get the feeling that's the impression of the Jaguars around the NFL. Yeah, you have talent. Yeah, you have potential. Come back and talk to us when you actually do something with all that.

I can't blame 'em either. The last couple of years we come to the table with something that looks promising. So far that hasn't gotten us past the first round of the playoffs. 1999 was as close as we've come to the Super Bowl. Notice I didn't say we played in it. This year looks to be much of the same. Here comes a season with 'promise' written all over it, but until the Jaguars do something with all that, it's an empty promise. Last year was good, but when you finish in, not just a loss, but an embarassing loss to the Patriots, it puts a bit of a damper on it all, and has everyone on the outside looking in crying "fluke."

So it's all set up. The spread's on the table and the Cowboys, starring Me-O, are bringing the national spotlight with them. This Sunday about 90% of the country will be able to see the little ol' Jaguars...not because they wanna see our team. They're wanting to see the guys who wear the star, and the train wreck waiting to happen in Parcells coaching Owens. Doesn't matter though. The spotlight is going to be here nonetheless, and it's the Jaguars' chance to give us a glimpse, in front of everybody, of what it's going to be. Will it be the start of something special, or yet another year of empty promises?

I'm crossing my fingers.