103 thoughts on “8/10/17”

  2. So I was talking with pals in Miami and found out their local sports radio is laughing at how bad Bortles is and wondering why the Jags never brought in another qb…

    1. That’s gonna be the narrative until Bortles either improves enough to at least not give games away or gets benched.

  5. for the Game of Thrones fans –
    the first one is the Hound with Sansa obviously after Joffrey had Ned beheaded. I don’t really remember this particular scene but it’s a cool illustration. the second one is from deviantart.com and the artist’s interpretation of Brienne as a Night Walker. what a nightmare that would be.

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    By Arantza Sestayo/Penguin Random House

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      1. great books and they’ve done a damn fine job with the series. a few complaints but relatively speaking they’ve done a much better job than other adaptations for sure.

        1. awesome, so the only two people checking out my submissions are the two who wouldn’t appreciate it…lol

          2. lol. I don’t watch much TV and when I do it’s usually shows about the titans of industry who built America. Shows about money and people who are disgustingly rich get my motor running.

          3. I’m not big on TV either. I usually watch Discovery or History Channel, sometimes Antiques Road Show. about the only TV shows I watch other than that is GOT and Gotham.

          4. Yea, I like the History Channel too. I watch American Pickers and Pawn Stars. Sometimes, Mountain Men.

          9. I think I saw part of the American Pickers where they ended up at some old barn and the guy had all kinds of sweet antique stuff. he pulled out an old Martin that was pretty messed up brought probably enough left of it to restore it.

          10. I find it extremely hard to believe that they just stumble across some old barn and find all of these incredibly rare forgotten antiques in every show. Same with the car show where every time that tool is driving down the road he spots someone driving some incredibly rare car and gets him to pull over.

          12. I never understood reality TV . I go to work every day, pay my bills and obey the law. That’s reality. Who the hell wants to watch that?

          13. one time I was at Moon River Pizza for lunch with my coworkers and for some reason the Kardashian show was on. I’d never watched and haven’t since but you wouldn’t even believe the vapid bullshit that took place in a short amount of time. we all just looked at each other in disbelief.

          14. I seriously can’t believe that people actually watch that show. They are pretty much the most hated people in the world and I have never met anyone who likes them so I don’t understand how they have so many fans.

          15. there are a lot of vacuous and vain people out there but I doubt you’d want to hang out with them.

          16. Same with Howard Stern. Nobody likes him, but they want to hear what he’s going to say next.

          17. Stern can be amusing if you’re into that sort of humor so he does have something to offer certain people but the Kartrashians offer nothing to anyone.

          19. That’s like those shows that used to be on True TV formally Court TV, “All Worked Up” and “Lizard Lick Towing”. No way that shit was real!! But I admit, I used to like watching both of them… lol

          20. I watch TruTV when World’s Dumbest… is on. I love that show. I’m very juvenile and watching imbeciles do stupid things and get hit in the nuts is right on my wavelength.

          21. did you ever watch Scarred? that show would make my chest hurt watching some of the stuff.

          23. it’s like the agony of defeat version for Xtreme sports like skateboarding, motocross bikes or motorcycles. that kind of thing and they have some gnarly stuff on there.

          24. I do wish there was more history on the History Channnel. I enjoyed The Men Who Built America, for example.

          26. yeah, it’s a pretty dark show. I think it’s on Fox and sometimes I can’t believe what they show on there.

          27. Oh I don’t watch Fox, it sounds too much like Fox News and Fox news likes The Trump and The Trump makes liberals cry so I can’t be part of that.

          28. I thought Fox news was supposed to be the big bad vast right wing conspiracy conservative media? now I’m really confused.

          30. They did used to be fairly conservative. But not so much anymore since Rupert Murdoch’s sons are running the show.

          31. With the way politics are going in America the really isn’t any place for a conservative view point anymore. Advertisers are afraid of being boycotted for advertising on platform that liberals hate and they know that all it takes is just one tweet to start the social media backlash.

          32. I like One America News Network. They’re pretty conservative. But not widely known yet. DirecTV has it as does AT&T Uverse. But otherwise, you have to watch their youtube channel.

          34. I watched that for awhile when he had Uverse in Jacksonville but now we Spectrum and it’s not on there.

          35. Not much of a TV watcher myself. However, I do like and watch Lou Dobbs on Fox Business at 7:00 pm when possible.

    2. Very nice.Of course, I haven’t the foggiest idea who any of these people are but they are cool pics.

  7. Bill from Hawthorne Woods, IL:
    I think most of us knew the Jaguars don’t yet match up equally to the Patriots. Your articles seem to indicate there is a degree of mismatch there as well. My question … how big of a gap do you sense? I’m sure less than there would have been last year. If these teams played in the regular season, would you expect a tight game or a blowout based on the last couple of days?

    John: When a team doesn’t “match up” with another, there is a “mismatch;” that’s what “not matching up” means. Realistically, I would have been stunned if there weren’t a degree of mismatch when the Jaguars and Patriots faced one another this week. How couldn’t there be? The Patriots have been the NFL standard – or close to it – for a decade and a half; they won the Super Bowl last season and are favored to do so again. They have a quarterback considered one of the best in NFL history and a head coach in the same class. They have been doing things their way at a high level for a very long time. They have pedigree, talent, organization and continuity; winning and operating with efficiency is in their DNA. The Jaguars are striving to get there, but as Head Coach Doug Marrone said this week, they have work to do. They have a first-year head coach and went 3-13 last season. They haven’t had a winning season since 2007. They have a quarterback trying to ascend to a level where he is considered a good, starting quarterback – and no one knows if he’s going to get there. While the Jaguars have more talent than three or four years ago, it’s not yet proven talent. It’s also talent that will depend a lot on the aforementioned quarterback’s development. It’s not surprising that two weeks into training camp the Patriots look ahead of the Jaguars – well ahead at times. But yes, I think there’s less of a gap than there would have been last season – and certainly less of a gap than there was in 2015 when the teams played. I would expect the Patriots to win if these teams played in the regular season and I doubt the Jaguars would have the ball in the final two minutes with a chance to take the lead. But the Jaguars are hardly the only team that would be in that situation this season. The Patriots are good. Really good.

    George from Jacksonville:
    Logan is right: the season is over. One play, one nice move by a pretty good defensive lineman, one hit on our rookie running back who popped right back up … it’s time to pack the vans and sell the franchise. The season in fact is doomed.

    John: I’ll pass this along.

    Tom from Jacksonville:
    There is no hope for this season. The offensive line is worse than last year, if that’s possible. There is no plan for quarterback. I guess the plan is to tank for a quarterback next draft. Tune in next year; maybe there will be hope then.

    John: Have you been Facetiming with Logan?

    Stephen from Jacksonville:
    I’ve learned something: Us complaining to you – no matter how logical, how passionate, how obvious our arguments and complaints may be – doesn’t do anything and won’t magically make the Jaguars play better. The fact is, we’re going to see subpar quarterback and offensive line play yet again this season. The Jaguars are what they are and there will be no hope for improvements until March and May 2018. So, I don’t care anymore. Let Blake Bortles throw 50 interceptions, let the offensive line get thrown around and manhandled every week. Let’s get this over with and let the games begin. Here’s to eternal mediocrity and offseason success. Cheers!

    John: Your first statement is obvious, and I’m not sure why anyone would think differently. Complaining to me in this forum has not, will not and should not affect the Jaguars’ decision-making. This is not a forum designed for Shad Khan, Tom Coughlin and/or Doug Marrone to read and think, “Well, if Stephen thinks this then … let’s listen to Stephen.” I don’t mean to be insulting, but that’s not how professional sports work. As for your second statement about subpar quarterback and offensive line play … I honestly can’t get a gauge for how Bortles will play this season; I like what I see some days and other days are a struggle. But I think the offensive line will play OK because I think the unit will pass block at least as well as it did last season and I think the run-blocking will improve. If that happens, it should be a decent offensive line. We’ll see.

    Jason from North Pole, AK:
    Should we be concerned about the tight-end position? Mychal Rivera, correct me if I’m wrong, has not been practicing throughout training camp. We know what we have in Marcedes Lewis, but everyone else is a question mark. For a team that wants to run all day, we don’t seem equipped to field heavy sets or play action effectively from them. Is there a tight end on the roster you think will surprise us? Do you see us addressing the position next offseason?

    John: It’s way too early to know what the Jaguars will do next offseason. It’s not too early to say the Jaguars need Rivera to get healthy this season. They signed him in the offseason thinking he could be an all-around tight end capable of 45-to-50 receptions in the 600-to-700-yardish range. They would like him to be that. As for the Jaguars being able to run, tight ends Lewis, Ben Koyack and a fullback … that’s a pretty heavy package.

    J4 from Jacksonville:
    Hi, John. The preseason is almost upon us. Soon, the regular season will be here. Until then, there will be much speculation, anxiety and general nervousness concerning certain position groups. Can you tell us which are of greatest concern? Center? Kicker? Safety? Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Shirley, you must know something that the rest of us don’t. Stay safe.

    John: I wouldn’t put any of those three positions atop the list of greatest concerns for the Jaguars – center, in fact, might be the offensive line’s most stable position and the Jaguars like their top four safeties. I would put cornerback depth high on the list of concerns, and it’s still worth keeping an eye on various positions along the offensive line. And obviously, that Shirley thing …

    Gamble from Brasilia, Brazil:
    Tell the Sheriff to relax: if Blake keeps throwing ducks to the wrong team, he won’t watch him for very long. And he’ll see a new quarterback (attempt) to throw to Cats in teal this year and next. Isn’t that why we’re watching in 2017?

    John: Sure.

    Jared from O-Town:
    Whatever the situation during training camp, is it safe to say that the staff will eventually have the best man behind center regardless of where they were drafted? Or is this a case where the Jaguars see this as the year Bortles makes his “last stand,” so to speak? If they ride him out and he does well, then good for the team. If he doesn’t, then one of those 2018 quarterbacks is suddenly within our reach come late April. Is this a valid approach?

    John: Blake Bortles has to play well this season and has to show he is a quarterback capable of leading the Jaguars to a lot of victories. He has to be better than he has been so far in his career. If he’s not, I don’t think he will be the Jaguars’ quarterback in 2018.

    George from Jacksonville:
    Dear Mr. bOzo, I like your condescending answers; they have kept me coming back every day since you began writing the O-Zone. You can even say something condescending to me. It might be the nicest thing anybody says today.

    John: Shut up.

    Attila from Dunakeszi, Hungary:
    Hello, O! These days everybody is speculating about the number of wide receivers, running backs, tight ends on the final roster as there are never enough final spots. Do you think that a team will ever try to hand over for example the long-snapping duties to maybe a center or a backup lineman to create an extra spot in the 53? I know long snapper is not at all an easy job and does require some special skills, but do you think it would be possible?

    John: It’s certainly possible a position player could handle long-snapping duties, and it hasn’t been that long that long snappers also had a role on offense or defense. Rich Griffith handled long-snapping duties for the 1990s Jaguars and also played tight end. The trend lately has gone entirely to specialized long snappers. While I don’t anticipate a league-wide trend in the other direction, it’s entirely possible a center would be good enough long snapping for a team to have that player do it.
    Required from Jacksonville:

    Senior writer? More like Senile Writer!

    John: What?

  13. Bortles Passing Game:
    5 yds over the middle and hope receiver doesn’t get his head knocked off.

    1. Glad Myles Jack started getting involved. Boselli just said he takes bad angles but his speed makes up for it, that seems right.

    1. Yea i wouldn’t give Myers much rope this year once the season starts, i think they’re are some good kickers at home right now.

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