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| Manning mania leaving Brady an afterthought |
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02/03/2012 |
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| counts injured center Dan Koppen and reserve defensive lineman Ron Brace among the alumni. And don't forget that Giants head coach Tom Coughlin had a successful three-year run as BC's sideline boss from 1991-93 before taking over the then-expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, not to mention he happens to be Snee's father-in-law. The Hoosier State will also be well-represented at Super Bowl XLVI, with Kiwanuka and Giants rookie offensive tackle James Brewer both hailing from Indianapolis and the Patriots fielding three f |
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| Broncos tab former Jags coach Del Rio as DC |
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01/27/2012 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio to become their new defensive coordinator. The Broncos made the announcement via Twitter on Friday night. They needed to replace Dennis Allen, who spent last season as defensive coordinator but left to become head coach of the Oakland Raiders. As defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers, Del Rio took the team from last place in the NFL to second overall in 2002. At the time, he was wor |
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| Falcons name Koetter as offensive coordinator |
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01/15/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have named Dirk Koetter their new offensive coordinator. Coincidentally, Koetter spent the past five years as offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who just named former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey as their new head coach. Falcons head coach Mike Smith was the defensive coordinator for the Jaguars from 2003-07 before taking the Atlanta job and spent one season on the same staff with Koetter in Jacksonville. The Jaguars were th |
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| Jags name Bratkowski offensive coordinator |
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01/13/2012 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Bob Bratkowski as offensive coordinator, new head coach Mike Mularkey said Friday. The Jaguars are also bringing back Mel Tucker as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Bratkowski spent this past season working with Mularkey as quarterbacks coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to that, he was offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals for 10 years, working with quarterback Carson Palmer and six other Pro Bowl players, including |
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| Surging Giants aim to turn tables in rematch with Packers |
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01/12/2012 |
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| owl champion Packers into the NFC Playoffs as the sixth seed and kept the Giants out of the postseason. New York's Tom Coughlin is just 2-5 against the Packers during his head coaching career, which includes a pair of losses while at the helm of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995-2002, but did lead the Giants to the above- mentioned overtime triumph at Lambeau in the 2007 NFC Championship. McCarthy is 3-1 against both Coughlin and the Giants over his six-year tenure with the Packers, with the lone blemish coming in |
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| In the FCS Huddle: Challenges ahead for Payton Award finalists |
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01/12/2012 |
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| r an FCS-high 4,378 yards this season, but that he led Lehigh to a road playoff win for the second straight season. Heady stuff, indeed. Similar to Mitchell, Lum has drawn off the experience of a former teammate, Will Rackley, who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round last year, as well as others. "I've been in contact with him," Lum said. "People who are friends of friends. My coach has some contacts, too, that he's helping me network a little bit. "I just about decided on my agent. I'm just r |
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| Sparano lands with the Jets |
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01/11/2012 |
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| the next two seasons, ending each year with three-game skids. Prior to his run with the Dolphins, Sparano had a five-year stint as an assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys. He was also an assistant with the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars, and was a head coach on the collegiate level with Division II New Haven from 1994-98. Schottenheimer's offense ranked 25th in the NFL this past season and the unit especially came under fire during the Jets' three-game slide to end an 8-8 season. |
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| Jaguars choose Mularkey as head coach |
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01/10/2012 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have chosen Mike Mularkey as their next head coach. The team made the announcement Tuesday night saying a press conference will be held on Wednesday to introduce Mularkey, who has been the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons the last four seasons. The Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs with a 24-2 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Under Mularkey, the Atlanta Falcons averaged a franchise- record 376.6 yards per game in 2011. The 50-y |
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| Tensions high as Giants host Falcons in NFC First-Round tilt |
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01/06/2012 |
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| lt at the Meadowlands on Nov. 21, 2004. Atlanta is 5-1 in its last six games as the visitor in this set, however. Coughlin owns a 5-2 career record against the Falcons, having gone 3-1 during his tenure with New York and 2-1 while at the helm of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995-2002. Smith lost his only lifetime matchup against both the Giants and Coughlin as a head coach with his team's 2009 defeat in New Jersey. Coughlin is 8-7 overall in postseason games and 4-3 with the Giants in such situations, though New Y |
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| NFL Game Capsules |
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01/01/2012 |
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| onville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Indianapolis Colts are officially on the clock. After winning two straight games to put some drama into which team would secure the first overall pick in April's NFL Draft, the Colts dropped a 19-13 decision to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday and will finish the season with the league's worst record. The Colts (2-14) are now faced with an enviable dilemma. Do they select near-consensus No. 1 Andrew Luck, or trade it away with Peyton Manning set to come back from an injury that |
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