Del Rio...The decision by Jack Del Rio to pressure David Garrard to end the radio show he was doing with me on 1010XL was extremely short sighted. I have known David since he came into the league and he expressed an interest in doing a program as a way to connect with Jaguar fans and help promote the work of The David Garrard Foundation. Every sponsor dollar associated with the program was to go to David to use for his foundation. One look at the Jaguars’ low attendance figures and the likelihood of season long local television blackouts and Del Rio should realize that the franchise needs as many positive connections with the community as possible. Apparently, he doesn’t see it that way. Garrard personally selected Friday afternoon as the time to do his show because he has multiple charity commitments on Tuesday (the players’ day off) and he wanted to insure a time that would not interfere with his duties to the team. Del Rio said at his midweek press conference that players should be doing one of two things on Friday…studying film or relaxing with their families. Putting aside how ridiculously narrow those options are, perhaps Del Rio was unaware that members of Garrard’s family actually attended the show with him each of the first two weeks that it ran. It is my belief that Jack Del Rio pressured Garrard to end the show because he did not want his quarterback to have to face tough questions about a team that had started 0-2. To Garrard’s credit, he publically stated that he knew going into it that he would have to take the bad with the good and that he understood that losing was frustrating to the fans. He had already handled questions about what is was like to have his coach call him out for his play after only one game and how it felt to hear his owner publically discussing the prospect of drafting local hero and Florida QB Tim Tebow in next year’s draft. Garrard handled them with his typical mix of intelligence and class. David Garrard’s radio show was a bright spot for a team whose fan base often complains that the team doesn’t do enough to reach out to them. Jack Del Rio won a power play but he did it at the expense of the Jaguar fans and the David Garrard Foundation. 2009-10-02 | 0 Comments
Did I Really Spend A Weekend Watching Women's Golf? --read more--Did I Really Spend A Weekend Watching Women's Golf? Sure, I went to the Jags-Bucs preseason game but I spent a lot of TV hours taking in last weekend’s Solheim Cup. Basically, it’s the women’s version of the Ryder Cup pitting the top American female golfers against their Europea n counterparts. I’ve always been a sucker for sports that are wrapped in the flag so I guess that’s what got me in the door. Michelle Wie and Christina Kim are what kept me from making it a quick visit... 2009-08-27 | 0 Comments
Catching Up --read more--Catching Up I knew that “Dempsey Daily” title would come back to haunt me. Time to catch up on some things here on my blog. First of all, I hope everybody has enjoyed the additions we’ve made to the show in the month of August. I’ve partnered up with some great people at Spectrum Films to help me expand the horizons of the show a bit. As a result, I’ve been able to add some new features and regular guests that I think you’ll really enjoy over the course of the football season... 2009-08-27 | 0 Comments
He's Back...Now What? --read more--He's Back...Now What? Michael Vick is back in the NFL, agreeing to a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Monday Night Football crew seemed stunned when the deal was announced during the Arizona-Pittsburgh preseason game tonight. Guess they weren't tuned in to the show today when Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean let the cat out of the bag... 2009-08-13 | 1 Comments
The Greatest Thing in (TV) Sports...The Greatest Thing in (TV) Sports The honey-do’s are getting done early this weekend. I am not going to miss a single shot if Tiger is on the first page of the leaderboard of the PGA Championship on Sunday.
I reserve the right to change my vote if the Yankees make it back to the World Series but, right now, there is nothing better than watching Tiger in contention.
2009-08-13 | 0 Comments
YouTube must be another name for crack...--read more--YouTube must be another name for crackFull disclosure…I have never tried crack. I have no desire to try crack. I will never try crack. But I can’t help but think it’s a little like YouTube... 2009-08-11 | 0 Comments
I want to believe...--read more--I Want to Believe… I just got home from the Jags scrimmage at the stadium and the atmosphere was great. They say 14,000 people were there but if they had said 20,000 I wouldn’t have doubted it. All the offseason talk about the struggle to sell tickets disappeared for a couple hours. Tonight was the kind of night that makes me want to believe. 2009-08-08 | 0 Comments
Chemistry 101 - read more -I sat in the media lobby of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium today listening to the two on-field faces of Jaguar football, David Garrard and Maurice Jones-Drew. They talked about a lot of things, including the shared topic of chemistry... 2009-08-02 | 0 Comments
Roid Sox Nation - read more -And they’re STILL waiting!
I’ll admit it…that was my reaction to the news that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003…the Red Sox (and more importantly, their fans) are still waiting for their first legit World Series title since 1918 . 2009-07-29 | 0 Comments
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