Mark Cooper

O.K. I go fishing in the Bahamas (see the 7.5-pound bonefish) and I post before I go and figure I’ll stop back in a week or so later and what do I find. YOU GUYS & GALS have 74 responses….WOW!!! You are on fire.

So here we go!! O.K. Elam……:o(I’m going to miss him and so are you, so now, get over it, he’s gone. Brutal right?? Well that’s the business of the NFL and money’s an issue and we have to move on, like it or not. I didn’t, but I’m past it. No perfect world out there.

Brandon Marshall, he’s young and under fire, I say he’ll shape up as he’s a smart kid who’s made a few mistakes…unfortunately I did too at that age, wasn’t perfect, still not. You probably did a few things at that age too that you don’t want to talk about and the times have changed. These guys live under a microscope today. They even have the 911 phone call…holy cow!!

Cutler told him how he feels. Me, I would have kept that under wraps and in the locker room. But I’m an O-line-type guy anyway.

I was in Dan Reeves office a few times too and if any of you remember those stories, don’t write about it or I’ll deny it :o)

The combines were wild. 4.2′ and 4.3’s whew that’s fast.

We could use some of that speed. You all analyzed that with a microscope and have your favorites. Those guys will be fun to watch as the draft comes up.

DRAFT: What do you think? Left tackle and defensive tackle?? Everyone give me your top two picks for us.

Fishing? O.K. Coop what are you talking about here? A little leisure time never hurt anyone and I fished with a 71-year-old Bahamian Legend, Charlie Smith, the inventor of the “Crazy Charlie Fly” used worldwide for bonefishing. 71 years old and he poled me and another angler around all day chasing bonefish. Can you imagine? I need to figure out what he eats for breakfast. What a place by the way. I’ll tell you more if you’re interested.

Well some of you called it and some of you expected it and the Jags brought it.

The run defense showed some signs of hopefully what’s to come. Some downs they were all over the run with big stops at or near the line of scrimmage and on others … Well, let’s say we left some holes that a truck could drive through.

Consistency is something that takes time but the next four weeks are here and will be a big telltale sign for the season. Hopefully we can improve on the run and get through these next four games with two or three wins.

Brandon Marshall kept you on the edge of your seat after each catch, that’s for sure!  Boy, is he fun to watch.  But we’ll have to do a much better job of getting drives going and sustaining them to keep opposing offenses off the field over the next four weeks.

Manning, L.T and the Chargers, the Steelers and Favre are a BIG-BIG four weeks. So let’s get fired up and behind the fellas and hopefully we get a bunch out of the films and start pulling it all together.  Right?