Gene Frenette

It's impossible to know whether Greg Olson, the Jaguars' newly hired quarterback coach, will transform Blaine Gabbert into a long-term solution at the NFL's most important and scrutinized position. There are likely more doubters than believers at thi...

As reports surface that Penn State football legend Joe Paterno's health is in decline, one of his former players with the Jaguars hopes that his enduring legacy will be of a coach that accomplished great things in his life, not of how his career ende...

When Cliff Avril returned my phone call Saturday, he seemed very relaxed and in good spirits. It's no wonder because for the first time in his NFL career, the Detroit Lions defensive end and Clay High product has what everybody in his profession want...

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It's almost comical to hear and read so much praise for Tom Coughlin these days, particularly from Jaguars fans, as if the New York Giants boss was commonly accepted as an elite coach for the past decade. How quickly people forget, especially after C...

On paper, it appears to have no chance of succeeding. NFL teams generally don't create this kind of work environment because it's, well, too darn uncomfortable. read more...

Sometimes, things that get reported about what a public figure says are done so without any context. That can significantly alter the perception of how it is received, which is exactly what happened to Jaguars owner Shahid Khan in the aftermath of co...

When you cut through all the outside noise, most of it skepticism, about the Jaguars' coaching hire, it comes down to this: The Jaguars did the safe, practical thing in handing the keys to Mike Mularkey. Only time will tell if it was the right thing.

Almost nine months ago, the Jaguars went against conventional thinking by trading up in the first round of the draft to select quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Now general manager Gene Smith, with the approval of new owner Shahid Khan, is rolling the dice...

You hear those crickets chirping? That's about the depth of noise you'll be hearing from Tim Tebow's critics for the next week after his record-setting performance Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers on a big stage. Tebow, who has spawned endless...