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A.G. Gancarski has 224 articles published.

A.G. Gancarski has written a weekly column for Jacksonvilleā€™s Folio Weekly since 2003. His writings on politics, culture, and sport have appeared in the Washington Times, the Daily Caller, and the American Conservative. His radio and TV appearances include frequent contributions to WJCT-FM (Jacksonvilleā€™s Public Radio station); additionally, he has been a guest on Huff Post Live and the Savage Nation radio show. Gancarski can be reached at [email protected].

Jacksonville Jaguars, strafed by NY Jets, tumble to 2-6

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Through twenty nine minutes of the first half, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense looked flat. That changed when the Jags got the ball just before halftime, and Allen Hurns ate Antonio Cromartie‘s lunch with two deep catchesĀ on one of those two minute drill drives, in which the Jaguars’ offense shines. This put them back in the game; 14-10 deficit, and that touchdown getting some boos from the Jets’ faithful. The first half was mixed. Eric Decker won matchup after matchup, driving…

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In NY, the Jaguars need to be the bad guys … and enjoy it

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The 2-5 Jacksonville Jaguars, despite being three games under .500, have gotten a mini-wave of positive commentary since the London win two week ago. The gist of it: maybe they can actually win the division. Those theories are predicated on several assumptions; primary among them, the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, and Indianapolis Colts will continue to flounder. There are those who wonder how much longer before any or all of those teams make a coaching change. One has already; the…

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Jacksonville Jaguars beat Buffalo Bills, avoid epic second half collapse

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Glimmers of hope. That’s what Jaguars fansĀ were reduced to looking for, as the team sat at 1-5 before a London tilt against E.J. Manuel and the Buffalo Bills. Though Jaguars owner Shad Khan gave coach Gus Bradley and general manager Dave Caldwell public assurances that no midseason changes were in the offing, Jacksonville fans haven’t been quite as accommodating to that vote of confidence as the local media. Game 7 looked winnableĀ from the outset. The Bills’ skill player roster, largely…

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Jaguars tumble to 1-5, as season of despair turns tragicomic

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A battle of 1-4 teams in Jacksonville, between the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars, started off with what one might call optimism. Vegas liked the Jags, for once. One point favorites! Then, once inactives were announced, a seeming reason to take the point. Jaguars running back TJ Yeldon was out. Bad groin. Plodder Toby Gerhart was in. Even against one of the worst rushing defenses in the NFL, seventy snaps of Gerhart didn’t seem like it would “bust a grape…

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The 90 day audit: Is Jacksonville on the fiscal brink?

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As the Jacksonville mayoral campaign betweenĀ Lenny CurryĀ andĀ Alvin BrownĀ heated up, one of Curry’s vows was that he would institute a 90-day audit of the city’s financial situation. His rationale was summed up by an email from his campaign in late April in which he pledged to bring back “sound fiscal management.” ā€œWith news reports… indicating more than half a billion dollars of accounting errors in city finances, Lenny is prepared to clean up the mess starting on Day 1. His plan…

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So much for the libertarian moment

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I’ve always had a pet theory about when the long-awaited “libertarian moment” would happen. There would be a tipping point of sorts. Governmental debt, the logical victory of civil liberties arguments. and a general realization that the American prison-industrial complex was too bloated, inefficient, and corrupt would converge to bring about some common-sense solutions to what is currently called “mass incarceration.” My heart tells me that eventually could happen. My head wonders, meanwhile, from where viable proponents for true libertarianism…

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For Jacksonville Jaguars, it’s the one that got away

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A different Jags offense surfaced in Indianapolis, at least in the early going, and in it were a lot of the concepts that excited long-suffering fans since the preseason. Use of tight ends on high percentage routes, a crisp command of play action, and going deep when it was there. That was the Blake Bortles people expected to see earlier than a quarter way through the season. And on Sunday, they saw it. at least early on in the game.…

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