Jags believe they’re a prime-time squad
Standout cornerback Jalen Ramsey believes the Jacksonville Jaguars should be playing in prime time.
Ramsey expressed frustration that the NFL moved Jacksonville’s game against Seattle from 1 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. Sunday, far from the spotlight of a night game.
“That’s (wrong),” Ramsey said. “If it ain’t eight o’clock, it don’t matter. I would rather play at one (p.m.) than 4:25, but it’s all good. If we’re going to get flexed, we need to get flexed to the night game, you know what I’m saying?
“Playing at 4:25 don’t do nothing for me. It don’t do nothing for anybody on this team.
“At the end of the day, we’re kind of like, ‘Damn.’ We’re balling and they’re a good team coming in here, and we’re still not getting respect.”
A very small percentage of the country will get to see the matchup of projected No. 5 playoff seeds on Fox. It will be broadcast in Jacksonville, Orlando and Gainesville in Florida, and throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska as well as half of Montana. An overwhelming majority will get the Philadelphia-Los Angeles Rams game.
THE MUSIC DIDN’T DIE
The New York Giants’ coaching change from Ben McAdoo to interim coach Steve Spagnuolo didn’t stop the music at practice. Just the style a bit.
McAdoo had music playing through most of his practices for his less-than-two-year tenure. There was a variety of hip hop, dance, country music and others. Basically, there was something for everyone. His favourite seemed to be country.
When the team hit the practice field Wednesday with Spagnuolo running the team, the first song was Frank Sinatra singing “New York, New York.”
“You noticed the Sinatra song,” the 57-year-old Spagnuolo said after the workout. “I did it just to see if the players would know who that was. Some did. Some did not.
“My dad used to play Frank Sinatra every Sunday morning when we got back from church. It was great. So, I enjoy it. It shifted real quick, didn’t it?”
Spagnuolo, who coached the St. Louis Rams from 2009-11, will return to the head-coaching ranks against Dallas (6-6) at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
250 PLUS 250 EQUALS 500
The Dallas Cowboys, who visit the last-place New York Giants on Sunday, are one win from becoming the 12th NFL team with 500 regular-season victories. And it just so happens Dallas had 250 regular-season wins when Jerry Jones bought the franchise in 1989.
Tight end Jason Witten, in his 15th season, has been there for 132 wins.
“I think anybody that grows up a fan of this game respects the tradition of what the Cowboys are,” Witten said.
“Certainly when Mr. Jones came, he had a lot of challenges in front of him. They don’t give away wins in this league. You earn every one of them.”
Chicago and Green Bay are the only franchises with at least 700 wins.