Gene Frenette wrote a touching, sobering, and honoring review of Jimmy Smith’s time with the Jacksonville Jaguars before his induction into the Pride of the Jaguars on Sunday. It’s the kind of tribute to a special talent, and bedrock of the franchise that is needed.
That same franchise hasn’t seen the kind of production or special talent a lot over its time since moving on from Smith, Keenan McCardell, and Tom Coughlin. The “glory days” of the franchise are constantly looked back on like some sort of moment stuck in time, a moment that hasn’t been revisited in well over a decade for the team.