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	<title>Comments on: Jaguars announce GM Gene Smith fired</title>
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		<title>By: bigvinnyinjax</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2220519</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigvinnyinjax]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacksonville fans should be commended for showing up week after week to watch this horrible team.  And Mr. Khan should be commended for finally parting ways with this horrible GM.

Smith had been with Jacksonville since day 1 in 1995 and had worked his ways through the ranks, so it&#039;s easy to understand why some felt loyalty to the guy.  But he was obviously in over his head and he made some of the dumbest draft picks I have ever seen.  Four years of being the Draft Czar and not one pro-bowler in the bunch.  That pretty much spells failure.

But he&#039;ll still get paid for those extra two years that Wayne Weaver inexplicably signed him to on his last day owning the team.

Things can only get better in Jacksonville, so let&#039;s hope the owner rewards these fantastic fans for their loyalty to such a horrible, horrible team.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jacksonville fans should be commended for showing up week after week to watch this horrible team.  And Mr. Khan should be commended for finally parting ways with this horrible GM.</p>
<p>Smith had been with Jacksonville since day 1 in 1995 and had worked his ways through the ranks, so it&#8217;s easy to understand why some felt loyalty to the guy.  But he was obviously in over his head and he made some of the dumbest draft picks I have ever seen.  Four years of being the Draft Czar and not one pro-bowler in the bunch.  That pretty much spells failure.</p>
<p>But he&#8217;ll still get paid for those extra two years that Wayne Weaver inexplicably signed him to on his last day owning the team.</p>
<p>Things can only get better in Jacksonville, so let&#8217;s hope the owner rewards these fantastic fans for their loyalty to such a horrible, horrible team.</p>
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		<title>By: thegreatgabbert</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2220273</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thegreatgabbert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smith wasn&#039;t just bad as Jags G.M. and prior to that head of scouting. He was spectacularly bad. Five top 10 draft picks in a row, and the team has it&#039;s worst record in history at the end of it.

I don&#039;t know that Shad Khan is set on reacquiring Tebow, I think he realizes that Gabbert will be a better QB in the long run. For the poster saying that Blaine was a &quot;mistake&quot; and &quot;set the franchise back&quot;, of the quarterbacks drafted top 10 over the past four seasons, (Stafford, Sanchez, Bradford, Newton, Locker, Gabbert, Luck, Griffin, Tannehill), Blaine finished with a better passer rating than half of them. Ahead of Sanchez, Locker, Luck, and Tannehill. Right behind Stafford and Bradford. Only Griffin, who didn&#039;t throw the ball much, and Newton, who picked up his numbers after the Panthers were eliminated from the playoffs, were substantially ahead. Of that group, Blaine is the youngest, the lowest drafted, and the lowest paid.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smith wasn&#8217;t just bad as Jags G.M. and prior to that head of scouting. He was spectacularly bad. Five top 10 draft picks in a row, and the team has it&#8217;s worst record in history at the end of it.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know that Shad Khan is set on reacquiring Tebow, I think he realizes that Gabbert will be a better QB in the long run. For the poster saying that Blaine was a &#8220;mistake&#8221; and &#8220;set the franchise back&#8221;, of the quarterbacks drafted top 10 over the past four seasons, (Stafford, Sanchez, Bradford, Newton, Locker, Gabbert, Luck, Griffin, Tannehill), Blaine finished with a better passer rating than half of them. Ahead of Sanchez, Locker, Luck, and Tannehill. Right behind Stafford and Bradford. Only Griffin, who didn&#8217;t throw the ball much, and Newton, who picked up his numbers after the Panthers were eliminated from the playoffs, were substantially ahead. Of that group, Blaine is the youngest, the lowest drafted, and the lowest paid.</p>
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		<title>By: tsi431</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2220047</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tsi431]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacksonville has an NFL team? Who knew?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jacksonville has an NFL team? Who knew?</p>
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		<title>By: realfootballfan</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218877</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[realfootballfan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gene Smith was incompentent from the start, and why Wayne Weaver insisted that he be kept when he sold the team a year ago just set this franchise back a year.

The Gabbert pick can finally be moved on from.  I said it at the time, if Shanahan who I do think has as good of an eye for QB talent as you&#039;ll get passed on him, he wasn&#039;t that worth taking, but the Jaguar fans thought they got a steal somehow.

Just be happy that the new rookie scale allows you to dump busts like this relatively quickly now.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gene Smith was incompentent from the start, and why Wayne Weaver insisted that he be kept when he sold the team a year ago just set this franchise back a year.</p>
<p>The Gabbert pick can finally be moved on from.  I said it at the time, if Shanahan who I do think has as good of an eye for QB talent as you&#8217;ll get passed on him, he wasn&#8217;t that worth taking, but the Jaguar fans thought they got a steal somehow.</p>
<p>Just be happy that the new rookie scale allows you to dump busts like this relatively quickly now.</p>
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		<title>By: jcjaguar</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218729</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jcjaguar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agreed....Glad he is gone. Nobody could question his quality as a person or his work ethic. He was somewhat arrogant in responses to questions about his draft picks. I was past time for him to go...the team got progressively worse during his tenure.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Agreed&#8230;.Glad he is gone. Nobody could question his quality as a person or his work ethic. He was somewhat arrogant in responses to questions about his draft picks. I was past time for him to go&#8230;the team got progressively worse during his tenure.</p>
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		<title>By: punkyqb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[punkyqb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vick to the Jags.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vick to the Jags.</p>
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		<title>By: zoxitic</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218632</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[zoxitic]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The perception that Jacksonville doesnt support its team needs to end now.

We averaged 65k a game to watch this pitiful team.  

We were 2-13 and we had 70,000 in the stands. (yes, even with tarps you ignorant fools)

No blackouts since 2009.

Anybody at this point saying that Jacksonville doesnt support their team is either a hater or ignorant.  Which one are you?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The perception that Jacksonville doesnt support its team needs to end now.</p>
<p>We averaged 65k a game to watch this pitiful team.  </p>
<p>We were 2-13 and we had 70,000 in the stands. (yes, even with tarps you ignorant fools)</p>
<p>No blackouts since 2009.</p>
<p>Anybody at this point saying that Jacksonville doesnt support their team is either a hater or ignorant.  Which one are you?</p>
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		<title>By: jbaxt</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218556</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jbaxt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loyalty?  If Loyalty gets a owner to fire a guy for being horrible then Clark Hunt has no loyalty to his fans.  Pioli should&#039;ve been fired the second after the Broncos game.  The KC fans deserve better.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Loyalty?  If Loyalty gets a owner to fire a guy for being horrible then Clark Hunt has no loyalty to his fans.  Pioli should&#8217;ve been fired the second after the Broncos game.  The KC fans deserve better.</p>
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		<title>By: razzlejag</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218498</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[razzlejag]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good man, good scout; not a good GM. Mr. Khan is staying true to his word. 

Not bad being a Jags fan these days, better things are coming and I&#039;ve got great seats for it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good man, good scout; not a good GM. Mr. Khan is staying true to his word. </p>
<p>Not bad being a Jags fan these days, better things are coming and I&#8217;ve got great seats for it.</p>
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		<title>By: dirtysouthironmen</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218495</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dirtysouthironmen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Job Kahn, now work the trade for Alex Smith.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good Job Kahn, now work the trade for Alex Smith.</p>
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		<title>By: steelernationisthepinnacleofexistenceyouarenothing</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218494</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[steelernationisthepinnacleofexistenceyouarenothing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This should put the Jags over the top. Right?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This should put the Jags over the top. Right?</p>
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		<title>By: jimthebuilder27</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218434</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jimthebuilder27]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The right move. Blaine Gabbert was an awful pick and set the franchise back, plus other atrocious moves.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The right move. Blaine Gabbert was an awful pick and set the franchise back, plus other atrocious moves.</p>
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		<title>By: jagtiger</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218426</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jagtiger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I assume that Mr. Khan is too smart to bring pressure on a new GM to bring in a certain quarterback along with the his circus environment. This team and city does not need that at all. The Jaguars need to bring in an outside GM and new coaching staff. Winning will fill the seats, it is questionable another 3rd string QB on the roster would, in fact, result in additional ticket sells or just result in the clown environment that the Jets have suffered through all year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I assume that Mr. Khan is too smart to bring pressure on a new GM to bring in a certain quarterback along with the his circus environment. This team and city does not need that at all. The Jaguars need to bring in an outside GM and new coaching staff. Winning will fill the seats, it is questionable another 3rd string QB on the roster would, in fact, result in additional ticket sells or just result in the clown environment that the Jets have suffered through all year.</p>
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		<title>By: marty2020</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[marty2020]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Our fans have been remarkably loyal over the years, n they were truly outstanding this past season.We simply must do better for [ou]r fans..&quot;

Average attendance almost 65,000 per game.  That&#039;s not bad for a 2-14 team.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Our fans have been remarkably loyal over the years, n they were truly outstanding this past season.We simply must do better for [ou]r fans..&#8221;</p>
<p>Average attendance almost 65,000 per game.  That&#8217;s not bad for a 2-14 team.</p>
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		<title>By: maddenisfordorks</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218365</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddenisfordorks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ding dong ... the witch is dead.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ding dong &#8230; the witch is dead.</p>
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		<title>By: kayakattack</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218357</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kayakattack]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just hope Mularkey is next...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just hope Mularkey is next&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: mrcogburn</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/jaguars-announce-gm-gene-smith-fired/#comment-2218340</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mrcogburn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#039;t matter.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter.</p>
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		<title>By: jm91rs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jm91rs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understand that the entire team needs to be rebuilt. Build through the Draft. Henne is capable of leading a mediocre team to mediocre results, and that&#039;s all you can expect in the short term. Don&#039;t reach on another QB, wait a year or two when the crop of rookie QB&#039;s is a lot better.

Also, see if you can get some draft picks for MJD. He&#039;s not enough to win games by himself, so set him free and get something for him.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Understand that the entire team needs to be rebuilt. Build through the Draft. Henne is capable of leading a mediocre team to mediocre results, and that&#8217;s all you can expect in the short term. Don&#8217;t reach on another QB, wait a year or two when the crop of rookie QB&#8217;s is a lot better.</p>
<p>Also, see if you can get some draft picks for MJD. He&#8217;s not enough to win games by himself, so set him free and get something for him.</p>
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		<title>By: bdawk20</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bdawk20]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Khan thinks Tebow is the answer, then bringing Jax their first Super Bowl is not going to happen]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Khan thinks Tebow is the answer, then bringing Jax their first Super Bowl is not going to happen</p>
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		<title>By: mgavin78</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mgavin78]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank god he is out 3 years to late!
Go jags!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank god he is out 3 years to late!<br />
Go jags!!!</p>
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		<title>By: section112</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[section112]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[about time....Let the era of Kahn begin !!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>about time&#8230;.Let the era of Kahn begin !!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: reed20fence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[reed20fence]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to Handlebars for sticking to his word and having the decency to announce the firing himself.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kudos to Handlebars for sticking to his word and having the decency to announce the firing himself.</p>
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