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JACKSONVILLE Youth Ereck Flowers Jerseys , Fla. (AP) — need to update his contact list.Marrone said Monday he finally spoke to star cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who is skipping voluntary workouts to stay closer to home, and seemingly cleared the air. Marrone said last week that he reached out to Ramsey and didn’t get a response.As it turned out, Marrone had the wrong number for the two-time Pro Bowl defender.It was the latest twist in a weeklong saga that included public shots from Tom Coughlin , Ramsey’s agent and the NFL Players Association.“Had a great talk,” Marrone said. “He’s training with his brother. He’s in Nashville. He’s spending time with his family. He said he’s going to come back in the best shape he’s ever been in and he’s all fired up. That was pretty much the conversation. It was a good conversation. I was concerned, obviously, because I was texting a number I thought was his and he wasn’t getting back to me.“I couldn’t figure out what was going on, so we kind of had a little laugh about it. Now I have the right number. He’s always had my number, so it’s good.”Marrone said he and retired NFL tight end Marcus Pollard, the team’s director of player development, both had the wrong number for Ramsey and didn’t realize it until after Coughlin ripped Ramsey and linebacker Telvin Smith for their absences. Marrone also said Ramsey had been in contact with his position coach, Tim Walton.Coughlin Ereck Flowers Jerseys Stitched , the team’s executive vice president of football operations, criticized Ramsey and Smith during the team’s state of the franchise presentation Thursday. He said “championship teams are dominated by selfless individuals who recognize that the welfare of the team must always be paramount to any other consideration.”“Success in the NFL demands struggle,” Coughlin added. “Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish and insensitive to the real values of team. The hard work that many try to avoid is the major building block for the development of an outstanding football team.“It’s not about rights and privileges. It’s about obligations and responsibility. And the question is, can we count on you? Doing things the right way all the time, we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore is not an act, but a habit.”NFLPA President Eric Winston reacted by saying the Collective Bargaining Agreement’s definition of voluntary “is the same as the actual definition of voluntary and prohibits anyone from threatening players to participate in voluntary workouts.”Ramsey and his agent, David Mulugheta, responded on social media the following day.Coughlin backed down a bit Monday.“There’s really no need to speak any further on that one,” he said. “That was an open statement about my beliefs about what the offseason programs are about. That’s enough. You’re not going to get me to answer any more on that one.”Ramsey and Smith are the team’s only players who didn’t show up for the start of the team’s offseason program. Marrone said Monday he still hasn’t heard back from Smith, adding “he’s probably busy.”Marrone made it clear he views the workouts as voluntary.“I try to keep reminding myself that, and we appreciate the players that are here,” Marrone said. “That’s what you have to do. If you treat them like they should be here Josh Oliver Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys , then that gets tough. The NFLPA collectively bargained that it’s a volunteer period, and those players have an option. And the ones that are here we appreciate and we’re working with them, trying to get them better.” When the Jaguars defense took the field at Arrowhead Stadium they came in as a collection gods. As a unit, a God. An immovable defensive force staring into the eyes of another God representing the power of an unstoppable offensive force.When the smoke cleared, the defensive God was dead. Long live the offensive God! Points, yards, and efficiency of work rate had left the Jaguars defense bloodied. The likes of Jalen Ramsey could tout their individual success, A. J. Buoye and Tashaun Gipson left with tokens from their enemy, but the sum of the parts had been halted.But is this death too dramatic? Is a better framing to say the defense was wounded? Death is the end of the season, yet something had died. So what then of this death? Who has the power to perform the act of taking the life from this thing? This subject.It is the fan. The critic. The outcome surely concludes the Jaguars are in fact not a defensive God. Mike DiRocco, Jaguars beat writer for ESPN, framed this for us in his pre-game article titled “Immovable Jaguars D braced for Chiefs’ unstoppable offense”. He closes with:The writers here at Big Cat Country reflected how we saw this defense. Too good. Dare we say, elite. It was a feeling reflected from the Jaguars players themselves.What then do we make of this defense after the loss? We kill them. They myth that is this defensive God. We assert they did not do enough to win. We lay Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys 2019 , at their feet, the responsibility afforded to a God.Why?Easiest question to answer. The very act of comparing them to historical defensive icons is the response. Chicago Bears. Baltimore Ravens. Defenses that refused movement. And when they, the Jagauars, are moved, are wounded, we realize they are mortal. They are Xerxes.How close are you to calling me out for hyperbole? Careful. Did you not read the pre-game articles prior to the Jets game, asking how Sam Darnold would fare against the Jaguars elite defense?And then Alfie asked:Now we are asking the right question. What does elite mean? Does it mean you slow down the most efficient offense so that they are forced into field goals instead of touchdowns? Kansas City scored a touchdown on their first drive (and yes that drive was dominant), then were forced into three straight field goals. They didn’t score another touchdown early in the 4th quarter.The defense intercepted Mahomes twice, the first a turnover that could very easily have changed the tone of the game. Sadly the Jaguars fumbled the ball away immediately.So I ask again, what makes a defense elite? Must you completely shut down a dominant offense? There is nothing insane about this question, nor is it setting too high of a standard.How do you define a God? Is there no stone it cannot move?When the Jaguars lost to the Titans 9-6 the thinking was clear. The defense limited the Titans offensively. Holding a team under 10 points is a good standard for being elite, but in fairness what Tennessee offers is no where near how the Chiefs level their opponents. Is yielding 23 points versus the best offense in the league similar to yielding 9 points to one more pedestrian?Another phrase has been used it the context of the Jaguars defense: Good enough to win. By that I mean, “The Jaguars lost Womens Josh Oliver Jersey , but the Jaguars defense played good enough to win.” This can be true for either an elite or just a dominant defense. It is beyond obvious that the Jaguars defense played good enough to win. It is hard to overcome five turnovers and questionable play calling that saw the offense turn the ball over on downs inside the Chiefs’ five yard line.So do you know what the standards are for an elite defense?The Baltimore Ravens defense of the 2000 season is considered one of the greatest of all time. During that season the Ravens lost a total of four games. The offense scored 6, 3, 6, and 6 points respectively while the defense yielded 19, 10, 14, and 9 points. For the entire season the defense gave up more than 20 points only three times.One of those games you might remember.In week two the Jaguars were steam rolling the Ravens, and Jimmy Smith was at lead with a career receiving game. Unfortuately the Jaguars failed to hold the lead, giving up a late touchdown to tight end Shannon Sharpe. The Ravens won that game 39-36.What of this god we have killed with our pens for blades, and our words for daggers? Appreciate the context within which we judge. If the offense is even 50% more efficient what does that do to how the game is managed by both teams? It is more than just a thought experiment, it speaks to the very relationship dynamic that occurs on a football field. The one feeds off the other.Truthfully, I expected more from the Jaguars this past Sunday. However, upon reflection it occurred to me I had failed to set a standard for what it means to be elite. Can an elite defense have a game in which they appear to be “good enough”? The answer would appear to be “yes”. Does being elite require you to dominate every team you play? The answer is surely “no”.The problem may be that elite is being equated with perfect. We may find that today Cheap Josh Oliver Jersey , in Jerry’s World, the Jaguars defense we expected to see last week shows up.Yes it is against lesser competition, but so what? An elite defense will learn, adjust, and return to form regardless of the opponent. Take seriously this question. What makes an elite defense? Then ask yourself, what must be done to take that label away? Being frustrated our standards of what we expect from them may in fact drop them down in rating, but until the mirror turns upon us, and our standards, we should be careful about absolute claims. It would wise to consider this game played by mortal men.If God is dead, and we have killed it, maybe it was a false God. Maybe its death was needed because it was a God we created, and not God itself. We have at least eleven more games to decide.