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Hey, Dan Le Batard. The Jaguars are better than the Dolphins. Get over it
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Last year, I informed Dan Le Batard he had awoken a sleeping cat when he insulted the city of Jacksonville , as well as it's beloved Jaguars . He took notice as he mentioned my warning on his show.
He should know that once you gain a cat's attention, it's always watching.
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Think Roz in Monsters Inc. : "Always watching."
On Monday, Aug. 8, on the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz Podcast (does Stugotz even work there anymore?), Le Batard continued his castigation of the Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville .
He said over and over that he wanted the Week 1 game between the Panthers and Jaguars out of his life. As he said it multiple times, his voice got louder and shriller.
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He complained about the game's weather delay and said he doesn't want that game bleeding over into his 4 p.m. games. It should have just ended.
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He also took the cheap shot that he always does, saying the city of Jacksonville smells bad .
I want you to think about this: Le Batard, his Dolphins homer sidekick, Miami Herald columnist Greg Cote, and the shipping container spent way too many minutes and words on that dumpster fire that is the Miami Dolphins (they lost 33-8), but then he insults the Jaguars?
When this season is over, I hope Le Batard hears in his nightmares Liam Coen saying "Duuuval" the way he did in his opening press conference in January.
Hauntingly, like a ghost in the darkness: "Duuuval."
The Dolphins got shellacked by Daniel Jones and the Indianapolis Colts in the worst performance of the weekend. Jones was a castoff signed for $14 million while the Dolphins have a $53 million-a-year quarterback in Tua Tagovailoa , yet this looked more like a high school team playing an NFL team.
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Le Batard has the gall to dismiss the Jaguars?
He should dismiss the Dolphins!
Show member "Ten-Day" Tony Calatayud , who jumped on the Jaguars' bandwagon in 2022, tried building up what the Jags had done in a 26-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers , only to have Le Batard, with his high-pitched, squeaky voice, slap Tony down.
"Get them out of here!" Le Batard shrieked.
As a Dolphins fan, he's in a glass house and shouldn't be throwing stones.
Just a few quick Jaguars-Dolphins facts from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season:
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The Jaguars rushed for 200 yards. The Dolphins rushed for 78.
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The Jaguars' defense allowed 255 yards of total offense. The Dolphins allowed 418 yards of total offense.
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The Jaguars' defense had two interceptions. The Dolphins had none.
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The Jaguars scored 26 points and won. The Dolphins scored 8 points and lost.
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The Dolphins haven't won a playoff game since December 2000. The Jaguars won a playoff game in January 2023.
If you missed it, I recently ranked all 32 NFL teams based on what they have done for the 25 seasons from 2000-2024, by record, playoffs and other factors. ( Read it by clicking this link )
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What I found was that the Dolphins have only been slightly better than the Jags in the regular season, but the postseason results are eye-popping. The Jaguars have four times as many playoff wins as the Dolphins over the past 25 years.
FOUR TIMES AS MANY!
Don't believe me? Check out that link above after finishing this delightful column.
Dan, be nice to the Jaguars. You don't always have to punch down. Same with the city of Jacksonville.
It's a nice place. Maybe it smelled funny 30 years ago when you were still employed as a reporter. Since then, a lot has changed, especially down by the river and the stadium area.
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Oh yeah, there's one other thing the Jags will soon have over the Dolphins: a much better stadium after EverBank is refurbished to the tune of $1.5 billion.
Come for a visit. See for yourself.
You can keep South Florida with its overcrowding, high crime rate and awful traffic, as it sinks into the sea.
I'll take Jacksonville, a city with a bright future.
Contact Walters at twalters@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Dan Le Batard wants Jaguars out of his life. He must be confused with Dolphins
