Will the NFL Test MJD For Illegal Substances?

Okay so the headline is a little bit of a stretch but the NFL may consider seeing what Maurice Jones Drew was smoking after his recent comments reported by the Florida Times-Union. When asked who the best team in the league is MJD responded confidenlty “I think the Jaguars are”. Seriously.

I have no problem with Maurice being confident with his team, but there is a fine line between confidence and blind faith. The Jags go into Sundays game against Tennessee sitting at 3 and 3 and fresh off a bye. While they’re not a basement dweller they certainly don’t belong in any kind of talk about which teams that are playing the best right now. I actually don’t know if I like their chances all that much against a Titans team that is gonna have something to prove on Sunday. And I really don’t know if I like their chances if Maurices confidence echoes through the locker room. Maybe that’s the Jaguars problem, they think they’re better than they actually are.

Or maybe Jones-Drew is right. Teams that are at the top right now may not be there come playoff time. And teams that nobody thought would be there might show up. The Jaguars truly do have a talented roster and Jack Del Rio has shown in the past he can get his team ready to play and show up on Sundays. So it’s possible Jacksonville is in an advantageous position. When they come out and say they’re the best team in the league guys like me laugh. That could be all the motivation they need. I guess we’ll have to wait and see come February, when the best team in the league actually proves it.

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