The Jacksonville-based company boasts more than 2,000 employees and offices on five continents.

Since leaving the governor’s office, Bush has been heavily involved in several non-profit organizations as well as his own consulting business. He’s rumored as a likely candidate to replace retiring U.S. Senator Mel Martinez in 2010.

On behalf of all of us with JaxDaily we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of our readers and the support you provide.

Under the lights it’s a whole different fight, with nothing on the line it could be the Jaguars time, it’s been a crazy season overall… and it was so hard to watch them fall.

“Holiday Season Is Coming”

First off Pfantasy Pfriends, I would like to apologize for not posting a video like I said I would and hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. This week the Jaguars will be playing on Monday night in Houston, and if you can remember back in week 4 the Jags squeaked one out and kicked a game winning field goal in overtime.

With both teams out of playoff contention both teams will be playing for respect and pride. Last week the Jaguars put themselves in a hole real early and could never get out. On the first play of the game the snap was fumbled and brought back to the house — the Vikings never looked back. Besides the fumble, David Garrard also threw two interceptions and, facing such a big lead, was unable to manage the running game which was held to a whopping 35 yards.

David did have a 300 yard passing game and Matt Jones had 117 yards receiving. With those numbers you would think the Jaguars won. But it was a real tough day and once again, the offense turnovers put the defense in tough positions.

Another challenge is coming under the lights this week and he could be hard to stop once he gets going — Steve Slaton. Slanton is in his rookie season and is playing like a “vet”, running hard and wild and with a good passing game He puts the explanation point on the Texans offense.

Besides Slaton, the Jaguars will have to deal with the second leading receiver in the league Andre Johnson who started the season shaky but now is on a tear.

This game will be a high scoring one because both defenses struggle and their offensives are explosive. Matt Jones and MoJo vs. Slaton and Johnson will be the fantasy matchup of the day. Both groups are leading their teams in Pfantasy points. In a game with mediocre defenses they will likely put up huge numbers.

Speaking of Pfantasy, I think it’s about time the Jaguars fulfill their fans’ Pfantasies and come up with a mind-blowing win that really proves a point.

Miami Dolphins

After a three game home stand the Dolphins are on their way to St. Louis to take on the 2-9 Rams. Both teams are coming off beat downs and will be looking to take out their frustration and rebound from last week. The Dolphins are fighting for a playoff spot and with the AFC even tighter this week, they can’t afford to lose anymore. A game out of a wild card spot could be the incentive they need to come out with a win this week and with the Rams banged up it could come easy.

Last week, on the first possession of the game, Mark Bulger was taken down hard and suffered a concussion which lead to Trent Green throwing four interceptions. The Rams also could be without Stephen Jackson for the fifth straight game this season. While we’re on the subject of injury, the Dolphins lost their leading wide receiver, Greg Camarillo, for the year as he suffered a knee injury against the Patriots. The Phins defense has been playing real well but if a team decids to throw the deep ball, the Dolphins are known for going down fast.

The Pfantasy Card says to replace Camarillo, and go ahead and pick up Davone Bess who is expected to fill the void and come out with his biggest game of the year. Also the “wildcat” formation could be used a lot more, allowing Ted Gin to use his speed to separate himself for a big play. The Dolphins should dominate and pick up multiple sacks, interceptions, and touchdowns leading them to a must-win “WIN” and remember whenever the Dolphins have a big game Ronnie Brown does too.

Happy Thanksgiving!

An Associated Press study of 94 percent of the state’s total shows the Republican beat Obama by almost 5 percentage points on Nov. 4, but Obama trumped McCain by 11 percentage points in early and absentee balloting. Overall, Obama beat McCain 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent in Florida, becoming only the third Democrat in 11 presidential elections to carry the state.

The results reflect the Obama campaign’s heavy emphasis on early voting in critical states such as Florida, which had the most electoral votes of any swing state - 27 - and decided the presidency for George W. Bush in 2000.

The AP analyzed election results reported by 55 Florida counties, separating the absentee and early ballots from the votes cast on Election Day.

More than 2.6 million of Florida’s 11.2 million registered voters cast their ballots in the early period between Oct. 20 and Nov. 2. Florida’s total turnout for the presidential election was 8.4 million voters; it was not yet clear how many voters mailed in their ballots.

Locally, here in Duval County, the results were similarly slanted. John McCain carried Jacksonville by a margin of 50.5% to 48.6% overall. However, Obama easily won early voting while McCain carried Election Day and Absentee voters by wide margins…

Election Day (Duval)
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John McCain - 57.2%
Barack Obama - 41.8%
Others - 1%

Absentee Votes (Duval)
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John McCain - 61.2%
Barack Obama - 37.9%
Others - 0.9%

Early Voting (Duval)
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John McCain - 40.3%
Barack Obama - 59.2%
Others - 0.5%

Jaguars

With the upset alert on last week, the Jaguars almost pulled it off. You would think with an 11 point lead going into halftime the Jags were going to do it, but no!

Not scoring a single point in the second-half lead to a loss to the Titans… knocking themselves out of the division race and getting buried underneath 5 teams fighting for a wild card spot in the AFC. Nothing is impossible in the NFL, but even if the Jags win out they will need help getting into the post season.

This week the Minnesota Vikings are looking to end their vacation in Florida with a win after losing to Tampa in a nail bitter last week. At home, the Jaguars give up a little under 100 yards on the ground which will be tested to the max with the NFL’s leading rusher Adrian Peterson on the field. A-P can be very explosive and coming off a weak performance in Tampa it’s going to be tough to stop him this week.

The Jaguars running game is usually something the team could rely on to win games, but with the average yards per carry down to 2.4 from last year it really is becoming a weakness. If the playoffs are something the Jaguars really want then they need to come together as a whole and form into the team they were last year.

Last week, Jacksonville was without their leading wide receiver and David’s favorite target Matt Jones which really could have helped upset the Titans. With Matt’s status listed as a go for Sunday, the Jaguars will be able to go back to opening up the field and hope to pull out a must-win against the Minnesota Peterson’s.

The Pfantasy line says watch Freddy-T and David Garrard move the ball up the field and have MJD pound the ball in for the touchdowns. Also, with the Vikings defensive line all banged up, expect lots of blitz packages which should allow David to take off for some big quarterback keepers.

It will be a defensive game with big plays waiting to happen.

The season is on the line and David Garrard is facing one of his toughest obstacles — leading the Jaguars to a win could give them the momentum they need to make a playoff push.

Dolphins

Dolphans, before the season you must all admit that six wins looked far out of reach. But don’t look away now because they are tied for a wild card spot and could have sole possession of one of them with a win this week against the Patriots… or they could even take share of first place with a Jets loss.

If you can recall, the Dolphins started the season 0-2 and then in week 3 handed the Patriots their first loss at home in over 20 games in what remains the Phins’ biggest win of the season. Ronnie Brown was the hero of the game scoring five touchdowns and really put the wildcat formation into the playbook.

A lot has changed from the first meeting to now and the biggest one of them all is Matt Cassel’s development and coming off of his best game statistically gives him the push he will need going into this week. We all know that Bill Belichick doesn’t let someone outsmart him twice and with a longer time to prepare this week he focused on his defense getting them ready for all the “wildcat” options they could encounter.

Joey Porter called out the Patriots in the first meeting and since then has followed up on his words and has placed himself onto the list of elite defensive players this year. Leading the league in sacks Joey will be in Matt’s face and mind all day long. Lately the Dolphins have been playing to their opponent’s level so expect a good game and lots of hard hitting because when a playoff spot is on the line anything goes.

In this game, Ronnie Brown will be given the chance to do what he did in week three which should open up the offense for a big game, which is well needed because the Patriots will be right there with them. In order to win the Phins must prevent the deep ball and control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Tony Sparano has done a fantastic job to this point and is shooting for the stars, ready to go all out to win the division.

Patriots can’t fight in the water… so Dolphins it’s your game to win!

The tree lighting ceremony is creeping closer on the calendar. It will be lit the day after Thanksgiving, this year on Nov. 28. The new artificial tree is much “greener” than the trees that have graced the courtyard in years past. In addition to not killing one of the planet’s 120-year-old oxygen generators, as was the case with the trees brought down from North Carolina, the new display didn’t have to be trucked to Florida on a flat-bed truck. The LED lights on this year’s “tannenbaum” consume less than 10 percent of the electricity previously required to spread holiday cheer on the Northbank Riverwalk, further reducing the carbon footprint.

Personally, I think it’s a good thing if they’ve come up with something to save money and energy… but it’s just not the same. And while it’s good they’re using LEDs… it’s a seperate issue from the fact that they’re not using a real tree this time around. Certainly a real tree could be decorated with LED lights.

Either way, the 22nd Annual Tree Lighting will happen on November 28, 2008 at 7pm.

Pfantasy Pfriends, on behalf of Jaxdaily.com we would like to thank you all for the support you have shown for this site and hope you continue reading on a daily basis. Also, be ready for another live video out of the office for a Thanksgiving Day Special!

The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off a week when they delivered a well needed beat down against the Lions, and now the Jags are looking to continue their streak this week against the undefeated Titans. In week one, Tennessee beat the Jags by a touchdown and held them to under 200 yards, which was the only time this year for that to happen. Revenge has been the word fuming around the locker room this week in Jacksonville and beating an unbeaten could really be the spark that the Jags need to make a playoff push.

MOJO is coming off a three touchdown game and Freddy T was the leading rusher to with 80 yards which made for a balanced game, allowing David Garrard to sit in the pocket and gain the time he needed to make plays. With the high powered defense of the Titans, the Jaguars will need to be on their A game in order to even keep up. After dissecting this game, the Jaguars key will be stopping the run. If they can do that, expect what could be the biggest upset of the year.

Blitz Blitz Blitz!!!!

The Jaguars will need to come up with a bunch of blitz packages in order to keep the Titans from breaking big plays. The fantasy player in this game to look out for is the Jaguars Defense; it’s about time they come out and have a big day. Along with the defense, the Jags two-headed attack needs to do exactly what they did last week and allow the passing game to open up.

With Matt Jones questionable for the game, a good pick up for this week will be Jerry Porter, who caught his first touchdown pass of the year and will be the number one if Matt can’t go.

Dolphins

Close call last week to a team that really has not been playing good football. This week they will again play host to another team on the bottom of the charts. The Raiders are coming off a loss to the Panthers in a game where they had four interceptions, so even though the outcome wasn’t a win they have defensive momentum coming into this week. Chad Pennington is still surprising everyone and is leading his team in the right direction. With the Pats losing, the Dolphins can take a share of second place with a win.

At the end of last week’s game it was Yeremiah Bell that knocked down the potential tying two point conversion and was the key play for a Dolphins win. For the first time all year it was Ricky Williams that lead the team in rushing with 105 yards and a big 51 yard touchdown run that helped the Dolphins never look back.

This week, expect another big game out of both of the Dolphins running backs and look for the Dolphins D to attack the injured knee of JaMarcus Russell. The sacks leader Joey Porter will be on the prowl looking to add to his totals on the season. Everything is rolling for the Dolphins as they are getting closer and closer to first place and Chad Pennington and Anthony Fasano are among the top 10 in both of their respective positions in fantasy football numbers, so starting them this week is definitely a “GO”.