There's a lot of talent out there this NFL offseason, and the Jacksonville Jaguars intend to grab every last bit of it. No, not the players themselves; you can expect the Jaguars as a football team to suck this season. The players' wives, on the other hand, are a different story altogether. They're going to be the best damn group of wives the NFL has ever seen.
This Wall Street Journal article has the details of the Jaguars new initiative to involve players' wives in the free agent process. Why? Apparently the Jags' new owner, Shahid Khan, GM Gene Smith and new coach Mike Mularkey believe, anectdotally, that players who are happy with their wives play better. This completely rational, scientific approach will surely reap rewards on the field.
The two players Jags brass use as examples of this revolutionary player-evaluation method are Chad Henne and Laurent Robinson, both of whom signed with the Jags and both of whom apparently have AMAZING WIVES.
What does this mean for the 2012 NFL season? It means you can expect Henne to Robinson ALL YEAR LONG. It's going to be the deadliest QB-WR tandem in the NFL, and one that will finish the day with a prayer and a quiet dinner together.
Do I hear some voices in the crowd questioning the validity of this method? HOW DARE YOU! Surely this couldn't be a ploy to assemble a group of the happiest mediocre players in the league to make a move to Los Angeles go over more smoothly with the locals and players, could it? NO! NEVER! Then again, Tom Brady hasn't won a Super Bowl since he married Gisele Bundchen...
Fear not, Jacksonville fans. Pakistani Mark Twain would never dream of hatching such a far-fetched plot:
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[Wall Street Journal]
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