Back in September when the Jacksonville Jaguars trucked the New England Patriots Youth Customized Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys , I wrote about how it was the first time in almost a decade where I was a nervous wreck prior to and during the game. I had that anxious feeling back, the one where you get nauseous from the adrenaline pump you get while the game is going on and not expending it.As it stands right now on Thursday, I found myself thinking that I should probably write a few things from for the game on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers but I would quickly get busy doing something and forget, reminding myself later on. I tweeted that I couldn’t remember the last time I had this little care for an upcoming game and that it was probably during the final season of the Gus Bradley era.There was a point during that season that I came to the realization that going to the games on Sunday, having no expectation to even come close to winning, felt like an insane waste of my time. What was the point, you know? I knew we’d lose, the tailgating wasn’t fun anymore because it felt like everything was going through the motions. It doesn’t feel that bad right now, I actually just flat out stopped going to the games after the second home game that year and just ate the tickets www.jaguarsauthorizedshops.com , but I’m currently undecided if I want to go on Sunday to the game. In a way, I’m kind of dreading it but feel like I should probably go because it’s the Steelers and they always same to play well against the Steelers.But... it already feels like it’s going to be a light Jaguars crowd, in part because the season feels over and the game was dumped out of prime time a week ago. I know that wrecked a lot of people’s planned schedules, as some adjusted work and everything to make the nightgame so there’s a lot of available tickets floating around, undoubtedly that will be gobbled up by the sudden influx of Steelers fans in Middleburg and Green Cove.Someone pointed out on Twitter the juxtaposition of how I felt following the game against the New England Patriots to now. There have only been seven games since then, but it feels like it’s been a whole other season entirely that has taken place since that game. It’s wild how the emotion and attachment can swing that hard, that fast.That’s what happens when you lose five games in a row and everything appears to be in disarray.Sports are dumb. Dante Fowler considers the preseason finale at Tampa Bay a homecoming — and an audition.Even though Fowler is an integral part of Jacksonville's vaunted defense, he will be on the field Thursday night against the Buccaneers. The reason: Fowler is suspended for the regular-season opener at the New York Giants, so the fourth-year defensive end will get a little more work before leaving the team for a week.Fowler welcomes the opportunity since he knows this is likely his final season in Jacksonville. He's essentially starting his 2019 free agency pitch six months early."Honestly my goal this year is really just to show people that I'm a franchise player Jacksonville Jaguars Womens T-Shirt ," said Fowler, who grew up near Tampa in St. Petersburg. "I'm an elite player. I'm one of the top defensive ends, linebackers, whatever you want to call me, in this league."Fowler notched a career-high eight sacks last season, plus two more in the AFC championship game at New England. He averaged one sack for every 46.6 snaps played, better than Jaguars All-Pro defensive end Calais Campbell (55.2) and Pro Bowler Yannick Ngakoue (59.4).But Fowler's off-field issues combined with the franchise's belief Ngakoue is a budding star have made the fourth-year player expendable, especially since he's a backup in the final year of his rookie contract and sure to land a starting role elsewhere.Just not yet.The Jaguars want one more productive year from the third overall pick in the 2015 draft."It's not like I have to get double-digit sacks," Fowler said. "When you watch me on film Jacksonville Jaguars Hats , even though I might be coming off the bench, they'll be like, 'That guy, he has a future.' That's all I want to do. I want to go out there and put great tape out there, being fundamentally sound, playing fast and physical, getting to the quarterback, being stout in the run game."I don't want to just be known as a pass-rusher. I want to be known as a guy that's going to get sacks and get 6-10 tackles a game. That's just the type of player I am. So, I just want people to know that I'm known as a complete player on the field and I'm a professional and I'm a guy that cleaned up his act and left that past in the past. I'm ready to move on from that."Fowler's troubles have been well documented.He was suspended for a week during training camp following an after-practice altercation with Ngakoue. He also was arrested twice in as many years Jacksonville Jaguars Womens Hoodie , including in 2017 for hitting a 55-year-old man. Fowler eventually pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges. The case was closed in March, with Fowler sentenced to a year of probation and 75 hours of community service.The NFL suspended him without pay for the opener, a one-game penalty that will cost him $214,000.Fowler also was arrested in 2016, although those charges were eventually dropped.Coach Doug Marrone said Fowler has been a model player since returning from the one-week suspension."I have had no issues with him," Marrone said. "He has been doing a good job."Fowler insists he's matured through it all, ready to focus on football and his future. He wants to be "a teddy bear off the field but a monster on the field.""Just want to show people that the past, them three years, my rookie year coming in and all that Womens Customized Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys , that learning experience is, that chapter is over with and it's just about being a professional, being a grown man and just being the player that I want to be," he said. "How I want my legacy to be? That's honestly what it is. That's honestly what I want my goals to be this year."