Die Macht » use Packers trademarks in grocery stores throughout the state

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After watching his offense mostly struggle for seven games, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley lost faith that coordinator Greg Olson could turn it around.So Bradley made a change. Bradley fired Olson on Saturday, two days after an embarrassing loss at Tennessee in which the Jaguars (2-5) failed to score in the first half for the third time this season.Bradley addressed the move Monday, calling it difficult but necessary.I just felt like the offense needed to be stimulated more in certain areas, he said. I just think with our team and where were at right now, the direction we wanted to go, we just wanted to have a little bit of a different vision. ... I just couldnt grasp in my mind that the results are going to change if we continue going in this direction.The Jaguars rank 26th in the NFL in total offense. They are 31st in rushing and last in third-down percentage.Bradley promoted quarterbacks coach Nate Hackett to replace Olson. Hackett will call plays when the Jaguars play at Kansas City (5-2) on Sunday. Hackett spent two years (2013-14) as Buffalos offensive coordinator. Now, hes the third in three years for Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles.Its been crazy. Its been an emotional roller-coaster, Hackett said. Its hard to have him go. And then its almost hard that Im also very excited, `Oh wow, this is exciting! And then you feel guilty being excited and then you realized we have a game in seven days and the players are like, `Oh gosh, whos this guy? Whats he going to be doing?Hackett brings a little more energy to the offensive meeting room. He also is expected to put more emphasis on the run game. The Jaguars have run the ball just 47 times for 207 yards in the last three games -- not nearly enough for a team that invested in the ground game by drafting T.J. Yeldon in 2015 and then signing Chris Ivory in free agency in March.I have always felt the best thing in the world for a quarterback is the run game, Hackett said. I have always absolutely loved running the ball. I remember my first year at the Bills. I believe we were like one of the tops in the league. ... I think that you always are going to want to try and run the ball as much as you can and try to force that envelope.Equally important to fixing the teams sputtering running game is getting Bortles back to his 2015 form.Bortles has completed 60 percent of his passes this season for 1,904 yards, with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He has struggled with his accuracy, partly because his motion has become so elongated that defensive backs are breaking on passes and linemen are batting down balls.Hes hardly looked like the same guy who ranked second in the NFL with 35 TD passes last season. Bortles said Monday hes bringing in QB guru Adam Dedeaux to spend two days fine-tuning his throwing motion.Bortles said the two-day session will focus on footwork, which should translate to better upper-body mechanics.Everybody keeps telling me there are things wrong with him and I understand that because were not winning, but hes also done a lot of really good things, Hackett said. Sometimes people try to focus on all the negative things with Blake. I dont really do that. I try to look at more of the positive things and see how we can do those more to get him into a more comfort level.If you dont have the run game, you put a lot more on him to try and throw the ball so many times and youre in those situations. Its not good for any quarterback, let alone a third-year quarterback, and thats now going to be on his third coordinator. ... We have to just be better on getting on the same page and helping him, which would then help everyone and everybody will be like, `Oh hes great.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Tony Bradley Jazz Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Karl Malone Jersey . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. http://www.jazzauthentic.com/kids-rudy-gobert-jazz-jersey/ . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. Dante Exum Jersey . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Dante Exum Jazz Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. The Green Bay Packers have a new sponsorship: an official bacon.Wisconsin-based Patrick Cudahy signed a deal that will allow the company to use Packers trademarks in grocery stores throughout the state.The deal also includes the rights to control a concession stand at Lambeau Field. The stand, called the Patrick Cudahy Packhouse, will have bacon-focused items including The Pigskin -- a bacon-wrapped potato topped with chili, cheese and bacon-crusted cheese curds with a side of bacon ranch dressing.Although it hasnt been built yet, the stand is already a fan favorite. When the deal was announced at last weeks shareholder meeting, the crowd cheered loudly.Our parent company hadnt done any NFL deals, but this made sense to us, said Bud Matthews, a senior vice president at Patrick Cudahy, a company that was founded 128 years agoo.ddddddddddddMatthews wouldnt disclose what the company had to pay the Packers, but did say that executives with the meat brand were able to make sense of the deal by having the grocery store component. Approximately 70 percent of their revenue comes from sales within the state.The Packers have, not surprisingly, had some of the most bold food options in the league. The kitchen and grill inside Lambeau called 1919 serves Parmesan-breaded cheese curds and concession stands serve the Horse Collar, a 22-inch kielbasa with beer cheese.In addition to being the official bacon of the Packers and Lambeau Field, Patrick Cudahy also signed Heath Barbato, the executive chef of Lambeau, to be a spokesperson. ' ' '