September 30, 2022
GOD BLESS UKRAINE AND THE USA!!!!
LITMUS TEST
Coach Brett Beard’s Denham Springs Yellow Jackets, at 4-0, go on the road to face St Thomas More High School tonight (Friday night). Sport N Center Yellow Jackets Warmup comes your way at 6:00 pm this evening. Josh Ward and Mitch Covington are on the call. I’ll be contributing to pre-game, half-time and post-game. Tune in to Family Radio, 91.9 FM, Baton Rouge or on the net at JonFineProductions.com
ESTEEMED GUESTS
I’ll be interviewing Jackets Baseball coach St Thomas More coach Jim Hightower on Sport-N-Center Jackets Warmup. The A&A Discount Tires Half-Time Report will include an interview with former DSHS Football player/coach/principal/athletic director Butch Wax.
HALL OF FAME BANQUET
The Denham Springs HS Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet will take place on Thursday, October 13, 6:30 pm at Forrest Grove Plantation.
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TODAY’S COLUMNS:
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THE WIZARDRY OF OS
Conventional wisdom says the Saints miss Sean Payton on offense, Jameis Winston is the problem on offense, and the Saints are in trouble. I know the Saints have played one quarter of good offense out of 12 this year, but I don’t know that I agree with the conventional wisdom.
To put all the issues by saying it is all on Winston and Payton is just too simple. First of all, the Saints have not been impressive on offense since Brees retired. We all put the blame on the receiving core and injuries at quarterback last year.
This year, I can’t help but feel the offensive line is getting too much of a pass. Winston might share in some of the responsibility, but I don’t think Winston has anything to do with the run game. Except for one drive against Tampa Bay that ended in a Mark Ingram fumble, there has been no push from the offensive line. The only run success in the run game has been with Taysom at quarterback and we have not seen enough of that.
The offensive line issues have been bigger than missing getting beat 1 on 1. There have been pre snap penalties and confusion. Is that Winston? Is that lack of attention to detail? We can’t know the root of the issue as fans, but there is clearly an issue.
Of course, it doesn’t help that injuries have already ravaged the skill positions. Kamara, Hill, Winston, Harty and now Thomas and Landry. Put all of those issues together and to make it worse the offense has turned the ball over at a disgusting rate. Is Andy Dalton going to fix all these issues?
The one area where there is a difference in game decisions is that Sean Payton would have tried to jump start this offense by now by trying to steal possessions. A fake punt, going for it on fourth down, or something of this kind is something Payton would do that Dennis Allen has been reluctant to try.
The defense has escaped criticism so far. I am not going to criticize the defense, but I am going to point out the Saints have played three of the worst offenses in the NFL. Despite that fact, the Saints have only forced 2 turnovers and just created 4 sacks. Furthermore, in 2 out of 3 games the Saints have allowed two 100 yard rushers while looking extremely vulnerable between the tackles.
The offense could use some great field position from some three and outs and a good punt return. That has not happened very often to date.
If you are looking for my optimistic side, I don’t think the issue is talent. We also know the Saints value character which has suited them well over the years when they lose a few games.
Still, the execution and attention to detail has been so poor over the first three games it has been very discouraging to watch the first three games of the year. The Vikings have never been a team for the Saints to play well against. In the same weekend, LSU plays at Auburn which has been a place where more LSU coaches have had their career ended than anything else. Conventional wisdom says it could be a long weekend of football watching for me as a Saints and Tiger fan. I am ready to turn my back to conventional wisdom.
DENHAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK ON THE AIR!
PRESS RELEASE
The 2022 school year marks the 27th season that Jon Fine (Sports) Productions will have the privilege of producing and calling play-by-play for Denham Springs HS Football radio broadcasts. In 2022, the broadcast slate will include the Jamboree, all 10 regular season Denham games, and every playoff game. Broadcasts can be heard on Family Radio-91.9 FM Baton Rouge. All broadcasts can also be heard on the Internet at JonFineProductions.com (click Listen Live on the Denham Springs Football PBP page). The Jamboree air time is 5:30 pm. Subsequent broadcasts will air at 6:00 pm. The first broadcast is Friday, August 26 when the Jackets visit Walker HS in a Jamboree.
After a one-season sabbatical, Josh Ward returns as the play-by-play announcer of the Jackets. Ward will be joined by Mitch Covington as the color commentator. Producer Jon Fine will contribute to the pre-game, half-time and post-game programming.
“Sport N Center Jackets Warm-Up” will feature an interview with Jackets Football Coach Brett Beard conducted by Josh Ward. Jon Fine will speak with a prominent Denham Springs community and/or sports figure. Ward and Covington will also offer a preview of that night’s game and other pertinent information.
The “A&A Discount Tires Half-Time Report” will include Fine interviewing another Denham Springs personality. In addition, Ward and Covington will provide a recap of the first half and a look ahead at the second half of action.
During the “Ralph Sellers Chevrolet Post-Game Show”, there will be an extensive game recap, final stats and a look ahead.
When Denham Springs picks up a first down, they’ll achieve a Big Mike’s Sports Bar & Grill First Down. When the Jackets score, the scoring drive will be recapped on the Brandy Robertson State Farm Insurance Scoring Drive. The coach Beard interview is being brought to you by SERVPRO of Livingston. When the Jackets have secured a victory, Ward will indicate that the victory is in the bank, brought to you by Bank Plus.
Sport-N-Center owner Stacy Phipps (Baseball) and Big Mike O’Neal (Football) were athletes at Denham Springs HS. Ralph Sellers Chevrolet Parts Manager Jim McChristian, a former Jackets color commentator, says he was an athlete at Denham Springs HS, but we have had a difficult time verifying this claim! lol
Fine expressed that he is especially appreciative of the loyal commercial and name mention sponsors the broadcasts have had on Jon Fine Sports Productions’ Denham Springs HS play-by-play broadcasts throughout the years. Many have been with the broadcasts on a year-in, year-out basis. Fine expressed hope that listeners will have the opportunity to patronize these businesses and let them know they heard about them on DSHS Football radio broadcasts.
Jackets play-by-play announcer Josh Ward, a Denham Springs HS graduate, was a Yellow Jackets assistant basketball coach. He is an executive at Guaranty Broadcasting. Much to the regret of several ladies in the Greater Baton Rouge area and points unknown, he is single.
Mitch Covington, a 3-sport star at Denham Springs HS, would later serve as a Jackets assistant football coach. He is presently the head football coach at Denham Springs Junior High School. He is a graduate of McNeese State, where he played baseball. He is married and has 2 children.
Jon Fine co-hosted and produced daily 2-hour drive-time radio sports-talk programs in the Greater Baton Rouge area for close to 20 years. His programs (first SportsTalk, which changed its name to SportsGumbo), aired, at times, in New Orleans, Lake Charles, Monroe and Alexandria, in addition to the Baton Rouge market. His company, Jon Fine Productions, has produced numerous Denham Springs HS and area HS sports programming on television, radio and internet. Fine presently has an EBay store—ArrestedDevelopmentMediaGuides. He is a native of Valley Stream, New York and a graduate of Penn, where he majored in Marketing. Much to the delight of several ladies in the Greater Baton Rouge area and points unknown, he is single.
For more information on Denham Springs HS Sports programming and Jon Fine Productions, please visit JonFineProductions.com.
DENHAM SPRINGS HS FOOTBALL RADIO BROADCASTS ARE A JON FINE PRODUCTION ON FAMILY RADIO, 91.9 FM, BATON ROUGE and JonFineProductions.com.
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