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Jags still need Tebow |
Prior to the season, I wrote about the Jacksonville Jaguars’ franchises commitment to mediocrity. It sent off a storm of emails blasting me for being a Tim Tebow homer and Jaguar hater. Now that the season is close to being over, my opinion hasn’t changed much.
My biggest problem with the Jacksonville franchise is that it seemed content on being stuck in the middle of the NFL. It has never went after the big move. It’s a franchise that plays it safe. It doesn’t take chances. One of Jacksonville’s biggest problems after the draft this season was wide receiver and instead of attacking that position in free agency, the Jaguars settled with the receivers on their roster. Names like Plaxico Burress, Braylen Edwards and Santonio Holmes were there for the taking. Jacksonville allowed other teams to take them. Still, receiver is only one small piece to the puzzle of why Jacksonville has an identity as one of the league’s worst franchises. The Jaguars had a chance two seasons ago to bring an identity to the team. Jacksonville could have drafted a player that the city would have rallied around despite results. Tebow may not have had instant success in Jacksonville, but the city wouldn’t have cared. It would have welcomed home one of its heroes and waited for the success to come. Instead, Jacksonville went with a quarterback from the Big 12 conference that has consistently produced duds in the NFL as of late. Colt McCoy seemed like a world beater at Texas, but look at what he’s done with the Cleveland Browns. Still, when Jacksonville general manager Gene Smith saw Blaine Gabbert’s gaudy college numbers, he decided to trade up in the draft giving up valuable pieces to the puzzle to pick what he thought would be a franchise quarterback. Now which quarterback would have been better suited to play in Jacksonville? Let’s look at weapons. Most of Tebow’s offensive weapons couldn’t start in Jacksonville and that’s saying a lot when you look at the Jaguars’ playmakers. After Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville lacks much offensive punch, but Tebow is handing off to a revitalized Willis McGahee. If Tebow can guide the Broncos to a 6-1 record this season, what could he have done for the Jaguars? Let’s remember, he didn’t have an offseason to continue his progression, so for the most part, Tebow is still a rookie. How does he stack up against Gabbert? Tebow has a 10-1 touchdown to interception ratio. Gabbert has thrown eight touchdowns to his seven interceptions. The biggest knock on Tebow has been his completion percentage. Gabbert is completing two percent more of his passes than Tebow. When it comes down to it, it’s not about the stats. Everyone knows that there’s only one stat that matters in football and that’s wins and losses. The best way I’ve heard Tebow described is as a force of competitive nature. That competitive nature has propelled the Denver Broncos to six wins in seven games with Tebow at quarterback. Jacksonville has three wins this season. Seems to me that Tebow might have been the answer in Jacksonville after all. Then again, what do wins matter? Comment Below!. Posted in jaguars-news | Comments Off
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Jaguars-Browns Preview |
Maurice Jones-Drew(notes) carried the Jacksonville Jaguars to their first road win The disgruntled Cleveland Browns found themselves on the verge of victory The visiting Jaguars look to build on their impressive effort while the Jacksonville (3-6), which had been outscored 157-81 in dropping six straight Jones-Drew carried the ball 25 times for 114 yards and scored with 3:52 “There was just sheer will and desire and passion, just laying it on the Jones-Drew, who ranks fourth in the league with 854 rushing yards, has been Blaine Gabbert(notes) completed 14 of 21 passes for 118 yards with a touchdown and “He’s the best running back in the NFL in my eyes,” Gabbert said. “Whenever While Cleveland (3-6) has allowed a league-low 163.3 passing yards per game, The Browns (3-6) have scored touchdowns on eight of 18 red zone trips (44.4 Phil Dawson’s(notes) 22-yard attempt, though, sailed left following a bounced snap “You leave with a helpless feeling. It’s tough,” said Colt McCoy(notes), who The Browns have lost five of six – with their only win an ugly 6-3 victory “I’m just like every other person in the city of Cleveland that woke up this “I believe in my heart of hearts we can get it done. There’s no question.” On a positive note, Greg Little(notes) seems to have given Cleveland a formidable Little won’t have to worry about going up against Jacksonville’s former “That’s a huge loss,” defensive end Jeremy Mincey(notes) said. “That’s a veteran The Browns’ ground game will likely feature Chris Ogbonnaya(notes) again with Jacksonville had dropped back-to-back meetings in this series before There is the quick update of the day. Posted in jaguars-news | Comments Off
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Jaguars to start rookie QB Gabbert at Panthers |
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Sharks Honored at Everbank Field |
August 19, 2011 – Arena Football League (AFL) Jacksonville Sharks
 The Jacksonville Sharks will be honored Friday, August 19, 2011 at Everbank Field during halftime of the Jacksonville Jaguars game against the Atlanta Falcons.
The Jaguars will recognize the Jacksonville Sharks organization for bringing the first ever professional football championship to the city of Jacksonville. The halftime ceremony comes one day after Mayor Alvin Brown proclaimed August 18 Jacksonville Sharks Day. “Being honored at half-time of the Jaguars game tonight is a great ending to our week of celebration,” stated Sharks’ Managing Partner Jeff Bouchy. �”We ask all Sharks fans to come out tonight and support the Jaguars and see your ArenaBowl Champion Sharks team one last time. �After tonight, the 2012 season starts in full-force and we look forward to the opportunity of winning another championship for our great city.” • Discuss this story on the Arena Football League message board… • Sharks Honored at Everbank Field – Jacksonville Sharks The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff. What are your opinions. Posted in jaguars-news | Comments Off
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Todd Bouman is returning farm fresh to… |
David Garrard is out, Blaine Gabbert is in, and Todd Bouman is once again off the tractor. Jacksonville’s quarterback situation got scrambled a bit Tuesday when coach Jack Del Rio ruled Garrard out of Thursday’s exhibition opener at New England because of back pain. Gabbert, the 10th overall pick in April’s NFL draft, will start against the Patriots. Gabbert and third-stringer Luke McCown will share snaps, but Bouman also will be available. The Jaguars signed Bouman, 39, a former Viking, making this his seventh stint with the Jaguars in the past five years. In 2010, Bouman was literally sitting on a tractor helping his father harvest corn in Minnesota when the Jaguars called. “We actually made a call to the tractor again, and Todd will be joining us this evening,” Del Rio said. “Pulled him off the tractor once again. He’s a great guy, and we think he’s a good veteran player. He’ll be able to come in and pick up and help us perform throughout the preseason, and we’ll see from there.” Briefly: Los Angeles’ city council approved a framework deal that would grant a private developer access to tax-free financing to help it build a 72,000-seat NFL stadium on the city’s convention center campus. The council’s 12-0 vote set the stage for city leaders to later consider binding agreements with developer Anschutz Entertainment Group on the project’s financing, leasing arrangements and other details. - Linebacker Channing Crowder said he is retiring, less than two weeks after he was cut by Miami. Crowder, 27, said he tried out with New England but decided it was time to retire after six NFL seasons. He made the announcement Tuesday on WQAM radio in Miami. - The NFL is adding game-day testing for performance-enhancing substances – but not recreational drugs – this season under the new collective bargaining agreement. The league’s senior VP of law and labor policy, Adolpho Birch, said tests weren’t conducted in the past on days there were games “because of logistical issues involved, much more so than any philosophical issues.” - Detroit signed running backs Mike Bell and Jerome Harrison to help stabilize the position after losing rookie Mikel Leshoure for the season because of a torn left Achilles’ tendon. - Tennessee agreed to terms with safety Anthony Smith, who has played in 63 games with Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Jacksonville and Green Bay. - After agreeing a two-year deal with Baltimore on Monday, running back Ricky Williams passed his physical and practiced with his new teammates. Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. Posted in jaguars-news | Comments Off
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