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Dolphins @ Jaguars: What to watch for

silencecs — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:27:49 -0000

The key to the game could be this man, Rashean Mathis.

A huge game approaches, accompanied by a playoff atmosphere not seen since 2007. Nothing matters except winning at any cost. Physicality must be king. The Dolphins are the very definition of a smash-mouth team; they're built by longtime personnel genius, Bill Parcells. They are in the playoff hunt for the second consecutive year under Tony Sparano, and are playing meaningful games in December. Think they'll be fired up? We better be too. That being said, here's some things to watch for during the game.

- Look for Witherspoon to return more kicks. Mike Thomas will have to be featured more in the passing game since Sims-Walker won't be 100%. Thomas is also listed as probable on the injury report, and saw limited time in practice due to a hammy. He'll definitely play, although we'll see if he's as quick as usual.

- R. Allen has been in for "Country" Ingram a number of times this season. It's been astounding watching this first-year undrafted player develop over the course of the season.

- Clint Ingram's days with the team may be numbered. He hasn't played a top-notch game all season, and the team will desperately need him to show us the run-stopping prowess he was known for in the past.

- Montavious Stanley may see his first start of the season as a result of John Henderson being doubtful. He's played great when providing respite for Big John, or "Pot Roast". Now, we'll need to see if Stanley can be this team's next Rob Meier. This could be a huge game for the 28 year old. He should be in his prime, and we's going to need to show it this week. The Dolphins starting Center Jake Grove is doubtful, and his absence could help alleviate the loss of Big John, should he sit out.

- Torry Holt, Mike Thomas, or Nate Hughes must step up and help out Garrard. We'll need to run short passes due to both the pass-rush and the expected inclement weather. The deep ball will be a risky move.

- Dirk Koetter should focus on featuring the TE's this game. That's the textbook way to go in poor weather against a great run defense. The Jaguars have great TE's this year, and hopefully Dirk will feature Zach Miller a little more, as his speed can't be matched by LB's.

- MJD must be featured at all costs. Run screens, run tosses, run up the middle. Don't let the Dolphins dictate your decisions in regards to running.

- Garrard must be better than Henne. Henne can throw the deep ball well, which can sometimes keep teams from stacking the box to heavily against the run. The rain may negate that and allow the Jaguars to incorportate more a a run focused defense.

- If Mathis is back, look for the Jaguars to employ less nickel defense. The number four rushing offense is in town, it is going to rain, and you need all the meat at the line you can find.

- Look for our rookie tackles to show up big. They're facing to aging veterans in Porter and Taylor. When you get old, sometimes you start to lose it in December. Eben and Eugene need to shut 'em down for the Jaguars to succeed.

- The interior line has underwhelmed all season long. However, this game is a good one to get back on track, as the Dolphins will be without their starting NT. Meester and Manuwai should be watched closely to see if they still have the power at this time of the season to run up the gut. Uche has been known to make mental errors and get confused occasionally. Against a 3-4 he'll have to be on his toes and making sure he isn't committing the cardinal sin of blocking air

- In the rain, anything can happen. Now's the time to earn respect.

-Collin Streetman

Jacksonville Jaguars fall to San Francisco 49ers' 20-3: Taking a big swallow of perspective

River City Rage — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:38:17 -0000

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The somewhat surging Jacksonville Jaguars made a long trip west to face the San Francisco 49'ers and left with yet another humiliating defeat on the west coast. This time, the Jaguars could not blame off-the-field distractions, as it was the abject failure of executing basic football principals, not late night encounters that would doom the team. Josh Scobee, the ever-reliable kicker, would miss two field goals, including the shortest miss of the 2009 Season. More on Scobee later. Maurice Jones-Drew would reach 1,000 yards for the season, but until the 4th quarter was largely bottled up.

The most pressing issue facing the Jaguars after this loss is their sudden inability to score inside the red zone. The Jaguars would get an solid start to a drive, move down the field and leave with no points on the board. It seemed like every time the Jaguars got anything moving, a mistake, drop, or fumble would end the drive and continue the beat down.

Alex Smith, as is par for the course for the Jaguars, looked like a first overall draft pick, not a player struggling to keep his job. The pass rush was a problem, the 49'ers attacked the Jaguars linebackers all day, and the team looked like the one that barely beat the Rams, not one that is in the hunt for a wild card spot.

In a lot of ways, I think, this is an appropriate place for the Jaguars to be. We're just not there yet, we don't have the talent on the field and what we do have needs another offseason to develop. Eugene Monroe had a very rough go of it today, with the offensive line allowing a beat-down on David. Of course, David didn't help himself with how long he held the ball (not to mention the one time he DID throw the ball away, he through to an empty spot on the field), but that's a whole different discussion.

No, no, this is a team that's put together some wins, is still somewhat "in the hunt" for the Wild-Card (everyone root against the Steelers tonight), and could still mount a surprise or two going into December. It's obvious, however, that the Jaguars will have to beat the Colts or Patriots to get to the post-season, and that may be a tall order to a roster that's struggled against the Rams and 49'ers.

But that's OK, that's my point here. It's still a fun, albeit frustrating team to watch. Did you see those quick tosses to Mike Thomas? That's going to be a hoot next season. Jones-Drew proved that he's a full-time back, but wait till Jennings is up to speed as a spell back. There's a whole hell of a lot to be excited about with this roster, but don't think for a second that they can sit back and wait for next year to turn things up a notch.

Jonathan's Rapid Reaction Commentary:

Jonathan and I were writing this at the same time, so we don't bury each-other with front-page posts, so I'm going to give Jonathan the floor for a bit.

The thing that sticks out to me the most about this game is the Jaguars continued poor redzone play. While everyone said their performance wasn't that bad when I compared it to other teams, they still had far more negative red zone possessions than any of the other AFC playoff contenders. Today was the culmination of that. 4 possessions. 3 points.

David Garrard now leads the league with seven lost fumbles. He got away with one last week vs Buffalo but wasn't so lucky this week. I'm now of the opinion the Jags need to strongly look at taking a QB in the first round, so long as it isn't Tebow.

Granted, whoever lines up under center is going to have a helluva time getting the ball off. The Jaguars offensive line might as well of stayed home in Jacksonville. The unit gave up 6 sacks and could've given up as many as 10 if not for some last second plays by Garrard.

Why oh why was Clint Ingram assigned to cover Vernon Davis on that 4th down play?

I honestly think Scobee's 21 yard miss will be his last as a Jaguar. If there isn't a headline on Monday saying Scobee was released I'll be shocked. I gave him a pass initially because most of his misses were from 50+, but now it's obviously part of a larger trend.

RCR's final thought:

If there was ever a game that we can win, it's taking on the emotionally devastated Texans at JMS on Sunday. At 6-5, losing to an NFC team in a week where Miami and Houston lose to division teams is good for Jacksonville. The Texans are on an emotional low right now, Jacksonville can do its business and go back to living week by week, just the way we like it.

Just don't lose perspective. We all get suckered in, teased by the tempation of playoffs. Gene has had one offseason at he helm, let's let him have another go at it before we get too spoiled.

-C

Clint Ingram: A rusty cog that needs changing

silencecs — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:54:17 -0000

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Who is this man, and what's he done with Clint Ingram?!?

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Clint "Country" Ingram, the Jaguars' LB known for devastating hits, had this to say about the team's defense.

"We need to match them, it's obvious."

No, Clint, what's obvious is that you need to match them.

Attention to the linebacker formerly known as Clint Ingram: You should be a well-oiled, hard-firing piston for the defense. Instead, you've been a rusty cog that has hardly lived up to expectations. I don't blame you for playing poorly in that infernal 3-4 scheme, you clearly aren't built for that kind of game-plan. However, last Sunday's game against the Jets was inexcusable. Let's review a few plays that led to the Jets continuing their second drive (After the int).

Few plays into the drive, 1st and 10 on Jacksonville's 25 yard-line. Clint is lined up on the line of scrimmage, the Jets in an I formation. Knighton and Henderson are both easily blocked, Pot Roast is spun around, but Clint is left un accounted for off the edge. He misses the tackle.

Next play, 2nd and 5 Jacksonville's 20 yard-line. Jag's in zone, throw to the Slot in the flat at the 19, Clint comes running into the view of the camera and... stops?!? Seriously, he stops in his tracks and waits for the ball-carrier to come to him, allowing the first down. That's entirely on you Clint, and there is no excuse (part of the reason Mr. Allen took your place for a while starting the next drive).

Poor play in the 4-3 defensive scheme is not what we expect from you. You've been part of the reason our run defense has been successful, and you were fair against the pass coming out of college. Neither has been the case this season, and the latter hasen't been the case since your second-year. Either your speed has altogether faltered, or you're over-thinking plays. I'm hoping it's just because you have been forced to learn so many defensive alignments and responsibilities as the Jaguars continue their yearly defensive coordinator carousal.

I know you realize you played far and away your worst game of the season Sunday, and it was only compounded by the fact that it was predominantly in the 4-3 defensive front, which suits your style and build. The hesitation has got to stop. You can have only one mind-set... No, not win... Never win... Only kill. That's it. Kill.

Stay quiet, or call out your own abhorrent play.

Since you did neither, We're calling you out, you impostor. Whatever you've done with Clint Ingram, we want him back playing LB this week in Duval. We've got a game Sunday, just in case it wasn't on your calendar.

Sincerely,

The 46,000 Fans Attending Sunday's Game.

New York Jets Run Offense vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Run Defense

John B — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:24:04 -0000

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The Jaguars have one of the worst statistical run defenses in football. The Chiefs did little to try and exploit it last week, running only 12 times. Part of this was due to them playing from behind. The Jets are going to test Jacksonville's new 4-3 base defense much more up front.

Jacksonville hopes its strength will come from up the middle and tackles John Henderson and Terrance Knighton. Henderson is a multi time Pro Bowler. Knighton is a rookie space eater. He's been pretty good defending the run, although he's less likely to beat his man and penetrate. He's more of a Sione Pouha type. Atiyyah Ellison will rotate in with them, a guy who doesn't do anything poorly but also doesn't do anything particularly well.

Derrick Harvey will line up at one end. He weighs in at 281 pounds, big for a 4-3 end. His play against the run seems to have improved a bit with the move to the 4-3. On the other side, the Jaguars will play a pair of smallish ends, Quentin Groves, a small speedy guy who is something of a liability in the run game and Bryan Smith, an even smaller player. They are in there to provide the pass rush. Jacksonville hopes the Jets run away from them, which they might if they are lined up against D'Brickashaw Ferguson, and Gang Green is best running it right.

Daryl Smith is Jacksonville's best linebacker against the run. Smith does everything well. For my money, he's one of the most overlooked players in football. He's had success at both middle and outside linebacker during his career. He'll start outside on the weak side. Justin Durant, who starts in the middle does a decent job against the run. Jacksonville wants the tackles to keep him clean. Strong side backer Clint Ingram is the weakest defending the run. I would expect the Jets to target him.

As always, Jacksonville will probably stick 8 in the box against the rookie quarterback, but neither safety Reggie Nelson nor Gerald Alexander has provided Jacksonville much in run support this year, which is stark considering how much their 3-4 base struggled against the run until they switched their scheme last week.

What are the keys? Knighton played nose in the 3-4 so he'll likely line up against Nick Mangold. Mangold has to control him on his own. The idea for any nose tackle is to occupy a pair of blockers. Nick has been great controlling his assignments to this point against more decorated linemen. The strength at the center position springs the run game because the Jets have an extra blocker who does not need to dedicate himself to blocking the nose. The Jets will. Knighton lined up on the left side against the Chiefs. If he does again, that will leave Brandon Moore, Damien Woody, and Tony Richardson to take on an end and linebacker. This looks like it could be a favorable matchup for the Jets.

New York Jets Pass Offense vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Pass Defense

John B — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:39 -0000

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Jacksonville's defense looked transformed against the Kansas City Chiefs last week. The unit had struggled all season long to generate pressure against opposing quarterbacks all year, 5 in the first 7 games, but registed 3 last Sunday and applied constant pressure. Playing against a suspect offensive line and a quarterback who holds the ball too long had a lot to do with it, but the Jags also changed their scheme. After running a 3-4 defense, a poorly thought out Mangini style scheme change, Jacksonville reverted to using the 4-3 as their base. The Jaguars did display some 3-4 against the Chiefs and zone blitzed a lot to try and confuse the protection. Against a rookie quarterback, expect a lot more of this. Also expect the four first round picks and Brandon Moore on the offensive line to do a lot better against the Jaguars.

Jacksonville's 4-3 has strength built up the middle. John Henderson is still playing at a high level. He registered a sack, a hit, and 5 pressures against the Chiefs. He's joined by Terrence Knighton, a 325 rookie from Temple who does not have a great burst to get to the quarterback but freqently occupies a pair of tacklers to open things up for others. 2008 first round pick Derrick Harvey played inspired football against Kansas City, displaying good power moves and athleticism against Brandon Albert, the talented young left tackle from Virginia. He'll look to duplicate his performance against another young talented left tackle from Virginia, D'Brickashaw Ferguson. The way D'Brickashaw and Nick Mangold are playing, I feel comfortable with the Jets' ability to hold Henderson and Harvey in check.

Bryan Smith will start at left end in place of another 2008 pass rushing draftee Quentin Groves. Groves is raw but has a lot of athletic ability. He can get to the quarterback but it really best served as a situational pass rusher. The Jags will probably use him as a rusher both with his hand on and off the ground. Aside from then, his playing time could be limited because he struggles against the run and is giving up over 60 pounds to Damien Woody. Can you say mismatch? Smith is even smaller than Groves. It will be important for him to get off the line quickly and use his speed against Woody because unless he gets on top of Damien quickly, he will be overpowered.

Daryl Smith is going to play a key role for Jacksonville. The outside linebacker is excellent in pass coverage and will probably draw Dustin Keller frequently. The Jets made Keller Mark Sanchez's primary read against Miami to try and keep things simple and safe. Keller responded with his best game of the year. Keller is going to give Smith all he can handle (as well as linebackers Justin Durant, who is solid in pass coverage and Clint Ingram, who is something of a liability). Smith will also be used as a blitzer. He had 2 sacks and 3 pressures against the Chiefs.

On the outside, there will be plays to be made. The secondary of Rashean Mathis and Derek Cox at corner and Reggie Nelson and Gerald Alexander has been suspect all year, and you can only blame the pass rush to a certain extent. The Jags are giving up over 240 yards through the air. Alexander is nursing a shoulder injury. Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery have the edge here and will all day. Keller also will have a great chance to exploit the safeties in coverage. I'd also look for David Clowney to have an impact. The Jaguars will be aggressive, and the Chiefs burned them long on a safety blitz.

I think the Jets handle the pass rush well. They have a significantly better offensive line than Kansas City. If he has to, Brian Schottenheimer can leave in extra blockers as he frequently did against the Dolphins and give Mark Sanchez time to find the matchups that favor his receivers.

Quick Bytes: 10/30/2009

Jonathan Loesche — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:42:26 -0000

Scobee delivers for Jaguars | Jacksonville.com
Josh Scobee talks about his routine of preparing for a big kick. Though Scobee is only 8-12 this season, his misses have been from 63, 58, and 56 yards out.

Pass defense key to improvement for Jaguars | Jacksonville.com
Michael Wright looks at the Jaguars pass defense.

Q&A: Jaguars receiver Mike Sims-Walker | Jacksonville.com
A Q&A with Mike Sims-Walker

Key witness testifies Hartsfield got his revenge in Jaguar’s shooting | Jacksonville.com
More from the trial of Tyrone Hartsfield, the man who allegedly shot Jaguars tackle Richard Collier.

Young returning to face Jaguars | Jacksonville.com
Vince Young's last regular season game was his infamous performance against the Jaguars in the 2008 opener. Will he have similar results this time?

Jaguars ignore Titans drama over Young | tennessean.com | The Tennessean
Linebackers Daryl Smith and Clint Ingram say it doesn't matter to them if Vince Young is the QB or not.

Koetter ready to mix it up | Jacksonville.com
Dirk Koetter gives credit to the vastly improved wide receiver corps as the reason the Jags offense has improved this year.

Owen Schmitt the Fullback

John Morgan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:20:45 -0000

Between bursts of self-assault, Owen Schmitt occasionally plays fullback. Not that I don't find a man hitting himself in the head entertaining, but I thought we could take a break from analyzing the patterns of his blood spatters to watch him play football. Watching athletes play sports is an increasingly novel concept. I am awaiting the day ESPN does to its sports coverage what MTV has done with music videos.

Schmitt was named starter before the season, but lost that spot after week four of the preseason. I don't know that Justin Griffith actually outplayed Schmitt, but Seattle's then struggling running game picked up with Griffith playing fullback.

Schmitt has great potential as a fullback. He is a powerful blocker that savors contact. He is also rather new to the position after playing HB in Rich Rodriguez's spread-option offense. Griffith on the other hand, is to Greg Knapp's offense as Steve Buschemi was to 90s era Coen Brothers movies.

Schmitt played nine snaps in the first quarter. I picked the first quarter to watch him because the game was undecided and the Jaguars couldn't load up against the run. He worked nearly as much as a blocker and receiver.

His play was solid. He had one very good lead block, on the second play of Seattle's second drive, in which he moved into the hole, moved out Jaguars inside linebacker Russell Allen and doing so screened another Jaguar out of the play. Jones was slowed by end Derrick Harvey, but Allen was awarded the tackle. The attribution of a tackle seems almost arbitrary.

Schmitt didn't have any highlight worthy blocks, but his ability to square and power into his defender is impressive. He made an audible "pop" on his first block of the game, again against Allen.

Schmitt and Julius Jones have developed some chemistry, or so it looked. Schmitt ran in front and Jones followed and the two seemed to see the same hole on all but one run play. Schmitt turned a right-angle left just behind the offensive line and continued off-tackle, but Jones cut in and was tackled by the left defensive end. Ray Willis had attempted a cut block, but the Harvey anticipated it and stayed in play.

For one snap, Schmitt was again an HB. John Carlson was at left HB and Schmitt at right HB and the two ran symmetrical patterns. Both were to chip the outside linebacker and then release into a quick out into the flat. Schmitt chipped his man, but Carlson whiffed and Clint Ingram damn near killed Hasselbeck before he could shotput it away.

Schmitt's route running looks crisp, if elementary and he looks surprisingly swift as a receiver. He was the primary target on a godawful FB screen pass, but blanketed and skipped in favor of a wide open Nate Burleson. Schmitt did his part attracting coverage and keeping pressure off Hasselbeck.

I am not so sure if Schmitt is a work in progress or the best fullback on Seattle's roster. Griffith can't stay healthy, and he has yet to revive that magical ability to improve Seattle's run game that got him the job. If Schmitt had been Knapp's Mifune and not Griffith, and Schmitt the one that took the field against the Raider scrubs, would he be starting ahead of Griffith? I think so.

Seattle has shown a willingness to let its talent learn on the job. I have yet to see what Griffin can do that prevents Schmitt from starting. He might not know the offense as well, but that'll come, and his talent and potential as a lead blocker trump Griffith's. He wants it so bad. C'mon Knapp, lets Schmitt spill someone else's blood.

Jacksonville Jaguars Demolish the Titans: Top-Performers

silencecs — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:29:55 -0000

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The Jaguars just ended any semblance of hope the Titans had about making the playoffs. I don't think thrashing a team has felt so good in a long time. Jeff Fisher (the only man who may be more cold-hearted and downright evil than our own Gene Smith), was literally humiliated today. We'll see him in three weeks in the Titans' house, but I have no reason to believe we won't see Vince Young start that game.

Here's my immediate breakdown of today's big-time performers.

Derrick Harvey - Harvey played the best game of his career, without question. He's adapted to standing-up on occassion, and he was listed as a starting LB in today's game. Maybe he's under the tutelage of Mark Duffner now (our LB's coach), and if that's the case, then I have much higher hopes for his immediate development. Harvey was in the backfield on numerous plays, both run and pass. He provided pressure and hits to the quarterback, which led to Collins' atrocious game passing. This is the kind of game we need to see from Harvey consistently. The sacks will come if he plays like he did today every week.

Daryl Smith - Clint Ingram - Justin Durant - Our LB corp, led by Daryl Smith's outstanding performance, were a major part of shutting down Chris Johnson and the skilled TE's of Tennessee. Not a peep was heard save for a few catches from one of the league's top TEs in Bo Scaife, and the speedy rookie, Jared Cook was limited as well. The top unit on the defense has shown that they can handle the 3-4 responsibilities.

M. Stanley - J. Henderson - T. Knighton - D. Landri - The Jags' defensive line was stout against a strong O-line, and all played well. However, these four men stood out in particular. Landri made a touchdown saving tackle on a Chris Johnson breakaway run, Stanley batted balls and ate up blockers consistently, Henderson is playing like it's 2006, and Knighton may be the best third-round pick the Jaguars have ever made (Better even than Clint Ingram). This kid can play the NT position like Casey Hampton-lite. He's still incredibly raw, but he's going to continue to develop into the center-piece of the Jaguars' defense of the future.

M. Walker - T. Holt - M. Thomas - The injury to Troy Williamson may have been the best thing to happen to Mike Sims-Walker. Since then he's been our best WR. He's strong and instinctive, as he showed when he caught a pass on the 5 and cut right to the end-zone through 3 arm tackles. Torry Holt is a great leader, and moved into 10th place all time in receptions, congratulations Torry. Mike Thomas... wow... what can you say about this gem of a player. He brings as much to the return game as he does to the receiving unit. Dirk Koetter continues to find unique ways to utilize the gifted young man, and for that, I'm impressed.

David Garrard - The savvy QB showed why he was paid so much money. What a great and gutsy performance. He didn't miss open men, he put the ball on the spot, he ran when needed to, and he didn't turn the ball over (minus the botched snap). Great game from the team's de-facto leader.

Special Teams - Russ Purnell has apparently left his losing ways in Indy, as the Jaguars' coverage units have been spectacular. Russell Allen has shown a propensity for the ball-carrier and made a few big special teams' tackles. Josh Scobee continues to slaughter whole villages, leaving women childless and the ground barren in his wake. This guy is lights-out, and kicks the ball like he's got a vendetta against it for looking at him wrong.

Rashad Jennings - The seventh-round pick showed why Chauncey Washington was let go. He gained 53 yards in a critical time and sealed the game for the Jaguars. I know the Titans were tired, but they knew we were going to run the ball, so to still be able to churn out yards says a lot.

The Secondary - The Jaguars' secondary is clearly benefitting from the coaching of Mel Tucker. Gerald Alexander looks like he may keep Considine on the sideline when he recovers from his groin strain. Gerald snagged a pick, and forced a fumble in the time he played. I like what I see from this kid. Reggie Nelson looked better, but not great still. He was playing more instinctively and made a few plays including a fumble recovery, but that is to be expected from a veteran who was a first round pick. I need to see more from him still. Derek Cox looks to be a star. The Jaguars may have just fixed their secondary and their receiving corp in one year under Gene Smith.

Jack Del Rio - Mel Tucker - Jack continues to convince me that he is the man to turn this organization around. His stamp is clearly on this defense, and the rate they are progressing from week-to-week is staggering. I mean, we're employing a new defensive scheme, we're riddled with rookies and journey-men, and the last six quarters we've shut down two prominent offenses. One that can pass well, and one that can run well. I'm utterly shocked. Props to Mel Tucker specifically for the growth of the secondary and Derek Cox. He's got them fighting for turnovers, which the Jaguars continue to capitalize on.

Dirk Koetter - Called his second consectutive great game. Dirk has me thinking I may have been wrong to throw him under the bus as a problem. His play calling has become less predicatble, and I love the designs he's employing to get our play-makers the ball. Passes to MJD, inside hand-off to Z. Miller, and the motion-toss-sweep to M. Thomas all impressed me. Pass plays that are designed picks (officials miss those A LOT), and attacking the defense's weaknesses was a delight to watch. Way to go Dirk.

Gene Smith's draft class - Holy cow... This team has undergone one of the most drastic transformations I've ever seen in my life over the last 9 months. Gene's draft class and free-agent pick-ups have all been fantastic. That's actually an understatement. They've been spectacular. They've been game-changing. They've been heroic. I can't say enough about how impressed I am with Gene Smith. All hail the evil, conniving, masterful, deceptive, and heartless Gene Smith.

-Collin Streetman

Quick Bytes: June 17th, 2009

Jonathan Loesche — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:07:53 -0000

Fantasy Q&A: Koetter excited about his Jags - NFL Fantasy Q&A: Koetter excited about his Jags : FantasyNews.CBSSports.com
Interview with Jaguar's offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Hopefully he brings the offense back to their late 2007 form.

Lewis reaches out to new generation - Press-Telegram
Great story on Marcedes Lewis' activites in his home town of Long Beach, CA. He seems like a class act.

Jones-Drew is already making plays for his post-NFL future | Jacksonville.com
Maurice Jones-Drew will be around the league for a very long time. He will be attending the NFL's "Broadcast Bootcamp." Kudos to him for thinking ahead, and as long as he doesn't pull a Tiki Barber, I look forward to seeing him on some Pre-Game show.

Big find from small school? Jaguars like RB Rashad Jennings' potential | Jacksonville.com
Rashad Jennings heard 249 names called before his on draft day. However, he is giving his all in OTAs.

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Backup QB Cleo Lemon, lineman Drew Miller, corner Weldon Brown, and sadly BCC favorite Mkristo Bruce were cut.

jaguars.com | News | Jaguars news | Ingram healthy and hungry
A good look at Clint Ingram as he heads into a contract year.

Manuwai in shape, back on field for Jaguars | Jacksonville.com
Vince Maunwai has returned to the practice fields! This is huge for the Jaguars as a healthy Manuwai may be their best lineman right now.