Well, this bodes well for the Jets in week 2. Not that the Jags were one of the hardest games on the schedule anyway, but it likely hurts them.
Unless he goes to the Dolphins, in which case it would become harder since Garrard would be a pretty big upgrade over Henne and we have to play them twice.
1 team from every division where Garrard is probably better than their starter: Miami Cinci Indy (without pey pey) OAK WASH CHI (ok cutler's probably better..) CAR Seattle
i'm having a hardtime understanding this one. someone please explain, don't care how condescending... i'm utterly lost trying to understand. isn't their backup living off a career streak of only starting 4 consecutive games (in his rookie year no less)?!!? rookie qb over mccown?
Sounds like maybe his teammates were sick of his shit. Del Rio called him a mid tier QB in 2009, I forgot about that. Still Del Rio should realize that Mid tier means half the league has a worse QB http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6936966/jacksonville-jaguars-release-david-garrard-days-opener With running back Maurice Jones-Drew sitting out against Washington, the Jaguars put the game on Garrard's shoulders and he struggled to handle the load. He struggled to read Washington's cloaked defensive schemes and nearly ended the day with five turnovers. Garrard Has Game Garrard Since his breakout season of 2007, David Garrard ranks among the top half of all qualifying quarterbacks in completion percentage, yards per attempt, passing touchdowns and NFL passer rating. Garrard, NFL ranks since 2007 Rank* Comp pct. 62.7 12th Yds/att 7.15 15th Pass TD 71 15th NFL Passer rtg 88.0 11th *Among 31 qualifiers powered by ESPN Stats and Info The Jaguars responded by drafting Gabbert with the 10th pick in April's draft. Gabbert might have had a chance to win the starting job, but the NFL lockout denied him a a summer filled with meetings, film work and organized team activities. Gabbert was dropped to third on the depth chart last week. McCown moved up to second, although no one knew he was actually auditioning for the starting job. Garrard was hit repeatedly in last week's preseason finale against St. Louis and had an animated exchange with his offensive line on the sideline. That, too, had become an issue inside the facility, with Garrard pointing the finger more often than taking the blame. He blamed an interception against Atlanta on receiver Mike Thomas and then ripped the line for Thursday's problems. Del Rio called Garrard a middle-tier quarterback after the 2009 season, and Weaver challenged the quarterback to do more with teammates that offseason. Garrard did. He responded by setting the franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (23), enjoyed five of the best eight games of his career, and led the Jaguars to several late wins. But he struggled down the stretch. It became clear Monday how teammates felt about Garrard. They declined to vote Garrard a team captain, instead choosing Jones-Drew and tight end Marcedes Lewis as offensive captains.
im just curious why now? why not on final cut day? you took (presumably) 2 more days of reps away from your starter by letting garrard stick around after the weekend
