New Jaguars GM Gene Smith had his first press conference as GM, and spoke about a number of things, but one of the more interesting was the thought about long-time running back Fred Taylor, who is set to hit the free agent market at the end of February.
Here is the tidbit from the site:
In his [...]
The Jaguars had a busy Saturday, as the team came to terms with five new assistant coaches. Coming aboard include Mel Tucker as defensive coordinator and Russ Purnell who was hired as special teams coordinator.
Purnell previously served as special teams coordinator for Indianapolis under coach Tony Dungy. The Jaguars also added quality control [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
Recently, there were rumors that Panthers defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac might jump from the Panthers to the Jaguars.
But Trgovac is staying put with the Panthers, and the Jags will be hiring former Browns defensive coordinator Mel Tucker.
NFP reported earlier today that the Jags are “very close to naming” Tucker the next defensive [...]
It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
Jaguars secondary coach Donnie Henderson is out after one season in Jacksonville, Scout.com’s Adam Caplan reports from the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
The veteran NFL assistant revealed that he won’t be returning to Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio’s staff while attending the Senior Bowl practice sessions/annual coaches’ job convention. Henderson didn’t [...]
From: Pro Football Talk.com
As the Jaguars limped through a season of unfulfilled expectations, we thought that owner Wayne Weaver might hire someone who’d have authority over coach Jack Del Rio and control over the roster.
We were partially right (which is better than our usual habit of totally wrong).
Gene Smith, who was promoted to V.P. of [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
Although the interior trio was the bane of the Jaguars’ O-line play in 2008, help will be sought more actively at tackle than at guard or center in the offseason. OLT Khalif Barnes’ disappointing tenure is coming to a close as he forays into free agency, and the healthy return of Maurice [...]
From:Florida Times Union
Although it’s not being called a firing, Gregg Williams isn’t returning to Jacksonville. “It’s sort of an amicable divorce,” Demoff said. “Gregg is an optimistic workaholic who liked working there, but I just think it wasn’t the best fit for either of them [Williams and Del Rio].” When Williams signed with the Jaguars [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
Although his rookie season was an unmitigated disaster, Jaguars DE Derrick Harvey at least started to show glimpses of his potential late in the year. His best game, by far, came in the Week 17 loss to the Ravens, when he sacked Ravens QB Joe Flacco twice and recorded seven total tackles.
From: Yahoo! Sports
One of the big issues of the Jaguars offseason is signing RB Maurice Jones-Drew to a new contract, but that won’t be easy because he wants to be one of the highest paid running backs in the league. His contract would normally expire after the 2009 season, but since 2010 will be an [...]
