The Florida Times-Union says that new GM Gene Smith has plenty of power, and some of that power also includes dumping players when he feels like it:
Gene Smith doesn’t want to admit it, but he has quietly become one of the most powerful executives in the NFL. As Smith outlined the scope of his duties [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Jaguars will have a new name at the top in 2009, as today V.P. of player personnel James “Shack” Harris has resigned, five days before the completion of what was his sixth year on the job.
“I want to thank Shack for his contributions and his hard work in helping us rebuild this team,” [...]
