Jaguars release David Garrard | Page 4

verb1der · 2011-09-06T12:05:47-07:00

Jay_Glazer Jay GlazerI'm reporting the Jaguars today have informed starting QB David Garrard they are releasing him! Luke McKown will start opener! Shocker!!!

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:45 PM

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Bluefalcon61
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Please oh please sign him.

Utter hilarity in NT will occur.

Pleaze oh puhleaze.....

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM

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RT @darkside63 You think 49ers will pursue Garrard? > Would not shock me. Jim Harbaugh liked him coming out of college.

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM

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Gerard is average at best. So was leftwich. People reacted the same way when Leftwich was released. It just goes to show you how a player can be overhyped and overrated easily.

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:47 PM

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Wow. This is an astounding and extremely audacious move. If Jacksonville has a losing record -- and they probably will -- the fans are going to be that much more livid.

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:49 PM

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I think Garrard would be a great acquisition at a reasonable price. Nice backup to support Alex and Kap and he's been there before (playoffs). Don't want him starting though.

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:51 PM

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Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Gerard is average at best. So was leftwich. People reacted the same way when Leftwich was released. It just goes to show you how a player can be overhyped and overrated easily.

I'll take his average butt over our below average QBs any day. Thank you very much.

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:52 PM

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Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Gerard is average at best. So was leftwich. People reacted the same way when Leftwich was released. It just goes to show you how a player can be overhyped and overrated easily.

However, when you've had years of Below Average QB play; "average at best" looks pretty good...

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:55 PM

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Originally posted by susweel:
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Jaguars timing is almost identical to some years back. Jags cut Byron Leftwitch and turned to Garrard. Now cut Garrard and turn to McCown.

I felt the exact same way... they need to just announce Gabbert as the starter though. As for us signing him? Hell I'd entertain the idea depending on his health & what he would want. He had a solid season last year

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:55 PM

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Houston is practically being handed the division this year.

No Manning for up to 6 weeks, maybe more.
No Garrard to deal with.

This is a terrible move by Jacksonville. Garrard may not be great, but he's better than McCown. Using McCown is just a ploy to make it easier to start Gabbert -- and probably sooner than he'll actually be ready. Gabbert had a bad pre-season. Without Garrard, this is essentially a Tim Rattay-Alex Smith scenario. Wouldn't be surprised to see Gabbert play this year once McCown blows.

Sep 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM

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He's as good as ours, BOOK IT

Sep 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM

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don't want

Sep 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM

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Originally posted by Janitor:
don't want

Why not ??

he would be a better back up then two rookies.

Sep 6, 2011 at 2:01 PM

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By the way, what's to say Garrard doesn't end up in the following places?:

Miami - Henne is arguably the worst starter in the league. Garrard is a massive upgrade and is local.
Cincinnati - Dalton isn't quite ready. He'd be able to start and Dalton could learn.
Detroit - Insurance for injury-prone Stafford.
Seattle - Could easily start if Jackson falters.
Cleveland - Insurance for McCoy
Carolina - Insurance for Newton (whether injury or poor play)

I think he goes to the Dolphins. He'll start EASILY there once Henne has a bad game.

Sep 6, 2011 at 2:08 PM

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Originally posted by OnTheClock:
By the way, what's to say Garrard doesn't end up in the following places?:

Miami - Henne is arguably the worst starter in the league. Garrard is a massive upgrade and is local.
Cincinnati - Dalton isn't quite ready. He'd be able to start and Dalton could learn.
Detroit - Insurance for injury-prone Stafford.
Seattle - Could easily start if Jackson falters.
Cleveland - Insurance for McCoy
Carolina - Insurance for Newton (whether injury or poor play)

I think he goes to the Dolphins. He'll start EASILY there once Henne has a bad game.

Nice list... he could be the Bengals "Jeff Blake", and then they could trade Palmer... who knows

Sep 6, 2011 at 2:09 PM

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Originally posted by OnTheClock:
By the way, what's to say Garrard doesn't end up in the following places?:

Miami - Henne is arguably the worst starter in the league. Garrard is a massive upgrade and is local.
Cincinnati - Dalton isn't quite ready. He'd be able to start and Dalton could learn.
Detroit - Insurance for injury-prone Stafford.
Seattle - Could easily start if Jackson falters.
Cleveland - Insurance for McCoy
Carolina - Insurance for Newton (whether injury or poor play)

I think he goes to the Dolphins. He'll start EASILY there once Henne has a bad game.

Well then why not here? He would start easily once Alex has a bad game and get's his ass booed out of town again. I'm not sure what I think of the move though. hmmmm... I def would of liked it had this been a month or two ago.