3 yards and a Cloud of Dust... a Jacksonville Jaguars Franchise

[Jefferson2Lafell]

Weaver sells Jags

Weaver with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, announcing the sale of the Jaguars

July 15, 2009- Jacksonville, FL-- In a sudden and unexpected move, the Jacksonville Jaguars have been sold to Tampa, FL business tycoon Jay Randolph, an emotional Wayne Weaver announced today.

Weaver has owned the Jags since it was awarded to his company, Shoe Carnival, in 1995. Weaver said that his age was "beginning to get to him," but he wanted the team to be "left in the right hands," and believe he has found those in Jay Randolph.

Randolph is only 28, and has found his fortune by forming and selling plans for alternate fuel resources. He gained $2 Billion in a deal with the U.S. government in 2007 and sold his company for an additional $7 Billion in March of this year.

Randolph addressed the media directly after Weaver, and said that despite the rumors going around, the Jags would not be moving to Los Angeles. He emphatically reiterated he was dedicated to keeping the Jaguars in Jacksonville.

He did not endorse Coach Jack Del Rio or any of the Jags staff, saying he would evaluate the team once the season was over. However, he did say that GM Gene Smith, who was hired in January of this year, was fired and Randolph himself would be taking over the GM duties.

He told the media that his plan was to continue to build the Jags into a team that could pound the ball, control the clock, and play stifling defense.

Randolph mentioned players such as RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Rookie Tackles Eben Britton and Eugene Monroe, TE Zach Miller, and DB Rashean Mathis as building blocks for the future. When asked about current starting QB David Garrard, Randolph said, "David Garrard is our Starting QB. He will be our starting QB for this season. Like the coaching staff, Garrard will be evaluated after the season."

Whatever Randolph decides, this looks to be quite an interesting season and off-season for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

I plan on simulating the first season. A short season recap should be up sometime tomorrow. Also, this is on Madden 10, I haven't bought 11 yet.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

Jags Sign 7, Cut 9

Jacksonville, FL-- New Jags owner Jay Randolph certainly got to work quick. Days after taking over as the Owner/GM of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Randolph announced 9 cuts and 7 new signings, headlined by RB Edgerrin James, formerly of Jags Divisional rival Indianapolis Colts. Here are the signings:

HB Edgerrin James- 1 year, $3.43M, $1.2M bonus
HB Shagg Makino- 4 years, $5.12M, $1.4M bonus
LT Kwame Harris- 1 year, $4.17M, $1.67M Bonus
LOLB Marcus Freeman (R)- 4 years, $3.92M, $600K Bonus
CB Mike Mickens (R)- 4 years, $6.08M, $2.4M bonus
QB D.J. Shockley- 1 year, $760K, no bonus
C Sean Mahan- 1 year, 620K, no bonus.

The Jags cut these 9:

3rd HB Allen Patrick
2nd FB Montell Owens
7th WR Nate Hughes
3rd RT Jordan Black
4th DT Rob Meier
5th DT Greg Peterson
6th DT Montavious Stanley
5th CB Tyron Brackenridge
2nd SS Sean Considine

The Jags start their Preseason in 2 weeks in Miami against the Dolphins.

[Deuce2223]

Looking forward to seeing what you can do.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

Garrard stripped of Captain status

Jacksonville, FL-- The Jacksonville Jaguars announced today that David Garrard had been stripped of his status as team captain, a position he has held since becoming the Jags unquestioned starter in 2007.

Garrard was replaced as a captain by CB Rashean Mathis, who joins HB Maurice Jones-Drew and LOLB Daryl Smith as captains. This is especially worrisome for Garrard, seeing as new owner Jay Randolph refused to tell the media that Garrard was going to be his starting QB beyond this season.

When asked for comment, Garrard simply said, "It's up to them. I don't care. I don't need a badge on my jersey to lead this team. I can handle it, I'm a big boy."

In a statement issued by the team, Randolph says, "We as an organization felt that Rashean is a building block for our future, and decided to name him as captain as a sort of endorsement. It is more of a support for Rashean than a slight at David."

Despite this claim, a source in the organization said that Randolph hasn't wanted Garrard as the team's QB from the start, and Randolph asked about how much of a cap hit the team would take had it cut Garrard with the 9 back-ups that were cut a week after Randolph took ownership of the team. Randolph allegedly rolled his eyes and muttered something about Wayne Weaver being a "senile old bat," for signing Garrard to a 6 year, $60M contract in April of last year. The source told this reporter that the team would have taken a $24M cap hit had they dropped Garrard.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

Pre-season Recap

Jacksonville, FL-- With last nights win over the Washington Redskins, the Jaguars ended the 2009 pre-season with a 3-1 record. Here is a list of the games:

@ Miami- W, 28-25
V. Tampa Bay- W, 38-20
@ Philadelphia- L, 13-20
@ Washington- W, 27-17

The Jaguars announced the following injuries today:

DT Terrance Knighton- Upper arm fracture, 1 Week
WR Mike Thomas (R)- Broken Hand, 7 weeks
LOLB Marcus Freeman (R)- Partial PCL tear, 9 Wks
C Brad Meester (R)- Torn groin muscle, Season (Placed on IR)

The Jags also cut QB D.J. Shockley and signed QB Jeff Garcia to a 1-year, $4.32M contract with a $1.5M bonus.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

Season Recap

Cleveland, OH-- With a loss tonight in Cleveland against the Browns, the Jags completed a 10-6 regular season and will make a playoff appearance next week against a team that is TBD. Here is a recap of the Jacksonville season:

@ Indianapolis: L, 17-23
V. Arizona: W, 31-12
@ Houston: W, 38-16
V. Tennessee: W, 30-14
@ Seattle: L, 13-21
V. St. Louis: W, 38-26
@ Tennessee: L, 14-24
V. Kansas City: W, 56-24
@ New York (Jets): W, 28-13
V. Buffalo: W, 29-10
@ San Francisco: L, 16-24
V. Houston: L, 10-24
V. Miami: W, 24-9
V. Indianapolis: W, 27-13
@ New England: W, 37-29
@ Cleveland: L, 21-28

Here are some stats from Jags players:

David Garrard: 288-495 (58%), 3069 yards, 23 TD, 12 Int, 50 sacks, 40 Car, 155 yards, 2 TD

Maurice Jones-Drew: 249 Att, 1409 yards (5.7 YPC), 14 TD, 25 Rec, 232 yards, 2 TD

Edgerrin James: 89 att, 340 yards (3.8 YPC), 2 TD

Mike Sims-Walker: 83 Rec, 966 yards, 6 TD

Marcedes Lewis: 59 Rec, 595 yards, 7 TD

Torry Holt: 45 Rec, 570 yards, 3 TD

Daryl Smith: 108 tackles, 8 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 Int

Justin Durant: 93 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 Int

Clint Ingram: 88 tackles, 4 TFL, 0.5 sack, 1 Int

Rashean Mathis: 59 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 5 Int

Atiyyah Ellison: 53 tackles, 1 TFL, 6.5 sacks

Derrick Harvey: 45 tackles, 7.5 sacks

Quentin Groves: 35 tackles, 8 sacks

John Henderson: 24 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 sacks

Josh Scobee: 20-25 FG, 53 long

[Lupine]

I like this, will follow. I like the move with Garrard because he is a rather inconsistent QB sometimes, and I do believe a trade or cut sounds reasonable.