Maurice Jones-Drew on the return of Mike Sims-Walker, Yellow shirts, and more
Posted: October 18, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: David Garrard, Marcedes Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew, Mike Sims-Walker, Monday Night Football, offense, Ravens, running back Leave a comment »
We’ve gone over Mojo’s QVC shopping habits, his love for Alicia Keys…now back to football.
First off, the word is that wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker is on his way back to Jacksonville. Here’s MJD with his thoughts on the situation: MJD1
Another story that has emerged today is the resurgence of the way that the Jags handled the releasing of quarterback David Garrard. MJD was asked about that situation again and how he feels about the “business” side of the game: MJD2
Ok, getting back to the big game coming up on Monday Night against the Ravens. I had a chance to ask Jones-Drew what he would like to see this team accomplish, in particular, in front of a national audience: MJD3
Maurice was then asked about Marcedes Lewis’ struggles so far this season and how he thinks he’s handling it: MJD4
Mojo, as usual, was able to give us a laugh. He was asked by Vito Stellino (who MJD loves to banter with) how the mood is amongst the team. Here’s what MJD had to say as well as his answer to the question: MJD5
All joking aside, here is the bottom line for Monday night: MJD6
Cool Hand Luke: McCown’s first comments as the Jags new starting QB
Posted: September 8, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: Blaine Gabbert, David Garrard, Luke McCown, quarterback situation Leave a comment »
Some people will like it, some people won’t. But the bottom line is that Luke McCown is now the starting quarterback here in Jacksonville. I personally think he’s going to handle the task well; he’s been preparing, as you’ll hear him say, for years for this moment and opportunity: McCown1
As the starting QB, McCown is going to be responsible, not only for leading the offense, but for being a team leader as well. Here’s McCown on how he’s going to approach this role: McCown2
McCown, like the rest of the guys, didn’t know about the decision until it literally came down 48 hours ago. I asked McCown what his reaction to the news was when he heard it. Here is his repsonse: McCown3
McCown was then asked if he had had a chance to talk to David since the decision had been made: McCown4
Luke then elaborated on David as a person: McCown5
The topic then switched to QB Blaine Gabbert. Luke was asked what he thought when the rookie got the start in week 1 against the Pats: McCown6
With the decision coming down just days before the start of the regular season, McCown made it clear that he can’t dwell on what has happened, but instead has to move on and embrace his new role: McCown7
Luke was then asked whether or not he felt comfortable with how many reps he’s had with the first team: McCown8
Getting back to Gabbert, one thing Blaine has talked a lot about in the preseason was how important both McCown AND Garrard have been to him as far as his ability to learn the offense and transition into the NFL. Because of that, I asked McCown about what conversations he’s had with Blaine now that he is Gabbert’s go to guy: McCown9
McCown is very much like Garrard in that every time I have interacted with him, he’s handled himself with class. And now he’s the starting quarterback for this franchise with a rookie in waiting. Despite what you may think of the decision to let Garrard go, it’s time to rally around McCown. Good luck Cool Hand–prove my new nickname for you right!
Player reaction to Hugh Douglas’ comments on JDR
Posted: September 8, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: David Garrard, Deji Karim, Hugh Douglas, Jack Del Rio, Jason Hill, Jeremy Mincey, Marcedes Lewis, Rashean Mathis, Uche Nwaneri Leave a comment »
Former Eagles, Jets and Jags defensive end Hugh Douglas has come out with some pretty harsh comments concerning Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio and how the situiation with releasing quarterback David Garrard was handled. If you didn’t get a chance to hear his comments the first time around on ESPN radio, here is what Douglas had to say: Douglas comments
Due to the harsh nature of his comments and the fact that Douglas hasn’t been inside the Jaguars locker room since 2003, I thought I’d give players who are actually still with Jacksonville a chance to sound off. Here’s what they had to say in response to Douglas’ words:
CB Rashean Mathis: Rashean Mathis
TE Marcedes Lewis: Marcedes Lewis
OG Uche Nwaneri: Uche Nwaneri
DE Jeremy Mincey: Jeremy Mincey
WR Jason Hill: Jason Hill
RB Deji Karim: Deji Karim
