DT Terrance Knighton aka Potroast: that’s what he said
Posted: December 7, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: Chargers, defense, injuries, Mel Tucker, Monday Night Football, Terrance Knighton Leave a comment »
Monday night was not a good night for the Jaguar’s defense. QB Philip Rivers passed for almost 300 yds with 3 touchdowns. RB Ryan Matthews had 13 carries for 112 yards and Malcom Floyd had over 100 yards recieving. Was it because of injuries that the defense got so picked apart? How much did all of the distractions play into the performance? I had a chance to ask DT Terrance Knighton both of those questions and more. Here’s what he had to say:
More Bad News: Jags place CB Derek Cox on Injured/Reserve
Posted: November 25, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars | Tags: defense, Derek Cox, injuries, secondary Leave a comment »
The Jaguar’s secondary has taken another big blow:
The Jacksonville Jaguars today placed cornerback Derek Cox on injured reserve with a knee injury and signed first-year quarterback Dan LeFevour to a contract. LeFevour had been on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.
Cox has started 33 games since he was drafted in the third round of the 2009 draft. He started six games in 2011 and finished with 16 tackles and 10 passes defensed. He led the club in interceptions in each of his first two seasons.
LeFevour, 6-3, 230, was a sixth-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 2010. He was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati on Sept. 5, 2010 and spent the entire season on the Bengals 53-man roster, though he was inactive for all 16 games as the third quarterback. LeFevour spent the 2011 preseason with the Bengals before he was waived on final cuts. He was signed to the Colts practice squad on Nov. 9.
A native of Lisle, Illinois, LeFevour was a four-year starter at Central Michigan. He finished his career by completing 1,171 of 1,763 passes (66.4 pct.) for 12,905 yards with 102 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. He added 2,948 rushing yards and 47 touchdowns. His 150 total touchdowns are the most in the NCAA Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I) while his 15,853 yards of total offense rank second. LeFevour is the only player in NCAA history with 12,000 career passing yards and 2,500 career rushing yards. A four-time All-MAC selection, he holds conference records for total offense, passing yards, touchdown passes, completions and attempts.
As a senior, LeFevour was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year and received 13 points in balloting for the Heisman Trophy. He graduated in December of 2009 with a bachelor of applied arts degree. He attended Benet High School in Illinois and lettered in football and basketball.
LeFevour will wear jersey number 13.
Titans @ Jags post game: JDR, MJD, and Luke McCown
Posted: September 11, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: defense, Derek Cox, injuries, Jack Del Rio, Luke McCown, Marcedes Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew, offense, Titans 1 Comment »
Go ahead and celebrate Jack–you’re team is off to a 1-0 start in the tough AFC south, your defense looked great against the run, and Luke McCown made the transition to starter with out a hitch! Here’s the coach, MJD, and McCown with some of their post-game thoughts:
Del Rio on opening day, the atmosphere, and the challenege he gave his guys before the game: JDR1
Del Rio then gave some post game analysis: JDR2
The head coach also addressed the two injuries that occured in the game to Marcedes Lewis and Derek Cox: JDR3
Del Rio was asked if he could talk about his use of Maurice Jones-Drew in the game and had a surprising response: JDR4
Apparently MJD wasn’t happy about hias lack of carries: JDR5
Here’s Maurice Jones-Drew’s take on the situation: MJD1
Mojo did make it clear however that he didn’t want to turn it into a big deal–he was hapy that his team and in the end, that’s what mattered most to him: MJD2
Getting back to Del Rio, JDR then addressed whether the limited number of carries was due to a health concern for Jones-Drew: JDR6
Del Rio was then asked if he had a certain number that he would like to see Mojo carry the ball: JDR7
JDR then switched over to the defensive side of the ball and talked about that unit in particular: JDR8
Del Rio then talked about his new starting quarterback, Luke McCown: JDR9
McCown also had a chance to address the media. One of the first things he was asked about was how it felt to be out on the field. McCown, being the humble guy that he is, gave a quick response then immediately turned the attention elsewhere: McCown1
He then addressed how the start in Jacksonville was different from his opportunities in Cleveland and Tampa Bay: McCown2
The Jags failed to convert a few times in the red zone and instead, settled for field goals. McCown shared his thoughts on that as well: McCown3
McCown was then asked whether or not he thought he played well. here’s what he had to say: McCown4
One concern coming in was how well the offensive line would be able to protect the quarterback. here’s McCown on how he thought his o-line did today: McCown5
McCown connected with WR Mike Thomas on 3rd and 8 for a 26 yard gain good for a first down. Some would consider it the biggest offensive play of the game, but for McCown, it wasn’t any thing fancy or special: McCown6
So the Jaguars are 1-0 in the AFC South. McCown is completely capable, we have a good corp of backs, the defense has definitely improved, adn Chris Johnson didn’t get much going today. Point for Jacksonville….
