“Surely you can’t be serious. I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley.”
Posted: November 28, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: Blaine Gabbert, defense, Deji Karim, Jack Del Rio, Luke McCown, Maurice Jones-Drew, offense, Texans Leave a comment »
The title of this blog has nothing to do with the entry. I just thought we all needed a good laugh….
Speaking of needing a good laugh, JDR just continues to look more and more exhausted and ready to move on with each passing week. He was no different in his Monday press conference earlier today. Take a good listen to the tone of his voice as Del Rio discusses his rookie quarterback, how he’s handling the current state of Jaguar football, and more:
Jack Del Rio; thats what he said:
The Jags will go with Gabbert under center on Monday night against the Chargers. Here’s JDR on his quarterback situation: JDR1
Why not Luke McCown? JDR2
Del Rio had said previously that he felt Gabbert was making progress, particularly in practice. Because of that, JDR felt good about the game plan heading in to the match up with the Texans: JDR3
Gabbert still looks tenative in the pocket and doesn’t respond well to pressure. Thoughts? JDR4
Gabbert had every right to be upset about Marcedes Lewis not catching that wide open pass for a touchdown. Does Gabbert call out veterans after plays like that or keep pretty quiet in the huddle? JDR5
Speaking of Marcedes Lewis, how do you get him on the right path? JDR6
The bright spot of this team is still the defense, who played pretty nicely with all the fill ins due to guys going on IR. Here’s JDR with his thoughts on how the revamped defense performed: JDR7
Back to offense, another guy who has struggled this season is back up RB Deji Karim. Any idea why Jack? JDR8
But our go to running back has been phenomenal. With out Maurice Jones-Drew, this offense would be non-existenet. Here’s JDR with what MJD means to this team: JDR9
The Jags next game is on Monday night against the Chargers and it will be intersting to see how many people actually make it out. Let’s end today’s entry with a message from Del Rio to the fan base: JDR10
I’ve taken all I can stand… and I can’t stand no more! Gabbert, McCown, and Thomas discuss the loss to the Texans plus Jarrett Dillard and William Middleton
Posted: November 27, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: Blaine Gabbert, defense, Jarrett Dillard, Luke McCown, offense, Texans, William Middleton Leave a comment »
The title of this blog entry is not only a great quote from Chunk in one of my favorite movies, “The Goonies,” but also an accurate assessment of how I feel right now. Really? The defense puts up more points than the offense? Guys continuing to drop wide open passes? 3 and out, 3 and out, 3 and out? No offensive touchdowns?
The Jaguars lose to the Texans by a final score of 20 to 13 with a few plot twists through out the course of the game. In the middle of the 4th quarter, Jack Del Rio made the decisin to pull Blaine Gabbert and put Luke McCown in to try and get a spark on offense. It almost worked too. Here’s Gabbert with his reaction to the decision, where he goes from here, and more:
QB Blaine Gabbert:
*on having a tough day: Gabbert1
*on the effect McCown was able to have on the game: Gabbert2
*on how frustrated he is right now: Gabbert3
*what he learned from today: Gabbert4
*on whether he’s lost confidence: Gabbert5
*on whether he learned anything by watching from the sideline: Gabbert6
*Del Rio said in his press conference that Blaine is still his starting quarterback. Gabbert’s reaction/response to that: Gabbert7
*on what his focus will be at practice this upcoming week following today’s performance: Gabbert8
Now let’s hear from the man who replaced him.
QB Luke McCown:
*on whether he was surprised to get the call to go in: McCown1
*on whether he knows what this means going forward: McCown2
*the ball was coming out quicker when McCown was passing. is that just experience? McCown3
*on whether he was anticipating calling a time out before 4th down on the last drive: McCown4
*what McCown will tell Gabbert to encourage him after the tough day: McCown5
*on whether McCown senses any lack of confidence from Blaine: McCown6
WR Mike Thomas:
One on One Interviews:
I also had a chance to talk with a couple of players one on one on both sides of the ball concerning the loss.
CB William Middleton, who has to fill in for both Rashean Mathis and Derek Cox, who are both on IR: JB with William Middleton
WR Jarrett Dillard, who has made some pretty big catches in the past few games and is possibly taking over as one of the top wide receivers on the team: JB with Jarrett Dillard
Examining the Jaguar Linebacker Corp
Posted: November 23, 2011 Filed under: Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags Audio | Tags: Clint Session, Daryl Smith, defense, linebackers, Paul Posluszny, Russell Allen, Texans Leave a comment »
The Jaguar linebacker corp took a hit yesterday with the loss of Clint Session, who was placed on IR with a head injury after suffering another concussion. Here’s Daryl Smith, Paul Posluszny , and Russell Allen with their reaction to the loss of Session, preparing for Sunday’s rematch with the Texans, and more:
#52 Daryl Smith: 
*on losing Session: Smith1
*on whether his role as a leader has changed with Rashean Mathis going on IR: Smith2
*on preparing for Houston with the return of Arian Foster and Andre Johnson: Smith3
#51 Paul Posluszny:
*on losing Session: Pos1
*on what new LB Kevin Bentley brings to the team: Pos2
*on whether his role as a leader has changed with the loss of Rashean Mathis: Pos3
*on how preparing for QB Matt Leinart differs from preparing for QB Matt Schaub: Pos4
*on what happened against Cleveland as far as a breakdown against defending the run: Pos5
*on how he feels about the defense having to do so much to balance out the lack of offensive production: Pos6
#50 Russell Allen:
*on how he feels about stepping in to fill the void left behind by Session: Allen1
*on what he’s learned from Smith, Posluszny, and Session: Allen2
*on the challenges the Texans present: Allen3
*what it’s going to take to win: Allen4
