Jaguars release Garrard days before season opener
€I had met with him a few weeks ago and brought the dog in and said, €Hey, take note, you're my guy. I needed you to get the idea going. ' He was presented with every opportunity. He was somewhat apologetic which he wasn't able to send out. €
Del Rio turned the starting job up to Luke McCown(notes), who outplayed Garrard along with rookie Blaine Gabbert(notes) inside the preseason. Playing mostly through and against second- and also third-teamers, McCown completed 12 for 18 passes for 133 gardens, with two touchdowns, no interceptions rarely are sacks.
€I was shocked through decision, € tight conclusion Marcedes Lewis(notes) said. €They obviously felt it turned out time to go in the different direction. Luke had a good camp, everyone knows which, and now he's a guy. There's no drop-off. We have faith in Luke and we're preparing to rally around him. €
Garrard missed the preseason opener because of a sore back, but started a final three games. He finished 50 percent of his particular passes for 216 meters, with no touchdowns together with an interception. He was sacked 3 times.
Garrard didn't return phone or texting seeking comment, but your dog thanked fans on an individual's Twitter feed.
€Thank you jaguar fans to have an awesome ride! You could be the best fans ever, € she wrote. €You'll always have a very good special place in my heart and my family's heart and soul! €
The move was similar to what Del Rio performed in 2007, when he released Byron Leftwich(notes) simply Garrard after the preseason climax. Garrard played well this season, throwing 18 touchdown passes and three interceptions.
He's really been average since, with 53 TDs and 38 INTs throughout the last three seasons. He in addition has been sacked 117 times in that span.
His performance late last season was among the many final straws.
With sprinting back Maurice Jones-Drew(notes) seated out against Washington, the Jaguars put the experience on Garrard's shoulders and he struggled to touch the load. He did not read Washington's cloaked preserving schemes and nearly ended built with five turnovers.
The Jaguars responded by drafting Gabbert considering the 10th pick in April's produce. Gabbert would have been given a way to win the starting position in camp, but the NFL lockout said him a a summer filled with meetings, film work plus organized team activities.
Gabbert dropped to third for the depth chart last week. McCown moved up that will second, although no one assumed he was actually auditioning for the starting job.
€Our beginner is our starter until he's not our beginner, € Del Rio reported. €That's the way the application works. To do it all other way creates a circus atmosphere. We have not even had that. We've had an awfully purposeful camp, we've had an awfully workmanlike, businesslike training camping. A decision was made in the best interest of this football team, and now we move forward. €
Garrard ends this Jacksonville career with 16, 003 meters passing, 89 touchdowns, 54 interceptions and also a 39-37 record. He additionally ran for 1, 746 meters and 17 scores.
Del Rio turned the starting job up to Luke McCown(notes), who outplayed Garrard along with rookie Blaine Gabbert(notes) inside the preseason. Playing mostly through and against second- and also third-teamers, McCown completed 12 for 18 passes for 133 gardens, with two touchdowns, no interceptions rarely are sacks.
€I was shocked through decision, € tight conclusion Marcedes Lewis(notes) said. €They obviously felt it turned out time to go in the different direction. Luke had a good camp, everyone knows which, and now he's a guy. There's no drop-off. We have faith in Luke and we're preparing to rally around him. €
Garrard missed the preseason opener because of a sore back, but started a final three games. He finished 50 percent of his particular passes for 216 meters, with no touchdowns together with an interception. He was sacked 3 times.
Garrard didn't return phone or texting seeking comment, but your dog thanked fans on an individual's Twitter feed.
€Thank you jaguar fans to have an awesome ride! You could be the best fans ever, € she wrote. €You'll always have a very good special place in my heart and my family's heart and soul! €
The move was similar to what Del Rio performed in 2007, when he released Byron Leftwich(notes) simply Garrard after the preseason climax. Garrard played well this season, throwing 18 touchdown passes and three interceptions.
He's really been average since, with 53 TDs and 38 INTs throughout the last three seasons. He in addition has been sacked 117 times in that span.
His performance late last season was among the many final straws.
With sprinting back Maurice Jones-Drew(notes) seated out against Washington, the Jaguars put the experience on Garrard's shoulders and he struggled to touch the load. He did not read Washington's cloaked preserving schemes and nearly ended built with five turnovers.
The Jaguars responded by drafting Gabbert considering the 10th pick in April's produce. Gabbert would have been given a way to win the starting position in camp, but the NFL lockout said him a a summer filled with meetings, film work plus organized team activities.
Gabbert dropped to third for the depth chart last week. McCown moved up that will second, although no one assumed he was actually auditioning for the starting job.
€Our beginner is our starter until he's not our beginner, € Del Rio reported. €That's the way the application works. To do it all other way creates a circus atmosphere. We have not even had that. We've had an awfully purposeful camp, we've had an awfully workmanlike, businesslike training camping. A decision was made in the best interest of this football team, and now we move forward. €
Garrard ends this Jacksonville career with 16, 003 meters passing, 89 touchdowns, 54 interceptions and also a 39-37 record. He additionally ran for 1, 746 meters and 17 scores.