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Jacksonville Jaguars Thread; For all the Jags Fans out there
Topic Started: Aug 21 2006, 04:18 AM (2,838 Views)
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4 turnovers, with 3 resulting in TDs. Terrible loss for the Jags.
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Vince Young and co. strike again! Talk about a turnaround season!
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Dec. 18 2006 10:36 AM
Vince Young and co. strike again! Talk about a turnaround season!

Actually it was just the Titans' defense and the poor decisions by the Jags' offense. Jacksonville's defense shut down Young.
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This season looks good. Hopefully we can draft Reggie Nelson since we lost Deon Grant. If Paul Posluszny falls to us in the 2nd round, I'll be so happy.
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The Jags drafted Reggie Nelson. I knew they would!
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Good call! :)
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Good one, CLos. Culpepper looks like he may be joining us in the 9-0-4.
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I think Culpepper would be a pretty good fit down in Jacksonville. I don't think the Jags are completely sold on Leftwich so I can definitely see Culpepper going there.
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There's still a QB controversy here, no doubt. Byron needs to perform exceptionally well this year to get re-signed. I'm not totally sold on Culpepper's knee though. If he's 100% and his knee is not affecting him at all, I don't see any harm in entertaining the idea of him joining the Jags.
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Jags release Darius, will rely on youth in defensive backfield

In a surprising move, the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday abruptly released starting strong safety Donovin Darius, a nine-year veteran who started more games on defense than anyone in franchise history.

Darius, 31, is still rehabilitating from a broken right ankle that limited him to 10 games last season. Although he was unable to participate in the team's offseason program this spring, as he continued his recovery, it was believed that Darius was making good progress and was on pace to be ready for training camp.

"It was a shock the way it happened," Darius said at a news conference. "But at the same time, I've been around this business long enough to understand the nature of this business."

The Jaguars informed Darius on Thursday morning that they planned to rely on younger players at safety and apprised him of his release. There likely was a financial consideration as well, since Darius had two seasons remaining on his contract and was due base salaries of $3.5 million in 2007 and $4 million in '08.

The move means Darius will immediately become a free agent when his name officially appears on the NFL's internal transactions document Thursday afternoon. It also means that Jacksonville will go into the season minus both starting safeties from a defense which statistically ranked 10th in the league in '06. Starting free safety Deon Grant signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an unrestricted free agent earlier this spring.

"Donovin Darius is an outstanding human being," Jaguars' coach Jack Del Rio said on Thursday afternoon. "I have a great deal of respect for who he is on and off the field. He was a ferocious center fielder for us for a number of years, a guy that you definitely offensively had to account for."

"We have elected at this time as an organization to move forward and to allow him to pursue other opportunities," Del Rio said. "We have let him know that and like I said, [we have] a great deal of respect and admiration for the man and for the player he was here as a Jacksonville Jaguar, but we have made that decision to move on."

If he is healthy, or if other teams agree that he will be ready for the start of training camp next month, Darius should generate plenty of interest on the open market.

Third-year veteran Gerald Sensabaugh, whose résumé includes eight career starts and who is admired by the coaches for his physical style, is projected as one starting safety. Jacksonville chose former Florida safety Reggie Nelson in the first round of this spring's draft, and he will likely be the other starter. The Jaguars also added safety Josh Gattis in the fifth round of the 2007 draft and like his potential.

Darius was the Jaguars' first-round choice in the 1998 draft and the former Syracuse star became an immediate starter with the team. He appeared in 115 games, all starts, and had a franchise-record 846 tackles, along with two sacks, 14 interceptions, 35 passes defensed, eight forced fumbles and six recoveries.

Darius was noted more as a run defender early in his career, when his pass coverage skills were viewed as a liability and he was more effective playing close to the line of scrimmage. But he became far better on pass defense in recent seasons. Only twice in nine seasons, though, did Darius have more than three interceptions in a season. He totaled 100 or more tackles six different times.

Darius was twice named as a franchise player in free agency and that seemed to reflect his value to the Jaguars at the time, and he is a two-time Pro Bowl alternate. But he played in just 12 games the past two seasons, and the recent injury history likely contributed to the decision to release him. In 2005, Darius missed all but two games after an anterior cruciate injury. Then, in 2006, he fractured his right ankle in a late November game.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


No more Double D in Jacksonville. This sucks. The youngsters we drafted better step it up in '07. Whoever ends up with Darius is going to be very pleased. He's one of the hardest hitters in the League. Good luck, Donovin!
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My Jags just cut Leftwich. Garrard has no excuses after this season, now, he's been given the team on a silver platter.
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I was shocked when they said Garrard was the starter ahead of Leftwich, but now hes being released.. wow.
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I wouldn't worry about Leftwich being released actually. I knew it was gonna happen eventually. Also, Garrard is more mobile and can still throw. We better get some draft picks for him.
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So, this weekend the Jags face the Panthers and can help the Bucs clinch their division.

Me-ow!
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Hopefully the Jags can beat the Panthers. I'm afraid Steve Smith is going to go wild though. Their defense isn't that good and the run game with Fred Taylor and MDJ should go to work.
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