JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 2008 NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Ryan Robinson, Hunter Robinson, Alisa Abbott, Renzo Sheppard, Dan Edwards (904) 633-6590 FAX (904) 633-6055 www.jaguars.com October 21, 2008
REGULAR SEASON GAME 7
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (3-3) VS
CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-4) Sunday, October 26, 2008, 4:05 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (67,164), Jacksonville, Florida Television: Regionally on CBS and locally on WTEV CBS47 (Ch. 6 cable), Dick Enberg (play by play), Randy Cross (color analyst) Radio: WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) and the Jaguars Radio Network. Brian Sexton (play by play), Jeff Lageman (analyst), Sam Jordan (field) Also broadcast nationally on Sports USA Radio with Howard David (play by play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst) THIS WEEK: The Jacksonville Jaguars return to action following their bye week as they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, October 26. Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. EDT. The Jaguars have won three of their last four games and have a record of .500 or better after six games for the fifth consecutive season. The Jaguars have faced four of the top five teams in the AFC through six weeks and join Baltimore as the only teams to open the season with eight consecutive games against AFC opponents. Following Sunday’s game, the Jaguars will play back-to-back road games at Cincinnati (Nov. 2) and Detroit (Nov. 9). “I'd much rather be 5-1 or 6-0 right now but that's not what we've earned and I think there's a lot of football left,” Head Coach Jack Del Rio said. “We've had to get back up off the mat, dust ourselves off and keep rolling in some tough situations. What I'm most proud of with the football team is the resolve we've shown, the commitment to kind of fight the good fight and there's a lot more fight left, and we have a lot of fight in us, so we're looking forward to that." The Jaguars own a 2-3 record in the game following their bye week under head coach Jack Del Rio including a 17-7 win at Kansas City in 2007. The Jaguars and Browns will be meeting for the 11th time with the Jaguars leading the series, 8-2. The Jaguars won the first six games in the series as members of the old AFC Central. The Jaguars earned a 20-14 win on December 4, 2005 at Cleveland in the last meeting between the teams. The Jaguars are coming off a 24-17 road win on October 12 at Denver as David Garrard threw for 276 yards and one touchdown and Maurice JonesDrew rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. The defense forced three turnovers (2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception) as the Jaguars became only the sixth team outside the AFC West to win in consecutive seasons at Denver. The Jaguars have been forced to reshuffle their starting lineup through the first six weeks due to injuries. The club lost both starting guards, Vince Manuwai (knee) and Maurice Williams (biceps), to season-ending injuries in the on Kickoff Weekend at Tennessee. Center Brad Meester, who has started 119 games, is expected to return to action soon after missing the first six games with a biceps injury suffered in training camp. Defensively, second-year safety Reggie Nelson missed the last three games with a knee injury while cornerback Drayton Florence missed one game with a groin injury. Defensive tackle Rob Meier was inactive at Denver with a knee injury, his first missed game since December 5, 2004 at Pittsburgh.
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THIS WEEK’S BEST ■ 2008 schedule/AFC South Standings (page 2) ■ NFL Leaders/Probable starters (page 3) ■ Season recap (page 4) ■ Success in games between 4:05-4:15 p.m. (page 5) ■ Jaguars/Browns series (pages 6-7) ■ Head coach Jack Del Rio (pages 8-9) ■ Closer look at David Garrard (pages 11-12) ■ Player notes (pages 14-17) ■ Positional analysis (pages 18-19) ■ A closer look at the roster (page 22) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Monday, October 20 No availability Tuesday, October 21 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Practice open to media 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Players available Wednesday, October 22 11:30 a.m. Romeo Crennel conference call 11:35 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Players available 11:45 a.m. Browns player conference call 12:25 p.m Jack Del Rio availability 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Practice open to media Thursday, October 23 11:35 a.m.- 12:25 p.m. Players available 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Practice open to media Friday, October 24 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Practice open to media 12:35 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Players available Saturday, October 25 No availability Sunday, October 26 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cleveland Browns, 4:05 p.m.
• Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida 32202
2008 SCHEDULE PRESEASON August 9 August 16 August 23 August 28 REGULAR SEASON September 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26 November 2 November 9 November 16 November 23 December 1 December 7 December 14 December 18 December 28
OPPONENT ATLANTA FALCONS MIAMI DOLPHINS at Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Redskins
TIME 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
at Tennessee Titans BUFFALO BILLS at Indianapolis Colts HOUSTON TEXANS PITTSBURGH STEELERS at Denver Broncos OPEN DATE CLEVELAND BROWNS at Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions TENNESSEE TITANS MINNESOTA VIKINGS at Houston Texans at Chicago Bears GREEN BAY PACKERS INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at Baltimore Ravens
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RESULT W, 20-17 L, 14-19 W, 23-17 W, 24-3
WEEK EIGHT SCHEDULE (Open dates: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay, Minnesota)
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Sunday, October 26 Oakland at Baltimore Arizona at Carolina Tampa Bay at Dallas Washington at Detroit Buffalo at Miami St. Louis at New England San Diego at New Orleans Kansas City at New York Jets Atlanta at Philadelphia Cleveland at Jacksonville New York Giants at Pittsburgh Seattle at San Francisco
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2008 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS The Jaguars are 2-1 in the division and have won consecutive division games for the first time since 2005 (did it twice) and only the third time overall since the division was created in 2002. The Jaguars don’t play another division game until November 16 when they host Tennessee. The Jaguars finished second in the AFC South in 2007 with a 2-4 mark against division opponents. TEAM Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis Houston
W 6 3 3 2
L 0 3 3 4
T 0 0 0 0
PCT 1.000 .500 .500 .333
PTS 149 124 128 140
OPP 66 128 131 179
HOME 3-0 1-2 1-2 2-1
AWAY 3-0 2-2 2-1 0-3
AFC 5-0 3-3 2-1 1-4
NFC 1-0 0-0 1-2 1-0
DIV 2-0 2-1 1-1 0-3
This week: Cleveland at Jacksonville; Indianapolis at Tennessee (Monday night); Cincinnati at Houston Last week: Indianapolis 14 at Green Bay 34; Detroit 21 at Houston 28; Tennessee 34 at Kansas City 10; Jacksonville had bye
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER January 3-4 January 10-11 January 18 February 1
Wild-Card Playoffs Divisional Playoffs Conference Championships Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Florida
JAGUARS AMONG 2008 NFL LEADERS
SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS OFFENSE
Turnover differential (+2) Points Allowed Per Game (21.3) Time of possession (31:52)
AFC T-6th 7th 3rd
NFL T-12th T-12th 8th
OFFENSE Offense (306.5) Rushing (116.5) Passing (190.0) Plays of 10-plus yards (75) Rushes of 10-plus yards (17) 5-minute drives (12) Fewest three-and-out drives (11) Giveaways (7) Third down conversions pct. (38.2)
AFC 10th 7th 8th T-4th T-5th T-3rd T-2nd T-3rd 9th
NFL 22nd 14th 20th T-14th T-14th T-3rd T-5th T-7th T-17th
DEFENSE Defense (340.5) Rushing Defense (110.8) Passing Defense (229.7) Takeaways (9) Interceptions (6)
AFC 12th 7th 12th T-10th T-5th
NFL 24th 17th 23rd T-17th T-9th
SPECIAL TEAMS Opp. start position after KO (22.5) Start position after KO (26.4) KO returns of 20+ yards (18) Punt returns of 20+ yards (2) Opp. KO returns of 20+ yards (10)
AFC 1st 11th T-2nd T-5th T-1st
NFL 1st 18th T-6th T-8th T-4th
RASHEAN MATHIS Interceptions (2)
AFC T-8th
NFL T-16th
MAURICE JONES-DREW Rushing yards (301) Yards from scrimmage (485) Rushes of 10-plus yards (9) First downs (27) Points, non-kickers (30)
AFC 11th 12th T-3rd T-5th T-3rd
NFL 27th 32nd T-12th T-14th T-11th
FRED TAYLOR Rushing yards (242) Rushes of 20-plus yards (2)
AFC 19th T-5th
NFL 39th T-20th
BRIAN WITHERSPOON Punt return average (12.0) Kickoff return average (28.6) Kickoff returns of 20+yards (15)
AFC 5th 2nd 4th
NFL 7th 3rd T-9th
DE Derrick Harvey - 2008 first round pick ranks second on club with 12 quarterback pressures.
DAVID GARRARD Attempts (183) Completions (122) Completion percentage (66.7) Yards (1,259)
AFC T-5th 5th 4th 7th
NFL T-15th 12th 7th 18th
LB Mike Peterson - Leads team with 59 tackles in six games.
MATT JONES Receptions (30) Receiving yards (338) Receptions for first downs (23)
AFC T-8th 13th T-5th
NFL T-18th 35th T-10th
JOSH SCOBEE Points (46) Touchbacks (6)
AFC 6th 8th
NFL 16th 11th
WR Reggie Williams - Former first-round draft pick who had teamrecord 10 receiving TDs last year. LT Khalif Barnes - Has started 47 games at left tackle the last three seasons. LG Uche Nwaneri - Second-year pro has played in 15 games with six starts. C Dennis Norman - Has started at least one game for the Jaguars in each of the last four seasons. Replaced Brad Meester who suffered a biceps injury in training camp. RG Tutan Reyes - Started at Denver on Oct. 12. Ninth-year veteran has played in 44 games with 35 starts. RT Tony Pashos - Joined club as an unrestricted free agent from Baltimore in 2007. Has started 21 games for the club. TE Marcedes Lewis - Was club’s 2006 first round pick. Has a receiving touchdown in back-to-back games. WR Matt Jones - Leads team with 30 receptions for 338 yards. Has five-plus receptions in five of the first six games. QB David Garrard - Posted 22-14 record as a starter and has led club to two comeback wins in 2008. RB Fred Taylor - Played in first career Pro Bowl last year. Needs 43 yards to reach 11,000 career rushing yards and one touchdown to set franchise record. FB Greg Jones - Scored club’s only touchdown in season-opener.
DEFENSE DE Paul Spicer - Leads team with 16 quarterback pressures. Led team with 7.5 sacks in 2007. DT Rob Meier - Durable lineman who can play both end and tackle. Has played in 128 games in eight seasons and has 20.5 sacks. DT John Henderson - Two-time Pro Bowl selection is the cornerstone of the defense. Has 25 tackles including one sack.
LB Justin Durant - Has 16 tackles the last two games.
LB Daryl Smith - Only defensive player to not miss a snap in all six games. Has led the team in tackles the last two games. LCB Rashean Mathis - Team’s all-time leader with 23 interceptions including two returned for touchdowns this season. RCB Drayton Florence - Joined club as unrestricted free agent from San Diego. Has played in 79 games with 47 starts. SS Brian Williams - Moved to safety after starting last two seasons at cornerback opposite Rashean Mathis. FS Reggie Nelson - Set team record for most interceptions as a rookie with five. Was inactive last three games with knee injury.
JAGUARS 2008 GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTS DATE 9/ 7/08
OPPONENT at Tennessee
RESULT L 10-17
9/14/08
vs. Buffalo
L 16-20
9/21/08
at Indianapolis
W 23-21
9/28/08
vs. Houston
W 30-27 (OT)
10/ 5/08
vs. Pittsburgh
L 21-26
10/12/08
at Denver
W 24-17
GAME NOTES The Jaguars lost both starting guards during the game to season-ending injuries in Vince Manuwai (knee) and Maurice Williams (biceps). The Jaguars had three turnovers and allowed seven sacks as they fell to 9-5 on Kickoff Weekend in their 14-year history. Gerald Sensabaugh and 2008 firstround pick Derrick Harvey both had interceptions of Vince Young and Matt Jones opened the season with a team-high six receptions for 80 yards. The Jaguars lost for the first time since 2005 when leading after the third quarter as the Bills scored twice in the final four minutes to pull out the win. The Jaguars overcame a 10-3 halftime deficit as they scored 10 points in the third quarter but couldn’t hold the lead. The Jaguars claimed their first victory of the season as they came from behind in the final minute to outlast the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Josh Scobee made a 51-yard field goal with four seconds remaining as the Jaguars evened their division record at 1-1. Fred Taylor (26-121) and Maurice Jones-Drew (19107, 1 TD) led a rushing attack that registered 236 yards on 48 carries and the Jaguars controlled the ball for 41:35. The Jaguars forced two turnovers including a 61-yard interception return for a touchdown by Rashean Mathis. David Garrard accounted for two touchdowns against the Texans as he threw for 236 yards and one touchdown and had seven carries for 41 yards and a touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Josh Scobee connected on a 37-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime, his second consecutive week with a game-winning field goal, as the Jaguars won their first overtime game since 2005. The Jaguars lost a fourth quarter lead to Pittsburgh on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Rashean Mathis had a 72-yard interception return for a touchdown, his second interception return for a score this season. Second-year wide receiver Mike Walker recorded career-high receiving numbers as he finished with six receptions for 107 yards. Ben Roethlisberger hit Hines Ward with an eight-yard touchdown pass with 1:53 remaining as the Steelers outlasted the Jaguars 26-21. The Jaguars managed only 213 total yards, 38 on the ground, but held the lead late in the fourth quarter. Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for a season-high 125 yards and two touchdowns and David Garrard threw for a season-high 276 yards as the Jaguars evened their record at 3-3 going into their bye week. The defense forced three turnovers (2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception) and the Jaguars became only the sixth team outside the AFC
JAGUARS HAVE SUCCESS AGAINST AFC NORTH: The Jaguars have a 39-22 record against all four teams currently in the AFC North and have won six of the last seven games against AFC North opponents. The Jaguars have a winning record against each team: Cincinnati (11-5), Cleveland (8-2), Baltimore (9-6) and Pittsburgh (11-9). The Jaguars are 6-3 against AFC North opponents under head coach Jack Del Rio.
NINE AFC TEAMS AT .5OO OR BETTER
The Jaguars have faced four of the top five teams in the AFC through six weeks. The Jaguars join the Baltimore Ravens as the only teams to open the season with eight consecutive OLD AFC CENTRAL RIVARLIES RESUME: The Jaguars play the first of games against AFC opponents. The Jaguars were the only two consecutive games against former AFC Central foes beginning Sunday team to face four division leaders in the first six weeks. The against Cleveland and at Cincinnati the following week. The Jaguars were Jaguars’ three losses have come against opponents with a combined record of 16-2 including the NFL’s only undefeatmembers of the AFC Central from 1995-2001 with Baltimore, Cleveland, ed team in Tennessee (6-0). Here is a look at the AFC’s top Cincinnati, Houston, Tennessee and Pittsburgh. The Jaguars, winners of records through seven weeks: two AFC Central titles, play each former division rival in 2008. JAGUARS GET INVOLVED IN TIGHT GAMES: The Jaguars are 3-3 with their three losses coming by an average of 5.3 points. The Jaguars are the RK only team in the NFL to have every game this season decided by seven 1. points or less. 2. WHAT’S AT STAKE: The Jaguars are looking to be above .500 after 4. seven games for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Jack Del 5. Rio. The Jaguars had a 5-2 mark after seven games in 2004 and 2007 while 6. posting 4-3 marks in 2005 and 2006.
2008 AFC TOP RECORDS TEAM Tennessee Titans Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots Denver Broncos Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets Indianapolis Colts Baltimore Ravens
RECORD 6-0 5-1 5-1 4-2 4-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 4
JAGUARS RANK AMONG NFL’S BEST IN FEWEST TURNOVERS: The PROTECTING HOME TURF Jaguars rank tied for seventh in the NFL with only seven turnovers in six games. None of the turnovers have led to points for the opponents, the only team in the NFL to accomplish the feat. The Jaguars went 10 quarters without a turnover The Jaguars own a 28-15 home mark under head coach Jack Del Rio and have won 15 of their last 21 games at before Fred Taylor fumbled in the first quarter at Denver on 10/12. home. The club has posted three consecutive home TAYLOR HAS HISTORY OF SUCCESS AGAINST BROWNS: Fred Taylor has records of 6-2. The Jaguars have posted an 19-8 mark at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium since 2005, averaged 154.0 rushing yards in three career games against Cleveland as he tied for the seventh-best mark in the NFL. Here’s recorded 100-plus rushing yards in all three games. Taylor has totaled 462 yards on 79 carries with five touchdowns against the Browns. He had 30 carries for 181 the list: yards and three touchdowns on 12/3/00 vs. Cleveland, the fourth-highest yardage TOP HOME RECORDS FROM 2005-08 total of his career and tied for the fourth-most in team history. Here’s a look at Taylor’s game-by-game rushing totals against the Browns: TEAM RECORD RK 1. Indianapolis Colts 22-5 OPPONENT ATT YDS AVG. LG TD DATE 2. Seattle Seahawks 21-6 12/19/99 at Cleveland 26 136 5.2 41t 1 San Diego Chargers 21-6 12/ 3/00 vs. Cleveland 30 181 6.0 28 3 4. New England Patriots 20-7 12/ 8/02 vs. Cleveland 23 145 6.3 44t 1 5. Denver Broncos 20-8 6. Pittsburgh Steelers 19-7 MATHIS LEADS TEAM WITH THREE TAKEAWAYS: Jaguars cornerback Jacksonville Jaguars 19-8 and team captain Rashean Mathis has recorded two interceptions and recovered a 7. Chicago Bears 19-8 fumble in the first six games. Mathis returned both interceptions for touchdowns. Baltimore Ravens 19-8 Mathis picked off Peyton Manning on 9/21 at Indianapolis and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown, then intercepted Ben Roethlisberger against Pittsburgh on 10/5 on the opening possession and returned it 72 yards for the second-longest return in GAMES PLAYED BETWEEN 4:00-4:15 P.M. ET team history. Mathis has five interceptions against Pittsburgh in six games (includUNDER HEAD COACH JACK DEL RIO ing playoffs). Mathis joins Green Bay’s Charles Woodson as the only two players with two interceptions returned for touchdowns this season. Mathis recovered a fumble in week six at Denver for his franchise-record 25th career takeaway. Mathis, The Jaguars own a 10-2 mark in games starting who became the first Jaguars cornerback to be voted to the Pro Bowl in 2006, between 4:00-4:15 p.m. ET under head coach Jack Del holds the franchise records with 23 career interceptions and three interceptions Rio. Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. on Sunday against returned for touchdowns. He ranks tied for fourth in the NFL from 2004-08 with 21 Cleveland. Here’s the list: interceptions. DATE OPPONENT RESULT THREAT IN RUSHING, PASSING AND RETURN GAME: Maurice Jones-Drew 10/ 9/03 vs. SAN DIEGO W 27-21 has shown the ability to be a threat as a rusher, receiver and returner in his first 37 10/10/04 at San Diego L 21-34 games (did not play in ‘07 finale) as a Jaguar, averaging 82.1 yards from scrimmage 12/19/04 at Green Bay W 28-25 and 130.2 all-purpose yards per game. Jones-Drew was the only player in the 1/ 2/05 at Oakland W 13-6 NFL with 2,000-plus combined yards in each of the last two seasons (2006-07). 11/27/05 at Arizona W 24-17 Jones-Drew ranks fourth in franchise history with 31 touchdowns in 37 games and 1/ 1/06 vs. TENNESSEE W 40-13 led or tied for the team-lead in touchdowns in each of his first two seasons. He has 9/10/06 vs. DALLAS W 24-17 recorded seven career 100-yard rushing games and seven games with 200-plus all10/ 1/06 at Washington L 30-36 (OT) purpose yards. He is the only player in team history to record two career kickoff 10/ 8/06 vs. NEW YORK JETS W 41-0 returns for touchdowns as he scored on a 93-yard return on 12/10/06 vs. 9/23/07 at Denver W 23-14 Indianapolis and a 100-yard return on 11/4/07 at New Orleans. In addition, he set 9/21/08 at Indianapolis W 23-21 the club rookie record with 46 receptions in 2006 and has 107 career receptions for 10/12/08 at Denver W 24-17 1,027 yards. JONES-DREW WANTS THE BALL ON THE GOAL LINE: Maurice Jones-Drew leads the Jaguars with five rushing touchdowns in 2008 including two at Denver on 10/12 and has 27 career rushing touchdowns in 37 games. The 27 career rushing touchdowns rank third in team history and are the third-most in the NFL since 2006. RK He has only gone more than three games in his career without a rushing touchdown 1. one time and that was the first four games of his career. 2. 3. MARCEDES LEWIS COMING OF AGE: Tight end Marcedes Lewis finished with 4. three receptions for a career-high 64 yards at Denver on 10/12 including a career5. long 30-yard touchdown reception. Lewis, who has a touchdown reception in back- 6. to-back games, hooked up with David Garrard on a 24-yard touchdown reception against Pittsburgh on 10/5. The 30-yard reception at Denver was the longest scoring reception by a Jaguar this season.
NFL TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 2006-08 PLAYER, TEAM TDS LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego 53 Marion Barber III, Dallas 35 Terrell Owens, Dallas 33 Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville 31 Randy Moss, New England 30 Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia 29
MATT JONES LEADS RECEIVING CORPS: Matt Jones leads the team with 30 receptions for 338 yards and one touchdown, the highest totals of his career in the first six games. Jones has five-plus receptions in five of the first six games and 23 of his 30 receptions have resulted in first downs. He led the team with seven receptions for 69 yards last week at Denver, the second-most receptions of his career (8, 12/30/07 at Houston). He has career totals of 131 receptions for 1,730 yards and 14 touchdowns in 48 games. He has started the first six games, the most starts of his career, and has already surpassed his receiving totals from 2007 (24 rec., 317 yards). He is in his fourth season with the Jaguars after being selected with the 18th overall pick in 2005. He played quarterback at Arkansas for four seasons before converting to wide receiver in the NFL. He has 14 career touchdown receptions, four in each of his first three seasons, and ranks fourth in fran5 chise history with a 13.2 average per reception.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS CLEVELAND BROWNS, OCTOBER 26, 2008 THE SERIES: The Jaguars and Browns will be meeting for the 11th time with the Jaguars leading the series, 8-2. The Jaguars won the first six games in the series as members of the old AFC Central. Both of the Browns’ wins in the series have come in Jacksonville (2001-02). The Jaguars earned a 20-14 win on 12/4/05 at Cleveland in the last meeting between the teams. Four of the last five meetings have been played in December. HEAD COACH ROMEO CRENNEL: Romeo Crennel was named the 11th full-time head coach in Cleveland Browns history on February 8, 2005. Crennel owns a 22-32 record in four seasons at the Browns helm. Crennel has 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL. Crennel served as defensive coordinator for the Browns in 2000. Crennel previously served as as defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots from 2001-04, helping the Patriots to Super Bowl championships in 2001 and back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004. He was recognized as the NFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America in 2003 as his defense allowed a franchise-record 14.9 points per game. Prior to his stint in New England, Crennel served as the defensive line coach with the New York Jets from 1997-99. He spent four seasons with the Patriots from 199396 as defensive line coach. He began his professional coaching career with the New York Giants where he served in a variety of roles from 1981 to 1992. He spent time as an assistant on the collegiate level with Western Kentucky (1970-74), Texas Tech (1975-77), Mississippi (1978-79) and Georgia Tech (1980). He started four seasons at defensive lineman for Western Kentucky.
JAGUARS/BROWNS GAME-BY-GAME The Jaguars lead the regular season series 8-2. DATE 10/22/95 12/24/95 10/17/99 12/19/99 9/ 3/00 12/ 3/00 9/30/01 12/16/01 12/ 8/02 12/ 4/05
SITE at Cleveland at Jacksonville at Jacksonville at Cleveland at Cleveland at Jacksonville at Jacksonville at Cleveland at Jacksonville at Cleveland
RESULT W 23-15 W 24-21 W 24-7 W 24-14 W 27-7 W 48-0 L 14-23 W 15-10 L 20-21 W 20-14
FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ON BROWNS ROSTER: The Browns have 13 players with ties to Florida: LB Andra Davis (Live Oak, Suwanee High, Univ. of Fla.), K Phil Dawson (West Palm Beach),TE Kellen Winslow (Univ. of Miami), CB Terry Cousin (Miami, Miami Beach High), CB Travis Daniels (Hollywood, South Broward High), QB Ken Dorsey (Univ. of Miami), LB D’Qwell Jackson (Largo, Seminole High), DL Santonio Thomas (Belle Glade, Belle Glade High, Univ. of Miami), LB Leon Williams (Univ. of Miami), LB Kamerion Wimbley (Florida State), DL Ahtyba Rubin (PS) (Pensacola, Escambia High), OL Christian Gaddis (PS) (Jacksonville, Miami Country Day High) and WR Lance Leggett (PS) (Bartow, Univ. of Miami) ... Browns wide receivers coach Wes Chandler was a three-year starter at the University of Florida and had coaching stints at Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach (1989-91) and Central Florida from 1994-95. Chandler is a native of New Smyrna Beach and he lettered in football, basketball and track at New Smyrna Beach High ... Browns offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski spent 10 seasons on the coaching staff (1994-2003) at the University of Miami including the last three seasons as offensive coordinator ... THREE FORMER JAGUARS ON BROWNS ROSTER: The Browns have three former Jaguars on their roster with all three playing in Jacksonville within the last three seasons. Terry Cousin played three seasons (2005-07) for the Jaguars and started 11 of 42 games and recorded six interceptions. DB Nick Sorensen spent four seasons (2003-06) with the Jaguars and played in 52 games. LB Shantee Orr was signed on Dec. 12, 2007 by the Jaguars and played in three regular season games. In addition, Browns linebackers coach Mike Haluchak JAGUARS/BROWNS 2008 STATISTICAL COMPARISON served in the same capacity with the Jaguars from 2003-04 ... Browns running backs coach Anthony Lynn was the Jaguars running backs coach from 2003-04, Browns tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts served in the same capacity for the Jaguars from 2003-06, and JAGUARS CATEGORY BROWNS Browns strength and conditioning coach Tom Myslinski played guard 3-3 Record 2-4 for the Jaguars in 1995. 2nd place, AFC South Standings 3rd place, AFC North 22nd NFL Off. Rank 30th NORTHCUTT FACES FORMER TEAM: Wide receiver Dennis 306.5 Off. Yards Per Game 255.5 Northcutt was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Jaguars in 116.5 Rushing Yards Per Game 99.0 2007 after spending seven seasons with Cleveland. Northcutt, a sec190.0 Passing Yards Per Game 156.5 ond round pick of the Browns in 2000, played in 99 games with 45 124/20.7 Points Scored/Average 92/15.3 starts for the Browns and totaled 276 receptions for 3,438 yards and 13 Touchdowns Scored 9 11 touchdowns. He also served as the club’s punt returner as he 24th NFL Defensive Ranking 18th had three returns for touchdowns and a 10.6 avg. 340.5 Yards Allowed Per Game 329.3 110.8 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 146.3 OHIO CONNECTIONS ON JAGUARS ROSTER: TE/LS Joe 229.7 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 183.0 Zelenka (Cleveland, Cleveland Benedictine High) is the only Jaguars 128/21.3 Points Allowed/Average 106/17.7 player with ties to Ohio ... Jaguars executive director/college and pro 15 Touchdowns Allowed 14 personnel Gene Smith grew up in Mooresville, Ohio and attended 8/60 QB Sacks/Yards 8/46 Heidelberg University. He also began his coaching career at Ohio 11/12 Field Goals/Attempts 9/11 University ... Running backs coach Kennedy Pola served in the same 22/44.1 Punts/Average 29/44.6 capacity for the Browns in 2004 ... Strength and conditioning coach 32/285 Penalties/Yards 51/317 Mark Asanovich began his coaching career as an assistant at Ohio 6/3 Fumbles/Balls Lost 7/1 State from 1984-85 ... Linebackers coach Mark Duffner spent six 4 Had Intercepted 6 seasons (1997-2002) on the Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff ... 7/9 (+2) Turnovers/Takeaways 7/12 (+5) 31:52 Average Time of Possession 28:46 6
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS CLEVELAND BROWNS, OCTOBER 26, 2008 THE LAST TIME - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS JAGUARS 20, BROWNS 14 December 4, 2005 - Browns Stadium (70,941)
STATISTICS Jax. 17 38-122 115 237 20-11-1 1-1 4-41.3 0-0 5-50 29:43
Cle. 15 32-98 205 303 20-13-0 5-21 6-37.2 1-0 7-97 30:17
The Jaguars extended their winning streak to five games with a 20-14 road victory and finished undefeated in their three-game road trip. The Jaguars fell behind 14-3 at halftime but outscored the Browns 17-0 in the second half on two David Garrard touchdown passes and 71 rushing yards by Greg Jones. Jones finished with his second 100-yard rushing game of the season as he rushed 27 times for 103 yards. The Browns took the opening drive 44 yards but were stopped on fourth-and-one by the Jaguars defense. Garrard led the Jaguars on a 13-play, 68-yard drive that was capped off by a 24-yard Josh Scobee field goal. The Jaguars next three drives ended with two punts and an interception by Brian Russell. Following a punt on their next drive, Browns quarterback Charlie Frye directed three drives of 78, 64, and 59 yards. The first was capped off with a Braylon Edwards 34-yard touchdown reception and the second ended with a 34-yard missed field goal by Phil Dawson. On the last drive Edwards caught his second touchdown of 17 yards. The Jaguars offense erupted in the second half with three consecutive scoring drives of 40, 42, and 79 yards. On the opening drive Scobee connected on a 29-yard field goal and Garrard threw touchdown passes to George Wrighster and Jimmy Smith. On the Jaguars final drive of the game, Garrard ran 28 yards on third-and-19 to seal the win.
First Downs Rushes-Yards Net Passing Yards Total Net Yards Passing (A-C-I) Sacked Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties Time of Poss.
JAGUARS Browns
PASSING JAGUARS - Garrard 11-20-116, 2 TDs, 1 INT Browns - Frye 13-20-226, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
TEAM Jaguars Browns Browns Jaguars Jaguars Jaguars
3 0 Qtr. 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd
Time 4:14 10:41 0:44 10:13 5:04 1:11
0 14
17 0
0 0
20 14
Scoring Play Scobee 24-yard field goal Edwards 34-yard pass from Frye (Dawson kick) Edwards 17-yard pass from Frye (Dawson kick) Scobee 29-yard field goal Wrighster nine-yard pass from Garrard (Scobee kick) J. Smith 12-yard pass from Garrard (Scobee kick)
Score 3-0 3-7 3-14 6-14 13-14 20-14
Weather: 28 degrees, snow RUSHING JAGUARS - G. Jones 27-103, Garrard 913, M. Jones 1-3, Pearman 1-3 Browns - Droughns 30-88, Frye 2-10
RECEIVING JAGUARS - Smith 3-49 (1 TD), Wilford 336, Wrighster 2-9 (1 TD), Brady 1-17, G. Jones 1-9, Pearman 1-(-4) Browns - Edwards 5-86 (2 TDs), Bryant 363, Jackson 2-15, Northcutt 1-45, Shea 113, Heiden 1-4
NOTE: 18 players remain on the Jaguars current roster who played in the 2005 game.
COACHING CONNECTIONS: Jaguars vice president/player personnel James Harris, Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio and Browns senior vice president/general manager Phil Savage were on the staff together in Baltimore from 1999-2001 ... Harris and Del Rio were at Baltimore from 2000-01 while Browns RB Jamal Lewis played there ... Jaguars defensive backs coach Donnie Henderson served as defensive coordinator at Detroit in 2006 while Browns DT Shaun Rogers played there ... Jaguars assistant head coach/tight ends Mike Tice and Browns senior offensive assistant Dave Atkins were on the same staff at Minnesota from 1997-99 and Browns wide receivers coach Wes Chandler served on Tice’s Vikings staff in 2005 ... Jaguars special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis, Jaguars assistant defensive backs coach Thom Kaumeyer and Jaguars assistant wide receivers coach Robert Prince were on the staff at Atlanta while OL Kevin Shaffer played there ... Browns special teams coordinator Ted Daisher coached at East Carolina while Jaguars QB David Garrard played there in 2001 ... FORMER COLLEGE/PRO CONNECTIONS: COLLEGE TEAMMATES: LB Andra’ Davis, Jaguars RB Fred Taylor and Jaguars LB Mike Peterson at Florida ... Jaguars CB Isaiah Gardner and Browns LB D’Qwell Jackson at Maryland ... Jaguars DT John Henderson, Browns WR Donte’ Stallworth and Browns RB Jamal Lewis at Tennessee ... Jaguars LB Clint Ingram and DB Brodney Pool at Oklahoma ... Jaguars DT Derek Landri and Browns QB Brady Quinn at Notre Dame ... Jaguars FB Greg Jones and Browns LB Kamerion Wimbley at Florida State ... Jaguars TE Greg Estandia and Browns DB Eric Wright at UNLV ... PROFESSIONAL TEAMMATES: Jaguars OT Tony Pashos and Browns TE Darnell Dinkins at Baltimore ...
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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS HEAD COACH JACK DEL RIO JACK DEL RIO IN HIS SIXTH SEASON: Jack JAGUARS RANK AMONG NFL’S BEST FROM 2004-08 Del Rio is in his sixth season as the Jaguars’ head coach with a record of 48-38. Del Rio was named to the post on January 17, 2003, becoming the sec- The Jaguars have a 43-27 mark in the last five seasons under head coach Jack Del Rio, the fifth-best mark in the NFL. Here is a list of NFL teams with the top records ond head coach in Jaguars history. Over the last from 2004-08: five years the Jaguars rank fifth in regular season wins among the 32 NFL teams, with 43. In 2007, 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 OVERALL the Jaguars posted an 11-5 regular season record to RK TEAM 10-6 12-4 16-0 4-2 56-14 earn the second playoff berth in three years, in addi- 1. New England Patriots 14-2 12-4 14-2 12-4 13-3 3-3 54-16 tion to the franchise’s first playoff win since the 1999 2. Indianapolis Colts 15-1 11-5 8-8 10-6 5-1 49-21 season. The Jaguars defense has thrived under the 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4. San Diego Chargers 12-4 9-7 14-2 11-5 3-4 49-22 guidance of Del Rio as they rank fourth in the NFL 5. Jacksonville Jaguars 9-7 12-4 8-8 11-5 3-3 43-27 over the past six seasons in yards allowed (302.9) 10-6 13-3 9-7 7-9 4-3 43-28 and fifth in points allowed (18.4) while the offense is 6. Denver Broncos 9-7 13-3 9-7 10-6 1-5 42-28 fourth in rushing yards (133.9) and second in fewest 7. Seattle Seahawks 8. Dallas Cowboys 6-10 9-7 9-7 13-3 4-3 41-30 turnovers (121). 9. New York Giants 6-10 11-5 8-8 10-6 6-1 40-30 Del Rio is now in his 23rd year in the NFL, Philadelphia Eagles 13-3 6-10 10-6 8-8 3-2 40-30 his 12th as a coach. Del Rio spent 11 years as an NFL linebacker and had a standout college career at the University of Southern California. He previously coached in New Orleans (1997-98), Baltimore (1999-2001), and Carolina (2002). He was the Panthers’ defensive coordinator, and in his only season with the club the defense improved from 31st in the NFL to second, the biggest one-season defensive improvement in NFL history. Del Rio was the linebackers coach for three seasons in Baltimore, where the Ravens’ defense also ranked second each season. He helped the team win Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants and coached the Ravens’ talented linebackers, overseeing the development of Peter Boulware, Jamie Sharper and Ray Lewis, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and the MVP of Super Bowl XXXV. Prior to coaching, Del Rio played 11 seasons in the NFL, with New Orleans (1985-86), Kansas City (1987-88), Dallas (1989-1991) and Minnesota (1992-95), playing in the Pro Bowl following the 1994 season. Del Rio was a starter at linebacker for Southern California (1981-84), where he earned All-America honors, was a runner-up for the Lombardi Award and co-MVP of the 1985 Rose Bowl. Del Rio is one of three NFL head coaches (Jeff Fisher, Mike Holmgren) who graduated from USC. Del Rio has learned from some of the best coaches in all of football. He was recruited to USC and played for John Robinson, and in the NFL he played under Bum Phillips, Jim Mora, Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Green. As an assistant coach, he has worked for Hall of Famer Mike Ditka and Super Bowl winner Brian Billick, as well as Super Bowl participant John Fox. Among other notable coaches Del Rio has worked with are Dom Capers, Tony Dungy, Dave Wannstedt, Monte Kiffin, Mike Tice, Tom Moore, Norv Turner and Butch Davis. Drafted by baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, Del Rio batted .340 while playing catcher on USC’s baseball team in 1983 and 1984 with future stars Randy Johnson and Mark McGwire. He was a third-round choice by the New Orleans Saints in 1985 and was named to the NFL’s All-Rookie team. NFL HEAD COACHES WITH NFL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Jack Del EXPERIENCED STAFF Rio has the second-longest playing tenure in the NFL among current head coaches. Del Rio played 11 seasons in the NFL with New Orleans (198586), Kansas City (1987-88), Dallas (1989-91) and Minnesota (1992-95). Here The Jacksonville Jaguars have six former head coaches on their coaching staff, two in the NFL and four in college. are the 12 current head coaches, including all four in the AFC South, with NFL playing experience: COACH HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE Mike Tice Minnesota Vikings, 2002-05 YEARS IN NFL COACH YEARS IN NFL COACH Gregg Williams Buffalo Bills, 2001-03 Mike Singletary (interim) 12 Jim Haslett (interim) 9 Mark Duffner Holy Cross, 1986-91; Maryland, 1992-96 Jack Del Rio 11 Dick Jauron 8 Dirk Koetter Boise State, 1998-2000; Arizona State, Jim Zorn 11 Jeff Fisher 5 2001-06 Herman Edwards 10 Tony Dungy 3 Mike Shula Alabama, 2000-02 Gary Kubiak 9 Sean Payton 1 Thom Kaumeyer Palomar College, 1994 Ken Whisenhunt 9 Tom Cable (interim) 1 DEL RIO AMONG LONGEST TENURED NFL COACHES: Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio is in his sixth season with the Jaguars. Del Rio is tied with Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis in ninth place for the longest active continuously tenured head coaches with the same team in the NFL. Here’s the list: POSTSEASON FULL SEASONS APPEARANCES RK HEAD COACH, TEAM 1. Jeff Fisher, Tennessee* 13 (1995-2007) 5 Mike Shanahan, Denver 13 (1995-2007) 7 3. Mike Holmgren, Seattle 9 (1999-2007) 6 Andy Reid, Philadelphia 9 (1999-2007) 6 5. Bill Belichick, New England 8 (2000-07) 6 6. Tony Dungy, Indianapolis 6 (2002-07) 6 John Fox, Carolina 6 (2002-07) 2 Jon Gruden, Tampa Bay 6 (2002-07) 3 9. Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville 5 (2003-07) 2 Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati 5 (2003-07) 1 8 *Fisher was the Oilers’ head coach for the final six games of the 1994 season.
JAGUARS RANK AMONG NFL’S BEST FROM 2003-08 UNDER JACK DEL RIO DEFENSE RANKED FOURTH FROM 2003-08: The Jaguars defense ranks fourth in the NFL from 2003-08 as they allowed 302.9 yards per game. The Jaguars are fifth in scoring defense and rushing defense from 2003-08. Here’s the list: NFL DEFENSIVE RANKINGS RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacksonville Jaguars Dallas Cowboys
SCORING DEFENSE TOTAL 277.9 281.5 291.1 302.9 303.1
OPPONENTS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Baltimore Ravens Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots Jacksonville Jaguars
TDS 38 46 50 52 53
RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM New England Pittsburgh Baltimore Tampa Bay Jacksonville
RUSHING DEFENSE
AVG 17.0 17.5 17.8 18.1 18.4
RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
FEWEST RUSHES OF 10-PLUS YARDS RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Baltimore New England Pittsburgh Dallas Jacksonville
RUSHES 179 182 184 194 202
TEAM Pittsburgh Baltimore Minnesota New England Jacksonville
AVG. 89.3 89.5 96.4 97.3 100.3
OPPONENTS AVERAGE RUSH RK 1. 2. 3.
TEAM Baltimore Pittsburgh Jacksonville Tampa Bay
AVG. 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.8
RUN THE BALL AND TAKE CARE OF THE BALL: Since Jack Del Rio took over the helm in 2003, the Jaguars have ranked among the NFL’s best in limiting turnovers and rushing the ball. Here’s at look at where the Jaguars rank in several categories: RUSHING YARDS PER GAME RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants
AVG 146.6 143.0 134.3 133.9 127.8 127.8
TOTAL RUSHES RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos Washington Redskins Jacksonville Jaguars Baltimore Ravens
FEWEST GIVEAWAYS RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Indianapolis Jacksonville New England San Diego New York Jets Washington
TOTAL 102 121 124 125 133 133
RUSHES OF 10-PLUS YARDS RUSHES 2,763 2,715 2,639 2,634 2,632
RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM TOTAL Atlanta 343 Jacksonville 326 Minnesota 322 New York Giants 310 Denver 308
“SPOONY” GIVES JAGUARS SPARK IN RETURN GAME: Rookie free agent Brian Witherspoon, known to his teammates as ‘Spoony,’ has made his presence known in the return game. Witherspoon ranks 7th in the NFL in punt return average (12.0) and third in kickoff return average (28.6). Witherspoon, 5-10, 175, has returned 15 kickoffs for 20-plus yards including returns of 49 and 51 yards. The 15 returns of 20-plus yards ranks fourth in the AFC. He had a 29-yard punt return in the second quarter at Tennessee in the season-opener. He was inactive at Denver on 10/12 with a groin injury. He was one of only two undrafted free agents to make the club’s opening day roster. He was a first-team All-America selection in football and track at Stillman and also lettered on the baseball team. He was named the Southern Intercollegiate Conference Male Track Athlete of the Year as a senior.
FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM Jacksonville Indianapolis Washington New England Philadelphia
INTS 60 61 65 67 70
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TEAM San Diego Kansas City Jacksonville Indianapolis Denver Seattle
TDS 117 116 88 87 85 85
SPECIAL TEAMS SHINE The Jaguars’ special teams unit has excelled in the first six games under second-year coordinator Joe DeCamillis as the club ranks among the best in the NFL in several categories. The Jaguars won back-to-back games with game-winning field goals by Josh Scobee. Scobee has connected on 11 of 12 field goals and executed a successful onside kick in the third quarter against Buffalo in week two. Montell Owens took a direct snap against Houston on 9/28 on fourth down and raced 41 yards for his first career touchdown. Here’s a look at where the Jaguars rank:
Opp. start position after KO (22.5) Start position after KO (26.4) KO returns of 20+ yards (18) Punt returns of 20+ yards (2) Opp. KO returns of 20+ yards (10)
AFC 1st 11th T-2nd T-5th T-1st
NFL 1st 18th T-6th T-8th T-4th
FOURTH DOWN SUCCESS: The Jaguars are tied for first in the NFL in fourth down attempts and conversions as they have converted seven of 10 attempts. The Jaguars led the NFL in 2007 with 33 fourth down attempts and 19 conversions. The 33 attempts were the most in the NFL since 1996 when New England had 34 attempts. JAGUARS OWN PLUS-28 SCORING DIFFERENTIAL IN THIRD QUARTER: The Jaguars rank fourth in the NFL with a plus-28 scoring differential in the third quarter. The Jaguars have scored 38 points and allowed only two scores (10 points) in the third quarter of the first six games. The Jaguars rank third in the NFL with 21 points scored on their first possession of the second half through six games. Here’s a look at the third quarter highlights: DATE 9/ 7/08 9/14/08
OPPONENT at Tennessee vs. Buffalo
9/21/08
at Indianapolis
9/28/08
vs. Houston
10/ 5/08
vs. Pittsburgh
10/12/08
at Denver
Allowed only two first downs and forced a three-and-out on three possessions. Outscored the Bills 10-0. Recovered an onsides kick and had a sack/forced fumble by Quentin Groves that was recovered by Reggie Hayward on the Bills’ only offensive possession. Allowed only 17 yards on two possessions. Brian Williams intercepted Peyton Manning on first Colts possession which resulted in a Maurice Jones-Drew touchdown run. The Jaguars scored on their opening possession and the Texans answered with a touchdown, the only TD against the Jaguars defense in the third quarter through six games. Forced two three-and-outs and held the Steelers to zero yards on six plays. Quentin Groves and Reggie Hayward split a sack on the third down on the Steelers second possession to force a punt. The Jaguars scored on their first possession of the second half on a 46-yard touchdown run by Maurice Jones-Drew. The defense held Denver to a 39-yard field goal and forced a punt on their two possessions.
CONTROLLING THE CLOCK: The Jaguars are tied for third in the NFL with 12 drives of five minutes or more and rank tied for fifth in the NFL with only 11 three-and-out drives. The Jaguars had back-to-back drives of 13 plays against Houston on 9/28 that led to a field goal and a touchdown. The Jaguars put together an 18-play drive in the fourth quarter at Indianapolis on 9/21 that lasted a team-record 12:18 and concluded with a 21-yard field goal by Josh Scobee. In addition to being the longest scoring drive in team history for time, it tied for the second-longest scoring drive in team history for plays. The Jaguars had three of the four longest drives in team history for plays and time in 2007. The four longest scoring drives for time have each come on the road and the four longest scoring drives for plays have also come in road games. Here’s a look at the longest scoring drives in team history for plays and time: JAGUARS LONGEST SCORING DRIVES (Plays) PLAYS 20 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17
OPPONENT 12/16/07 at Pittsburgh 9/21/08 at Indianapolis 9/23/07 at Denver 10/7/07 at Kansas City 12/22/02 vs. Tennessee 9/3/00 at Cleveland 9/8/02 vs. Indianapolis 10/20/02 at Baltimore 1/2/05 at Oakland
YARDS/RESULT 74/TD 92/FG 90/TD 87/FG 85/TD 68/TD 81/TD 89/FG 67/FG
JAGUARS LONGEST SCORING DRIVES (Time) TIME 12:18 11:44 11:10 10:55 10:27 10:18
SCOBEE OFF TO STRONG START: Josh Scobee has made 11 consecutive field goals, including two game-winners, and leads the team with 46 points through six games. Scobee is 11 of 12 on field goals including a 48-yarder at Denver on 10/12. Scobee, the only kicker in 2008 with two game-winning field goals, connected from 37 yards in overtime against Houston on 9/28 and hit from 51 yards at Indianapolis in week three with four seconds remaining. Scobee has made 11 consecutive field goals after misfiring from 37 yards at Tennessee in the season-opener and has scored 10-plus points in three of the last five games. The 51-yarder against the Colts was the third-longest field goal of his career (53, 10/24/04 at Indianapolis; 53, 10/9/05 vs. Cincinnati) and he had a 50-yard field goal against Buffalo in week two. He has been successful on a franchise-best 81.3 percent (96 of 118) of his career field goal attempts.
OPPONENT 9/21/08 at Indianapolis 9/23/07 at Denver 12/2/07 at Indianapolis 10/7/07 at Kansas City 10/18/98 at Buffalo 9/3/00 at Cleveland
PLAYS-YARDS-RESULT 18-92-FG 18-90-TD 16-84-TD 18-87-FG 16-69-TD 17-68-TD
DARYL SMITH LEADS DEFENSIVE CHARGE Daryl Smith is in his fifth season and has emerged as one of the NFL’s elite young linebackers. Smith ranks second on the team with 54 tackles and has led the team the last three weeks including nine tackles last week at Denver. Smith also has a sack, one forced fumble and three quarterback pressures. He finished with 16 tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble against Houston on 9/28, the third-most tackles of his career. The 2004 second round pick has started 66 of 68 games and surpassed 100 tackles in three straight seasons. He assumed the middle linebacker job the last two seasons with injuries to Mike Peterson and is starting on the outside again in
SENSABAUGH MAKES PLAYS IN RETURN TO ACTION: Safety Gerald Sensabaugh returned to action in 2008 after missing the final 14 games of 2007 with a shoulder injury and is tied for the team-lead with two interceptions. Sensabaugh, who has started 14 of 40 games in four seasons, has started the last three weeks for injured Reggie Nelson. Sensabaugh intercepted Vince Young in the season-opener at Tennessee in the second quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Titans five-yard line to set up the Jaguars’ only touchdown. It was Sensabaugh’s third career interception and first since Dec. 10, 2006 vs. Indianapolis. In the third quarter, he partially blocked a Craig Hentrich punt. On 10/12 at Denver, Sensabaugh picked off Jay Cutler on a deep pass intended for Brandon Marshall in the first quarter. 2008 FIRST ROUND PICK PILING UP THE PRESSURES: 2008 first round pick Derrick Harvey ranks second on the team with 12 quarterback pressures through six games including nine in the last two weeks. Harvey, the eighth overall pick, recorded a team-high six quarterback pressures at Denver on 10/12.
DAVID GARRARD TIDBITS
STARTING RECORDS OF ACTIVE NFL QUARTERBACKS
Quarterback David Garrard is in his second season as the starter after leading the club to a 9-3 mark in 12 starts in 2007 and helped the club earn its first postseason win since 1999. Garrard has career totals of 643 for 1,047 for 7,311 yards with 40 TDs/20 INTs for a 87.1 passer rating. Garrard, a fourthround pick in 2002, has played in 46 games with 36 starts over seven seasons and owns a 22-14 career record. Here are additional notes: ■ Holds the franchise record with a 87.1 career passer rating. ■ Set the franchise single-season record for highest passer rating (102.2) and highest completion percentage (64.0) in 2007. ■ Finished with the second lowest interception percentage in a season in 2007 for any quarterback in NFL history with 300+ attempts at 0.92 (3 interceptions in 325 attempts). The lowest was 0.90 by Steve DeBerg in 1990 (4 interceptions in 444 attempts). ■ Holds the team record at eight consecutive games without throwing an interception. ■ Recorded a 100-plus rating in a career-high seven games in 2007 and he threw for multiple touchdowns in five of the last six games.
David Garrard ranks eighth among active NFL starting quarterbacks with a minimum 30 regular season starts. Garrard has recorded a 2214 record (.611 pct.). Here’s the list: RK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PLAYER, TEAM Tom Brady, New England Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Tony Romo, Dallas Philip Rivers, San Diego Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Rex Grossman, Chicago David Garrard, Jacksonville Jake Delhomme, Carolina Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle
W 87 44 23 28 108 76 19 22 43 58
L 24 17 9 11 58 42 11 14 29 42
PCT. .784 .721 .719 .718 .651 .644 .633 .611 .597 .580
TOP NFL RUSHERS AMONG QBs FROM 2006-08 David Garrard has shown the ability to leave the pocket and make plays for the Jaguars. Garrard ranks third in the NFL among quarterbacks in rushing yards since 2006. Here’s the list:
FINDING THE GROOVE: David Garrard is 122 of 183 passing ATT YDS AVG. for 1,259 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions in RK PLAYER, TEAM Michael Vick, Atl. 123 1,039 8.4 the first six games. Garrard has a 60-plus completion percent- 1. 2. Vince Young, Ten. 177 951 5.4 age or higher in five of the six games including three games 3. David Garrard, Jax. 126 537 4.3 with a 70-plus completion percentage. He ranks third in the 4. Donovan McNabb, Phi. 93 468 5.0 AFC and fifth in the NFL with a 66.7 completion percentage. 5. Tarvaris Jackson, Min. 79 403 5.1 He recorded his 17th career 100-plus rating game on 10/12 at Denver as he finished 25 of 34 for 276 yards with one touchdown for a 107.0 passer rating. On 9/28 at Houston, he finished 23 of 32 for 236 yards with one touchdown for a 103.1 passer rating. He has not thrown an interception in the last three games. GARRARD’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (6 games, 6 starts) 3-3 record DATE 9/ 7/08 9/14/08 9/21/08 9/28/08 10/ 5/08 10/12/08 TOTALS
OPPONENT at Tennessee vs. BUFFALO at Indianapolis vs. HOUSTON vs. PITTSBURGH at Denver
ATT 35 28 22 32 32 34 183
COMP 23 17 16 23 18 25 122
PASSING YDS COMP% TD 215 65.7 1 165 60.7 0 1670 72.7 0 236 71.9 1 200 56.2 1 276 73.5 1 1,259 66.7 4
INT 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Rtg 68.2 62.4 75.4 103.1 85.4 107.0 84.5
ATT 3 6 2 7 4 8 30
RUSHING YDS AVG. 2 0.7 32 5.3 8 4.0 41 5.9 12 3.0 7 0.9 102 3.4
LG 2 11 6 13 8 4 13
LG 51 39t 20 40 32
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TD 2 10 2 3 4
W/L L L W W L W 3-3
JAGUARS RECORD WITH GARRARD AT QB: Games Started Home Away vs. AFC vs. NFC On Grass On Turf Indoor Outdoor Overtime September October November December January
22-14 13-8 9-6 16-14 6-0 22-11 0-3 1-2 21-12 2-0 4-3 4-2 5-3 8-6 1-0
PASS ATTEMPTS Less than 20 20-29 attempts 30-39 attempts 40-49 attempts 50 or more COMPLETIONS Less than 10 10-19 completions 20-29 completions 30 or more
4-2 8-6 10-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 14-9 7-4 0-0
YARDS Less than 200 200-299 yards 300-399 yards
TOUCHDOWNS None 1 touchdown 2 touchdowns 3 touchdowns
11-7 11-7 0-0
6-5 7-7 7-2 2-0
INTERCEPTIONS None 1 interception 2 interceptions 3 or more SACKS None 1 sack 2 sacks 3 or more sacks
17-7 5-4 0-1 0-2
5-1 7-2 4-5 6-6
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GARRARD’S TOUCHDOWNS BY RECEIVERS (40): Reggie Williams (7), Matt Jones (7), Marcedes Lewis (5), George Wrighster (5), Jimmy Smith (4), Ernest Wilford (4), Dennis Northcutt (3), Greg Jones (2), LaBrandon Toefield (1), Fred Taylor (1), John Broussard (1). GARRARD SHOWS MATURITY: David Garrard has led the Jaguars to three comeback wins in the last eight games (including playoffs) dating back to 2007. Garrard engineered the offense twice in the last month to set up game-winning field goals by Josh Scobee in both games. Here’s a look at Garrard’s fourth quarter heroics: DATE 1/ 5/07
OPPONENT at Pittsburgh (playoffs)
9/21/08
at Indianapolis
9/28/08
vs. Houston
The Jaguars retained possession with 2:38 remaining and trailing 29-28. Garrard misfired on two of three passes and the Jaguars were faced with a fourth-and-two from the Steelers 43-yard line. Garrard converted with a 32-yard run on a quarterback draw. Three plays later, Josh Scobee hit the gamewinning field goal to give the Jaguars their first playoff win since 1999. The Colts had a 21-20 lead when the Jaguars took possession with 1:11 remaining. Garrard connected on five of six passes for 36 yards with the last one a nine-yard completion to Mike Walker at the Colts 41-yard line. Scobee connected on a 51-yard field goal for club’s first win of the season. Garrard had to lead the team twice in as the Jaguars trailed Houston 24-20 with 6:58 left in the game. Garrard engineered a 13-play drive that saw him complete four passes for 29 yards and rush four times for 31 yards, capping the drive off with a five-yard touchdown run. The Texans rallied back for a field goal to send the game into overtime. After the Jaguars won the coin toss, Garrard hooked up with Matt Jones for a 24-yard completion and hit Greg Jones on a screen pass that went 22 yards to set up a Scobee game-winning 37-yard field goal.
WHERE MAURICE JONES-DREW RANKS IN JAGUARS HISTORY: Leads the team in rushing in 2008 with 65 carries for 301 yards and five rushing NFL RUSHING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS touchdowns. Ranks second with 21 receptions for 184 yards, the second-most 2006-08 receptions among AFC running backs. Owns four of the franchise’s top eight marks for all-purpose yards including a RK PLAYER, TEAM TDS team-record 303 against Indianapolis on 12/10/06. Owns the top two marks for sin1. LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego 47 gle-season all-purpose yards with 2,250 in 2006 and 2,014 in 2007. 2. Marion Barber III, Dallas 29 Ranked fourth with 31 touchdowns as he surpassed Keenan McCardell (30, 19963. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville 27 2001) in fourth place last week at Denver. 4. Clinton Portis, Washington 25 First among all Jaguars running backs with 5.1 career average per rush. 5. Larry Johnson, Kansas City 23 Tied with Fred Taylor for most consecutive games scoring a touchdown with eight Joseph Addai, Indianapolis 23 and holds club record with eight consecutive games with a rushing touchdown. Ranked fourth with 2,010 career rushing yards and second behind Taylor for most rushing yards by a rookie with 941 in 2006. Fourth in career all-purpose yards (4,819) and fifth in career yards from scrimmage (3,037). First in career kickoff return yards (1,726), kickoff return touchdowns (2) and highest average per kickoff return (26.5). He ranks second with 65 career kickoff returns. Owns longest kickoff return in team history with 100-yard touchdown on 11/4/07 at New Orleans. Ranked second with 96 points (16 TDs) as a rookie in 2006. Holds single-season record by a rookie with 46 receptions in 2006. Was one of six running backs selected in the first two rounds of the 2006 draft. Jones-Drew, the 60th overall pick, leads the group in several statistical categories including 31 total touchdowns and 4,819 total yards. Led the team with 2,014 all-purpose yards in 2007 and ranked second with 768 rushing yards. His 10 touchdowns (9 rushing, 1 return) were tied with Reggie Williams for a team-high. JONES-DREW IS A MAJOR PART OF PASSING GAME: Maurice Jones-Drew is utilized in several different ways by the Jaguars and he has thrived in the passing game. Jones-Drew ranks second among AFC running backs with 21 receptions for 184 yards and ranks second on the team behind Matt Jones (30 rec., 338 yards). Jones-Drew, who has 107 career receptions, has the most receptions by a Jaguar since 2006. He joined Fred Taylor (277) and James Stewart (119) as the only running backs in franchise history with 100-plus receptions. In addition, he is the fourth-fastest player to reach 1,000 career receiving yards in team history as he did it in his 36th career game. He has at least three receptions in 20 of 37 games. RESHUFFLE OF OFFENSIVE LINE: The Jaguars lost starting guards Vince Manuwai (torn ACL) and Maurice Williams (ruptured biceps) for the season in the season-opener at Tennessee. The Jaguars signed three offensive linemen in Milford Brown, Chris Naeole and Charles Spencer. Brown started at right guard for four games and Tutan Reyes earned the start at right guard in the club’s last game at Denver on 10/12. Here’s a look at the three additions: PLAYER Milford Brown
POSITION OL
Chris Naeole
OG
Charles Spencer
OT
CAREER NOTES Has started 47 of 53 games in seven seasons. Has spent time with Houston, Arizona and St. Louis. Signed with Carolina as an unrestricted free agent on on March 28, 2008 but was released on final cuts. Spent six seasons (2002-07) with the Jaguars and was re-signed on Sept. 17. He started first eight games in 2007 before suffering a torn quadriceps tendon at New Orleans and was placed on injured reserve. Former first-round pick of New Orleans in 1997 (10th overall) has played in 154 games with 150 starts. Signed on September 3 to provide depth at tackle. Originally was a third round pick of Houston in 2006. Started two games as a rookie and spent the entire 2007 season on PUP. 12
THE SKINNY ON FRED TAYLOR: ■ First round pick (9th overall) of the Jaguars in 1998. He is the only player who remains on the Jaguars roster from 1998. He has played in seven of the club’s 11 playoff games. ■ Ranks 18th in NFL history for most rushing yards with career totals of 2,357 carries for 10,957 yards and 61 rushing touchdowns in 133 games. He has led the Jaguars in rushing in eight of the last 10 seasons. ■ Jaguars career, single-season and single-game rushing leader. Owns the top seven single-season club marks for rushing yards. ■ Tied with Jimmy Smith for most touchdowns in team history with 69. ■ Holds the franchise record for yards from scrimmage and all-purpose yards. ■ Has started 129 of 133 games in 11 seasons, the second-most in team history in both categories.
NFL’S TOP RUSHERS
RK PLAYER YEARS 1. Emmitt Smith 15 2. Walter Payton 13 3. Barry Sanders 10 4. Curtis Martin 11 5. Jerome Bettis 13 6. Eric Dickerson 11 7. Tony Dorsett 12 8. Jim Brown 9 9. Marshall Faulk 12 10. Marcus Allen 16 11. Franco Harris 13 12. Thurman Thomas 13 13. Edgerrin James* 10 14. John Riggins 14 15. Corey Dillon 10 TAYLOR PICKS UP FIRST DOWN AND MORE: Fred 11 Taylor has 13 career rushes of 50-plus yards, 72 of 20-plus 16. O.J. Simpson 17. LaDainian Tomlinson* 8 yards and leads all active players with 315 rushes of 1011 plus yards. Taylor had a career-high four rushes of 50-plus 18. Fred Taylor* 19. Ricky Watters 10 yards in 2007. Taylor broke free for a team-record 80-yard 20. Warrick Dunn* 11 touchdown run against Carolina on 12/9/07 in the fourth 21. Tiki Barber 10 quarter. Taylor finished with two of the four longest rushes 22. Eddie George 9 in the NFL in 2007 as he had a 76-yard run against 23. Ottis Anderson 14 Houston on October 14. He scored on a 50-yard touch8 down run on the club’s opening possession against Buffalo 24. Jamal Lewis* 25. Shaun Alexander* 9 on 11/25 and went 62 yards for a score on the club’s first play from scrimmage against Oakland on 12/23. *Active TAYLOR NEARS 11,000 RUSHING YARDS; CLUB’S TD RECORD: Fred Taylor needs 43 rushing yards to reach 11,000 career rushing yards in his 134th career game. In addition, Taylor needs one touchdown to have the most touchdowns in team history with 70, surpassing Jimmy Smith (69 TDs). Taylor would become the 71st player in NFL history with 70-plus career touchdowns and only the 11th active player.
ATT. 4,409 3,838 3,062 3,518 3,479 2,996 2,936 2,359 2,836 3,022 2,949 2,877 2,950 2,916 2,618 2,404 2,488 2,357 2,622 2,571 2,217 2,865 2,562 2,229 2,179
YARDS 18,355 16,726 15,269 14,101 13,662 13,259 12,739 12,312 12,279 12,243 12,120 12,074 11,970 11,352 11,241 11,236 11,096 10,957 10,643 10,604 10,449 10,441 10,273 9,508 9,437
AVG. 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.3 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.7 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.3
LG 75t 76 85 70t 71t 85t 99t 80t 71t 61t 75t 80t 72 66t 96t 94t 85t 80t 57 90t 95t 76 76t 82t 88t
TD 164 110 99 90 91 90 77 106 100 123 91 65 80 104 82 61 119 61 78 48 55 68 81 56 100
TAYLOR AMONG NFL’S BEST
Fred Taylor ranks 18th in NFL history for most rushing yards with career totals of 2,357 carries for 10,957 yards and 61 rushing touchdowns in 133 games. He trails only 2007 WAS A SPECIAL SEASON: Fred Taylor will never forget the 2007 season Arizona’s Edgerrin James and San Diego’s LaDainian and what he was able to accomplish. Taylor surpassed 10,000 career rushing Tomlinson among active running backs in rushing yards. yards, set team records for career yards from scrimmage and all-purpose yards Taylor has led the Jaguars in rushing in eight of the last and was the only NFL player to have 100-plus rushing yards in five consecutive 10 seasons. Taylor ranks among the NFL’s all-time best games. He ranked fifth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL with 1,202 rushing yards in several categories. Here’s a look at where Taylor ranks on 223 carries (5.4 avg.) and surpassed the 1,000 yards mark for the seventh sea- in NFL history in several categories: son (tied for ninth-most in NFL history). Rushing yards per game (82.4) 10th 12th TWO-HEADED MONSTER: Fred Taylor (72-242) and Maurice Jones-Drew (65- Yards from scrimmage per game (99.8) 5th 301) lead the Jaguars rushing attack which ranks sixth in the AFC. The duo com- Rushes of 10-plus yards (315)* Rushes of 50-plus yards (13) 4th bined for 228 of the club’s 236 rushing yards at Indianapolis in week three, the 30th 18th game in team history with 200-plus rushing yards and 11th time under head Yards from scrimmage (13,280) Rushing touchdowns (61) T-34th coach Jack Del Rio. Taylor finished with 121 yards on 26 carries while JonesRushes (2,357) 22nd Drew had 19 carries for 107 yards and one touchdown as the duo had 100-plus rushing yards in the same game for the second time. The Jaguars are the 16th *Leads all active players team since 2000 to have two players with 100-plus rushing yards in the same game. They became the first running back duo in team history to accomplish the feat on Dec. 10, 2006 against Indianapolis.
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“BIG HEN” CLOGS UP THE MIDDLE: Defensive tackle John Henderson is regardJAGUARS CAREER SACKS LEADERS ed as one of the NFL’s top defensive linemen and is a menace to opposing running backs. Henderson has recorded 475 tackles (367 solo), 25.0 sacks, 127 quarterback pressures, 35 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 101 RK PLAYER SACKS games Additional notes on Henderson include: 1. Tony Brackens (1996-2003) 55.0 Henderson, the ninth overall pick in 2002, earned his first Pro Bowl appearance in Joel Smeenge (1995-2000) 34.0 2004 and returned in 2006. He was the highest-drafted defensive lineman ever by the 3. Kevin Hardy (1996-2001) 28.5 Jaguars and second defensive tackle drafted overall in 2002. 4. Paul Spicer (2001-08) 25.5 In 2004, Henderson posted a career-high 98 tackles and 40 quarterback pressures 5. John Henderson (2002-08) 25.0 along with 5.5 sacks. He combined with defensive tackle Marcus Stroud in 2004 for 10 sacks, the third-best mark in the NFL among defensive tackle tandems. Ranks fifth in team history with 25.0 sacks in 101 career games. Has three career multi-sack games. Missed a game for the first time in his career at Denver on 9/16/07 with a head injury, snapping a streak of 82 consecutive games played. SPICER TAKES LONG ROUTE TO THE NFL: DE Paul Spicer leads the team with 16 quarterback pressures in six games. Spicer led the team with 7.5 sacks in 2007 and finished the regular season with a sack in three of the last five games. Spicer picked up his first career postseason sack at Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card Game. The 7.5 sacks tied for the most of his career (7.5, 2005) and ranked tied for ninth in the AFC. Spicer has 25.5 career sacks which ranks fourth in team history. Spicer, who is in his ninth NFL season, spent portions of the 1998 season with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the Canandian Football League after being released by Seattle in training camp. He played two games with Detroit in 1999 before signing with the Jaguars prior to the 2000 regular season.
WILLIAMS TAKES OVER DEFENSE
Gregg Williams in his first season as the Jaguars defensive coordinator after spending the last four seasons (2004-07) as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator with the Washington Redskins. From 2004-07, the Redskins ranked sixth in the NFL in defense (306.6), second in the NFC, and seventh in rushing defense (103.8). The Redskins allowed only 19.4 points per game during that span, the ninth-fewest in the NFL. Before joining the PETERSON RETURNS TO LINEUP IN 2008; LEADS TEAM IN TACKLES: Redskins, Williams spent three seasons as head Linebacker Mike Peterson returned to the starting lineup in 2008 after missing 17 coach of the Buffalo Bills. In five of the last eight games the past two seasons with injuries and he leads the team with 59 tackles. Peterson had a season-high 15 tackles against Buffalo in week two. Peterson, who has years, Williams’ defenses have ranked in the top 10 in the league -- including three top three’s in the started 123 games in nine NFL seasons, missed six regular season games and two postseason games in 2007 with a broken hand. He started the first five games in 2006 past five years -- with three different teams. before suffering a torn pectoral muscle and was placed on injured reserve. He has career totals of 1,285 tackles, 18.5 sacks, 15 interceptions, five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. MIKE WALKER HAS BREAKOUT GAME: Second-year pro Mike Walker produced career-high receiving numbers against Pittsburgh on 10/5 as he led the team with six receptions for 107 yards, the first 100-yard receiving game of the season for the Jaguars. Walker had receptions of 32, 18, 18, 16, 14 and 9 yards and finished with a 17.8 average per reception. Walker had five receptions for 46 yards against Houston on 9/28. Walker was inactive in the club’s last game at Denver on 10/12 with a knee injury. He has played in only four career games after spending his rookie season on injured reserve with a knee injury. Walker, 6-2, 208, was a third round pick in 2007 after playing four seasons at Central Florida with Denver’s Brandon Marshall. He played in all four preseason games in 2007 and finished with four receptions for 33 yards before re-aggravating a knee injury in the preseason finale against Washington. EXPERIENCED GROUP: 11 Jaguars players have played in 100 or more games during their careers: G Chris Naeole (154 games, 150 starts), TE/LS Joe Zelenka (147 games, 0 starts), RB Fred Taylor (133 games, 129 starts), DL Rob Meier (128 games, 39 starts), LB Mike Peterson (126 games, 123 starts), C Brad Meester (119 games, 119 starts), S Pierson Prioleau (119 games, 48 starts), WR Dennis Northcutt (118 games, 56 starts), WR Jerry Porter (107 games, 64 starts), DE Paul Spicer (107 games, 59 starts) and DT John Henderson (101 games, 97 starts). Only Taylor (133), Meier (128), Meester (119), Zelenka (118), Spicer (105) and Henderson (101) have played in 100 games as a Jaguar. ROSTER FULL OF DRAFT PICKS: Of the 53 players on the Jaguars’ roster, 44 were selected through the college draft including 27 who were drafted by the Jaguars. The club has 10 former first round picks: G Chris Naeole (1997, Saints), RB Fred Taylor (1998, Jaguars), DT John Henderson (2002, Jaguars), DT Jimmy Kennedy (2003, Rams), WR Reggie Williams (2004, Jaguars), WR Matt Jones (2005, Jaguars), WR Troy Williamson (2005, Vikings), TE Marcedes Lewis (2006, Jaguars), S Reggie Nelson (2007, Jaguars) and Derrick Harvey (2008, Jaguars).
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VETERAN ACQUISITIONS: The Jaguars added five unrestricted free agents in the offseason and all five players are on the current roster led by cornerback Drayton Florence and wide receiver Jerry Porter. Here’s the list: PLAYER Jerry Porter
POSITION WR
Cleo Lemon
QB
Drayton Florence
CB
Jimmy Kennedy
DT
Pierson Prioleau
S
CAREER NOTES Has played in 107 games with 64 starts over nine seasons. Career totals include 285 receptions for 3,945 yards and 30 TDs. Has played in seven postseason games including one Super Bowl. Started all 16 games in 2007 and finished with 44 receptions for 705 yards and six TDs. Was inactive (hamstring) the first three games and has returned to action the last three weeks. Signed as unrestricted free agent from Miami to back up David Garrard. Has spent time with Baltimore, San Diego and Miami. Started a career-high seven games in 2007 for Miami. Veteran cornerback has played in 79 games with 47 starts. Originally a second round pick by the Chargers in 2003. Has 10 career interceptions, 49 passes defensed. Starts at cornerback opposite Rashean Mathis. Forced a fumble on Brandon Marshall at Denver on 10/12 and recovered it. Former 12th overall pick in 2003 draft by St. Louis. Has played in 59 games with 30 starts for St. Louis, Chicago and Jacksonville. Career totals include four sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Veteran safety is in his 10th NFL season and has played in 119 games with 48 starts with San Francisco, Buffalo and Washington. Sees action primarily on special teams. Played under current Jaguars defensive coordinator Gregg Williams at Buffalo and Washington.
JAGUARS 2008 DRAFT CLASS: The Jaguars had five total selections in the 2008 draft, the fewest in franchise history, and four of the players are on the current roster. The Jaguars moved up via trade in the first two rounds and selected Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey and Auburn defensive end Quentin Groves. The Jaguars traded their first round pick (26th), two third round picks (71st, 89th) and a fourth round pick (125th) to Baltimore to select Harvey at eighth overall. It was the second time in franchise history and second consecutive year the Jaguars traded their original first round pick. PLAYER Derrick Harvey
POS DE
ROUND 1st
CHOICE 8th
COLLEGE Florida
Quentin Groves
DE
2nd
52nd
Auburn
Thomas Williams
LB
5th
155th
Southern California
Chauncey Washington
RB
7th
213th
Southern California
NOTES First defensive end chosen in the first round in franchise history. Was one of three defensive ends selected in the first round and second overall (Chris Long, St. Louis). Tied Auburn’s 22-year old career record of 26 QB sacks. Played in 49 games with 23 starts. Started 14 of 49 games at three linebacker positions and fullback in four seasons. Led Trojans in rushing his final two seasons.
SECOND ROUND SUCCESS: The Jaguars have selected seven players with second round picks since Jack Del Rio and his staff took the helm in 2003. DE Quentin Groves was the club’s second round pick in 2008. The previous six second round picks have all played key roles with the Jaguars. Here’s the list: NAME Rashean Mathis
POS. CB
YEAR DRAFTED 2003
Greg Jones
FB/RB
2004
Daryl Smith
LB
2004
Khalif Barnes
LT
2005
Maurice Jones-Drew RB/KR
2006
Justin Durant
2007
LB
CAREER NOTES Became first Jaguars cornerback to be voted to the Pro Bowl as he was named a starter in 2006. Owns team record with 23 career interceptions. Named first alternate to the Pro Bowl in 2007. Has started 32 of 52 games with career totals of 256 carries for 869 yards and nine touchdowns. Emerged as one of the NFL’s top young linebackers. Has started 66 of 68 games and has surpassed 100 tackles for three straight seasons. Made 47 starts the last three-plus seasons and part of an offensive line that helped Jaguars rush for the two highest single-season totals in franchise history the last two seasons. Only player in NFL with 2,000-plus combined yards in each of the last two sea sons. Has 31 career touchdowns in 37 games. One of only two rookies (Reggie Nelson) to start more than eight games in 2007. Led team with 31 postseason tackles.
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JAGUARS GO WITH TWO QBs: The Jaguars had only two quarterbacks (David Garrard, Cleo Lemon) on their opening day roster for the second consecutive season and second time overall.
JAGUARS HOUSE TWO FORMER VOLUNTEERS AT DT
The Jaguars have two defensive tackles from the University of Tennessee with two-time Pro Bowler John Henderson and third-year pro Tony McDaniel. There are a NFL-high six defensive tackles from Tennessee on current NFL rosters. Henderson DE LA SALLE WELL-REPRESENTED: De La Salle High School in Concord, anchors the interior of the defensive line and ranks California has four former players on NFL rosters including two with the Jaguars in DT Derek Landri and RB Maurice-Jones-Drew. Other NFL players from De La Salle include fifth in franchise history with 24 sacks. McDaniel missed the final 10 games of the 2007 season with Amani Toomer (New York Giants), Demetrius Williams (Baltimore) and D.J. Williams a wrist injury, but he impressed the staff with his (Denver). Dillard High School (Ft. Lauderdale) and Tustin (California) lead all high play in preseason. Here’s the list of defensive tackschools with six former players currently in the NFL. les from the University of Tennessee on NFL rosGOAL IS POSTSEASON: The Jaguars were one of six teams that made the playoffs ters: in 2007 after failing to make the postseason the year before. That marked the 12th NFL Team PLAYER consecutive season in which at least five teams (out of 12) accomplished the feat. The John Henderson Jacksonville Jaguars Jaguars are looking to make consecutive trips to the postseason for the first time since Albert Haynesworth Tennessee Titans 1999. In addition, the Jaguars made the postseason twice in the last three seasons. Tony McDaniel Jacksonville Jaguars The Jaguars are one of 10 teams to accomplish the feat, joining New England, Justin Harrell Green Bay Packers Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Dallas and the New Darwin Walker Carolina Panthers York Giants. Aubrayo Franklin San Francisco 49ers 2008 MILES TRAVELED: The Jaguars will travel approximately 14,428 miles to their 10 road games (preseason and regular season), the 10th fewest in the NFL. Seattle leads the way with 34,766 miles while Cleveland will travel the fewest at 6,416.
2007 ROOKIE REVIEW: The Jaguars had 11 total selections in the 2007 draft and eight of those players are still with the team including 2008 SCHEDULE TIDBITS Chad Nkang on the PUP list and OT Andrew Carnahan on the practice squad. First-round pick Reggie Nelson started 15 games at strong safety, tied with Kevin Hardy (1996) for the third-most starts in a season The Jacksonville Jaguars' 2008 season is highlighted by three by a Jaguars rookie. Nelson set a team rookie record with five intercep- nationally televised prime time games on NBC, ESPN and NFL Network. In addition, the Jaguars will have 11 games televised on tions, tied for the most by a NFL rookie in 2007. Justin Durant started CBS and two on FOX. It marks the first time in franchise history eight games at linebacker and led the team in the postseason with 31 the club will be featured on five different networks. tackles in two games. Here’s a regular season recap of the Jaguars’ 2007 draft class: The Jaguars' schedule features a Sunday Night game at home on S Reggie Nelson (1st round, 21st pick) — Played in 16 games with 15 starts. Stepped into the starting role in week two follow- NBC last week against Pittsburgh, a Monday Night Game on ESPN on December 1 at Houston and a Thursday Night home game ing the season-ending injury to Gerald Sensabaugh. Led team and all NFL rookies with five interceptions, the most in team history by a rookie. against Indianapolis on NFL Network on December 18. The Jaguars' three nationally televised prime times are tied for the thirdRanked fourth on the team with 81 tackles (57 solo) along with one most in team history (4, 1999 and 2000) and most since 2000. sack, 12 passes defensed and two forced fumbles Here are additional notes: LB Justin Durant (2nd round, 48th pick) — Played in 13 games with eight starts. Inserted into the starting lineup on 11/25 vs. ■ Fourteen of the Jaguars' 16 regular season games will be Buffalo with injury to Mike Peterson and started final six games. played on Sundays, with 11 scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET kickoffs Recorded double-digit tackles in five of the last seven games. Finished and three late afternoon games. with 68 tackles (49 solo), one interception, one forced fumble, five quar■ The schedule features four playoff teams from 2007 and six terback pressures and three tackles for loss. games against playoff teams - Tennessee and Indianapolis twice, WR Mike Walker (3rd round, 79th pick) — Was placed on as well as Pittsburgh and Green Bay. The Jaguars will have 10 injured reserve on Sept. 1 with knee injury. games against teams that finished .500 or better in 2007, and four P Adam Podlesh (4th round, 101st pick) — Assumed the against division winners. role as Jaguars punter to start the season and had 54 punts for a 41.6 ■ The Jaguars will make their first trip to Detroit since their inauaverage. Recorded 14 punts inside the 20 and had a 36.9 net average. gural season in 1995. Minnesota will visit Jacksonville for the first The Jaguars finished with the fewest punts in team history. time on November 23. G Uche Nwaneri (5th round, 149th pick) — Played in nine games with one start. Provided depth at guard behind Vince Manuwai and Maurice Williams. Started in regular season finale at Houston. DT Derek Landri (5th round, 166th pick) — Played in 13 games as a reserve in the defensive line rotation. Totaled 15 tackles (13 solo) and saw action on at least 30 plays in the last five games. S Chad Nkang (7th round, 251st pick) — Played in all 16 games and excelled on special teams. Set franchise-record for special teams tackles with 30. Danny Clark (2000) and Brant Boyer (1997) previously held the franchise record with 25. Had season-high six special teams tackles on 12/23 against Oakland. OT Andrew Carnahan (7th round, 252nd pick) — Spent the entire season on the practice squad. DID YOU KNOW: Since 1990, 19 NFL teams started 0-2 and still qualified for the postseason, including the Super Bowl XLII-champion New York Giants. The 1993 Dallas Cowboys also started 0-2 before winning Super Bowl XXVII. The 0-2 New England Patriots of 1996 played in Super Bowl XXXI, and in 2001, the 0-2 Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI. In addition, since realignment in 2002, 42 of the 72 playoff teams (58.3 percent) began the year either 1-1 or 0-2.
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DEL RIO SELECTS TEAM CAPTAINS/LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: The Jaguars have six team captains and each player has a ‘C’ on his jersey. QB David Garrard, RB Fred Taylor, LB Daryl Smith, DE Paul Spicer, CB Rashean Mathis and LB Mike Peterson were named captains. Head coach Jack Del Rio also announced the formation of a Player Leadership Council that will meet with him and serve a leadership role on the team. C Brad Meester, OT Tony Pashos, RB/KR Maurice Jones-Drew, TE Marcedes Lewis and RB Montell Owens along with the six captains were named to the Player Leadership Council. The captains' initiative originated with the NFL Player Advisory Council that was established in 2007 by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in conjunction with the NFL Players Association.
UNDRAFTED ROOKIES ON OPENING DAY ROSTER Since Jack Del Rio took over the helm in 2003, there have been 12 undrafted free agent rookies on the club’s opening day roster. Brian Witherspoon and Isaiah Gardner earned a roster spot in 2008. YEAR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
PLAYER TE Gordon Laro CB Rashid Gayle CB Kevin Devine, DE Jabbar Threats None FB Stacey Mack None RB Elvis Joseph, WR Randal Williams, FB Patrick Washington None PK Seth Marler, WR Cortez Hankton, DT Matt Leonard TE Brian Jones, CB David Richardson G Dan Connolly, RB/KR Derrick Wimbush OT Richard Collier, DE Tony McDaniel, RB Montell Owens None CB Brian Witherspoon, CB Isaiah Gardner
SMALL SCHOOL SUCCESS: Four of the Jaguars’ top defensive players along with rookie Brian Witherspoon arrived in the NFL via small schools and not the traditional Division I powerhouses. Cornerback Rashean 2002 Mathis intercepted 31 passes in four seasons at Bethune-Cookman, and 2003 was selected in the second round of the 2003 draft. Drayton Florence, a 2008 unrestricted free agent signee, was also drafted in the second round 2004 in 2003 after earning unaminous All-America honors at Tuskegee. 2005 Defensive end Paul Spicer was named Conference Player of the Year as a 2006 senior at Saginaw Valley State before working his way to a starting role for the Jaguars via Seattle and Detroit. Linebacker Justin Durant was named 2007 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons at 2008 Hampton and was a second round pick by the Jaguars in 2007. Witherspoon played football, baseball and track at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Ala. MEIER ONE OF 10 PLAYERS TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN CANADA: Defensive tackle Rob Meier is one of only 15 NFL players to attend a forNEW FACES eign high school. Meier attended Sentinel High in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is one of 10 players that went to high There are 13 new faces among the 53 players on the Jaguars’ curschool in Canada. Three players attended high school in Australia and rent roster. Here is the breakdown. one each from Great Britain and Panama. Unrestricted Free Agents (5) — WR Jerry Porter, QB Cleo WEST COAST ‘JAGUARS’: The Jaguars have eight players from Lemon, CB Drayton Florence, DT Jimmy Kennedy, S Pierson California on their current roster, the most of any state. RB Maurice Prioleau Jones-Drew (Antioch), OT Khalif Barnes (Spring Valley), TE Greg Estandia Veteran Free Agents (3) - CB William James, OT Charles (Moorpark), DT Derek Landri (Huntington Beach), TE Marcedes Lewis Spencer, OL Milford Brown (Lakewood), WR/KR Dennis Northcutt (Los Angeles), RB Chauncey Trade (1) — WR Troy Williamson Washington (Torrance) and LB Thomas Williams (Vacaville) all hail from Draft Choices (4) — DE Derrick Harvey, DE Quentin Groves, LB California. Thomas Williams, RB Chauncey Washington NEW COACHES: Head coach Jack Del Rio added four new coaches in the offseason: Gregg Williams (Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach-Defense), Donnie Henderson (Defensive Backs), Nate Kaczor (Assistant Special Teams) and Thom Kaumeyer (Assistant Defensive Backs). PLAYING KEEP AWAY: The Jaguars had more than a 23-minute time of possession advantage at Indianapolis on 9/21 as they controlled the ball for 41:35 compared to the Colts’ 18:25. The 41:25 time of possession was the third-highest in team history and highest since 2006. In the second half the differential was 26:01 to 3:59.
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2008 POSITION ANALYSIS: Here is a position-by-position breakdown of the Jaguars: QUARTERBACKS (2) — David Garrard, a fourth-round pick in 2002, is in his second season as the starter after emerging as one of the NFL’s top signal-callers in 2007. Garrard ranked third in the NFL with a franchise-record 102.2 passer rating as he threw 18 touchdown passes and only three interceptions. He directed an offense under coordinator Dirk Koetter that set the franchise single-season records for points (411, 25.7), touchdowns (50) and touchdown passes (28). Cleo Lemon signed as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason after spending the last two seasons in Miami. Lemon started seven of nine games for the Dolphins last season. RUNNING BACKS (5) — Fred Taylor is in his 11th season with the Jaguars after being selected in the first round of the 1998 draft. Taylor has the third-most rushing yards (10,957) by an active NFL running back and ranks 18th all-time. He is the only player who remains on the Jaguars roster from 1998. Over his 10-plus seasons in the NFL, he has seven years with at least 1,000 yards and has scored 69 touchdowns. He led the team in 2007 with 223 carries for 1,202 yards and was the only NFL player to have 100-plus rushing yards in five consecutive games as he played in his first Pro Bowl. Taylor and third-year pro Maurice Jones-Drew give the Jaguars one of the NFL’s top running back duos. Jones-Drew, who also serves as kickoff returner, ranks fourth in the NFL with 31 touchdowns (27 rushing, 2 receiving, 2 returns) the last two-plus seasons. Jones-Drew is the only player in the NFL with 2,000-plus combined yards in each of the last two seasons. In addition, he is the only player in team history to record two career kickoff returns for touchdowns. Fifth-year pro Greg Jones re-signed with the club in the offseason and has career totals of 256 carries for 869 yards and nine touchdowns. He had a one-yard touchdown reception at Tennessee in the season-opener and set up the game-winning field goal against Houston on 9/28 with a 22-yard reception in overtime. Montell Owens backs up Jones and excels on special teams, earning a roster spot as an undrafted free agent in 2006 from Maine. Owens took a direct snap on fourth down against Houston on 9/28 and raced 41 yards for his first career touchdown on his first career rush. Seventh-round pick Chauncey Washington earned a roster spot after leading the team in rushing in the preseason with 39 carries for 115 yards and also recorded a team-high 12 receptions. Washington led USC in rushing his final two seasons. WIDE RECEIVERS (6) — The Jaguars used their 2005 firstround pick to select Matt Jones and he has recorded 131 career receptions for 1,730 yards (13.2 avg.) with 13 touchdowns in three-plus seasons. Jones leads the team with 30 receptions for 338 yards in the first six games. He has recorded at least four touchdown receptions in three straight seasons. The Jaguars added veteran Jerry Porter in free agency. Porter has played in 107 games with 64 starts and signed with the Jaguars in the offseason after eight seasons with Oakland. His career totals include 285 receptions for 3,945 yards and 30 touchdowns. Former first-round pick Reggie Williams is looking to build off his record-breaking 2007 seasons as he had 10 touchdown receptions, surpassing the previous high of eight set by Jimmy Smith in three different seasons (1998, 2000, 2001). The Jaguars drafted Mike Walker (3rd round) in 2007 and he missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury. Walker ranks third on the team with 12 receptions for 161 yards including his first career 100-yard receiving game against Pittsburgh on 10/5. Nine-year veteran Dennis Northcutt is in his second season in Jacksonville after signing as an unrestricted free agent from Cleveland. Northcutt, who also sees action as a punt returner, has career totals of 328 receptions for 4,136 yards and 15 touchdowns along with a 10.4 punt return average. Troy Williamson was acquired via a trade with Minnesota on February 29. Williamson, the seventh overall pick in the 2005 draft, started 22 games with the Vikings and has 81 career receptions for 1,078 yards and three touchdowns.
ROSTER TIDBITS ■ Rookie free agent Brian Witherspoon was coached by former Buffalo Bills 1985 first-round pick Derrick Burroughs last year at Stillman College. Burroughs suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury in 1989 and was paralyzed for 24 hours. Burroughs is currently an assistant coach at Alabama State. ■ CB Drayton Florence played the past five seasons in San Diego after being selected in the second round of the 2003 draft out of Tuskegee. Florence grew up in Ocala, Fla., and his parents reside in Jacksonville. ■ Linebacker Justin Durant was the youngest linebacker to start a NFL game in 2007. Durant was born November 21, 1985. ■ DT John Henderson owns and operates a clothing store in Jacksonville, For Big Men by Big Hen. Henderson also owns an AAU basketball team in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. ■ DL Rob Meier went to Brazil in 2006 to visit his wife’s family and went swimming in the Amazon. In 2008, Meier visited the Great Wall of China. He also earned his certification and went scuba diving in Jacksonville and did some swimming with sharks. ■ RB Fred Taylor was recently named one of four inductees to the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame. ■ RB/KR Maurice Jones-Drew has worn a Superman tee-shirt underneath his jersey since he was 10-years old playing Pop Warner football in Pinole, California and now has a Superman logo on the sole of his cleats. A lady watching one of his games said, ‘he looked like Superman the way he ran past the defenders.’ Jones-Drew’s late grandfather, Maurice Jones, bought him a shirt and he has continued the ritual in the NFL. ■ C Dennis Norman attended classes in 2005 and 2008 at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial program. ■ Head Coach Jack Del Rio played catcher on the USC baseball team and was teammates with Randy Johnson and Mark McGwire. ■ OT Tony Pashos speaks three languages: Greek, English and German. His parents were Greek immigrants. ■ Pashos was recently selected as one of the 10 greatest Illinois offensive linemen to have played at Memorial Stadium. ■ LB Clint Ingram is the nephew of former Dallas Cowboys running back Robert Newhouse. ■ DT Derek Landri was teammates with RB/KR Maurice JonesDrew at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. The duo never lost a game as Landri played defensive tackle and blocked for Jones-Drew as an offensive tackle. ■ RB Montell Owens earned a roster spot as a rookie free agent in 2006 from Maine, becoming only the fifth NFL player to play at Maine. Owens sent a highlight tape to Boston College, but the coaches thought he would be better off playing Division I-AA. Boston College sent the tape to Maine where they gave Owens his only scholarship offer. Owens is a musician in his spare time and is an accomplished trumpet player. ■ FB/RB Greg Jones is the cousin of boxing great Joe Frazier. ■ DL Rob Meier was the number one overall pick of the 2000 CFL Draft by British Columbia. Meier is one of two foreign born players on the roster (Reggie Williams, Landstuhl, Germany). ■ LB Mike Peterson has a brother, Adrian, who plays for the Chicago Bears and his cousin, Freddie Solomon, played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles. ■ K Josh Scobee watched his mother’s dream come true this offseason. Darralyn Scobee received her bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Stephen F. Austin University. ■ RB Fred Taylor’s cousin is Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes.
TIGHT ENDS (3) —Former first-round pick Marcedes Lewis emerged as a threat in the passing game in 2007 as he finished with a career-high 37 receptions for 6 JAGUARS HAIL FROM SUNSHINE STATE 391 yards and two touchdowns. Lewis was the 28th overall pick in 2006 but was hampered by injuries throughout his rookie season. Second-year pro Greg Estandia and fifth-year pro Richard Angulo return after seeing significant action in 2007. The Jaguars have six players from the state of Sixth-year pro George Wrighster III, who is on the PUP list, has career totals of 92 Florida on their roster. In addition, the club yields five receptions for 815 yards and nine touchdowns. players that played at the University of Florida OFFENSIVE LINE (9) — The Jaguars offensive line has had a different look Here’s a list of the players on the roster from Florida the last month. Recently acquired Milford Brown and second-year pro Uche and players with ties to Florida: Nwaneri were inserted into the lineup at the guard positions to replace injured veterans Vince Manuwai and Maurice Williams. Both Manuwai (knee) and Williams (biceps) WHERE THEY’RE FROM suffered season-ending injuries in the season-opener at Tennessee and were placed CB Drayton Florence Ocala on injured reserve. Brown has started 47 of 53 games in seven seasons and has CB Rashean Mathis Jacksonville spent time with Houston, Arizona, St. Louis and Carolina. Veteran Tutan Reyes has S Reggie Nelson Melbourne played in 44 games with 35 starts over eight-plus NFL seasons and started at one of LB Mike Peterson Gainesville the guard spots at Denver on 10/12. Center Brad Meester suffered a biceps injury in RB Fred Taylor Belle Glade training camp and should return in the next few weeks. The Jaguars have a solid WR Mike Walker Orlando replacement in eight-year veteran Dennis Norman. Norman has started at least one WITH TIES TO FLORIDA game for the Jaguars the last three seasons. Tony Pashos anchors the right tackle FB Greg Jones Florida State spot where he started 15 games in his first season in Jacksonville after signing as an DE Derrick Harvey Univ. of Florida unrestricted free agent from Baltimore in 2007. Khalif Barnes has started 47 games DE Jeremy Mincey (PUP) Univ. of Florida at left tackle since being drafted in the second round of the 2005 draft. The club OL Milford Brown Florida State signed offensive tackle Charles Spencer on Sept. 4 and placed Richard Collier on the reserve/non-football injury list. The Jaguars resigned Chris Naeole on Sept. 17. Naeole spent six seasons (2002-07) with the Jaguars and started the first eight games in 2007 before suffering a torn quadriceps tendon at New Orleans and was placed on injured reserve. DEFENSIVE LINE (9) — Ted Monachino was promoted to defensive line coach after spending the last two seasons as assistant defensive line coach. The defensive line is anchored by seventh-year pro and two-time Pro Bowl selection John Henderson. Henderson is regarded as one of the best tackles in the NFL and has registered 25 career sacks in 101 games. Rob Meier has the ability to play every position on the line and he starts at tackle alongside Henderson. Meier ranks third in franchise history with 128 games played and has 20.5 career sacks. Defensive end Paul Spicer has produced 18.5 sacks the last three-plus seasons, including a team-leading 7.5 sacks along with 41 quarterback pressures in 2007. Reggie Hayward has 35.5 career sacks and is looking to return to form after missing 19 games with injuries the last two seasons. He recorded a team-leading 8.5 sacks in his first season with the Jaguars in 2005. The Jaguars added speed off the edge in this year’s draft with first-round pick Derrick Harvey and second-round pick Quentin Groves. Harvey, the eighth overall pick, had 20.5 sacks in three seasons at Florida and recorded his first career interception at Tennessee in the season-opener. Groves recorded 26 sacks in four seasons at Auburn and recorded a sack/forced fumble against Buffalo on 9/14 and split a sack against Pittsburgh 10/5. Derek Landri, who played in 13 games as a rookie at tackle, sees action in the defensive tackle rotation. Landri recorded a sack, interception and fumble recovery in the postseason win at Pittsburgh last season. DT Tony McDaniel impressed the coaching staff in the preseason after missing 12 games in 2007 with a broken wrist and he earned his first career start last week at Denver The Jaguars added former first-round pick Jimmy Kennedy in free agency. Kennedy has played in 59 career games with 30 starts at tackle. LINEBACKERS (6) — Mike Peterson returns from back-to-back season-ending injuries to man the middle. Peterson suffered a torn pectoral muscle in 2006 and missed the final six games in 2007 with a broken hand. He leads the team with 59 tackles after six games. Fifth-year pro Daryl Smith starts on the outside after recording 100-plus tackles for the third consecutive season. Smith has moved from the outside to the middle to replace Peterson the last two years. Justin Durant excelled as a rookie, leading the team with 31 postseason tackles in two games and he shares the other outside spot with third-year pro Clint Ingram. Ingram has started 26 games since being selected in the third round of the 2006 draft. Third-year pro Brian Iwuh excels on special teams and adds depth in the middle. The Jaguars selected USC linebacker Thomas Williams in the fifth round of this year’s draft and he sees extensive time on special teams. DEFENSIVE BACKS (10) — The Jaguars secondary has a different look in 2008 with the addition of defensive backs coach Donnie Henderson and free agent Drayton Florence. Florence, an Ocala native, is starting at RCB after signing with the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent from San Diego. Florence has played in 79 games with 47 starts and recorded 10 career interceptions. Sixth-year pro Rashean Mathis is regarded as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks as he was named a starter for his first Pro Bowl in 2006. Mathis holds the franchise record with 23 career interceptions including two interceptions returned for touchdowns this season. Brian Williams moved from cornerback to strong safety. Williams, who has started 83 games in six-plus seasons, has registered 17 career interceptions including an interception in a team-record three consecutive games in 2007. 2007 first-round pick Reggie Nelson has emerged as one of the NFL’s top young safeties, setting a team rookie record with five interceptions as he started 15 of 16 games. Gerald Sensabaugh returns from a season-ending shoulder injury in 2007 that forced him to miss the final 14 regular season games and both postseason games. Sensabaugh has made 14 starts at strong safety in three-plus seasons including last three weeks. Depth at safety is provided by veteran Pierson Prioleau. Prioleau is in his 10th NFL season and has played in 119 games with 48 starts including last week at Denver. The club added Brian Witherspoon as a rookie free agent and he also sees time as a returner. Eighth-year veteran William James was signed as a backup cornerback along with Omare Lowe. Undrafted free agent Isaiah Gardner sees action on special teams. KICKERS/SPECIALISTS (3) — Joe DeCamillis is in his second season as the Jaguars special teams coordinator. Josh Scobee, a fifth-round pick by the Jaguars in 2004, returns for his fifth season as the placekicker. Scobee has connected on 11 of 12 field goals in sixgames and leads the team with 46 points. Scobee hit game-winning field goals in consecutive weeks as he connected from 37 yards against Houston in overtime on 9/28 and 51 yards at Indianapolis on 9/21. He missed eight games in 2007 after suffering a quad injury in the pregame warmups prior to the season-opener against Tennessee. Adam Podlesh is in his second season as the Jaguars punter after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 draft, the first punter taken overall and highest-drafted punter in Jaguars history. Joe Zelenka handles the long snapping duties for the seventh consecutive season. 19
CAREER MARKS: Fred Taylor (1st round, 1998 draft) is the only player who has been with the club more than nine seasons in Jacksonville. Taylor holds a prominent place in the Jaguars career record books as he holds every career rushing mark and surpassed Jimmy Smith (12,285) for the most yards from scrimmage and most all-purpose yards in 2007. Here’s a look at several of the Jaguars career records with players in bold on the current roster: YDS FROM SCRIM 13,280 F. Taylor 12,285 J. Smith 6,393 K. McCardell 3,804 J. Stewart 3,037 M. Jones-Drew
POINTS 764 427 418 418 228
M. Hollis J. Scobee F. Taylor J. Smith J. Stewart
RECEPTIONS 862 J. Smith 499 K. McCardell 280 F. Taylor 241 K. Brady 191 P. Mitchell
RECEIVING YARDS 12,287 J. Smith 6,393 K. McCardell 2,500 K. Brady 2,323 F. Taylor 2,089 P. Mitchell
TOUCHDOWNS 69 F. Taylor 69 J. Smith 38 J. Stewart 31 M. Jones-Drew 30 K. McCardell 20 S. Mack
GAMES 171 133 128 120 120 119 118 115 108
PLAYED J. Smith F. Taylor R. Meier K. Brady M. Brunell B. Meester J. Zelenka D. Darius M. Hollis
INTERCEPTIONS 23 R. Mathis 15 A. Beasley 14 D. Darius 8 M. Peterson 8 C. Hudson 7 M. McCree 7 D. Thomas 7 D. Grant 7 J. Craft
TACKLES 858 789 757 489 487 469
SACKS 55.0 34.0 28.5 26.0 25.0 22.5 22.0 22.0
T. Brackens J. Smeenge K. Hardy P. Spicer J. Henderson G. Walker M. Stroud B. McCray
GAMES STARTED 150 J. Smith 129 F. Taylor 119 B. Meester 117 M. Brunell 115 D. Darius 110 K. Brady 92 K. McCardell
PASSING YARDS 25,698 M. Brunell 9,042 B. Leftwich 7,311 D. Garrard
D. Darius K. Hardy M. Peterson A. Ayodele B. Schwartz T. Brackens
PASSING 3,612 1,344 1,047
ATTEMPTS M. Brunel l B. Leftwich D. Garrard
PASSER RATING D. Garrard M. Brunell B. Leftwich
COMPLETIONS 2,184 M. Brunell 789 B. Leftwich 643 D. Garrard
TOUCHDOWN PASSES 144 M. Brunell 51 B. Leftwich 40 D. Garrard
HIGHEST COMP. PCT. 61.4 D. Garrard 60.5 M. Brunell 58.7 B. Leftwich
HIGHEST 87.1 85.5 80.5
HIGHEST 14.3 14.3 13.4 13.2 12.8
FORCED FUMBLES 28 T. Brackens 9 J. Smeenge 8 K. Hardy 8 A. Beasley 7 M. Stroud 7 D. Darius 7 A. Ayodele
FUMBLE RECOVERIES 13 T. Brackens 6 B. Schwartz 6 T. Davis 6 D. Darius 6 K. Hardy 6 F. Bryant
MOST TAKEAWAYS 24 R. Mathis 20 D. Darius 18 T. Brackens 18 A. Beasley 13 M. Peterson 12 C. Hudson 11 K. Hardy 11 T. Davis
AVG. PER RECEPTION E. Wilford J. Smith D. Jones M. Jones K. McCardell
LONGEST 53 53 53 53 53
FIELD GOALS M. Hollis (10/8/95 vs. Pitt.) M. Hollis (9/29/96 vs. Car.) S. Marler (10/5/03 vs. SD) J. Scobee (10/24/04 at Ind.) J. Scobee (10/9/05 vs. Cin.)
HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 81.3 Josh Scobee (2004-08), 96 of 118 80.6 Mike Hollis (1995-2001), 175 of 217
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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE JAGUARS 2008 ROSTER Average Age Oldest Jaguars Player: Youngest Jaguars Player: Tallest Jaguar: Shortest Jaguar: Most seasons as a Jaguar: Most NFL seasons: College with the most Jaguars: Conference with the most Jaguars: Former 1st-round draft picks:
26.0 Chris Naeole, 33 Derrick Harvey, 21 Greg Estandia, 6-8 Richard Angulo, 6-8 Maurice Jones-Drew, 5-7 Fred Taylor Chris Naeole Florida, 4 SEC 10
Number of undrafted free agents:
9
Former Pro Bowlers: Coaches who played in the NFL:
3 5
Home state of most Jaguars: Number of states represented on Jaguars roster:
YEAR Rookie 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Born 12/25/74 Born 11/9/86 2nd year as Jaguar 2nd year as Jaguar 3rd year as Jaguar 11th season as a Jaguar 12th NFL season Fred Taylor, Mike Peterson, Reggie Nelson, Derrick Harvey 12 players on 2008 roster John Henderson, Matt Jones, Marcedes Lewis, Fred Taylor, Reggie Nelson, Reggie Williams, Derrick Harvey, Jimmy Kennedy, Troy Williamson, Chris Naeole Brian Iwuh, Tony McDaniel, Montell Owens, Paul Spicer, Joe Zelenka, Greg Estandia, Cleo Lemon, Brian Witherspoon, Isaiah Gardener John Henderson, Rashean Mathis, Fred Taylor Jack Del Rio, Mike Tice, Mike Shula, Andy Heck, Thom Kaumeyer
California, 8 28
ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE PLAYERS 6 Quentin Groves, Derrick Harvey, Chauncey Washington, Thomas Williams, Brian Witherspoon, Isaiah Gardner 7 Justin Durant, Greg Estandia, Derek Landri, Reggie Nelson, Uche Nwaneri, Adam Podlesh, Mike Walker 7 Clint Ingram, Brian Iwuh, Maurice Jones-Drew, Marcedes Lewis, Tony McDaniel, Montell Owens, Charles Spencer 4 Khalif Barnes, Matt Jones, Gerald Sensabaugh, Troy Williamson 7 Richard Angulo, Greg Jones, Jimmy Kennedy, Cleo Lemon, Josh Scobee, Daryl Smith, Reggie Williams 3 Drayton Florence, Rashean Mathis, Tony Pashos 5 David Garrard, John Henderson, Brian Williams, Milford Brown, Omare Lowe 3 Reggie Hayward, Dennis Norman, William James 6 Brad Meester, Rob Meier, Dennis Northcutt, Jerry Porter, Tutan Reyes, Paul Spicer 3 Mike Peterson, Pierson Prioleau, Joe Zelenka 1 Fred Taylor 1 Chris Naeole
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JAGUARS RECORD UNDER JACK DEL RIO WHEN...
Play at home Play on the road Play on grass field Play on artificial turf Play in a dome vs. AFC South vs. AFC North vs. AFC East vs. AFC West vs. NFC South vs. NFC North vs. NFC East vs. NFC West Score first Opponent scores first Score on first possession Score 20+ points Score less than 20+ points Allow 20+ points Allow less than 20 points Games decided by 7 points or less Games decided by 3 points or less Lead after 1st quarter Tied after 1st quarter Trail after 1st quarter Lead at halftime Tied at Halftime Trail at Halftime Lead after 3rd quarter Tied after 3rd quarter Trail after 3rd quarter Overtime game Win turnover margin Lose turnover margin Turnover ratio even Have 30:00+ time of possession Have less than 30:00 time of possession Have 100+ rushing yards Have less than 100+ rushing yards Have 300 net yards passing Have 1 100-yard rusher Have 1 100-yard receiver Win coin toss Lose coin toss BY MONTH August September October November December January BY DAY OF WEEK Saturday Sunday Sunday night Monday night TIME OF DAY Kickoff is 1:00 p.m. or earlier Kickoff is between 4:00-4:15 p.m. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. or later
2003 5-3 0-8 5-8 0-3 0-2 2-4 0-1 0-4 1-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2 2-9 0-2 4-2 1-9 2-9 3-2 4-6 2-2 2-0 2-2 1-9 3-2 1-1 1-8 3-3 1-2 1-6 0-0 2-2 1-6 2-3 5-5 0-6 5-4 0-7 0-1 4-3 2-0 3-4 2-7
2004 4-4 5-3 7-6 2-1 1-1 2-4 0-1 1-0 3-1 0-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 6-0 3-7 3-0 5-1 4-6 2-5 7-2 8-3 5-2 4-0 3-1 2-6 5-0 0-1 4-6 7-1 0-0 2-6 1-0 7-0 0-2 2-5 6-5 3-2 5-3 4-4 0-2 3-2 2-2 3-3 6-4
2005 6-2 6-2 11-2 1-2 0-2 4-2 4-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 8-1 4-3 6-0 11-1 1-3 4-3 8-1 8-2 3-1 8-0 2-2 2-2 6-0 0-1 6-3 9-2 1-0 2-2 2-0 8-2 1-2 3-0 8-2 4-2 9-2 3-2 0-0 5-1 2-3 3-3 9-1
2006 6-2 2-5 8-5 0-2 0-1 2-4 1-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 5-2 3-5 5-1 6-4 2-4 0-6 8-1 2-6 0-2 4-2 2-3 2-2 6-2 2-1 0-4 7-0 1-0 0-8 0-1 6-0 1-5 1-2 8-2 0-5 7-6 1-1 0-0 4-2 1-0 2-5 6-2
2007 6-2 5-3 11-3 0-2 0-2 2-4 1-0 1-0 4-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-1 2-4 6-2 10-3 1-2 2-4 9-1 4-2 1-2 8-2 2-1 1-2 10-1 0-0 1-4 9-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 8-0 1-3 2-2 8-2 2-3 11-2 0-3 0-1 6-1 0-2 4-1 7-4
2008 1-2 2-1 2-3 1-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-0 3-1 0-2 3-2 0-1 3-3 2-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-0 1-0 1-3 2-1 1-0 0-2 1-0 2-1 0-2 1-0 3-1 0-2 3-0 0-3 0-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 2-2
TOTAL 28-15 20-22 44-27 4-10 2-8 14-19 6-3 5-7 9-3 5-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 32-7 16-30 21-5 39-12 9-26 13-29 35-8 29-22 13-9 27-5 11-9 10-23 31-5 4-4 13-28 37-7 4-2 7-28 4-1 33-7 4-20 11-12 38-17 9-20 39-17 8-20 0-4 24-9 7-8 16-17 33-20
0-0 0-4 1-2 2-3 2-2 0-0
0-0 3-0 2-3 1-2 2-2 1-0
0-0 2-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 1-0
0-0 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0
0-0 2-1 3-1 3-1 3-2 0-0
0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 11-9 11-11 12-8 12-9 2-0
0-0 4-11 1-0 0-0
0-0 9-6 0-1 0-0
1-0 10-4 1-0 0-0
0-0 6-7 0-0 2-0
0-0 10-4 0-0 0-1
0-0 3-2 0-1 0-0
1-0 43-34 2-2 2-1
3-11 1-0 1-0
7-5 2-1 0-1
9-4 2-0 1-0
4-6 3-1 2-0
8-4 2-0 0-1
1-2 2-0 0-1
33-32 12-2 4-3
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JAGUARS 2008 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO 85 69 64 56 83 21 36 9 93 91 97 98 51 59 22 33 18 32 73 66 17 89 26 27 96 63 92 65 25 62 86 77 24 79 54 3 80 20 78 10 43 52 72 95 28 81 34 29 11 53 84 38 88
NAME Angulo, Richard Barnes, Khalif Brown, Milford Durant, Justin Estandia, Greg Florence, Drayton Gardner, Isaiah Garrard, David Groves, Quentin Harvey, Derrick Hayward, Reggie Henderson, John Ingram, Clint Iwuh, Brian James, William Jones, Greg Jones, Matt Jones-Drew, Maurice Kennedy, Jimmy Landri, Derek Lemon, Cleo Lewis, Marcedes Lowe, Omare Mathis, Rashean McDaniel, Tony Meester, Brad Meier, Rob Naeole, Chris Nelson, Reggie Norman, Dennis Northcutt, Dennis Nwaneri, Uche Owens, Montell Pashos, Tony Peterson, Mike Podlesh, Adam Porter, Jerry Prioleau, Pierson Reyes, Tutan Scobee, Josh Sensabaugh, Gerald Smith, Daryl Spencer, Charles Spicer, Paul Taylor, Fred Walker, Mike Washington, Chauncey Williams, Brian Williams, Reggie Williams, Thomas Williamson, Troy Witherspoon, Brian Zelenka, Joe
POS TE OT G LB TE CB CB QB DE DE DE DT LB LB CB FB/RB WR RB/KR DT DT QB TE CB CB DT C DT/DE G S C/G WR/KR G/C FB OT LB P WR S OL PK S LB OT DE RB WR RB DB WR LB WR CB LS
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HT 6-8 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-8 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-6 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-6 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-3
WT 266 325 330 232 265 195 197 245 259 271 275 335 238 235 200 254 218 208 320 282 215 275 195 190 310 295 308 328 202 322 172 330 225 325 238 198 220 188 310 192 204 245 337 295 228 208 224 202 212 225 203 175 256
DOB AGEEXP COLLEGE 11/30/80 27 5 West. New Mexico 4/21/82 26 4 Washington 8/15/80 28 7 Florida State 9/20/85 23 2 Hampton 11/18/82 25 2 UNLV 12/19/80 27 6 Tuskegee 1/16/85 23 R Maryland 2/14/78 30 7 East Carolina 7/5/84 24 R Auburn 11/9/86 21 R Florida 3/14/79 29 8 Iowa State 1/9/79 29 7 Tennessee 3/21/83 25 3 Oklahoma 3/8/84 24 3 Colorado 6/15/79 29 8 Western Illinois 5/9/81 27 5 Florida State 4/22/83 25 4 Arkansas 3/23/85 23 3 UCLA 1/15/79 29 5 Penn State 9/21/83 25 2 Notre Dame 8/16/79 29 5 Arkansas State 5/19/84 24 3 UCLA 4/20/78 30 7 Washington 8/27/80 28 6 Bethune-Cookman 1/20/85 23 3 Tennessee 3/23/77 31 9 Northern Iowa 8/29/77 31 9 Washington State 12/25/74 33 12 Colorado 9/21/83 25 2 Florida 1/26/80 28 8 Princeton 12/22/77 30 9 Arizona 3/20/84 24 2 Purdue 5/4/84 24 3 Maine 8/3/80 28 6 Illinois 6/17/76 32 10 Florida 8/11/83 25 2 Maryland 7/14/78 30 9 West Virginia 8/6/77 31 10 Virginia Tech 10/28/77 31 9 Mississippi 6/23/82 26 5 Louisiana Tech 6/13/83 25 4 North Carolina 3/14/82 26 5 Georgia Tech 3/17/82 26 3 Pittsburgh 8/18/75 33 9 Saginaw Valley St. 1/27/76 32 11 Florida 11/21/84 23 2 Central Florida 4/29/86 22 R Southern Calif. 7/2/79 29 7 North Carolina St. 5/17/83 25 5 Washington 12/25/84 23 R Southern Calif. 4/30/83 25 4 South Carolina 6/5/85 23 R Stillman 3/9/76 32 10 Wake Forest
HOMETOWN Albuquerque, N.M. Spring Valley, Calif. Montgomery, Ala. Florence, S.C. Moorpark, Calif. Ocala, Fla. Virginia Beach, Va. Durham, N.C. Greenville, Miss. Greenbelt, Mary. Dolton, Ill. Nashville, Tenn. Hallsville, Texas Houston, Texas Brownsville, Pa. Beaufort, S.C. Fort Smith, Ark. Antioch, Calif. Yonkers, N.Y. Huntington Beach, Calif. Greenwood, Miss. Lakewood, Calif. Maple Valley, Wash Jacksonville, Fla. Columbia, S.C. Parkersburg, Iowa W. Vancouver, B.C. Kaava, Hawaii Melbourne, Fla. Marlton, N.J. Los Angeles, Calif. Garland, Texas Wilmington, Del. Lock Port, Ill. Gainesville, Fla. Pittsford, N.Y. Washington, D.C. Alvin, S.C. Queens, N.Y. Longview, Texas Kingsport, Tenn. Albany, Ga. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Indianapolis, Ind. Belle Glade, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Torrance, Calif. High Point, N.C. Tacoma, Wash. Vacaville, Calif. Jackson, S.C. Butler, Ala. Cleveland, Ohio
HOW ACQ FA-'07 D2 '05 FA-'08 D2-'07 FA-'06 UFA(S.D.)-'08 FA-'08 D4-'02 D2-'08 D1-'08 UFA(Den.)-'05 D1-'02 D3-'06 FA-'06 FA-'08 D2b-'04 D1-'05 D2-'06 UFA(Chi.)-'08 D5c-'07 UFA(Mia.)-'08 D1 '06 FA-'08 D2-'03 FA-'06 D2-'00 D7b-'00 FA-'08 D1-'07 FA-'04 UFA(Cle.)-'07 D5a-'07 FA-'06 UFA(Bal.)-'07 UFA(Ind.)-'03 D4a-'07 UFA(Oak.)-'08 UFA(Was.)-'08 FA-'07 D5a-'04 D5-'05 D2a-'04 FA-'08 FA-'00 D1a-'98 D3-'07 D7-'08 UFA(Min.)-'06 D1-'04 D5a-'08 T(Min.)-'08 FA-'08 FA-'01
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM 94 Mincey, Jeremy DL 6-3 42 Nkang, Chad DB 5-11 87 Wrighster III, George TE 6-3
272 215 265
12/14/83 7/1/85 4/1/81
24 23 27
2 2 6
Florida Elon Oregon
Statesboro, Ga. Hyattsville, Mary. Van Nuys, Calif.
FA-'06 D7b-'07 D4a-'03
0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0
RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY 76 Collier, Richard OT 6-7
345
10/23/81
27
3
Valdosta State
Shreveport, La.
FA-'06
0/0/0/0
INJURED RESERVE 44 Cotrone, Anthony 99 Horrocks, Theo 90 Wyche, James 75 Lewis, Jonathan 67 Manuwai, Vince 74 Williams, Maurice 31 Starks, Scott
FB DT DE DT G G/OT CB
6-2 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-5 5-9
260 282 275 304 329 302 176
9/14/85 12/19/85 4/19/82 7/12/84 7/12/80 1/26/79 6/27/83
23 22 26 24 28 29 25
R R 3 2 6 8 4
Maine Vanderbilt Syracuse Virginia Tech Hawaii Michigan Wisconsin
Valley Stream, N.Y. Fayetteville, Tenn. Roosevelt, N.Y. Richmond, Va. Honolulu, Hawaii Detroit, Mich. St. Louis, Mo.
FA-'08 FA-'08 D7a-'06 FA-'08 D3-'03 D2-'01 D3-'05
PRACTICE SQUAD 45 Brown, Chris 70 Bruce, Mkristo 75 Carnahan, Andrew 46 Davis, Charles 61 Miller, Drew 58 Myles, Lamar 12 Smith, Paul 14 Woods, D'Juan
TE DE OT TE C/G LB QB WR
6-0 6-6 6-7 6-6 6-5 5-11 6-1 6-1
239 260 305 260 303 230 208 210
6/23/86 10/16/84 9/8/83 3/13/83 7/6/85 1/7/86 7/2/84 6/11/84
22 24 25 25 23 22 24 24
R 1 1 1 R R R 1
Tennessee Washington State Arizona State Purdue Florida Louisville Tulsa Oklahoma State
Destrehan, La. Renton, Wash. Hereford, Texas Fraser, Michigan Sarasota, Fla. Winterhaven, Fla. Owasso, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla.
FA-'08 FA-'08 D7c-'07 FA-'07 FA-'08 FA-'08 FA-'08 FA-'07
Pronunciations: Richard Angulo - an-GOO-low; Khalif Barnes - kuh-LEEF; Greg Estandia - es-STAND-ee-uh; David Garrard - guh-RARD; Brian Iwuh - EE-woo; Vince Manuwai - MAH-new-why; Rashean Mathis - rah-SHEEN; Chris Naeole - nay-OH-lee; Chad Nkang - EN-kang;
Uche Nwaneri - OO-chay wah-NEHR-ee; Tony Pashos - PAH-shose; Pierson Prioleau - PEER-sun PRAY-low; Adam Podlesh - PAHD-lesh; Tutan Reyes - TOO-tahn RAY-us; George Wrighster - RYE-ster; Joe Zelenka - zuh-LINK-uh
GP/GS/DNP/IA
6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 5/4/0/0 4/2/0/2 6/0/0/0 5/4/0/1 2/0/0/1 6/6/0/0 6/0/0/0 6/3/0/0 6/3/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/4/0/0 6/0/0/0 6/1/0/0 6/5/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/0/0/0 3/0/0/3 5/0/0/1 0/0/6/0 6/6/0/0 3/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 5/1/0/1 0/0/0/6 5/5/0/1 0/0/0/4 3/3/0/3 6/6/0/0 4/0/0/2 6/5/0/0 6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/0/0/0 3/1/0/3 6/1/0/0 6/1/0/0 6/0/0/0 6/3/0/0 6/6/0/0 0/0/3/3 6/6/0/0 6/6/0/0 4/0/0/2 1/0/0/5 6/6/0/0 6/6/0/0 4/0/0/2 2/0/0/4 5/0/0/1 6/0/0/0
Aug. 4 (knee) Aug. 6 (foot) Aug. 9 (knee) Aug. 30 (knee) Sept. 8 (knee) Sept. 9 (biceps) Sept. 24 (knee)
JAGUARS 2008 NUMERICAL ROSTER POS
HT
WT AGE EXP COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
3 9 10 11 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 34 36 38 43 51 52 53 54 56 59 62 63 64 65 66 69 72 73 77 78 79 80 81 83 84 85 86 88 89 91 92 93 95 96 97 98
Podlesh, Adam Garrard, David Scobee, Josh Williams, Reggie Lemon, Cleo Jones, Matt Prioleau, Pierson Florence, Drayton James, William Owens, Montell Nelson, Reggie Lowe, Omare Mathis, Rashean Taylor, Fred Williams, Brian Jones-Drew, Maurice Jones, Greg Washington, Chauncey Gardner, Isaiah Witherspoon, Brian Sensabaugh, Gerald Ingram, Clint Smith, Daryl Williams, Thomas Peterson, Mike Durant, Justin Iwuh, Brian Norman, Dennis Meester, Brad Brown, Milford Naeole, Chris Landri, Derek Barnes, Khalif Spencer, Charles Kennedy, Jimmy Nwaneri, Uche Reyes, Tutan Pashos, Tony Porter, Jerry Walker, Mike Estandia, Greg Williamson, Troy Angulo, Richard Northcutt, Dennis Zelenka, Joe Lewis, Marcedes Harvey, Derrick Meier, Rob Groves, Quentin Spicer, Paul McDaniel, Tony Hayward, Reggie Henderson, John
P QB PK WR QB WR S CB CB FB S CB CB RB DB RB/KR FB/RB RB CB CB S LB LB LB LB LB LB C/G C G G DT OT OT DT G/C OL OT WR WR TE WR TE WR/KR LS TE DE DT/DE DE DE DT DE DT
5-11 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-6 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-7 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-8 6-1 6-8 5-11 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-7
198 245 192 212 215 218 188 195 200 225 202 195 190 228 202 208 254 224 197 175 204 238 245 225 238 232 235 322 295 330 328 282 325 337 320 330 310 325 220 208 265 203 266 172 256 275 271 308 259 295 310 275 335
Pittsford, N.Y. D4a-'07 Durham, N.C. D4-'02 Longview, Texas D5a-'04 Tacoma, Wash. D1-'04 Greenwood, Miss. UFA(Mia.)-'08 Fort Smith, Ark. D1-'05 Alvin, S.C. UFA(Was.)-'08 Ocala, Fla. UFA(S.D.)-'08 Brownsville, Pa. FA-'08 Wilmington, Del. FA-'06 Melbourne, Fla. D1-'07 Maple Valley, Wash FA-'08 Jacksonville, Fla. D2-'03 Belle Glade, Fla. D1a-'98 High Point, N.C. UFA(Min.)-'06 Antioch, Calif. D2-'06 Beaufort, S.C. D2b-'04 Torrance, Calif. D7-'08 Virginia Beach, Va. FA-'08 Butler, Ala. FA-'08 Kingsport, Tenn. D5-'05 Hallsville, Texas D3-'06 Albany, Ga. D2a-'04 Vacaville, Calif. D5a-'08 Gainesville, Fla. UFA(Ind.)-'03 Florence, S.C. D2-'07 Houston, Texas FA-'06 Marlton, N.J. FA-'04 Parkersburg, Iowa D2-'00 Montgomery, Ala. FA-'08 Kaava, Hawaii FA-'08 Huntington Beach, Calif D5c-'07 Spring Valley, Calif. D2 '05 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. FA-'08 Yonkers, N.Y. UFA(Chi.)-'08 Garland, Texas D5a-'07 Queens, N.Y. FA-'07 Lock Port, Ill. UFA(Bal.)-'07 Washington, D.C. UFA(Oak.)-'08 Orlando, Fla. D3-'07 Moorpark, Calif. FA-'06 Jackson, S.C. T(Min.)-'08 Albuquerque, N.M. FA-'07 Los Angeles, Calif. UFA(Cle.)-'07 Cleveland, Ohio FA-'01 Lakewood, Calif. D1 '06 Greenbelt, Mary. D1-'08 W. Vancouver, B.C. D7b-'00 Greenville, Miss. D2-'08 Indianapolis, Ind. FA-'00 Columbia, S.C. FA-'06 Dolton, Ill. UFA(Den.)-'05 Nashville, Tenn. D1-'02
Head Coach: Assistants:
Jack Del Rio Dirk Koetter (offensive coordinator), Gregg Williams (defensive coordinator/assistant head coach, defense), Joe DeCamillis (special teams coordinator), Mike Tice (assistant head coach/tight ends), Mark Asanovich (strength and conditioning), Mark Duffner (linebackers), Les Ebert (assistant strength and conditioning), Andy Heck (offensive line), Donnie Henderson (defensive backs), Nate Kaczor (special teams assistant), Thom Kaumeyer (assistant defensive backs), Ted Monachino (defensive line), Todd Monken (wide receivers), Kennedy Pola (running backs), Robert Prince (assistant wide receivers), Mike Shula (quarterbacks), Tom Williams (defensive assistant), Devin Bonik (director of football development)
25 30 26 25 29 25 31 27 29 24 25 30 28 32 29 23 27 22 23 23 25 25 26 23 32 23 24 28 31 28 33 25 26 26 29 24 31 28 30 23 25 25 27 30 32 24 21 31 24 33 23 29 29
2 7 5 5 5 4 10 6 8 3 2 7 6 11 7 3 5 R R R 4 3 5 R 10 2 3 8 9 7 12 2 4 3 5 2 9 6 9 2 2 4 5 9 10 3 R 9 R 9 3 8 7
Maryland East Carolina Louisiana Tech Washington Arkansas State Arkansas Virginia Tech Tuskegee Western Illinois Maine Florida Washington Bethune-Cookman Florida North Carolina St. UCLA Florida State Southern Calif. Maryland Stillman North Carolina Oklahoma Georgia Tech Southern Calif. Florida Hampton Colorado Princeton Northern Iowa Florida State Colorado Notre Dame Washington Pittsburgh Penn State Purdue Mississippi Illinois West Virginia Central Florida UNLV South Carolina West. New Mexico Arizona Wake Forest UCLA Florida Washington State Auburn Saginaw Valley St. Tennessee Iowa State Tennessee
HOW ACQ
10/21/2008
NO NAME
GP/GS/DNP/IA
6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 0/0/6/0 6/6/0/0 6/1/0/0 5/4/0/1 6/1/0/0 6/0/0/0 3/3/0/3 3/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/0/0/0 6/5/0/0 1/0/0/5 2/0/0/1 5/0/0/1 6/3/0/0 6/4/0/0 6/6/0/0 4/0/0/2 6/6/0/0 4/2/0/2 6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 0/0/0/6 5/4/0/0 0/0/0/4 5/0/0/1 6/6/0/0 0/0/3/3 3/0/0/3 6/5/0/0 6/1/0/0 6/6/0/0 3/1/0/3 4/0/0/2 6/0/0/0 2/0/0/4 6/0/0/0 4/0/0/2 6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 6/3/0/0 5/5/0/1 6/0/0/0 6/6/0/0 5/1/0/1 6/3/0/0 6/6/0/0
JAGUARS BY POSITION OFFENSE (25)
10/21/2008
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
9 17
Garrard, David Lemon, Cleo
QB QB
6-1 6-2
245 215
30 29
7 5
East Carolina Arkansas State
24 28 32 33 34
Owens, Montell Taylor, Fred Jones-Drew, Maurice Jones, Greg Washington, Chauncey
FB RB RB/KR FB/RB RB
5-10 6-1 5-7 6-1 5-11
225 228 208 254 224
24 32 23 27 22
3 11 3 5 R
Maine Florida UCLA Florida State Southern Calif.
11 18 80 81 84 86
Williams, Reggie Jones, Matt Porter, Jerry Walker, Mike Williamson, Troy Northcutt, Dennis
WR WR WR WR WR WR/KR
6-4 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11
212 218 220 208 203 172
25 25 30 23 25 30
5 4 9 2 4 9
Washington Arkansas West Virginia Central Florida South Carolina Arizona
83 85 89
Estandia, Greg Angulo, Richard Lewis, Marcedes
TE TE TE
6-8 6-8 6-6
265 266 275
25 27 24
2 5 3
UNLV West. New Mexico UCLA
62 63 64 65 69 72 77 78 79
Norman, Dennis Meester, Brad Brown, Milford Naeole, Chris Barnes, Khalif Spencer, Charles Nwaneri, Uche Reyes, Tutan Pashos, Tony
C/G C G G OT OT G/C OL OT
6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-6
322 295 330 328 325 337 320 310 325
28 31 28 33 26 26 24 31 28
8 9 7 12 4 3 2 9 6
Princeton Northern Iowa Florida State Colorado Washington Pittsburgh Purdue Mississippi Illinois
198 192 256
25 26 32
2 5 10
Maryland Louisiana Tech Wake Forest
AGE EXP COLLEGE
QUARTERBACKS (2)
RUNNING BACKS (5)
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
TIGHT ENDS (3)
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
SPECIAL TEAMS (3) KICKERS/SPECIALISTS (3)
3 10 88
Podlesh, Adam Scobee, Josh Zelenka, Joe
P PK LS
5-11 6-1 6-3
DEFENSE (25) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
66 73 91 92 93 95 96 97 98
Landri, Derek Kennedy, Jimmy Harvey, Derrick Meier, Rob Groves, Quentin Spicer, Paul McDaniel, Tony Hayward, Reggie Henderson, John
DT DT DE DT/DE DE DE DT DE DT
6-2 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-7
282 320 271 308 259 295 310 275 335
25 29 21 31 24 33 23 29 29
2 5 R 9 R 9 3 8 7
Notre Dame Penn State Florida Washington State Auburn Saginaw Valley St. Tennessee Iowa State Tennessee
51 52 53 54 56 59
Ingram, Clint Smith, Daryl Williams, Thomas Peterson, Mike Durant, Justin Iwuh, Brian
LB LB LB LB LB LB
6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0
238 245 225 238 232 235
25 26 23 32 23 24
3 5 R 10 2 3
Oklahoma Georgia Tech Southern Calif. Florida Hampton Colorado
20 21 22 25 26 27 29 36 38 43
Prioleau, Pierson Florence, Drayton James, William Nelson, Reggie Lowe, Omare Mathis, Rashean Williams, Brian Gardner, Isaiah Witherspoon, Brian Sensabaugh, Gerald
S CB CB S CB CB DB CB CB S
5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0
188 195 200 202 195 190 202 197 175 204
31 27 29 25 30 28 29 23 23 25
10 6 8 2 7 6 7 R R 4
Virginia Tech Tuskegee Western Illinois Florida Washington Bethune-Cookman North Carolina St. Maryland Stillman North Carolina
LINEBACKERS (6)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)
HOW THE JAGUARS ARE BEING BUILT ROOKIE, VETERAN AND FIRST-YEAR FREE AGENTS (16)
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (10)
TRADE (1)
1998
RB Fred Taylor
2000
DE Paul Spicer
2001
LS Joe Zelenka
C Brad Meester DT/DE Rob Meier
2002
DT John Henderson QB David Garrard
2003 2004
COLLEGE DRAFT (26)
WAIVERS (0)
LB Mike Peterson
CB Rashean Mathis TE George Wrighster III (PUP)
C Dennis Norman
2005
WR Reggie Williams LB Daryl Smith FB/RB Greg Jones PK Josh Scobee DE Reggie Hayward
WR Matt Jones OT Khalif Barnes S Gerald Sensabaugh
DB Brian Williams
TE Marcedes Lewis RB/KR Maurice Jones-Drew LB Clint Ingram
2006
FB Montell Owens LB Brian Iwuh TE Greg Estandia DT Tony McDaniel
2007
OL Tutan Reyes OT Tony Pashos DL Jeremy Mincey (PUP) WR/KR Dennis Northcutt TE Richard Angulo
2008
CB Brian Witherspoon CB William James OT Charles Spencer G Milford Brown G Chris Naeole CB Omare Lowe CB Isaiah Gardner
WR Jerry Porter QB Cleo Lemon CB Drayton Florence DT Jimmy Kennedy S Pierson Prioleau
S Reggie Nelson LB Justin Durant WR Mike Walker P Adam Podlesh G/C Uche Nwaneri DT Derek Landri DB Chad Nkang (PUP) WR Troy Williamson
DE Derrick Harvey DE Quentin Groves LB Thomas Williams RB Chauncey Washington
ROSTER ANALYSIS AGE OFFENSE (25)
DEFENSE (25)
21 - 1
EXPERIENCE R-6
QB - 2
DL - 9
22 - 1
1-0
RB - 5
LB - 6
23 - 7
2-7
WR - 6
DB - 10
24 - 5
3-7
TE - 3
25 - 9
4-4
OL - 9
26 - 4
5-7
27 - 3
6-3
SPECIALISTS (3)
28 - 4
7-5
P-1
TOTAL: 53 PLAYERS
29 - 6
8-3
PK - 1
30 - 5
9-6
LS - 1
31 - 3
10 - 3
32 - 3
11 - 1
33 - 2
12 - 1
AVG. - 26.89
AVG. - 5.09
JAGUARS 2008 UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART 11 Reggie Williams 69 Khalif Barnes 77 Uche Nwaneri 63 Brad Meester 65 Chris Naeole 79 Tony Pashos 89 Marcedes Lewis 18 Matt Jones 9 David Garrard 33 Greg Jones 28 Fred Taylor
OFFENSE 80 Jerry Porter 72 Charles Spencer 64 Milford Brown 62 Dennis Norman 78 Tutan Reyes 72 Charles Spencer 83 Greg Estandia 86 Dennis Northcutt 17 Cleo Lemon 24 Montell Owens 32 Maurice Jones-Drew
DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB RCB SS FS LCB
95 Paul Spicer 98 John Henderson 92 Rob Meier 97 Reggie Hayward 52 Daryl Smith 54 Mike Peterson 56 Justin Durant 21 Drayton Florence 29 Brian Williams 25 Reggie Nelson 27 Rashean Mathis
DEFENSE 93 Quentin Groves 96 Tony McDaniel 66 Derek Landri 91 Derrick Harvey 51 Clint Ingram 53 Thomas Williams 59 Brian Iwuh 22 William James 43 Gerald Sensabaugh 20 Pierson Prioleau 26 Omare Lowe
P PK H PR KR
3 Adam Podlesh 10 Josh Scobee 3 Adam Podlesh 86 Dennis Northcutt 32 Maurice Jones-Drew
LS
88 Joe Zelenka
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB FB RB
81 Mike Walker
85 Richard Angulo 84 Troy Williamson
34 Chauncey Washington
73 Jimmy Kennedy
38 Brian Witherspoon
36 Isaiah Gardner
SPECIAL TEAMS
32 Maurice Jones-Drew 84 Troy Williamson
38 Brian Witherspoon 38 Brian Witherspoon 34 Chauncey Washington
JAGUARS 2008 ROSTER MOVES DATE Jan. 11 Jan. 11 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 22 Jan. 22 Feb. 13 Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 29 Feb. 29 Feb. 29 Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 6 Mar. 6 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Apr. 7 Apr. 8 Apr. 16 Apr. 26 Apr. 26 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 27 Apr. 29 Apr. 30 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16 May 16
PLAYER OWENS, Chad, WR SHARON, Charles, WR CARNAHAN, Andrew, OT MOULTON, Rashod, CB RICARD, Lester, QB TERRY, D.D., RB WOODS, D'Juan, WR McMAHON, Pete, OT GIBBONS, Ryan, OT JONES, Greg, FB/RB GILBERT, Tony, LB ANGULO, Richard, TE REYES, Tutan, OL DAVIS, Charles, TE BOUMAN, Todd, QB WILLIAMSON, Troy, WR PORTER, Jerry, WR LEMON, Cleo, QB FLORENCE, Drayton, CB STROUD, Marcus, DT NAEOLE, Chris, G KENNEDY, Jimmy, DT GOODE, Brett, LS WILLIAMS, Maurice, OT SHARON, Charles, WR OWENS, Montell, FB ESTANDIA, Greg, TE FUDGE, Jamaal, S MINCEY, Jeremy, DE WYCHE, James, DE GARRARD, David, QB SENSABAUGH, Gerald, S THOMPSON, Lamont, S HARVEY, Derrick, DE GROVES, Quentin, DE WILLIAMS, Thomas, LB WILLIAMS, Trae, DB WASHINGTON, Chauncey, RB BISHOP, Adam, TE BOSTON, Alex, DE BROWN, Chris, TE COTRONE, Anthony, FB EDWARDS, Clyde, WR GARDNER, Isaiah, CB GRANT, Michael, CB HARVEY, Jeron, WR HORROCKS, Theo, DT MILLER, Drew, C/G MYLES, Lamar, LB SMITH, Paul, QB WITHERSPOON, Brian, CB RICARD, Lester, QB PRIOLEAU, Pierson, S COLLIER, Richard, OT McDANIEL, Tony, DT MEIER, Rob, DT RICHARDS, Derrek, WR BISHOP, Adam, TE BOSTON, Alex, DE BROWN, Chris, TE COTRONE, Anthony, FB EDWARDS, Clyde, WR GARDNER, Isaiah, CB GRANT, Michael, CB HARVEY, Jeron, WR HORROCKS, Theo, DT MILLER, Drew, C/G MYLES, Lamar, LB SMITH, Paul, QB WITHERSPOON, Brian, CB
TRANSACTION Waived Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract extension Signed contract extension Signed contract extension Signed contract extension Signed contract Signed contract Acquired via trade from Minnesota UFA signed from Oakland UFA signed from Miami UFA signed from San Diego Traded to Buffalo Released UFA signed from Chicago Signed contract Re-signed Waived Signed tender offer (ERFA) Signed tender offer (ERFA) Signed tender offer (ERFA) Signed tender offer (ERFA) Signed tender offer (ERFA) Signed contract extension Signed tender offer (RFA) Released Drafted (1) Drafted (2) Drafted (5a) Drafted (5b) Drafted (7) Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Agree to contract Waived UFA signed from Washington Signed contract extension Signed contract extension Signed contract extension Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract
Jun. 2 Jun. 2 Jun. 11 Jun. 11 Jun. 16 Jun. 16 Jun. 16 Jun. 16 Jun. 16 Jun. 26 Jun. 27 Jul. 14 Jul. 17 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25 Jul. 25
RICHARDS, Derrek, WR THORPE, Craphonso, WR TERRY, D.D., RB GILES, Lavarus, RB GIBBONS, Ryan, OT GOODE, Brett, LS SMITH, Brian, DE SMOLKO, Isaac, TE THORPE, Craphonso, WR WASHINGTON, Chancey, RB SPICER, Paul, DE WILLIAMS, Thomas, LB WILLIAMS, Trae, DB GROVES, Quentin, DE McMAHON, Pete, G BISHOP, Adam, TE JORDAN, Leander, OT HOAG, Ryan, WR BRUCE, Mkristo, DE WILLIAMS, Reggie, WR MINCEY, Jeremy, DL WRIGHSTER III, George, TE NKANG, Chad, DB PORTER, Jerry, WR
Waived Signed contract Waived Signed contract Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Signed contract Signed contract extension Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Waived Waived Signed contract Signed contract Signed contract Placed on PUP Placed on PUP Placed on PUP Placed on PUP Placed on PUP
DATE Jul. 29 Jul. 31 Jul. 31 Aug. 4 Aug. 4 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 7 Aug. 9 Aug. 9 Aug. 14 Aug. 14 Aug. 14 Aug. 14 Aug. 25 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 9 Sept. 9 Sept. 9 Sept. 9 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 6
PLAYER WILLIAMS, Reggie, WR SMITH, Paul, QB LIWIENSKI, Chris, G COTRONE, Anthony, FB SMOLKO, Isaac, TE HORROCKS, Theo, DT MYLES, Tywain, DT MYLES, Tywain, DT MAHELONA, Jesse, DT WYCHE, James, DE SCHOBEL, Bo, DE GILES, Lavarus, RB LEWIS, Jonathan, DT JORDAN, Leander, OT McMAHON, Pete, G/OT LIWIENSKI, Chris, G FASON, Ciatrick, RB BROUSSARD, John, WR SMOLKO, Isaac, TE BOSTON, Alex, DE EDWARDS, Clyde, WR HARVEY, Jeron, WR HARVEY, Derrick, DE WRIGHSTER III, George, TE FASON, Ciatrick, RB HOAG, Ryan, WR McMAHON, Pete, G/OT MAHELONA, Jesse, DT MYLES, Tywain, DT SCHOBEL, Bo, DE WILLIAMS, Trae, DB WOODS, D'Juan, WR NKANG, Chad, DB MINCEY, Jeremy, DL LEWIS, Jonathan, DT BOUMAN, Todd, QB GILBERT, Tony, LB BROWN, Chris, TE BRUCE, Mkristo, DE CARNAHAN, Andrew, OT DAVIS, Charles, TE GRANT, Michael, CB GARDNER, Isaiah, CB MILLER, Drew, C/G MOULTON, Rashod. CB PETTWAY, Kenny, DE BROWN, Chris, TE BRUCE, Mkristo, DE CARNAHAN, Andrew, OT DAVIS, Charles, TE GARDNER, Isaiah, CB MILLER, Drew, C/G MOULTON, Rashod. CB SMITH, Paul, QB FUDGE, Jamaal, S JAMES, William, CB HAWKINS, Brent, DE MOULTON, Rashod. CB GARDNER, Isaiah, CB WOODS, D'Juan, WR LOUIS, Cliff, OT SPENCER, Charles, OT COLLIER, Richard, OT MANUWAI, Vince, G BROWN, Milford, G SLAUGHTER, Chad, OT GARDNER, Isaiah, CB LOUIS, Cliff, OT WILLIAMS, Maurice, G/OT WADE, Todd, OL GARDNER, Isaiah, CB SLAUGHTER, Chad, OT WOODS, D'Juan, WR WOODS, D'Juan, WR WOODS, D'Juan, WR MYLES, Lamar, LB CARNAHAN, Andrew, OT NAEOLE, Chris, G STARKS, Scott, CB LOWE, Omare, CB CARNAHAN, Andrew, OT MYLES, Lamar, LB WADE, Todd, OL GARDNER, Isaiah, CB MYLES, Lamar, LB
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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 2008 STATISTICS Through Six Games WON 3, LOST 3 09/07 L 10-17 at Tennessee 69,143 09/14 L 16-20 Buffalo 65,167 09/21 W 23-21 at Indianapolis 65,938 09/28 W 30-27 OT Houston 64,061 10/05 L 21-26 Pittsburgh 65,908 10/12 W 24-17 at Denver 75,674 10/26 Cleveland 11/02 at Cincinnati 11/09 at Detroit 11/16 Tennessee 11/23 Minnesota 12/01 at Houston 12/07 at Chicago 12/14 Green Bay 12/18 Indianapolis 12/28 at Baltimore Jax Opp. TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 118 121 Rushing 41 39 Passing 69 70 Penalty 8 12 3rd Down: Made/Att 29/76 36/74 3rd Down Pct. 38.2 48.6 4th Down: Made/Att 7/10 1/3 4th Down Pct. 70.0 33.3 POSSESSION AVG. 31:52 28:08 TOTAL NET YARDS 1839 2043 Avg. Per Game 306.5 340.5 Total Plays 368 353 Avg. Per Play 5.0 5.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 699 665 Avg. Per Game 116.5 110.8 Total Rushes 170 149 NET YARDS PASSING 1140 1378 Avg. Per Game 190.0 229.7 Sacked/Yards Lost 15/119 8/60 Gross Yards 1259 1438 Att./Completions 183/122 196/125 Completion Pct. 66.7 63.8 Had Intercepted 4 6 PUNTS/AVERAGE 22/44.1 23/45.9 NET PUNTING AVG. 22/35.1 23/36.9 PENALTIES/YARDS 32/285 31/309 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 6/3 6/3 TOUCHDOWNS 13 15 Rushing 7 4 Passing 4 11 Returns 2 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 24 30 38 29 3 124 OPPONENTS 34 37 10 47 0 128 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Scobee 0 0 0 0 13/13 11/12 0 46 Jones-Drew 5 5 0 0 0 30 M. Lewis 2 0 2 0 0 12 Mathis 2 0 0 2 0 12 Garrard 1 1 0 0 0 6 G. Jones 1 0 1 0 0 6 M. Jones 1 0 1 0 0 6 Owens 1 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 13 7 4 2 13/13 11/12 0 124 OPPONENTS 15 4 11 0 14/14 8/ 8 0 128 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-1 SACKS: Groves 1.5, Hayward 1.5, Henderson 1, Ingram 1, Meier 1, D. Smith 1, McDaniel 0.5, Spicer 0.5, TEAM 8, OPPONENTS 15 FUM/LOST: Garrard 3/2, Estandia 1/0, Ingram 1/0, Taylor 1/1 * PASSING Garrard TEAM OPPONENTS
GP/GS 6/6
Att Cmp 183 122 183 122 196 125
* RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD Jones-Drew 65 301 4.6 46t 5 Taylor 72 242 3.4 34 0 Garrard 30 102 3.4 13 1 Owens 1 41 41.0 41t 1 G. Jones 1 13 13.0 13 0 R. Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 170 699 4.1 46t 7 OPPONENTS 149 665 4.5 27 4 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD M. Jones 30 338 11.3 33 1 Jones-Drew 21 184 8.8 26 0 R. Williams 14 120 8.6 19 0 Mike Walker 12 161 13.4 32 0 M. Lewis 10 151 15.1 30t 2 G. Jones 10 94 9.4 22 1 Taylor 10 60 6.0 12 0 Northcutt 8 97 12.1 20 0 Estandia 2 26 13.0 19 0 Williamson 2 11 5.5 6 0 Owens 1 10 10.0 10 0 Porter 1 6 6.0 6 0 Angulo 1 1 1.0 1 0 TEAM 122 1259 10.3 33 4 OPPONENTS 125 1438 11.5 48t 11 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Mathis 2 133 66.5 72t 2 Sensabaugh 2 23 11.5 23 0 B. Williams 1 27 27.0 27 0 Harvey 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 6 183 30.5 72t 2 OPPONENTS 4 29 7.3 28 0 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Podlesh 22 970 44.1 35.1 3 7 60 0 TEAM 22 970 44.1 35.1 3 7 60 0 OPPONENTS 23 1056 45.9 36.9 4 4 61 0 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Witherspoon 8 2 96 12.0 29 0 Northcutt 4 2 16 4.0 9 0 Jones-Drew 1 0 15 15.0 15 0 TEAM 13 4 127 9.8 29 0 OPPONENTS 14 3 138 9.9 27 0 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Witherspoon 17 487 28.6 51 0 Jones-Drew 3 55 18.3 25 0 Williamson 2 48 24.0 26 0 G. Jones 1 10 10.0 10 0 Reyes 1 14 14.0 14 0 TEAM 24 614 25.6 51 0 OPPONENTS 20 372 18.6 27 0 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Scobee 0/ 0 4/ 4 2/ 3 3/ 3 2/2 TEAM 0/ 0 4/ 4 2/ 3 3/ 3 2/2 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 3/ 3 2/ 2 3/ 3 0/0 Scobee: (37N,27G)(28G,50G,39G)(26G,21G,51G) (46G,40G,37G)()(48G) OPPONENTS: (47G)(21G,45G)()(27G,47G)(38G,23G) (39G)
Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD 1259 66.7 6.88 4 1259 66.7 6.88 4 1438 63.8 7.34 11
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating 2.2 4 2.2 33 15/ 119 84.5 2.2 4 2.2 33 15/ 119 84.5 5.6 6 3.1 48t 8/ 60 91.8
2008 Regular Season – Week Six
JAGUARS SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
JAGUARS DEFENSIVE TACKLES Player Total Solo M. Peterson 59 35 D. Smith 54 32 B. Williams 39 34 G. Sensabaugh 27 23 J. Durant 27 21 J. Henderson 25 18 C. Ingram 18 11 P. Spicer 17 14 R. Meier 16 8 R. Mathis 15 15 W. James 15 15 T. McDaniel 15 11 P. Prioleau 14 12 R. Nelson 14 9 D. Florence 9 9 Q. Groves 7 5 R. Hayward 7 4 D. Harvey 6 3 J. Kennedy 3 2 D. Landri 3 1 B. Iwuh 2 0 B. Witherspoon 0 0
Pass Asst. Sacks Int. Def. TFL QBP FF FR 24 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 22 1-5 0 2 0 3 1 0 5 0 1-27 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 2-23 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1-8 0 1 1 3 0 0 7 1-3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.5-4 0 3 2 16 0 0 8 1-10 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 2-133* 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.5-4 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1.5-14.5 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 1.5-11.5 0 2 0 9 1 1 3 0 1-0 1 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Total M. Owens 8 P. Prioleau 8 G. Estandia 8 B. Iwuh 4 A. Podlesh 3 G. Sensabaugh 3 M. Walker 3 Q. Groves 2 C. Ingram 2 J. Scobee 2 T. Williams 2 J. Durant 1 O. Lowe 1 C. Washington 1 T. Williamson 1
Solo Asst. 8 0 7 1 3 5 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Blk. Kick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* Returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown at Indianapolis; returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown vs. Pittsburgh
JAGUARS OFFENSE GAME BY GAME
FIRST DOWNS Third Tot Tot Rn Pa Pn Down Yds 9/7 at TEN (L) 13 1 11 1 5-14 189 9/14 vs. BUF (L) 18 9 8 1 2-11 243 9/21 at IND (W) 25 13 11 1 8-14 403 9/28 vs. HOU (W) 21 7 14 0 6-12 375 10/5 vs. PIT (L) 14 2 9 3 3-13 213 10/12 at DEN (W) 26 9 15 2 5-12 416
Off Ply 59 57 70 58 54 70
Rushing Att Yds 17 33 27 98 48 236 25 139 19 38 34 155
Passing Net Sacks Gross Cmp Att Int 156 7-56 215 23 35 2 145 2-20 165 17 28 1 167 0-0 167 16 22 1 236 1-0 236 23 32 0 175 3-25 200 18 32 0 261 2-15 276 25 34 0
JAGUARS DEFENSE GAME BY GAME
FIRST DOWNS Third Tot Tot Rn Pa Pn Down Yds 9/7 at TEN (L) 14 7 6 1 3-13 308 9/14 vs. BUF (L) 18 6 11 1 6-11 285 9/21 at IND (W) 19 9 7 3 5-9 325 9/28 vs. HOU (W) 23 4 18 1 9-13 386 10/5 vs. PIT (L) 28 6 18 4 7-15 415 10/12 at DEN (W) 19 7 10 2 6-13 323
JAGUARS Opponents
In 20 17 18
JAGUARS Opponents
G-T-G 10 12
Quarterback D. Garrard JAGUARS Opponents
No. Series 63 63 61
TD 11 11 15
Scores 12 17 Scores 9 12
FG 11 11 8
Off Ply 57 54 49 63 70 60
Rushing Att Yds 32 137 26 75 19 114 23 79 26 129 23 131
Passing Net Sacks Gross Cmp Att Int 172 1-3 175 14 24 2 210 3-29 239 20 25 0 211 1-5 216 15 29 2 307 0-0 307 29 40 0 286 3-23 309 26 41 1 192 0-0 192 21 37 1
Penalty Fum Punts Poss No Yds Lost No-Avg Time 6 50 1-1 6-37.0 31:20 5 35 1-0 4-50.0 28:46 5 44 0-0 1-60.0 41:35 2 27 0-0 2-46.5 31:15 8 89 1-0 5-46.6 26:37 6 45 3-2 4-40.0 33:35
Penalty Fum Punts Poss No Yds Lost No-Avg Time 5 36 1-0 7-42.9 28:40 4 40 1-1 3-47.7 31:14 6 37 0-0 3-45.5 18:25 2 15 2-0 2-43.5 32:20 10 129 0-0 4-49.5 33:23 4 52 2-2 4-48.0 26:25
PERFORMANCE INSIDE THE 20 Pct. 70.6 94.4
TD Pct. 41.2 72.2
FGs 5 4
Points Tot. Points Pct. of Total Pts. 64 124 51.6 102 128 79.7
GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS
Pct. 90.0 100.0
Missed FG 1 1 0
TDs 7 13
TDs 6 9
FGs Points Tot. Points 3 51 124 3 72 128
QUARTERBACK DRIVES Int. 4 4 6
Fum. 3 3 3
Punt 22 22 23
Downs 3 3 2
End Half 5 5 2
Pct. of Total Pts. 40.3 56.3 End Left Game Game Safety Points 3 0 0 110 3 0 0 110 2 0 0 128
Points/ Series 1.75 1.75 2.10
