Jacksonville Jaguars’ Maurice Jones-Drew is just one of the many players throughout the league absent from voluntary workouts over contract disputes but unlike many of those other players, Jones-Drew has to learn a brand new offense this offseason. The Jags are heading into the 2012 season with a brand new offensive strategy, compliments of new [...]
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Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers
So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
READ MORE »Jaguars, Maurice Jones-Drew not talking contract
Yesterday we mentioned that Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey confirmed that running back Maurice Jones-Drew is in fact not participating in OTA”s because he wants a new contract. According to Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union, there haven’t been any contract discussions between the Jaguars and Jones-Drew’s representatives at the moment. Don’t forget that OTA’s [...]
READ MORE »Jaguars believe Henne will beat out Gabbert?
According to Don Banks of SI.com, there are some people within the Jacksonville Jaguars organization that believe that Chad Henne will up beating out Blaine Gabbert for the starting job by the end of August. Gabbert had such a horrible rookie season, it wouldn’t surprise me or anyone else if Henne ended up winning the [...]
READ MORE »Mularkey confirms Jones-Drew is holding out for a new contract
According to Tania Gagnuli of the Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey has confirmed that running back Maurice Jones-Drew hasn’t shown up for OTA’s because he’s looking for a new contract. “It’s all voluntary. I wish he was here. He knows we wish he was here,” said Mularkey. Mularkey continued and said that, [...]
READ MORE »Terrance Knighton expects to be ready by training camp
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Terrance Knighton has indicated that he should be good go for training camp after injuring his eye during a fight at a nightclub during the offseason. “It’s progressing a lot faster than they thought it would. I plan on being ready by training camp….” This is great news for the 25 [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Mike Mularkey: “Blaine’s our starting quarterback”
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey wanted to make sure everyone knows who the current starting quarterback is and that there won’t be a competition during this year’s training camp. Mularkey has stated that they’ll be going with second year signal caller Blaine Gabbert. “No, it’s not (a competition). Blaine’s our starting quarterback.” Mularkey has [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks
Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
READ MORE »Justin Blackmon didn’t practice on Sunday due to a sore foot
According to Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Jaguars rookie wide receiver Justin Blackmon sat out the final day of this past weekend’s rookie minicamp with a sore foot. Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey indicated they had him sit out for precautionary reasons. “General soreness in the foot, being precautionary with this camp,” said Mularkey. [...]
READ MORE »Mike Mularkey pleased with minicamp progress
The Jacksonville Jaguars new head coach Mike Mularkey said he was pleased by the team’s progress from the first day to the second day of minicamp this weekend. ”They wasted a lot of energy with nerves Friday. It was hotter today, but they had better energy and better production. It was evident they felt more [...]
READ MORE »Aaron Kampman is likely done in Jacksonville
With the Jacksonville Jaguars re-signing defensive end Jeremy Mincey and the recent acquisition of rookie Andre Branch in last weekend’s draft, there’s a good chance that veteran Aaron Kampman could end up being released. Kampman has undergone three surgeries over the past three years. I hate to say it, but it looks like injuries have [...]
READ MORE »NFL Draft report card: The AFC
Now that the dust has settled following this year’s draft, it’s time to grade each team accordingly, beginning with the AFC. The NFC will follow later. AFC North Cleveland Browns - Grade: B- The Browns went into the draft with more picks than any other team (13), but did they come out of it proportionally [...]
READ MORE »Five shocking moments from the first round of the 2012 NFL draft
What a whirlwind of trades, maneuvers, and surprise picks the first round was. Here are five shocking moments from last night. 5. The 49ers select Illinois wide receiver A.J. Jenkins at number 30. Many analysts thought the 49ers would grab a wide receiver, but few, if any, even considered the possibility of them taking A.J. [...]
READ MORE »Report: Jaguars may trade up for Justin Blackmon
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter via Evan Silva, the Jacksonville Jaguars are interested in trading up in order to target Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon. “The Jaguars would love to find a way to get (him),” said Schefter No matter who starts at quarterback, the Jaguars need a number one receiver and Blackmon could [...]
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