The Jaguars grinded out a victory last night in a very overmatched opponent in the Tampa Bay Bucs who were playing without their starting QB Josh Freeman.  David Garrard was solid for the most part as he completed 24 of 31 passes for 211 yards with 1 INT.  Luke McCown was so-so last night as he completed 9 of 14 passes for 76 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 14 yards (2.8 ypc) in this game.  FB Brock Bolen led the way on the ground for the Jags in this game with 26 yards rushing on 7 carries (3.7 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 40 yards (10.0 avg).  FB Montell Owens pitched in with 24 yards rushing on 6 carries (4.0 ypc) last night.  Rashad Jennings pitched in with 9 yards rushing on 4 carries (2.3 ypc) last night but he helped out in the passing game with 36 yards receiving on 4 grabs (9.0 avg).  WRs Mike Thomas (5 rec, 30 yards and 1 carry for 18 yards) and John Matthews (1 rec, 27 yards, TD) led the way for the Jags in the passing game.  The Jaguars finished up with 109 yards rushing (3.6 ypc) and 287 yards passing in this game as the Jags had possession of the ball for 39:00 in this game.

LB Jacob Cutrera led the way for the Jags’ D in this game with 5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit.  Safety Anthony Smith pitched in with 5 tackles including one of them that went for a loss.  The Bucs finished up with 42 yards rushing (2.8 ypc) and 149 yards passing in the game last night.  The Jaguars improve to 1-2 on the season.

The Jaguars have signed 25-year old RB Kolby Smith.  Smith played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Chiefs last season and he carried the ball 15 times for 33 yards (2.2 ypc).  He also caught 2 passes for 9 yards (4.5 avg) last year.  Smith has now played in 27 games (9 starts) in his three years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 162 times for 540 yards (3.3 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He has also caught 34 passes for 209 yards (6.1 avg) in his career.  This signing became crucial due to the injury to Deji Karim’s thumb.

Rookie 6th round pick (RB) Deji Karim will miss the rest of the pre-season due to surgery on his left thumb.  Karim played in the first two pre-season games for the Jaguars in which he carried the ball 2 times for 9 yards (4.5 ypc) and he caught 2 passes for 5 yards (2.5 avg).  Karim was outstanding on kickoff returns as he returned 9 of them for 295 yards (32.8 avg).  That is where he will be missed the most.

The Jaguars defense failed them again last Saturday Night.  David Garrard looked solid in completing 6 of 8 passes for 79 yards with 1 TD pass.  Luke McCown continued his outstanding play this pre-season by completing 14 of 23 passes for 152 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Rashad Jennings led the way for the Jaguars on the ground in this game with 26 yards rushing on 3 carries (8.7 ypc).  Fullback Brock Bolen pitched in with 3 carries for 7 yards (2.3 ypc) and a TD run.  Bolen also caught 2 passes for 7 yards (3.5 avg) with a TD grab.  WRs Mike Sims-Walker (3 rec, 64 yards), Jarrett Dillard (3 rec, 43 yards) and Mike Thomas (2 rec, 27 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Jaguars on Saturday Night.  The Jaguars finished up with 54 yards rushing (2.8 ypc) and 221 yards passing in this game.

Linebackers Kirk Morrison and Tony Gilbert each had 4 tackles in this game for the Jags.  Safety Courtney Greene also had 4 tackles but he also had 1/2 a sack and 1 QB hit.  The Dolphins finished up with 79 yards rushing (2.8 ypc) and 262 yards passing in this game.

The Jaguars have placed 27-year old linebacker Freddie Keiaho on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a severe concussion.  Keiaho looked pretty good in the pre-season opener against the Eagles when he had 5 tackles.  He played in 16 games (2 starts) with the Colts last season and he had 38 tackles, 1 sack and 1 pass defensed.  This a blow to the linebacker depth on the Jaguars as they liked Keiaho.