The Jaguars appear to be a team on the rise in the AFC and I think they will not only win more than 10 games but I think they will dethrone the Colts as division champs.  Book it, the Jaguars will be a serious Super Bowl Contender in 2008.

The Jaguars have signed 29-year old cornerback Will James.  James played in 14 games (6 starts) for the Eagles last season and he made 31 tackles, defensed 3 passes and he had 1 interception.  Look for James to work in nickel and dime packages for the Jags as well as on special teams.  James has now played in 68 games (45 starts) in his NFL career and he has compiled 238 tackles, has defensed 30 passes and he has picked off six passes.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be a little under manned at WR in tomorrow’s game with the Titans.  It’s possible that the Jags will be starting Dennis Northcutt and Matt Jones at WR on Sunday.  That means that the Jags will keep the football on the ground for the most part on offense.  Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor will likely get a ton of carries tomorrow so DT Albert Haynesworth must have a big game for the Titans if they are going to win this football game.  Linebackers Ryan Fowler, Keith Bulluck and David Thornton will be busy all day long for the Titans.  Safeties Chris Hope and Michael Griffin are also good in run support which should aid the Titans’ cause.  If the Jags establish the running game the Titans will be in big trouble as David Garrard is a master of play action passing.

With Vince Young a little banged up coming into this football game the Titans will also try to pound the football on the ground.  LenDale White and rookie Chris Johnson will likely both have big roles in this game but the Jags definately have the talent in the front 7 of the defense to challenge them.  DT John Henderson is a beast and linebackers Mike Peterson, Daryl Smith and Justin Durant are all fast and active against the run.  The Jaguars have a very physical and active secondary so Vince Young will have to be careful with the football. 

PREDICTION:  JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 17, TENNESSEE TITANS 13

The Jaguars have released QB Todd Bouman, RB Ciatrick Fason and DE Bo Schobel.  The Jags will only go with two QBs this season (David Garrard and Cleo Lemon) and that was the only reason for the release of Bouman who played well for them this preseason.  Bouman played in 3 preseason games for the Jags this season and he completed 20 of 33 passes (60.6%) for 275 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 interceptions (107.5 QB Rating).  He also carried the football 3 times for a loss of three yards.  He was quickly signed by the Baltimore Ravens.  Ciatrick Fason only played in the last preseason game for the Jaguars after signing late and he carried the ball 8 times for 30 yards (3.8 ypc).  DE Bo Schobel played in all 4 preseason games for the Jaguars and he did literally nothing as he didn’t make any tackles.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without tight end George Wrighster for at least the first six games of the season after placing him on the PUP List.  Wrighster has been slow to recover from a torn ACL so the Jags shouldn’t depend on him coming back at all this season.  He played in 11 games (6 starts) for the Jaguars last season and he caught 17 passes for 123 yards (7.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Jaguars will need former first round pick Mercedes Lewis to really pick up his game this season with Wrighster out.