I seem to be in the minority but I think that 32-year old David Garrard is a pretty good QB.  He is nowhere near elite but he’s a guy you can win with.  Garrard played in all 16 games last season for the Jaguars and he completed 314 of 516 passes (60.9%) for 3,597 yards with 15 TD passes and 10 INTs (83.5 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 77 times for 323 yards (4.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs last year.  Garrard has now played in 72 games in his career with the Jaguars and he has completed 1,170 of 1,915 passes (61.1%) for 13,269 yards with 66 TD passes and 39 INTs (84.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 314 times for 1,467 yards (4.7 ypc) with 12 TD runs in his career.  Garrard is 31-31 in the regular season as the starting QB of the Jaguars.

28-year old Luke McCown will be the Jags’ #2 QB again in 2010.  McCown played in 3 games for the Jaguars last season and he completed 1 of 3 passes (33.3%) for 2 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (42.4 QB Rating).  He has now played in 15 games in his NFL career in which he has completed 143 of 241 passes (59.3%) for 1,619 yards with 9 TD passes and 10 INTs (74.7 QB Rating).  McCown has also carried the football 21 times for 157 yards (7.5 ypc) in his NFL career.  I think he would do a decent job if forced into duty due to a Garrard injury.  He has a career record of 1-6 (14.3%) as a starting QB but in his defense those starts came for the Bucs & Browns.

Undrafted Trevor Harris out of Edinboro will be the #3 QB for the Jags this season and if they need him to take any snaps they are likely already in deep water.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE JAGUARS QBs in 2010:  B-

The Jaguars have acquired 28-year old OG Justin Smiley from the Dolphins for a 7th round pick.  He is 6′3″, 310 pounds and he has a lot of experience so he will battle for a starting job in 2010.  Smiley played in 15 games (12 starts) for the Dolphins last season and he has played in 83 games (73 starts) in his six years in the NFL.  This was a good trade for the Jaguars as they get Smiley for pennies on a dollar.

The Jaguars have signed 28-year old linebacker Teddy Lehman.  Lehman last played during the 2008 season with the Buffalo Bills.  He has played in 45 games in his NFL career in which he has 150 tackles, he had defensed 5 passes, has 1 sack, forced 2 fumbles and he has 2 interceptions.  Lehman is a solid player so the Jaguars are better today than they were yesterday with him aboard.

The Jaguars have selected CB/PR/KR Scotty McGee out of James Madison with the 203rd overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  McGee is not much of a defensive player so the Jags picked him specifically for his special teams ability.  He only had 3 tackles last season for James Madison.  McGee also returned 19 punts for 97 yards (5.1 avg) and 21 kickoffs for 640 yards (30.5 avg) last season.  McGee finished up with only 16 tackles and 10 passes defensed in his four years at James Madison.  He also has returned 31 punts for 275 yards (8.9 avg) and 42 kickoffs for 1,299 yards (30.9 avg) at James Madison.  The Jaguars are taking somewhat of a risk with this pick because Madison is really only a special teams player and little more.

The Jaguars went bargain shopping for a backup running back and they might have found one in Deji Karim.  Karim was picked by the Jags with the 180th overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft out of Southern Illinois.  Karim is on the small side at 5′8″, 197 pounds but he’s fast running a 4.47 40.  Karim’s college numbers jump off the page.  He played in 13 games (all starts) at Southern Illinois last season and he carried the ball 240 times for 1,694 yards (7.1 ypc) with 18 TD runs.  He also caught 17 passes for 212 yards (12.5 avg) with 1 TD grab last season.  Karim played in 48 games (32 starts) at Southern Illinois & Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in which he carried the ball 644 times for 3,971 yards (6.2 ypc) with 48 TD runs and he also caught 48 passes for 544 yards (11.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Karim will also help out the Jaguars on special teams as he is a good kick returner.