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The Jaguars have waived 26-year old WR Jason Hill. Hill played in 10 games for the Jaguars this year and he caught 25 passes for 367 yards (14.7 avg) with 3 TD grabs. Jaguars’ QBs completed 25 of 55 passes (45.5%) aimed at Hill this year. Hill played in 16 games in his two years with the Jaguars and he caught 36 passes for 615 yards (17.1 avg) with 4 TD grabs. This might hurt the Jaguars’ passing game if that is even possible.
The Jaguars have fired 48-year old head coach Jack Del Rio. This comes as little surprise as the Jaguars’ owner Wayne Weaver gave him a mandate to make the playoffs or find another job. The Jaguars are painful to watch right now as they are 3-8 on the season and they are scoring an average of only 12.5 points per game while allowing 18.2 points per game. Del Rio was 68-71 (48.9%) during the regular season and 1-2 (33.3%) in the post-season in his 10 years with the Jaguars. 39-year old defensive coordinator Mel Tucker will take over as the interim head coach for the Jaguars. He has coached 7 years in the NFL and this is his third with the Jaguars.
The Jaguars have released 43-year old punter Matt Turk. Turk played in all five games for the Jaguars this year and he punted the ball 27 times for 1,072 yards (39.7 avg). Turk had 5 touchbacks (18.5%) and he also pinned the opposing teams inside their own 20-yard line 7 times (25.9%). Turk was really lousy last weekend against the Bengals and the Jaguars just didn’t want to pay him anymore to keep sucking.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have released 33-year old QB David Garrard. Garrard played in 86 games (76 starts) in his 9 years with the Jaguars and he has completed 1,406 of 2,281 passes (61.6%) for 16,003 yards with 89 TD passes and 54 INTs (85.8 QB Rating). He has also carried the ball 380 times for 1,746 yards (4.6 ypc) with 17 TD runs for the Jaguars. The Jaguars were 39-37 (51.3%) during the regular season and 1-1 in the post-season in games started by Garrard. I think this is a very dumb move by the Jaguars as Garrard is still a very decent starting NFL QB.
The Jaguars have released 26-year old CB Terrence Wheatley. Wheatley played in 1 game for the Jags last year and he didn’t record any tackles. He has played in 11 games in his first three years in the NFL and he has 4 tackles and 2 passes defensed. This is no loss to the Jaguars as Wheatley is running out of chances to prove himself at the NFL level.
The Jaguars have cut 27-year old CB Tyron Brackenridge. He played in all 16 games for the Jaguars last year and he had 16 tackles and 2 forced fumbles. Brackenridge played in 32 games in his two years with the Jags and he had 49 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 4 passes defensed and 4 forced fumbles. The Jaguars will consider this move as addition by subtraction as they continue to rebuild the secondary.
The Jaguars have released 31-year old guard Vince Manuwai. Manuwai played in 16 games (11 starts) for the Jaguars last year. He played in 111 games (105 starts) in his 8 years in Jacksonville. Manuwai came to training camp in pretty bad physical shape which is what led to his release. They will look to try to replace him in free agency.
The Jaguars have released 24-year old DE Derrick Harvey. Harvey played in 15 games for the Jaguars last year and he had 12 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2.5 sacks and he defensed 1 pass. He played in 47 games in three years with the Jaguars and he had 88 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, 8 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception and he defensed 5 passes. Harvey was a huge bust for the Jaguars and they won’t miss him one bit.
The Jaguars have released 29-year old guard Justin Smiley. Smiley played in 5 games (all starts) in his only year with the Jags (2010). He has now played in 88 games (78 starts) in his first 7 years in the NFL. Smiley will hook on with another team but the Jaguars just weren’t that impressed with him as he had huge issues trying to stay healthy.
The Jaguars have claimed 25-year old WR Jason Hill off waivers from the 49ers. Hill played in 2 games for the 49ers this year but he didn’t catch any passes. Hill has played in 34 games in four years in the NFL and he has caught 40 passes for 413 yards (10.3 avg) with 4 TD grabs. To make room on the roster for Hill, the Jaguars have released CB Chevis Jackson. The 24-year old Jackson played in 2 games for the Jags this year but he didn’t make any tackles.