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 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.

You certainly can’t blame the offense for this loss as they only had possession of the ball for 19:19 in this game.  David Garrard didn’t look too good in completing 5 of 10 passes for 35 yards.  Luke McCown replaced him and he was awesome!  McCown completed 11 of 15 passes for 244 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Before you jump the gun though Jags’ fans, McCown is the #2 QB and that is what he’ll be when the season starts unless Garrard is injured.  Trevor Harris finished up the game at QB for the Jags last night and he completed 6 of 9 passes for 30 yards.  The Jaguars didn’t run much as they were playing from behind most of this game.  WR Troy Williamson caught 2 passes for 101 yards (50.5 avg) including a snag of 73 yards for a TD.  WR Tiquan Underwood only caught 1 pass and it went for a 55-yard TD from McCown.  WR John Matthews was also impressive catching 4 passes for 41 yards including 1 grab that went for a 30-yard TD.  The Jaguars finished up with 14 yards rushing (1.6 ypc) and 302 passing yards in this contest.

The defense was awful against both the run and the pass last night.  LBs Freddie Keiaho (5 tackles, 1/2 sack, 1 QB hit) and Tony Gilbert (5 tackles) led the way for the Jags’ D last night.  Safety Reggie Nelson pitched in with 5 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  The Eagles finished up with 211 yards rushing (5.1 ypc) and 285 yards passing last night.

The Jaguars took this game seriously as they wanted to win it.  David Garrard started this game and he completed 10 of 13 passes for 95 yards with 1 TD pass.  Todd Bouman finished up the game by completing 15 of 21 passes for 176 yards with 1 interception.  He also lost two fumbles in this game.  RB Rashad Jennings was busy in this game carrying the ball 10 times for 23 yards (2.3 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 45 yards (15.0 avg).  Mike Sims-Walker had his best game of the pre-season with 4 grabs for 63 yards (15.8 avg) with a TD grab.  The Jaguars finished up with 343 yards of total offense in this game (79 rushing, 264 passing) as they hogged the ball possessing it for 36:06.

Linebackers Tim Shaw and Adam Seward led the way for the Jags’ D with 4 tackles apiece.  The Redskins finished up with 254 total yards on offense (57 rushing, 197 passing) in this game.  The Jaguars finished up with a 1-3 record in the pre-season.

The Jaguars were up 17-6 at halftime in this game before folding up like a tent in the second half.  David Garrard was so-so in this game completing 8 of 14 passes for 93 yards with a interception.  Todd Bouman followed Garrard by completing 8 of 14 passes for 59 yards with a TD pass.  Paul Smith finished up this game by completing 1 of 3 passes for 19 yards with a interception.  Josh Vaughan led the way on the ground for the Jags in this game with 29 yards on 10 carries (2.9 ypc).  Maurice Jones-Drew only rushed for 12 yards on 5 carries (2.4 ypc) but he caught 2 passes for 58 yards (29.0 avg) which really helped the offense.  The Jaguars finished this game with only 230 total yards on offense (64 rushing, 166 passing).

Linebacker Brian Iwuh led a poor defensive effort by the Jags in this game with 7 tackles.  Iwuh also returned a fumble recovery 92 yards for a TD.  The Eagles finished up with a stunning 431 total yards of offense (66 rushing, 365 passing) in this game.  The Jags have a lot to work on before the games start to count two weeks from right now.