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Jags drop free-agent failures/Cut Taylor
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:00 am
by SkinsFreak
Jags drop free-agent failures
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially acknowledged two failed free-agent acquisitions Wednesday by releasing wide receiver Jerry Porter and cornerback Drayton Florence.
Jacksonville (5-11) paid more than $23 million for Porter and Florence to step into starting roles last year, but both players failed to make an impact on the field.
“Obviously, I endorsed them or we wouldn’t have (signed) them, so I’m not going to go back and second- guess what was done,” team owner Wayne Weaver said last month. “We just have to learn from our mistakes and move on.”
Damn, I thought free agent failures only happen with the Skins. Oh wait... I guess EVERY team experiences this phenomena. What a revelation.
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:37 am
by VetSkinsFan
WE NEED BOTH OF THEM!!!!!
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:15 pm
by andyjens89
VetSkinsFan wrote:WE NEED BOTH OF THEM!!!!!
YES!!!!!
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:42 am
by Chris Luva Luva
I like that Jax quickly recognized the failures and cut the dead weight immediately...
*cough cut ARE *cough
Jaguars continue makeover
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:30 pm
by SkinsFreak
Jaguars continue makeover, release 11-year veteran RB Taylor
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have released running back Fred Taylor, the latest move in the team's makeover.
Fred Taylor, RB
Career statistics
Seasons: 11
Att: 2,428
Yards: 11,271
TDs: 62
Taylor was scheduled to make about $6 million next season, so getting rid of the 11-year veteran was no surprise since he had clearly become the second option behind Maurice Jones-Drew.
The Jaguars might try to re-sign the 33-year-old running back. But Taylor has made it clear he still believes he can be a starter in the NFL.
Taylor is 16th on the NFL's all-time rushing list with 11,271 yards, 81 behind John Riggins. He had 556 yards on the ground last season, splitting time with Jones-Drew, and averaged a career-low 3.9 yards a carry behind an injury-riddled offensive line.
The Jaguars released veterans Jerry Porter and Drayton Florence last week.
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Sign Fred Taylor
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:19 am
by Gibbs4Life
Sign Fred Taylor?
Taylor Portis 1 2?
I think Taylor is better than Betts no? Def better than Alexander
Re: Sign Fred Taylor
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:12 am
by SkinsFreak
Gibbs4Life wrote:Sign Fred Taylor?
Taylor Portis 1 2?
I think Taylor is better than Betts no? Def better than Alexander
Moved here. And no thanks. Don't need another aged player on the severe downside of his career. The team needs to get younger and stop signing the over-the-hill players of the past.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:24 am
by Irn-Bru
No more past-their-prime running backs who will get 7 disappointing carries with the team, please. Two in the last few years is enough.
Re: Sign Fred Taylor
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:52 am
by NJ-SKINS-FAN
SkinsFreak wrote:Gibbs4Life wrote:Sign Fred Taylor?
Taylor Portis 1 2?
I think Taylor is better than Betts no? Def better than Alexander
Moved here. And no thanks. Don't need another aged player on the severe downside of his career. The team needs to get younger and stop signing the over-the-hill players of the past.
pass
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:21 pm
by flamethrower
Pass +1
He would have been a great pick up 2-3 years ago. Now he should hang it up