Jaguars announce that Blaine Gabbert is their starting QB

Its A Sabotage · Joined: 14 May 2010 Posts: 38011

Still not news.
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iPwn · Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:19 pm Post subject:

The only possible news about this is that Gabbert's injury definitely won't keep him out of regular season play.
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MoJo122-b-21 · Joined: 01 Dec 2009 Posts: 6437 Location: Not London!

No surprise here. Hopefully Henne and his contract are shown the door soon.
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Jaguarfan · Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:52 pm Post subject:

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ethan raphael · Joined: 25 Jul 2013 Posts: 253

Only thing that will derail Gabbert is injury. Something more serious than a cracked thumb. The committment that Caldwell and Bradley made wasn't short term. They had to open up the competition because they hadn't had a chance to see the quarterbacks up close before. Without the injury last year, Blaine would have been firmly established as the starter before they took over. But then again, that might have bought more time for Smith and Mularkey, so it isn't necessarily a bad thing in retrospect.

But Gabbert has had to win the job every year he has been in the NFL in front of an entirely new coaching staff. Chad Henne isn't chopped liver, he was a three year starter in the league before the Jags got him, just entering his prime as an NFL quarterback. He would be starting in a couple of other locations around the league and may end up doing so. But he and Gabbert together earn less than $5 million per year, and most starting QBs around the league are over $10 million by themselves. It's a nice situation for the team, but if Henne gets a chance to start elsewhere they won't stand in his way. Chad just turned 28. He is younger than Matt Flynn who has two career starts, and younger than Brandon Weeden who was a rookie last year.

ethan raphael · Joined: 25 Jul 2013 Posts: 253

[quote="Billy Spikes"][quote]#Jaguars HC Bradley says @BlaineGabbert will be starting QB.[/quote]

[url]https://twitter.com/jaguars/status/369471956011057152[/url]

[quote]#Jaguars HC Bradley also adds @BlaineGabbert will be OUT for the rest of the preseason, but expects him back Week 1[/quote]

[url]https://twitter.com/jaguars/status/369472715146526721[/url]

[img]https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2963298543/22eecec5ce87647962d4c1b714dca494.jpeg[/img][/quote]

If Gabbert and JLaw got together, they'd start the master race. Shocked

iPwn · Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:53 pm Post subject:

ethan raphael · Joined: 25 Jul 2013 Posts: 253

Henne was "replaced" in Miami because he went on IR for the year. The same way that Gabbert was "replaced" in Jacksonville. Who knows what job offers he had? Or would have had if he hadn't signed with Jacksonville so quickly. Certainly not yourself. He isn't a franchise quarterback by any means, but to call him "garbage" is petty.

I'm sick of this place.

JaguarCrazy2832 · Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 90120

So he is out with an injury but already named the starter? Kind of surprised by that
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Jaguarfan · Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:12 pm Post subject:

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