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• New York Jets Release Tim Tebow

  20 days ago

  

  After one uneventful season in New York, the Jets have released Tim Tebow after a logjam was created at the quarterback position.

  After the New York Jets drafted highly touted quarterback Geno Smith of West Virginia, it left the Jets with six quarterbacks, including Mark Sanchez and Tebow. The release of Tebow had been expected due to his inactivity with the Jets. Coach Rex Ryan benched Sanchez in gave the starter's job to third stringer Greg McElroy leaving Tebow very upset.

  Tebow became expendable when the team signed former Jacksonville Jaguar and Miami Dolphin David Garrard.

  Ryan released a statement that read:

  "We have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow. Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped.  Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this offseason. We wish him the best moving forward."

  The Jets had been trying to shop Tebow around during the Draft, but no one took the bait and now it appears his future is very murky. The Jacksonville Jaguars need help at the quarterback position but said in the past that they would not pursue Tebow.

  Tebow may need to convert to another position in order to restart his NFL career. A highly inaccurate thrower, Tebow is just one of five quarterbacks in the last 30 years to complete less than 48% of his passes, with a minimum of 300 throws. The others on the list are Akili Smith, Heath Shuler, Bubby Brister, and Steve Beuerlein.

  Tebow said of his time in New York:

  "I felt like it was a learning opportunity for me," he said at the end of the season, reflecting on the year that wasn't. "There was a lot that I'll take from it. There's a lot that I learned and there are lot of relationships that I've built, so I know that it happened for a reason."

  The New York Jets traded a fourth round pick, $1.5 million in salary, and another $2.5 million to Denver last season to acquire the little used quarterback.

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• Jaguars Hire Seahawks' Gus Bradley as Head Coach

  January 17, 2013

  

  The Jacksonville Jaguars have officially ended their head coaching search and have hired Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley as the team's newest head coach.

  Bradley, 46, replaces Mike Mularkey who went 2-14 in his only season in Jacksonville, the worst in the franchise's history. Bradley becomes the full time head coach in the franchise's history, joining Tom Coughlin, Jack Del Rio, and Mike Mularkey.

  Bradley has spent the last four seasons in Seattle, where his defense has improved the last three seasons and finished in the top ten in points and yards in the last two. The Seahawks ranked first this season in points allowed per game (15.3).

  The Jacksonville Jaguars ranked 30th in the NFL in total defense and desperately needs Bradley's defensive expertise.

  "He's got a brilliant football mind," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said this week. "He's got a way of reaching people and touching people and getting the best out of them, coaches and players alike. He's got everything that you're looking for."

  Bradley started his NFL coaching career in Tampa Bay as a defensive quality control coach in 2006 before becoming the Buccaneers' linebackers coach the next two seasons. Bradley also coached at North Dakota State, his alma mater, and Fort Lewis College.

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• Jaguars Coaches Free Pursue Other Jobs, Mularkey's Future in Serious Doubt

  January 04, 2013

  

  Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey made it through "Black Monday", but according to NFL.com's Steve Wyche, his future in Jacksonville appears to be in serious doubt.

  A team source told Wyche that Mularkey's assistants have been cleared by Jacksonville to seek positions with other teams, if they should so choose. Jacksonville is in the market for a new general manager after relieving Gene Smith of his duties and the new GM might accept the position with the Jaguars, if they can choose their own coach.

  Mularkey was not fired with the other head coaches on "Black Monday", so, it seemed as if his job was safe, but something must have changed with Jaguars management sometime between then.

  Jacksonville finished a dismal 2-14 this season under Mularkey. Mularkey, 51, is in his first year with the Jags and spent two prior seasons as the head coach for the Buffalo Bills achieving a winning record in 2004, finishing at 9-7.

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• A's Victory Could Pose Problem with NFL Scheduling

  October 04, 2012

  

  The Oakland A's completed a huge comeback to clinch a very unlikely AL West crown, but in the process may have caused the NFL to shift some schedules around.

  Since the A's clinched the AL West, they will now have home field in the ALDS and they now have a shot at hosting the ALCS. If the A's do in fact host the ALCS, the A's would need to use the O.co Coliseum on Sunday, October 21, the same day the Oakland Raiders are to host the Jacksonville Jaguars.

  The NFL is considering moving the Raiders-Jaguars game to Monday night, according to the Associated Press, but this is all contingent on the A's actually hosting the ALCS, if they don't host, then all of this would be for nothing.

  In order for Oakland to host the ALCS, they need to beat the Detroit Tigers and would need the New York Yankees, who have clinched home field in the American League, to lose to the wild card play-in winner, either the Baltimore Orioles or the Texas Rangers.

  NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement, "We will monitor the situation."

  If the Raiders-Jaguars game does in fact move to Monday night, then there will be two games on Monday night with the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears playing on Monday Night Football.

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• Report: Dolphins to Release David Garrard

  September 04, 2012

  

  According to a report by FOX Sports' Jay Glazer, the Miami Dolphins are set to release David Garrard.

  Garrard was in the running to become the Dolphins starting quarterback until Texas A&M rookie Ryan Tannehill was named the week one starter by head coach Joe Philbin.

  Garrard has not played since early August when he needed surgery on his knee to remove loose bodies. Garrard never played in a single game for the Miami Dolphins.

  "They didn’t want me to, and I didn’t feel like I was quite ready to move with guys flying around me,” Garrard told the Miami Herald. “But I feel good. I know I’m not quite exactly where I want to be, but it felt good just being back out there, realizing I can still drop and do all of those things."

  Garrard thanked the Dolphins and their fans on his Twitter account, @davidgarrard9, "To all the dolphins fans thx for ur support! Best of luck to all my teammates.Thx for making me feel at home!! Phins up!!"

  This is the second season in a row that Garrard has been cut the week before the start of the NFL season. Last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars cut Garrard in favor of quarterback Luke McCown.

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• NFL Week 10 In Review

  November 14, 2011

  The NFL's Week 10 is just about over (Okay it is over, Monday Night's game is going to be a stinker) and there are things to take away for it and things to learn. I will go over each game in short responses. So here we go.

  • Raiders 24, Chargers 17

  Norv Turner's seat just went from hot to 5 alarm fire. The AFC West has become this year's NFC West.

  • Patriots 37, Jets 16

  Never count out Belichick and Brady. Jets continue to underachieve and Sanchez is still overrated.

  • Saints 26, Falcons 23

  PUNT THE BALL!

  • Steelers 24, Bengals 17

  The Steelers' defense finally showed up and in the most opportune time. Could this be the end of the Bengals this season?

  • Rams 13, Browns 12

  It always something for the Browns and note to Coach Shurmur: defenses do win championships, but you do need an offense as well.

  • Cowboys 44, Bills 7

  Midnight just about struck for Fitzpatrick and the Bills. Cowboys surprisingly still alive.

  • Jaguars 17, Colts 3

  Good news Colts fans, you have a bye next week. Just six more games, Colts.

  • Broncos 17, Chiefs 10

  Look like you can win with a quarterback who can't throw. Also, Kansas City seriously, with Denver's offensive strategy you still didn't predict they would run.

  • Dolphins 20, Redskins 9

  Congrats Miami, you won your first game at home in seven tries, now there is no way you get Andrew Luck now.

  • Cardinals 21, Eagles 17

  The Eagles once again prove my theory: The Eagles are HIGHLY OVERRATED. Andy Reid's seat is ingulfed in flames, but then again it is every year.

  • Texans 37, Buccaneers 9

  Houston has the best record in the AFC? Good for them. I still don't trust them.

  • Titans 30, Panthers 3

  Welcome back, Chris Johnson! Wherever have you been?

  • Seahawks 22, Ravens 17

  Will the real Seahawks or Ravens please stand up?

  • Bears 37, Lions 13

  Don't look now, but here come the Bears, even without Cutler playing well.

  • 49ers 27, Giants 20

  The Niners are in fact for real and looks like Eli Manning can't win them all.

  Well that's it for my brief synopsis of the week that was in the NFL. Next week has some big games, Cincinnati will prove if they are for real when they play the Ravens. The Eagles go into MetLife Stadium to try get back on track and beat the NFC East leading Giants and will the Chargers end there horrendous skid when they face he red hot Bears? Until next week, folks.

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• Mark The Greek's Monday Night Pick Sure To Go Wrong

  October 24, 2011

  This week's Monday Night Football game pits the mighty Baltimore ravens against the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars. So here are my predictions on tonight's game:

  • Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars

  Where to begin, the Jaguars passing game is dreadful, last in the league, and now rookie Blaine Gabbert has to face the 8th best secondary in the NFL in the Baltimore Ravens.

  The Jaguars run defense is about the middle of the road, but I believe that won't be good enough to stop the high powered Ray Rice. The one saving grace for this Jaguars team is they're secondary, ranked 9th in the NFL. I still don't think that will be enough to stop Joe Flacco and the Jaguars offense will continue to bring this team down as the Ravens will focus solely on Maurice Jones-Drew and make Gabbert throw the ball.

  With a Ravens win tonight they would improve to 5-1 for the first tine since 2000 when they won the Super Bowl.

  Prediction: Ravens

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