Jaguars Owner Says QB David Garrard Needs To Work Harder

Discussion in 'Jacksonville Jaguars' started by SRW, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. SRW

    SRW Ex-World's Worst Site Admin

    Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver suggested that quarterback David Garrard needs to work harder. "First of all let me say this, I think that David Garrard can win for us. And I think we have to do some things differently there in terms of preparation, in terms of getting ... I tell a story about Peyton Manning when (Indianapolis) drafted Pierre Garcon and Peyton Manning drove three hours twice a week because this kid couldn't come to the OTAs and train because of his graduating clbutt. He drove three hours twice a week to throw to this kid, to teach him how to be a pro, how to work. We need to do more of that here. David just needs to do more of that with our young receivers. We've got some good receivers. You've got a (Mike) Sims-Walker, you've got a Mike Thomas who's a playmaker, an ascending player, you've got a Jarett Dillard who got hurt this year, you've got a Mercedes Lewis. We've got some guys that can do it now. We need to work with those guys with David and make sure that they have so much confidence on a couple routes for each one of those players. Depending on down and distance, I have the confidence that player is going to be where he's supposed to be and I'm going to get the ball and I'm going to get the first down and move the chains. Those are the kinds of accountability things that we're talking about here." After two losing seasons, Garrard's future is up in the air and the team is likely to draft a quarterback in April and groom him for the future.

    Source: USA Today
     
  2. AtlantaBlazer

    AtlantaBlazer Knuckles The Echidna's Brother

    Hint: It's not just the QB, maybe your WR core sucks.
     
  3. mj1987us26

    mj1987us26 Super

    That and maybe MJD needs more than 17 touches a game.
     
  4. AtlantaBlazer

    AtlantaBlazer Knuckles The Echidna's Brother

    Oh we could get into coaching, I was just skimming the surface of personnel....

    David Garrard is the second best player on that team.
     
  5. MediaGuy

    MediaGuy Ball So Hard University

    Nice. Owner calls out QB. Dissension in the ranks. Makes for NFL Headlines. :icon_cool: