Jacksonville Jaguars News and Rumors
Jags fans love Justin Blackmon pickGarry Smits, jacksonville.com Jaguars fans like the selection of wide receiver Justin Blackmon from Oklahoma State with the fifth pick of Thursday's first round of the NFL draft. The buzz started even before the Indianpolis Colts selected Andrew Luck with the first overall pick. Sho… |
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Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com When Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon was celebrating his selection by the Jaguars with the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL draft, 11-year-old Olivia Hamilton had a smile as wide as anybody. That's because Hamilton, who is battling leukemia, has be… |
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Jags feel more threatening, inside and outApr 26, 2012
Justin Blackmon will create his own identity. But personnel jobs in all sports require a degree of comparison. Jacksonville Jaguars GM Gene Smith looks at Blackmon and sees a receiver who falls between Anquan Boldin of the Ravens and Hakeem Nicks of the… |
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Bob Self, jacksonville.com Jaguars Head Coach Mike Mularkey talks about the teams first round draft pick Justin Blackmon and his impression of the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. |
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Tampa Bay picks safety Mark BarronApr 26, 2012
Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com After moving down because of a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked Mark Barron, a safety from Alabama, with the seventh overall pick in the draft. What did our scouting reports have to say about this big safety? The man … |
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Jaguars bold, smart to go get BlackmonApr 26, 2012
Blaine Gabbert finished last year throwing to Mike Thomas, Jarett Dillard, Chastin West and Cecil Shorts. General manager Gene Smith was charged with giving a quarterback he traded up for last season better people to aim for. And Smith has come through,… |
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Scouting chatter: Jacksonville JaguarsApr 26, 2012
Thoughts on the Jaguars draft from two people involved in evaluating personnel for NFL teams: Guy No. 1 “They are a wild card. A hard team to predict, and No. 7 isn’t a great spot.” “Not Quinton Coples.” “I don’t know if Melvin Ingram really… |
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Jaguars' overlooked need: O-lineApr 26, 2012
A pass-rushing defensive end and a play-making receiver are very clearly at the forefront of what the Jaguars need in order to improve. But as we’ve talked about quarterback Blaine Gabbert’s rookie struggles, we talked about two big contributing facto… |
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For Jags in draft, another high pick, high stakesApr 26, 2012
Tania Ganguli, jacksonville.com For all of Gene Smith’s tenure as the Jaguars general manager, and even the year before it, one constant has remained – the Jaguars have made a top-10 selection in the NFL Draft. The Jaguars are the only team in the NFL to have had such high picks for… |
