09-06-2011, 08:03 PM
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Re: The Jaguars have released longtime starting QB David Garrard
Garrard did have a very good year in 2007; his being a pro bowler that year was not some fluke selection, it was well deserved. He had 18 TD and just 3 INT that year, completed 64% of his passes, had a 102.2 QB rating, and threw for 2509 yards despite missing three games. In the playoffs he led the Jags to a 4th quarter comeback win over Pittsburgh before losing to the Pats in a game he threw for 278 yards and 2TD. On the other hand his 2010 pro bowl honor was a joke as he was the 3rd quarterback on that team, plus five others did not play, making him the #8 QB in Pro Bowl votes in the AFC last year.
He parlayed that 2007 season into what was considered to be a huge contract at that time - $60 million over six years - but today all that contract shows is that people should only look at the guaranteed money and not the full amount or length. In Garrard's case he was only paid slightly more than half of that $60 million; he was due to make $25.5 million from 2011-13. He was due to make approximately $8 million this year, so once Jacksonville drafted Blaine Gabbert it should have been obvious Garrard would be cut, despite the Jags saying that would not be the case.
I'm guessing the decision may have came from above. After ownership saw Del Rio had not cut Garrard to get down to 53 players, perhaps that had a sit-down and explained that they weren't going to pay that kind of money for a guy that was not part of the team's long term plans. It blows for Del Rio, who has got to be on the hot seat at this point but it makes sense for th team to cut him.
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