Comments on: Some in Jaguars organization doubt Mularkey’s faith in Gabbert

By: wswxi

wswxi — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:25:13 +0000

No O-line, No Receivers: Why Gabbert regressed in his final year at Mizzou

No O-line, No Receivers: Why Gabbert’s rookie season was horrible

Besides, QBs shouldn’t be playing with their eyes closed.

By: unhipcat

unhipcat — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:53:41 +0000

Non-Jaguars fans… Go back to commenting on a team you actuall think you might know something about.
If people within the Jaguars organization thought Tebow could beat out Gabbert, why didn’t they draft Tebow?
Who are the “sources” banks says supposedly aren’t sold on Gabbert? He doesn’t say. It doesn’t appear to be any coach, player or media who cover the Jags extensively. Maybe the guy delivers stuff in Tuesdays.
Get a clue,,, the Jags didn’t run a “dink and dunk” offense.
The guy who’s the expert on Aikman/Manning/Elway first seasons…good eye predicting how successful they’d be after horrendous rookie seasons. You have a bright future in player evaluation skills. Apply for a position with your favorite team.
The reality is none of you knows what you’re talking about.

By: mannyicey

mannyicey — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:33:11 +0000

This whole thread cracks me up with the whole “Elway, Peyton Manning, etc. sucked their first year, too!” madness! LOL!

First of all, if you actually WATCHED their games their rookie season, you can see the promise of greatness. You can see the process. You see them getting better.

Gabbert? Gabbert’s as scared under center in the NFL as his very first game. Blaine Gabbert is showing absolutely zero improvement. You might as well put him on a Mizzou Tigers helmet, because that’s where his growth ended as a quarterback.

I saw some of his games. The guy isn’t an NFL quarterback. He just doesn’t have it between the ears yet. He may have some gifts, but he needs to walk around with a visor and clipboard for a while. I mean, if you ask me to pick between Gabbert and Joey Harrington, I would pick Harrington! (Is that guy even in the NFL anymore?)

That’s all I’m saying. He’s a backup. He shouldn’t be starting. And the Jaguars, because of the players on the field, will suck. And move. Suck and move! There you go: Suck and Move!

By: whags334

whags334 — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:48 +0000

To really know how bad Gabbert was you really had to watch the games. The Jags were last in just about every passing stat. Last in passes completed over 20yds, last in completion percentage, last in completed passes, etc… Gabbert couldn’t even complete the passes in the dink and dunk offense they were running with the leagues leading rusher. Some falls on the horrible receiving corp, some falls on the O-line, and some falls on the OC. With all that being said, Gabbert will have TC, the preseason, and the first half of 2012 to earn the spot but if it looks like there is no improvement Mularkey has to pull him. The Jags have had two playoff appearances since 2000 and one playoff win. The new owner will lose the fans if the Jags go through another season without signs of improvement.

By: staffordsyear

staffordsyear — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:33 +0000

What is it with florida? the jaguars and dolphins have the worst qb issues in the league..im not sold on freeman in tampa either.

By: 6thsense79

6thsense79 — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:34:42 +0000

schmitty2 says:

Gabbert deserves to start at least the first few games. Now that he has some weapons he has no excuses
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This is the NFL. No one deserves anything. They EARN it. If Gabbert can’t beat out Henne in training camp and preseason then he doesn’t deserve to start. You can lose an entire locker room if most feel a QB didn’t earn his start and there is a player on the bench who performed better and gives the team a better chance to win.

By: kahnsbushymustache

kahnsbushymustache — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:24 +0000

Click on the link and read the article for yourself – there is nothing in there that says what MDS insinuated in this story. “Coaches having to reteach fundamentals” is not “coaches think Malarkey isn’t committed to Gabbert”…

By: CKL

CKL — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:51 +0000

Maybe they are getting the perception that Mularkey isn’t 100% on the side of Gabbert’s being the starter because prior to this recent declaration that he IS the starter, Mularkey had commented that there would be a competition between Henne & him.

By: jaginmi

jaginmi — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:42:18 +0000

Always good to see comments from trolls living in their (single) parents basement typing with one hand.

Let’s list the QB’s who should have tossed to the curb based on their 1st year:

Elway
Manning, P.
Manning, E.
Young
Bradshaw
Rodgers
Simms, P.

And that is a PARTIAL list.

Of course, GM’s and coaches weren’t sitting in their (single) parent’s basement playing Madden with 1 hand.

By: texansdude

texansdude — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:08 +0000

Wow. A QB controversy between Gabbert and Henne. Who will be the victor in that 4-12 season.

By: thacloser86

thacloser86 — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:32:33 +0000

Gabbert is a BUst

By: maddenisfordorks

maddenisfordorks — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:48:35 +0000

Must be the off season

By: mannyicey

mannyicey — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:46:41 +0000

Gabbert isn’t a starting quarterback. He needs to go somewhere and hold a clipboard a little while longer. I don’t see anything in his college or pro career that tells me any different.

But I think that the Jaguars are going to lose for L.A.

By: hardate

hardate — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:41:14 +0000

Equipment dude was fired…coincidence?

By: brenenostler

brenenostler — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:40:58 +0000

Give him time to develop. He didn’t get that opportunity with the lockout last offseason.

Manning was 3-13 his rookie season. Can you imagine if they had given up on him after one year?

By: sfm073

sfm073 — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:12:31 +0000

Gabbert should get a chance to start again, but ask any mizzou fan and they’ll tell you he wasn’t worth a first rd pick.

By: citizenstrange

citizenstrange — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:50:35 +0000

Roethlisberger barely squeaked out a 17-13 win against Gabbert last year.

From ESPN —
“Roethlisberger threw for 200 yards and a touchdown, but completed just one pass in the second half while getting sacked three times.”

GO STEELERS!

By: someidiotfromouthereintheprojects

someidiotfromouthereintheprojects — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:46:46 +0000

“best qb in this draft.” ~blaine gabbert

By: howiefeltersnatch

howiefeltersnatch — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:25:57 +0000

“vmannj says:May 15, 2012 8:57 PM

I just hope they don’t give up on a young QB too soon (ahem…Cleveland).”

Yeah, because all of those young quarterbacks that Cleveland gave up on too soon went on to do such great things in the NFL. C’mon man

By: okeedokeesmokee

okeedokeesmokee — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:23:56 +0000

Sounds like Don Banks is pissed because Mularkey gave the interveiw with NFL.COM instead of him so he has to create his own QB controversey on here to have something for people to yap about, Who is Don Banks anyway?

By: vmannj

vmannj — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:57:25 +0000

I just hope they don’t give up on a young QB too soon (ahem…Cleveland).

By: maximusprime107

maximusprime107 — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:53:15 +0000

I don’t understand why Gabbert is getting so much crap. He was just a rookie last season, give him some time before you start bashing him. Yes he had a horrible year, theres no question about that, but he seems to get an unusual amount of crap for being just a rookie

By: bayoubauer

bayoubauer — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:41:34 +0000

Too soon for Gabbert to restructure his contract so they can show MJD the money?

By: theprocessoflosingmymind

theprocessoflosingmymind — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:30:45 +0000

Gabbert or Henne? Henne or Gabbert?

What difference does it make? They are both terrible! Good luck with another non-factor season Jacksonville.

By: jameslongstaffe

jameslongstaffe — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:26:22 +0000

I am really not impressed with how the Jacksonville Jaguars have handled Blaine Gabbert to this point. He was drafted to be the franchise quarterback & he was not put into a position to have success, nor should he have been playing in that situation. I cannot predict the future but that is poor course management.

By: buffalowned

buffalowned — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:06:41 +0000

Gabberts numbers really weren’t that bad for a rookie who could have still been playing in college. Yeah he looked suspect but now he actually had a legitimate receive to throw to. Can anyone other than a jags fan name me their starting receivers last year?

By: afunny0

afunny0 — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40:55 +0000

Blaine Gabbert will be the starter and Henne is the backup, nuff said.

By: Fan On Fire_Maurice Barksdale

Fan On Fire_Maurice Barksdale — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:32:55 +0000

Don’t out smart yourself Mularkey. Focus on the long term, and develop Gabbert. In this new flag football era of the NFL, I guess rookie QB’s are expected to play like All-Pro’s now.

Maybe Gabbert should have thrown the ball to himself, because besides a RB in Maurice Jones-Drew, Gabbert had no weapons to throw to. Now that he has some weapons it should be easier to make a judgment about him. Chad Henne will make a good backup QB, but he’s not a starter.

By: rodgy10

rodgy10 — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:30:36 +0000

Elway Rookie Season: 23 years old
10 starts
48% passing
7 td’s
14 int’s
1600 yards
55 QB rating

Gabbert Rookie Season :21 years old
14 starts
51% passing
12 td’s
11 int’s
2200 yards
65 QB rating

NOT saying Gabbert will be Elway but lets give the guy a shot…..way to much criticism for a guy who had Mike Thomas as his number 1 receiver and bad pass protection with a short training camp.

By: menentj

menentj — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:18:58 +0000

I am a Fins fan, hope for Jags fans sake u dont go with “Checkdown Chad”. We were miserable with him down here.