This might really complicate things…

Still too early to give up on Gabbert…he has not played well enough but has also been recipient of horrible receiver play, horrible line play, and old lady non aggressive weak play calling – plus coaching/new offensive system change from Rookie year.
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If this isn’t “irrational fandom” I don’t know what is. Gabbert was NEVER good. He was never even average. Giving up on Gabbert now is the only way to get the team headed toward the right direction. You don’t keep driving the wrong way if you miss your exit,you turn around!

This isn’t a major blow because it deprives them of six more weeks to evaluate Gabbert.

The evaluation is done. These injuries probably aren’t even that major. They are just using IR as a way to get him out of the QB room immediately rather than wait until the end of the season while sparing him the embarrassment of releasing him with an injury settlement.

I said all along and everyone “thumbs-downed” me and I am sure they will again: If the pre-season QB competition hadn’t been heavily weighted in Gabbert’s favor due to his being a high first round pick, Henne would have been starting opening day. He simply better than Gabbert.

That said, Henne certainly isn’t the long term answer, either.

his season and career are over. I’d put him #3 behind Jawalrus and Leaf as the biggest QB busts.

Really? #3? So you think Gabbert is worse than Harrington, A. Smith, Couch or Losman?
I’d take Gabbert over any of those guys in a heartbeat. Besides, Isn’t it still a bit early to put the BUST label on him yet? Something tells me that there is to be some blame put on his QB coach and Offensive coordinator too. A good OC would build his Offense around his QB’s strengths, instead of forcing him into a situation he can’t beat.

I think the hype of Blaine Gabbert was just a failure on the part of people like Mike Mayock in an attempt to find another QB for teams to get excited about.

The better argument is that the pick was wasted because of the guys left on the board at the time of his selection. Andy Dalton is most notable. How much better would things have worked out for the Jags if they had the Red Rifle? Ponder, Kaepernick and TJ Yates also come to mind as better options than Gabbert.

At least Henne is going to give them a chance to stop the bleeding while they hunt down a legitimate franchise guy.

Gabbert isn’t good, but he isn’t Couch, Smith, Herrington, Russell, Leaf bad. On a decent team, which the Jags are not, he could be a serviceable backup.

what a waste.

Still too early to give up on Gabbert…he has not played well enough but has also been recipient of horrible receiver play, horrible line play, and old lady non aggressive weak play calling – plus coaching/new offensive system change from Rookie year.

If Henne comes out over next few weeks and does what I think…which is start out good and then revert back to mediocrity…it will be same situation all over again next year…

unless GM Gene Smith gets fired (he should be) and new guy cleans house – then all bets are off.

Then again, brees sucked for his first few years and then turned into…Drew effin Brees

Oh, I think they’ve evaluated him plenty. The IR is a good way to avoid a QB controversy before they waive him in the offseason.