Jul 25th 2008 8:00AM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Jaguars, NFC South

One could argue that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Super Bowl aspirations bounced off Dennis Northcutt’s hands last January. David Garrard completed 64% of his passes last season, but it seemed like it should have been much higher, because the Jaguars’ receivers dropped so many passes. That’s just one reason why this team spent $30 million on Jerry Porter.

That said, Porter will miss the preseason while recovering from hamstring surgery, so its up to the remaining receivers to show that they know how to catch — which might seem like a tall order when photos like this and this keep popping up. Those photos, however, didn’t stop the Jags from taking a flyer on Troy Williamson, who reportedly looked great in minicamp. Still, that was minicamp. How will he fare in actual games?

Reggie Williams’ job might be the safest after his breakout season last year. Despite catching only 38 passes, he had career highs in yards per catch (16.6) and touchdowns (10), and he has the size every coach loves. He and Porter are projected to be the starters.

So what other targets does Garrard have?Continue Reading