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COUCH SIGNS WITH JAGS
Quarterback Tim Couch, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 draft, has signed a two-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Couch worked out for the team earlier in the day.
Couch last played in the NFL in 2003. He has since be plagued by arm problems.
Not long ago, it was widely presumed that the Jags would pursue the No. 11 overall pick in that same draft, quarterback Daunte Culpepper.
The move will surely cause raised eyebrows among the quarterback depth chart in J-vlle. Starter Byron Leftwich and backup Quinn Gray are signed through 2007, and backup David Garrard is signed through 2008. Also on the roster is Lester Ricard.
It's unclear at this point whether Couch is regarded as another camp arm (since Gray is on the PUP list) or whether he has a real chance at making the final roster. If so, one of those three guys mentioned above is in trouble of getting traded or cut.
Maybe the goal here is to simply give the three underachieving signal-callers a kick in the butt.
Still, the deal must be a real one, or Couch would have followed through on a Monday workout with the Falcons, where he would have a pretty clear shot at being the primary backup for 2007.
And if Couch is still represented by Tom Condon, his arrival in Jacksonville creates an awkward situation for the CAA agent, since Condon also represents Leftwich. To the extent that Couch gives the team a realistic option at starter in 2008, if reduces Leftwich's leverage for a new deal.
COUCH SIGNS WITH JAGS
Quarterback Tim Couch, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 draft, has signed a two-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Couch worked out for the team earlier in the day.
Couch last played in the NFL in 2003. He has since be plagued by arm problems.
Not long ago, it was widely presumed that the Jags would pursue the No. 11 overall pick in that same draft, quarterback Daunte Culpepper.
The move will surely cause raised eyebrows among the quarterback depth chart in J-vlle. Starter Byron Leftwich and backup Quinn Gray are signed through 2007, and backup David Garrard is signed through 2008. Also on the roster is Lester Ricard.
It's unclear at this point whether Couch is regarded as another camp arm (since Gray is on the PUP list) or whether he has a real chance at making the final roster. If so, one of those three guys mentioned above is in trouble of getting traded or cut.
Maybe the goal here is to simply give the three underachieving signal-callers a kick in the butt.
Still, the deal must be a real one, or Couch would have followed through on a Monday workout with the Falcons, where he would have a pretty clear shot at being the primary backup for 2007.
And if Couch is still represented by Tom Condon, his arrival in Jacksonville creates an awkward situation for the CAA agent, since Condon also represents Leftwich. To the extent that Couch gives the team a realistic option at starter in 2008, if reduces Leftwich's leverage for a new deal.
