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Blaine Gabbert (1 Viewer)

Macdaddy_2004

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Any thoughts on Gabbert taking over? We've seen Dalton and Newton succeed thus far - I heard Gabbert was even more NFL ready than both Newton and Dalton.

I don't know much about him - any thoughts or opinions on potential success this year?

 
Week 2:

Luke McCown: 6-19, 59 yards, 4 INTs

Gabbert: 5-6, 52 yards

Jason Hill (#2 WR), Marcedes Lewis (#1 TE) were inactive.

This was an entirely predictable outcome vs the Jets and Gabbert did benefit from facing a prevent defense protecting a huge lead.

But the switch is inevitable, if not this week. Del Rio was non-committal about naming a week 3 starter. Check who gets the first team reps this week in practice. Or knowing Del Rio's MO, check the waiver wire news. :)

Edit: Don't expect Newton or even Dalton-like success here, the weapons available are horrible (well, other than MJD taking screens to the house).

 
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It is looking like Gabbert is going to get the start this week. :popcorn: No link yet, but it should develop soon.
Dislike. The 21 year-old rookie isn't ready.
I'd have given Luke a mulligan and waited a little more, but oh well. Jack didn't ask me. :)It is going to be interesting to see if the trust he developed in Shorts plays out into the regular season. The two of them looked very in sync in camp.
 
It is looking like Gabbert is going to get the start this week. :popcorn: No link yet, but it should develop soon.
Dislike. The 21 year-old rookie isn't ready.
I'd have given Luke a mulligan and waited a little more, but oh well. Jack didn't ask me. :)It is going to be interesting to see if the trust he developed in Shorts plays out into the regular season. The two of them looked very in sync in camp.
Well, the= two of them looked good against the soft cover 2 of the Jags preseason team, but how much of a test is that, really? I'm all for giving Gabbert some time this year to get acclimated to the league, but this is far too soon. I expected McCown to hold down the fort for at least 8 weeks.I hope the kid isn't ruined because of another Jack Del Rio decision.
 
Looking ugly thus far. Granted I only watched Monday Night's debacle and have looked at the stats to see how Gabbert has fared outside those games, but blech. That was a really ugly MNF performance, rookie or not.

 
Looking ugly thus far. Granted I only watched Monday Night's debacle and have looked at the stats to see how Gabbert has fared outside those games, but blech. That was a really ugly MNF performance, rookie or not.
He is not turning the ball over, but outside of that there has not been a lot to get excited about to this point.
 
Looking ugly thus far. Granted I only watched Monday Night's debacle and have looked at the stats to see how Gabbert has fared outside those games, but blech. That was a really ugly MNF performance, rookie or not.
The performance where he beat one of the better teams in the NFL? He looked better than Flacco.
 
Looking ugly thus far. Granted I only watched Monday Night's debacle and have looked at the stats to see how Gabbert has fared outside those games, but blech. That was a really ugly MNF performance, rookie or not.
The performance where he beat one of the better teams in the NFL? He looked better than Flacco.
It should also be mentioned that in his limited experience he has played one game in monsoon like conditions and faced the top 3 defenses over the last 3 weeks.
 
I think we get a little bit spoiled at times when we see some young QB's make the transition look easier than others. There have been some notable recent exceptions like Newton but by and large, the Spread offense QB's are going to take longer to transition into a pro system than the QB's that came from an offense which allowed for some pro style drop backs like Ponder and Dalton. I'm going to wait for about a dozen or so starts before having any definitive opinion about his prospects.

 
He definitely has some adjusting to do. His mechanics seem fine, and he seems to be doing his best to read the field, but he unfortunately doesn't have the greatest O-line and WRs right now, so he's struggling a bit. My approach with him will be wait and see.

 
Looking ugly thus far. Granted I only watched Monday Night's debacle and have looked at the stats to see how Gabbert has fared outside those games, but blech. That was a really ugly MNF performance, rookie or not.
He's going to need to be a little "braver" in the pocket. He looks very panicky so far and often moves backwards while throwing instead of holding his ground and stepping into his throws. He's young though and once he learns a bit more this may change. He does have a nice throwing motion, big arm and has been smart with the football. Too early to tell long term, but at least, for Jaguar fans, he hasn't looked like a total bust. The team probably would have been better off sticking with McNown a little longer. He's no great QB, but isn't as bad as he looked against the Jets. Gabbert looks like the type that could have gained something by watching and learning.
 
Looking ugly thus far. Granted I only watched Monday Night's debacle and have looked at the stats to see how Gabbert has fared outside those games, but blech. That was a really ugly MNF performance, rookie or not.
He's going to need to be a little "braver" in the pocket. He looks very panicky so far and often moves backwards while throwing instead of holding his ground and stepping into his throws. He's young though and once he learns a bit more this may change. He does have a nice throwing motion, big arm and has been smart with the football. Too early to tell long term, but at least, for Jaguar fans, he hasn't looked like a total bust. The team probably would have been better off sticking with McNown a little longer. He's no great QB, but isn't as bad as he looked against the Jets. Gabbert looks like the type that could have gained something by watching and learning.
This is the biggest and most consistent mistake I am seeing so far. For example in the Monday night game Suggs beat Eugene Monroe with an outside speed rush, Monroe recovered enough to give Suggs a hard shove upfield that should have pushed him past Gabbart with his momentum. Gabbert saw the pressure and if he steps up in the pocket he buys a couple seconds to find a WR and get a throw off. But instead Gabbert retreated directly into the redirected path of Suggs, sack Ravens. I understand that you were referencing his not stepping into throws which is also valid. But in general Gabbert seems to want to move backwards when he doesn't have a perfect pocket. It is in a way a small thing, but in the NFL it's those small things that make all the difference.

 
Similar issues as he had in college. Doesn't handle pressure well nor does he read the field. Wouldn't expect any of that to change in the lockout shortened off season so expect more of the same. If he's going to get it we'll know in September 2012.

 
Jaguars Notebook: QB Blaine Gabbert took step back in Monday night win

By Vito Stellino

Blaine Gabbert got his first NFL victory Monday night, but he's still suffering the growing pains of a rookie quarterback, according to offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter.

"It starts with the quarterback," Koetter said of the problems the Jaguars have experienced with their passing game. "I thought he was making steady progress, and he went up against a top-end defense [baltimore], and he regressed a little bit."

Gabbert completed 9-of-20 passes for 93 yards against the Ravens.

"He did what he had to do," Koetter said. "We won the game. He didn't turn the ball over, and you would expect a rookie quarterback to be inconsistent at times. We felt like we had been seeing steady improvement, but we felt like he took a little bit of a step back fundamentally. You can say maybe somewhat to be expected from a rookie, but it's not necessarily acceptable. He knows that. I'm not saying anything he already doesn't know."

Koetter noted that the Jaguars played three top defenses in a row, and he seems confident that Gabbert, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2011 draft, will become more consistent.

"He sees the field very well. That's one of his strengths," Koetter said. "He can come right off after good or bad plays and immediately tell you what he saw. Not all quarterbacks I've coached can do that. Sometimes, they make a mistake, and they have no idea what happened. Blaine needs to have a more consistent pocket presence. He knows it. We're working on it. And I think that it's going to be better and better.

"Blaine is very coachable. He wants to be coached. He's very hard on himself. All good qualities. The bottom line is we're all driven by results."
 
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Gabbert needs to step up in pocket

By Paul Kuharsky

I can’t pretend to know what it’s like to try to step towards trouble. (I admit I run, slowly, away from it.) But good quarterbacks do it. To get the zip and accuracy on passes, you have to step into them, even if what’s in front of you includes fearsome pass-rushers.

Blaine Gabbert, to these eyes, is not doing it frequently enough.

Breaking bad habits against premium competition, while experiencing a lot of complicated things for the first time is surely immensely difficult. But field goals aren’t going to win the Jaguars many games the way they did on Monday night against Baltimore.

Gabbert made a couple great throws, as he has in most games. Some completions, however, weren’t as well placed or didn’t arrive as early or as quickly as they need to.

That’s where Gabbert has to get better in order for the Jaguars to get better.

“You have to step up into the pocket to throw the football, but it’s my job to make a play,” Gabbert told Jacksonville reporters Wednesday. “Our receivers know that and we work hard at making plays when things break down, but our offensive line is doing a tremendous job and has been all year long. We’ve faced some of the best front sevens in football, so they’ve done a tremendous job of picking up all of these exotic pressures, all the exotic looks that they’ve thrown at us.”

He didn’t really get to the root of the problem there.

It’s far more important he does so starting at Reliant Stadium Sunday than in the Jaguars’ press room Wednesday.
 
Jacksonville Jaguars team report: Gabbert needs to improve accuracy, pocket presence

Gene Frenette Sporting News

JACKSONVILLE — The most critical issue for the Jaguars entering Sunday's AFC South matchup with the Houston Texans and the second half of this season is improving the NFL's worst passing offense, which means rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert must become a more accurate passer.

The biggest problems for Gabbert right now—aside from a pedestrian receiver corps— are footwork, developing a better feel for the pass rush and learning to step into his throws more consistently. Gabbert tends to throw off-balance too often, which explains why his completion rate is a league-low 48.3 percent (69 of 143) for starting quarterbacks.

"He sees the field very well,” offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter said. “Blaine needs to have more consistent pocket presence. He knows it. We're working on it."

The Jaguars can't keep scoring 12.0 points per game and expect to win, particularly against a Texans team that is seventh in the NFL in total offense. With quarterback Matt Schaub at the controls, Houston has averaged 26.1 points against the Jaguars over their last six meetings.

Notes: One reason the Jaguars have made a dramatic jump from No. 28 in total defense last year to sixth this season is they've cut down on opponents' explosive plays. They've allowed 14 plays of 20-plus yards through seven games and have reduced passing yards allowed from 250.3 last year to 196.3. The free-agent acquisitions of middle linebacker Paul Posluszny and safety Dawan Landry have been critical because both have big roles in communicating defensive calls.

The Jaguars were notorious in 2010 for communication breakdowns in coverage.

"We've probably had less mental errors this year than in a long time," said CB Rashean Mathis, in his ninth season and the longest tenured Jaguar on defense. "Communication is a big part of that."

Quarterbacks routinely passed at will on the Jaguars in recent years, but this year the defensive players have been keeping plays in front of them and not allowing a lot of yards after the catch. …

Now that wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker is back with the Jaguars, look for starter Mike Thomas to see more action as a slot receiver, particularly on plays when only one receiver is outside.

That option becomes especially attractive because rookie Cecil Shorts, who has been active every game, still hasn't made a catch this season. The Jaguars are more concerned about Gabbert's development than trying to get Shorts some catches just to boost his confidence.

"It hasn't worked out," Koetter said of Shorts not having a reception. "At this point, our focus has to be on what can Blaine do. Coverage dictates where you go with the ball."
 
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10/30 for 97 yards. 1 touchdown and two interceptions. Against a very mediocre Texans defense. :X
Umm, Houston was #8 in total yards and #8 in passing yards coming in.Brutal showing by Gabbert but the JDR and Koetter still refuse to take the shackles off the playcalling. Yeah, he had 30 attempts but they were mostly either in 3rd and long or after the Jags were down 14.Even after the Jags got the big turnover in the 4th, they refused to go play-action to the end zone.The whole Jags offense is a cluster now and Gabbert's a part of that, but the OL is patched together, the WRs can't get separation and the playcalling is horrendous.
 
The Texans defense has been given a boost by playing the likes of the Dolphins and Colts.

I only caught a few moments of the game so thank you for giving some details from someone who watched the game. :thumbup:

 
Gabbert. Better than, worse than, or equal to Tim Tebow?
You auditioning for a Jacksonville sports radio job? :)
I'm just wondering, with all the piling on of Tebow, why Gabbert's not getting the same treatement.
Gabbert is getting his fair share locally. As to why more people aren't piling on nationally, I think it is mostly because not many people care outside of Jacksonville. Tebow is Tebow. He is going to get way too much press not matter what he does.
 
Gabbert. Better than, worse than, or equal to Tim Tebow?
You auditioning for a Jacksonville sports radio job? :)
I'm just wondering, with all the piling on of Tebow, why Gabbert's not getting the same treatement.
Gabbert is getting his fair share locally. As to why more people aren't piling on nationally, I think it is mostly because not many people care outside of Jacksonville. Tebow is Tebow. He is going to get way too much press not matter what he does.
There's also the part about Gabbert being a rookie with no offseason.
 
There's also the part about Gabbert being a rookie with no offseason.
Like Cam Newton, Andy Dalton, and Christian Ponder?
He's not getting it done, that is for sure. Those 3 have shown that rookie QB's can be starting from day 1. His WR's suck balls (easily top 3 worst crew of WRs in the game today) but Lewis is a solid TE and he should be leaning on him and MJD. 10-30, 97 yards sucks. Indy up next.On the other hand, he can throw a football so he has that over teblow.
 
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