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Is anyone rolling the dice on Jerry Porter hoping he has a big debut against the Texans this week? Here's an article from jaguars.com that mentions among other things, Jaguars OC Dirk Koetter's liking of Jerry Porter.
To me Porter is the type of player in an ideal situation who could come in and take over an offense. I drafted him as one of my "hopeful question marks". Not a lot of risk, but possibly substantial enough reward to warrant starting material. We'll see what happens this week.
Here's a blurb from the linked article...
“We all thought we were going to pick up where we left off last year,” Koetter said. “We’re dealt what we’re dealt.”
The Jaguars were dealt a double blow in the season opener, losing starting guards Mo Williams and Vince Manuwai for the season to injury. Starting center Brad Meester had already been lost in training camp until midseason. As a result, Garrard was sacked nine times in the first two games.
“We got off to a rough start with the protection part,” Koetter said. “I am a big believer that if you have enough time to find (the receivers) and the quarterback can make the throw, eventually someone is going to get open.”
Wide receiver Jerry Porter was supposed to be that someone. The Jaguars signed him in expensive free agency and he satisfied expectations in early-spring practices, until a seemingly innocuous hamstring injury sidelined him for the rest of the spring.
“I got that visual image of Jerry Porter. He’s not that guy today. When that guy gets back, you’re going to like what you see,” Koetter said.
Porter is still battling to recover from hamstring surgery in July. He’s back to practice but he has yet to play a down for his new team.
“I got the call when I was on vacation that Jerry was going to have hamstring surgery. I’ve never seen it before so I don’t know how long it takes,” Koetter said.
“I saw a smooth, powerful, explosive, sure-handed, tough receiver,” Koetter added of the player he saw on tape. “I know when I’ve seen him 100 percent that he’s that guy.”
Koetter and the Jaguars continue to hold out hope that Porter will return soon and be the big-play “guy” for which he was signed. Until then, it would seem Matt Jones is the guy on whom Garrard has focused.
To me Porter is the type of player in an ideal situation who could come in and take over an offense. I drafted him as one of my "hopeful question marks". Not a lot of risk, but possibly substantial enough reward to warrant starting material. We'll see what happens this week.
Here's a blurb from the linked article...
“We all thought we were going to pick up where we left off last year,” Koetter said. “We’re dealt what we’re dealt.”
The Jaguars were dealt a double blow in the season opener, losing starting guards Mo Williams and Vince Manuwai for the season to injury. Starting center Brad Meester had already been lost in training camp until midseason. As a result, Garrard was sacked nine times in the first two games.
“We got off to a rough start with the protection part,” Koetter said. “I am a big believer that if you have enough time to find (the receivers) and the quarterback can make the throw, eventually someone is going to get open.”
Wide receiver Jerry Porter was supposed to be that someone. The Jaguars signed him in expensive free agency and he satisfied expectations in early-spring practices, until a seemingly innocuous hamstring injury sidelined him for the rest of the spring.
“I got that visual image of Jerry Porter. He’s not that guy today. When that guy gets back, you’re going to like what you see,” Koetter said.
Porter is still battling to recover from hamstring surgery in July. He’s back to practice but he has yet to play a down for his new team.
“I got the call when I was on vacation that Jerry was going to have hamstring surgery. I’ve never seen it before so I don’t know how long it takes,” Koetter said.
“I saw a smooth, powerful, explosive, sure-handed, tough receiver,” Koetter added of the player he saw on tape. “I know when I’ve seen him 100 percent that he’s that guy.”
Koetter and the Jaguars continue to hold out hope that Porter will return soon and be the big-play “guy” for which he was signed. Until then, it would seem Matt Jones is the guy on whom Garrard has focused.
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