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QB David Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars

HT: 6-1, WT: 237, Born: 2-14-1978, College: East Carolina, Drafted: Round 4

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Stats and Week 9 Projection

WK	OPP	RES	CMP	ATT	PYD	Y/A	PTD	INT	RSH	YD	Y/R	TD	FPT
6	vs STL	W, 23-20	30	43	335	7.8	0	2	4	31	7.8	0	16
8	at TEN	L, 13-30	14	27	139	5.1	0	2	3	22	7.3	0	5
SEASON TOTAL			144	239	1603	6.7	5	5	29	162	5.6	1	117
9	vs KC	PROJ	22	34	251	7.4	1.3	0.6	3	11	3.7	0.1	20

Week 9 Injury Status and Other News

He was not listed on Friday's official injury report.

[Wed Nov 4, 6:26 PM] David Garrard Vito Stellino, from the Florida Times-Union, reports David Garrard passed for only 139 yards, threw two interceptions and had a 35.9 passer rating against the Titans on Sunday. That's why, later in the game, they Jaguars told Garrard not to check out of running plays. "We took that privilege away or that ability away and said, 'Look, just hand it to him and let him run the ball,'" head coach Jack Del Rio said. Del Rio continued and said in the future they won't completely take away Garrard's ability to audible, but they might have some calls when he's told to run it.

Opinion (from The Upgrade/Downgrade/Waiver Report): David Garrard struggled in what was supposed to have been a very favorable passing matchup in Week 8 against Tennessee. Facing a ton of pressure from the Titans, Garrard was forced to throw early or move around in the pocket quite often. The improved defensive effort was partially due to the return of Titans CBs Cortland Finnegan and Vincent Fuller, who fortified a secondary that had to start two rookies on the outside for the past few weeks and this helped the pass rush. Garrard was beat up so much that he was removed with two minutes left in the game just to keep him from getting injured from all the pressure. Garrard has to regroup in advance of another good matchup on paper (at home against Kansas City) but the offensive line has to improve to give Garrard more chances. It would be tough to start Garrard with confidence next week with such a bad Week 8 performance.

Opinion (from Bob Henry's sleeper report): Sometimes, the statistics tell one story, but your gut is diametrically opposed. That's exactly what we have with David Garrard this week. Back at home, against a soft Rams defense, Garrard needs to rebound from a horrific performance in Tennessee on Sunday. At least it's at home, where Garrard has been consistently productive this year. Get him on the road and it's flashbacks to Andre Ware or Quincy Carter. Yes, that bad. Fortunately, it is at home and it is against a Chiefs defense allowing 260 yards, 1.9 TDs and 0.4 INTs per game. Garrard might throw for 250 yards and run for another 30, but still fail to throw a TD pass, as he has in three straight games. He's a risk/reward player at this point, but he did rebound from his two other poor performances on the road in Indianapolis and Seattle to average almost 300 yards and a TD against the Cardinals and Rams.

Week 9 Matchup Info

vs Kansas City Chiefs (Good matchup) - David Garrard fell apart vs. the lowly Titans in week eight, with 14/27 for 139 yards, zero TDs and two interceptions during the game. Mike Thomas led the team in receiving during the 13-30 loss, with 4/55/0 receiving - nobody else had over 25 yards receiving last week. The Jaguars held the ball for 20:17 during the game - not much went right for the Jacksonville passing attack last week. During the last four weeks (three games), Garrard has made error after error - he's thrown 62/101 for 662 yards, zero TDs and four interceptions during that span of time. On Tuesday, November third head coach Jack Del Rio revealed that the team is stripping Garrard of some of his discretion to call audibles at the line of scrimmage - '[Against Tennessee] We took that privilege away or that ability away and said, 'Look, just hand it to him and let him run the ball,'' Del Rio added that in the future they won't completely take away Garrard's ability to audible, but they might have some calls when he's told to run it. It looks like Garrard is on thin ice with the coaching staff right now, friends. We'll see how he responds to the pressure this week.

Fortunately for Garrard, the Chiefs' generous pass defense (ranking 28th in the NFL averaging 252.1 net yards allowed per game) is coming to town this week. Kansas City has handed over 13 passing TDs through seven games, while generating just three interceptions (that mark ties for worst in the NFL along with Seattle and Washington). The Chiefs' D is 31st in the NFL with nine sacks to date - Jacksonville ranks 22nd in the NFL with 19 sacks allowed so far this year. Philip Rivers ripped them for 18/30 yielding 268 net yards (zero sacks taken) with three TDs and zero interceptions back in week seven - you get the picture.

Garrard has struggled mightily in the past four weeks, but he's got a good shot at redemption when the inept Chiefs square off against the Jaguars on Sunday afternoon.

Game Summaries

Week 1 at IND - Some of the blame for Garrard's poor day belongs at the feet of his rookie duo of offensive tackles, and some belongs to the receivers, but some has to be owned by Garrard himself. He didn't seem willing to test defense deep very often when he did have time, settling for short passes. Garrard was harassed a lot early and late in the game, and he also suffered a few key drops by receivers. He did escape a few times against steep odds, including one snap that should have been a safety, but Garrard was settling instead of attacking and playing his typical game manager style.

Week 2 vs ARI - Garrard's fantasy owners should be very pleased that he is such a game competitor. He was victimized by a blocked FG return for TD and bad defense that put him in a 28-point hold in the second half, but Garrard kept pulling his Houdini act in the pocket and taking big shots downfield. Early on, he had a good pocket, and made good throws to move the offense, but as the game went on, he tried to turn every snap into a big play, and suffered for it. Garrard fumbled twice when he didn't feel pressure, even though he always escaped it when he did. The offense isn't really running smoothly, and Garrard is partially to blame, as he doesn't seem patient or precise in his execution the offense. He did well as a runner when the play broke down, but Garrard also took a lot of big hits, and you have to wonder how long he will hold up. Most of stats came against a prevent defense, so don't get too excited, but know that he should have had one more TD pass if Nate Hughes hadn't done his Troy Williamson impression at the end of the game.

Week 3 at HOU - David Garrard had another efficient day as the Jaguars quarterback throwing for 214 yards on 18 of 30 passing. Garrard added 29 yards on 5 carries as well as a rushing touchdown. Garrard was held in check on deep passes by the Texans secondary. He had three completions of over 18 yards but the majority of his completed throws were under 10 yards.

Week 4 vs TEN - Garrard had quite possibly the best passing day of his career against a depleted Titans secondary, despite having two backup offensive tackles in (albeit experienced tackles who know how to get the job done). Garrard was calm in the pocket, deliberately going through his progressions and throwing with great zip and downfield accuracy. He was throwing into small windows with impunity, and he was never tempted to pull the ball down and run except as a last resort. The Jags came out in the shotgun, and they started the second half by passing a lot, even though they had a huge lead, so the offensive coaching staff seems willing to put the game in Garrard's hands, and they will be doing it again after Garrard's terrific game. The only nitpick you could make was a sack he took at the end of the first half that made a FG attempt a lot tougher.

Week 5 at SEA - Garrard actually looked good at the start of this game. He was taking chances, throwing downfield with accuracy. He hooked up with Torry Holt for a few first downs, and it appeared that the surprise absence of top receiver Mike Sims-Walker wasn't going to hurt too much after all. When it became apparent that Holt was the only real threat the Jags had -- and when the Seahawks had no trouble handling the ground game -- it became a very long day for Garrard, indeed. The Seahawks defense pressured him all day, resulting in five sacks and two lost fumbles - one of which was returned for a TD, while the other gave the Seahawks the ball at the 30, setting up an easy score. He tried to get the ball to players other than Holt, but with very little success.

Week 6 vs STL - Garrard racked up the passing yardage, but he left a better performance on the field. His offensive line gave him tons of time to throw, and Garrard was on point when the initial read would come open, but when it didn't, he was indecisive and even took a few sacks he could have avoided. Garrard had at least two passes that should have been interceptions, and he did throw two INTs - one on a tipped ball at the line in the red zone, and a lazy dump-off to Greg Jones that Leonard Little turned into a pick six. Garrard did get a handful of first downs as a runner, and executed very well within the offense in overtime to seal the win.

Week 8 at TEN - David Garrard was supposed to tear apart a ravaged Tennessee Titans defense in a great Week 8 matchup, but apparently the Titans had other plans. Garrard was under constant pressure in the pocket, and when he was able to buy some time his receivers could not get open. Tennessee had some starters coming back from injury and with a well-rested squad ready to go after the bye the Titans rose to the challenge. Garrard left the game for the final two minutes as the Jaguars did not want to risk him to injury behind a shaky offensive line. Garrard will be back under center next week but even in what appears to be another good matchup on paper (at Kansas City) it remains to be seen after this lackluster performance.