Friday 27 June 2008

Jags very, very set at Defensive End

Despite spending two high draft picks on Defensive Ends during the 2008 NFL draft, Jacksonville have secured 7.5-sack Paul Spicer, who has had a relatively productive couple of years, despite spending the majority of his career as a backup. Spicer is 32, and brings some much needed experience to what will be a young D-line considering the additions of Derrick Harvey and Quentin Groves, ostensibly signed to be his and Reggie Haywards' replacements in the next two years.

One thing that puzzled us during the draft was Spicer's status. He was certainly productive for long stretches of last season, yet the Jags still felt that not one, but two new starting Defensive Ends were neccessary. Clearly Jack Del Rio believed that a pass rush is the missing piece of the Jaguars' Superbowl puzzle, but perhaps the loss of Marcus Stroud on the inside will be felt more keenly than anticipated.

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