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After the Jaguars traded for wide receiver Troy Williamson earlier this week, most experts thought that the receiver position won't be addressed until the draft. Well the Jaguars already proved them wrong. The Jaguars signed Jerry Porter to a 6 year $30 million deal that includes $10 million in guaranteed money. Porter had played on the Raiders the previous eight years of his career. Porter had a solid season last year as he had 44 catches for 705 yards and 6 touchdowns. The only problem with the signing of Porter is that he is built very similar to the Jags other receivers. Questions have also been brought up about his character as Porter is known to have had gotten in fights with Art Shell during the 2006 season in which the Raiders went 2-14.
The Jaguars made another big signing today with quarterback Cleo Lemon. Lemon signed a 3 year deal worth around $9 million. Lemon will likely be the backup to David Garrard as Quinn Gray is a free agent. Lemon last season t...
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-Troy Williamson is a stiff. OK, maybe he's a fast stiff, but a stiff none the less. You know you're in trouble when they justify the trade by saying "he was a top ten pick" and we're only giving up a 6th rounder. Using that logic maybe we should trade a 4th rounder for Ryan Leaf and toss in a conditional pick for Tony Mandarich. You have to wonder why the guys that know him best are willing to give up on him for a 6th rounder. A textbook case of one man's trash is another man's treasure. Word to the wise: don't order that $300 stitched jersey just yet. I wouldn't even risk $79 for the replica version.
-Jerry Porter has the repuation of being an underachiever with an attitude problem. Me too, so you won't hear me complaining. Problem with this pick-up is that he's turning 30 and I prefer to get guys in their second contract (peak years) rather than pay big money to watch their skills decline. If the Jags were going to take a gamble on a guy with issues they should have taken a look at Moss. If they wanted to upgrade the position I would have preferred Berrian (who even made Rex Grossman look good at times) or Bryant Johnson.
-Cleo Lemon? What was their hurry? Seems like they paid a lot for a back-up guy (and not a particularly good one). I'd rather see them pick up a Kelly Holcombe, Todd Collins or even Brunell who can add some veteran perspective to the role. I'll miss Quinn Gray. He was one of the few guys on the team in worse shape than me. He was an inspiration and he always looked like a world-beater in the 4th exhibition game.