Jack Del Rio Taking the Hard Line Right Out the Door

Throughout his tenure as Jaguars coach, Jack Del Rio has never been one to deny his team the hardline approach. And in this, a critical season that will determine whether or not he keeps his job, he has hardly abstained. Two weeks back, with the team teetering at 1-2, he ordered starting quarterback David Garrard to stop his regular Friday radio appearances, later telling reporters, "If you're not studying film, you ought to be relaxing with the family. So, those are my thoughts. I conveyed them to him." Little steep, one might say, until one considers that a player's family always provides critical tips on picking up the oncoming rush. In keeping with the hardline approach, the coach abruptly benched surprising new offensive weapon Mike Sims-Walker immediately prior to the team's 41-0 drubbing at the hands of the Seahawks. The receiver was disciplined because he "violated the team's itinerary" during the weekend in Seattle, meaning presumab...