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Rookie defensive end Brent Hawkins will miss the rest of the season for the Jaguars. He finished his rookie season with 2 sacks. This hurts the Jags a bit because of all the injuries along the defensive line.
Rookie DE Brent Hawkins is not expected to play Sunday due to an injured groin.
Byron Leftwich’s ankle was clearly bothering him in the stunning loss to the Houston Texans. Leftwich is one of those throwback players that never admits when he’s hurt and tries to play through everything. Coach Del Rio was upset with Leftwich after watching game films of the Texans game, in which, Leftwich was clearly favoring his injured ankle. It looks as if David Garrard will start on Sunday. Garrard has alot more mobility than Leftwich, but he doesn’t throw the ball as well. The Jags will probably run alot more than usual if Garrard starts Sunday.
With Mike Peterson out for the season, the Jags have to change the defense around. OLB Daryl Smith will be moving to Mike Peterson’s old linebacker spot inside. Smith has 24 tackles this season and should do fine inside. Rookie Clint Ingram, who has five tackles this season, will replace Smith on the outside. It sounds funny, but Peterson will be easier to replace then Smith will on the outside.
Defensive tackle Marcus Stroud (groin) and Matt Jones (hamstring) are both out for Sunday’s game with the Jets. Losing Stroud will hurt, but the Jets are not a good running team so it won’t hurt as much as it would if the Jags were playing someone like the Falcons. Ernest Wilford will need to step up in Matt Jones absence, but he’s done it before so I wouldn’t be to worried.