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Jags just signed DE Reggie Hayward.

By Vic Ketchman, jaguars.com senior editor

(March 2)-They targeted him and they signed him. Reggie Hayward, considered to be the top player among the free-agent defensive end crop, signed a five-year contract with the Jaguars on Wednesday evening.

“We think Reggie is an ascending player and we're excited to add him to our defensive front. We feel that alongside Marcus Stroud and John Henderson, he'll have an opportunity to generate a lot of production,” Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio said of the addition of Hayward.

Hayward arrived at Alltel Stadium in mid-afternoon on Wednesday and signed the contract by seven p.m. Wednesday signaled the start of the free-agent signing period.

“I was in the office at midnight last night, we talked and it seemed like he had a lot of interest in this and this was the right fit. He knew a lot about us and John and Marcus, was interested in playing with them and for Jack. Things went fairly quickly,” Jaguars salary cap boss and lead contract negotiator Paul Vance said.

The addition of Hayward, 6-5, 275, addressed a desperate need at defensive end, where the Jaguars' top pass-rusher last season was converted linebacker Greg Favors. Hayward had 10.5 sacks with the Broncos last season, and seven of those sacks were against AFC South teams. Hayward recorded a sack against the Jaguars in week two, in a game in which Hayward was judged to have dominated the early action.

Hayward had three sacks against Tennessee, two against Indianapolis and one against Houston. The Jaguars' hope, of course, is that playing each of those teams twice in the regular season will cause Hayward's sacks total to skyrocket.

At 25, Hayward just completed his fourth pro season and is entering what should be the prime years of his career. He was a third-round draft pick by the Broncos out of Iowa State in 2001. In '03, Hayward rose to prominence with 8.5 sacks.

The Broncos had the “franchise” tag available to use on Hayward, but declined to do so. The Broncos are tight against the salary cap and would've needed to re-structure a couple of contracts to make room for Hayward, and that option may have been made further unattractive by the fact that the Broncos are switching to a 3-4 defense in '05 and Hayward is clearly not suited to play end in a 3-4.
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Stroud, Henderson, Hayward. Now all we need is some speed at WR and hopefully we won't be "owned" as you say. Texans lookout, the Kitties are coming.
 
Havoc said:
we won't be "owned" as you say.
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What are you talking about?

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Havoc said:
Stroud, Henderson, Hayward. Now all we need is some speed at WR and hopefully we won't be "owned" as you say. Texans lookout, the Kitties are coming.
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Its not like we aren't going to be getting better this offseason as well. :heh:
 
Reddevil63 said:
Its not like we aren't going to be getting better this offseason as well. :heh:
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Carr protection anyone?

Seriously, this guy needs some lineman help or it will be Ragone/Banks to Johnson. If he is the future of the franchise, then why haven't we heard of any signings? A good RB would help lighten the load also. Two stars can't do it by themselves. There better be a tackle drafted in the first couple of rounds.
 
Havoc said:
Stroud, Henderson, Hayward. Now all we need is some speed at WR and hopefully we won't be "owned" as you say. Texans lookout, the Kitties are coming.
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Hayward is a nice DE, but he can't help you score more than 6 points in two
games. Here kitty, kitty.
 
the jags d-line to me has never been their weakness...i mean how can you say your weakness has been your d-line when you have the two most dominant tackle duo in the nfl
 
Havoc said:
Carr protection anyone?

Seriously, this guy needs some lineman help or it will be Ragone/Banks to Johnson. If he is the future of the franchise, then why haven't we heard of any signings? A good RB would help lighten the load also. Two stars can't do it by themselves. There better be a tackle drafted in the first couple of rounds.
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Who missed more games last season? Oh thats right Gary Coleman, I mean Leftwich. Sounds like you guys should be worrying about his protection as well instead of a D-line that was fine to begin with. Oh and have you heard of a guy named Domanick Davis??? Trust me we are just fine at RB.
 
keyfro said:
the jags d-line to me has never been their weakness...i mean how can you say your weakness has been your d-line when you have the two most dominant tackle duo in the nfl
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If you've watched the Jags games, the pass rush is not a threat. We can make our defense look way better by adding a solid pass rusher. Paul Spicer was out after the Denver game, and the pass defense suffered because of that.. I see us being a playoff caliber team with a WR(s) who can stretch the field.
 
keyfro said:
the jags d-line to me has never been their weakness...i mean how can you say your weakness has been your d-line when you have the two most dominant tackle duo in the nfl
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Because we had no pass rush. We had the best DTs, but we NEEDED a pass rush to relieve our CBs. With the Hayward signing, our defense has just gotten that much stronger. Now, we need to get a quality OLT in FA and then sit back and wait for the draft.
 
Rosusu said:
A kittie is a baby cat, are you refering to your team as a bunch of babies?
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Just an expression, geez. A cat is a cat. These are grown men playing. Trying to have some fun with y'all.

And please, stop with the Gary Coleman thing. Come up with somethin' creative if you wanna diss us that badly. You hate the Jags but have a love/hate with the Titans.
 
TheTim5125 said:
its a good pick up.. but he's definatly is getting overpaid
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Good pickup but I want Andre Johnson. Free agent anytime soon? We got plenty of money to spend. Thanks.
 
Havoc said:
And please, stop with the Gary Coleman thing. Come up with somethin' creative if you wanna diss us that badly. You hate the Jags but have a love/hate with the Titans.
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Nah I kinda like it, :neener: I dont hate the Jags, I look forward to many more great battles from two teams on their way to the top of the league. As much as you probably dont like to hear it, our teams mirror each other in many many ways.
 
Havoc said:
Just an expression, geez. A cat is a cat. These are grown men playing. Trying to have some fun with y'all.

And please, stop with the Gary Coleman thing. Come up with somethin' creative if you wanna diss us that badly. You hate the Jags but have a love/hate with the Titans.
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20-6 and 21-0 creative enough?

Or shall we continue with the "whatchu talkin bout willis?"
 
I know, I know, I am just poking fun at yall. I really do like the "kitties" a lot and look forward to playing them. We are the two up and coming teams in the AFC south and in the next few years we will be battling for the AFC title. Just having a little fun with ya. :thumbup
 
Reddevil63 said:
Nah I kinda like it, :neener: I dont hate the Jags, I look forward to many more great battles from two teams on their way to the top of the league. As much as you probably dont like to hear it, our teams mirror each other in many many ways.
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No, i'm a casual football fan and watch any team that plays. I don't know about your running back being better than ours, but your receiving corps is. We got the edge in defense, tied at QB. Rashean Mathis is better at DB. Safties I don't know, since Darius is poor at pass coverage.
 
O my God, Domanick is better than Fred? Dunta better than Mathis!What you smokin' and let me have some.
 
Havoc said:
O my God, Domanick is better than Fred? Dunta better than Mathis!What you smokin' and let me have some.
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No, Carr is better than Leftwich, and yes...Dunta is better than Mathis.

Fred Taylor is better than Domanick.
 
Dom and Fred are comparable :).. the difference is that Fred is old and injury prone.. and Dom is young and injury prone.. he could still grow out of it :). And he still has room to grow skill wise as well.

As for Mathis Vs Dunta. Dunta knocks the **** out of mathis in every phase of the game.
 
he was also (supposed to be) rookie of the year. he was also the best CB in the league last season (ok.. maybe top 3). Watch him play.. look at his stats. Mathis isnt a bad CB.. but Dunta is the man.
 
Havoc said:
Dunta better than Mathis!What you smokin' and let me have some.
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One of ESPN's guys ranked Dunta as the 2nd best CB in the AFC towards the end of last year - in commentary about Dunta getting robbed for Def. Rookie of Year. CBS Sportsline said he was arguably the best. Not the best rookie. The best CB (it was in his Pro Bowl snub report). Now, I think that might be a slight reach given that we've only seen one season from the guy, but I've never heard anyone major refer to Mathis as much other than, "could probably be a solid #2".

I guess we passed the pipe up to ESPN and CBS ...

The Texans could be in the running for the best secondary in the conference if Earl improves as much this year as last. They run away with the division where Jags are a distant second.
 
id probably go for him.. if the price was right. and id put him as the #2 CB after Dunta. He would replace Glenn when he retired.
 
Grid said:
id probably go for him.. if the price was right. and id put him as the #2 CB after Dunta. He would replace Glenn when he retired.
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He would be a pretty awesome nickelback. Gotta give him that.
 
he would cost too much to be a nickle back. id stick with Faggins... I doubt he would be better than Faggins as a nickle back.
 
Havoc said:
No, i'm a casual football fan and watch any team that plays. I don't know about your running back being better than ours, but your receiving corps is. We got the edge in defense, tied at QB. Rashean Mathis is better at DB. Safties I don't know, since Darius is poor at pass coverage.
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Man, what you smokin? Mathis is good. IMO he.s a future stud, but he'd be the #3 corner in our secondary until glenn retires
 
But our defense matches up well against the Colts and yours against us because we don't have any kind of speed at WR.

But as far as Dunta, he might develop Charles Woodson/Terrence Newman syndrome of him thinking he's the best and then gettin' scorched, trying to build his int's up.
 
he hasnt shown that kind of mentality yet. All signs point to him being the kind of player that knows he has a job to do, and he goes out and does it to the best of his ability. he actually likes tackling more than intercepting :).. you should have seen his sacks this past season.

Anywho.. its safe to say that he knows he is good.. but with his personality, and with Glenn teaching him.. I dont think we need to worry too much about him giving up big plays while trying to make himself look better.

besides.. as much as you jag fans praise Mathis, he could end up getting Woodson/Newman syndrome himself :)
 
Check out our former corners Aaron Beasly and Fernando Bryant. It's been awhile since we had this kind of play.
 
Grid said:
he hasnt shown that kind of mentality yet. All signs point to him being the kind of player that knows he has a job to do, and he goes out and does it to the best of his ability. he actually likes tackling more than intercepting :).. you should have seen his sacks this past season.

Anywho.. its safe to say that he knows he is good.. but with his personality, and with Glenn teaching him.. I dont think we need to worry too much about him giving up big plays while trying to make himself look better.

besides.. as much as you jag fans praise Mathis, he could end up getting Woodson/Newman syndrome himself :)
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And neither did Charles Woodson and Newman untill their second year. Until you say hes the best wait until at least two years. I like Dunta but give him time until you say hes going to the hall of fame.
 
jagualex said:
And neither did Charles Woodson and Newman untill their second year. Until you say hes the best wait until at least two years. I like Dunta but give him time until you say hes going to the hall of fame.
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Dunta was maybe the best CB last year, top three at least... thats all were saying, we never said he was the best ever... but i will say that mathis would be lucky to carry Dunta's jock strap at the end of a game........... and to vinny, you gotta admit that DD played way better than Taylor in the two games, although Taylor was hurt in one game and did not play, the other game the jags just didnt give him the ball, i think, he may have been hurt in both, not sure.... DD had 214 rushing yards on 53 carries= 4.0 yards per carry, and 9 catches for 70 yards= 7.7 yards per reception... Taylor had 9 rushing yards on 3 attempts and 10 yards on 1 reception
 
there is no doubt that through fred's career he has been a great back, but domanick is still getting better, while fred's career is slowing down... i would take DD over Taylor, because of the upside
 
THEFUTURE said:
there is no doubt that through fred's career he has been a great back, but domanick is still getting better, while fred's career is slowing down... i would take DD over Taylor, because of the upside
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Taylor is still producing and is not going downhill. In a few years his production will slow down, but it isn't right now. Sure, he's out of his prime, but he's still better than most runninbacks out there.
 
THEFUTURE said:
there is no doubt that through fred's career he has been a great back, but domanick is still getting better, while fred's career is slowing down... i would take DD over Taylor, because of the upside
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Slowing down??? He had 1500 yards rushing a year ago and, I think, almost 1300 in, like, 14 games last year. (Not sure about last year) He is far from slowing down.
 
Right now Taylor is a better back than DD. In a few years it will probably be switched but right now taylor is hands down, no arguement better than DD. He may have played better in one or two games, but Taylor has produced so much in his career and he is not slowing down a bit.
 
not slowing down? he didnt play in the last two games, and just had to have surgery to repair a knee... he is slowing down... and i know he has produced in his career, but that is his past, i would take DD over Taylor any day, DD is a double threat at the age of 24, and yes does tend to be hampered by injuries himself, but his injuries are bruises and sprains.. taylor is 29, his career ISwinding down, and suffers from worse injuries
 
THEFUTURE said:
not slowing down? he didnt play in the last two games, and just had to have surgery to repair a knee... he is slowing down... and i know he has produced in his career, but that is his past, i would take DD over Taylor any day, DD is a double threat at the age of 24, and yes does tend to be hampered by injuries himself, but his injuries are bruises and sprains.. taylor is 29, his career ISwinding down, and suffers from worse injuries
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Taylor missed 2 games after being at like, 46 consecutive games. He has had plenty of time to let his knew heal. I assure you, Taylor is not going downhill. And if he starts to decrease in production, he is STILL better than most backs out there, including DD.
 
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