Should Miami go after David Garrard?

[jtex316]

I say yes - a real QB competition can emerge, and Garrard is a veteran QB who has played in the playoffs and won a playoff game (edited b/c I thought he played in the AFC title game).

Here's an excerpt from 2007 from Wikipedia:

2007: Change at quarterback leads to a playoff run

On April 28, 2007, the Jaguars used their first-round pick (21st overall) to select Florida safety Reggie Nelson, who in 2010 was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals. On June 15, 2007, the Jaguars released longtime strong safety Donovin Darius, who had seen diminished playing time in recent years due to mounting injuries. On August 31, 2007, the Jaguars announced that long time back-up quarterback David Garrard would start for the team, ahead of former 1st round draft pick, Byron Leftwich who was released in the team's final roster cuts. Garrard led the Jaguars to an 11–5 record and the playoffs. On January 5, 2008, the Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–29 to win their first playoff game in almost 8 years and their first road playoff win since 1997. It was also the first time in the 50+ year history of the Steelers that they had been beaten twice at home by the same team in the same season. However, in the divisional round, the Jaguars fell to the as of then undefeated New England Patriots; the teams were tied at halftime, but the Patriots pulled ahead and won 31–20. Tom Brady completed 22 of 24 passes in this game, being pressured by the Jaguars' defense only once, on the first play. This game, more than any other, gave the Jaguars' front office a strong desire to upgrade the pass rush during the offseason.

The team's offense in 2007 was largely a run-first offense, with Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor putting up a lot of yards. David Garrard, however showed to be an accurate passer in 2007, throwing only 3 interceptions.

[Sunstroke]

I personally think that Garrard sucks...but what could it hurt to upgrade our backup QB position?

[Doc-phin]

Easy vote for me - NO.

Maybe you are just pulling one of those anti-Dolphins maneuvers.  If Henne isn't the answer this year, I am pretty sure we will draft one with our 1st pick this off season.  We may even mortgage the rest of our draft to move up for a QB.

Henne and Moore look good enough to roll with this year.  Free agent QBs are rarely the answer; Garrard had a good couple of years but has otherwise been underwhelming.

[tubba marxxx]

No..the Colts should though

[bsfins]

I personally think that Garrard sucks...but what could it hurt to upgrade our backup QB position?

This is pretty close to how I feel,except I have no feelings for Garrard either way...I think he's better than Matt Moore,IMO that's not saying much...If he was here for a back up for the min,on a 1 year deal it wouldn't break my heart...

[jtex316]

Maybe you are just pulling one of those anti-Dolphins maneuvers.

Oh no, I'm pretty sure I don't have the power to cut David Garrard from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

[MikeO]

He is better than Moore so in that respect YES we should at least consider signing him

[Brian Fein]

I say F no.

Here's what happens:
sign Garrard, people start chanting for him the second Chad makes the smallest mistake.  If this happens, the season is over.  Chad will get frazzled, make more mistakes, the coaching staff will stick with him cause they know he is better than that.  He will continue to make mistakes and fans will turn on the team.  Everyone gets fired after the Dolphins lose 12 games.

So, yeah, if you want to completely demolish the team, go ahead and sign David Garrard.

[MikeO]

I say F no.

Here's what happens:
sign Garrard, people start chanting for him the second Chad makes the smallest mistake.  If this happens, the season is over.  Chad will get frazzled, make more mistakes, the coaching staff will stick with him cause they know he is better than that.  He will continue to make mistakes and fans will turn on the team.  Everyone gets fired after the Dolphins lose 12 games.

So, yeah, if you want to completely demolish the team, go ahead and sign David Garrard.

Hate to break it to ya, if Chad starts making mistakes (even small ones)....people will be chanting for Moore and for Sparano to be fired. Whether Garard is here or not means nothing. If Henne plays bad all hell will break loose!

Kind of tough for the Fans to turn on the team when there are some 15,000 tickets available for most games NOT aside from the home opener! lol

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I say F no.

Agreed....like it was stated above I too think Gerrard sucks.

[Brian Fein]

Mike, not all fans take joy in seeing their team fail, just so they can be "right" on a message board.

[Alwaysdullfan]

I say YES! Im not sayin he's a great QB but he can play good and has more experience than Henne. Esp since they passed on Orton I hope they go after him, I think he can make that offense more explosive, Henne isnt bad but he just cant get over that step to run good offense. Garrard has a strong arm(so does Henne I guess) and with B.Marshall R.Bush and his ability to move around I think they should go for it definetly. Im not saying start him, but maybe little compettion would wake Henne up and make him play better. Get the ball to Marshall!! and take advantage of defenses doublereamin Marshall and get it to Bess. And if Garrard turns out to be better than give David the job, I think he would work great with Bush and those guys. Marshall is one of the best WR in this league right now, we need a QB to get him the ball. What bothers me about Henne is that he doesnt show emotion, maybe its good cuz he doesnt seem to panic but he's not consistent enough, niether is Gerrard but def better than any other QB on Dolphins roster. Matt Moore, r u kidding me. Adding David Garrard would create QB competition for a starting job and force them both to play better. It makes me mad as a fan, we were promised more explosive offense but yet the managment doesnt seem to be doing crap about it!

[mecadonzilla]

Hate to break it to ya, if Chad starts making mistakes (even small ones)....people will be chanting for Moore and for Sparano to be fired. Whether Garard is here or not means nothing. If Henne plays bad all hell will break loose!

That's a pretty accurate assessment, actually.


Still, Garrard sucks and I don't want him here.  One of the reasons he was axed in Jax is because he wasn't a team leader, and this offense needs someone to lead it.  To pick him up would be a lateral move at best.

[StL FinFan]

pass

[Alwaysdullfan]

Colts already got Kerry Collins, they dont need Garrard. And of course Dan Orlovsky from UConn baby!! haha