Well, week one of the College Football season is in the books, and with it, a lot of games and a lot of film to break down.  However, there were a lot of positions and battles I was most intrigued about happened in three positions of need for the Jaguars.  In this first part, I will give my prospect rankings for Defensive Ends, Offensive Tackles, and Wide Receivers.  This is the first part, and I will be adding one a day and updating every week, both from college games I have seen/broken down, as well as needs that arise in the regular season from the Jaguars.  Part two will have Linebackers, Corners, and Guards. 

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I don't like to rejoice in injury, and I won't. I would rather have the Jaguars win the AFC South with Peyton Manning leading the Colts, but that possibility would seem to be diminishing, at least in some capacity. Adam Schefter is reporting via Twitter that Peyton Manning is now listed, officially, as "out" against the Houston Texans:

"Not surprising but now official: Colts QB Peyton Manning out week 1 versus the Texans."

It's true that it's not a surprising development, but I wasn't sure I'd ever see the day where he didn't play because of injury. Truly a dark day for Colts fans everywhere.

The Jacksonville jaguars have made it official, David Garrard is gone. Axed, cut, dropped, pushed out the door, booted, released and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.  I said it was going to happen 2 weeks ago.  I hinted at it 3 weeks ago.  It should come as no surprise to any Jaguars fan.  Do you remember what happened to Leftwhich?  Same thing.  Del Rio swears that his starter during camp will still be the starter week 1, then c-ya later Byron.  Jack did the same thing just last week when asked about Garrard.  I saw it coming.  I warned you all.  Now the axe-man has cometh.  Off with his head. And suprise, suprise.....McCown is now the starter.  No offense to anybody, but you had to be blind not to see this coming.   No way they were gonna pay Dave 8 million to keep playing like his was in the preseason.  Garrard stunk up the whole place with his lame play.  Not only that but he was starting to throw his teammates under the bus when confronted about his inability to make simple throws.  Why do you think that the O-line seemed to allow him to get pummeled , but when Gabbert or McCown entered the game they rarely got sacked?  Why do you think that they never went over to help him up afterward either?  The players knew that Garrard wasn't the answer and that his time was up. A player was asked if they had lost confidence in Garrard as their QB, to which he replied "There wasn't any confidence to be lost".  Enough said.

Jay Glazer is reporting via Twitter that the Jaguars are cutting David Garrard in favor of Luke McCown:

"I'm reporting the Jaguars today have informed starting QB David Garrard they are releasing him! Luke McKown will start opener! Shocker!!!"

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Colts fans everywhere are in a state of shock.  Jaguars fans everywhere are having a party.  Indianaplois Colts QB Peyton Manning is out indefinately due to his injured neck, which might require a 2nd surgery to fix.  A second surgery also means a second rehab.  Peyton could miss alot more than just the season opener.  This leaves the door wide open for the Jaguars to claim the AFC South division title.  The Jags need to start fast & finish strong this season to win the division.  The Texans look to be pretty good this year, if Foster can repeat as the NFL's best rusher.  The Titans have resigned Chris Johnson, which improves their chances.  But Jacksonville is the most improved of the 3 teams trying to wrestle the title away from the Colts.  The Jaguars defense has been greatly improved & the offense just needs to gel a bit more & get healthy in order to become a formidable team.  The Jaguars were in contention late into last season & should be again this year.  Peyton's problems increase Jacksonville's chances ten-fold.  

Fred Taylor was, is and always will be quite simply the best Jacksonville Jaguar player ever.  Freddy T holds more team records than anybody else.  He is ranked 15th all-time in rushing in the history of the NFL.  He has been to the pro bowl & will be enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame someday in my opinion.  He will undoubtedly be inducted into the Jaguars ring of Honor at Everbank field soon.  Fred has been the face of the franchise & their main offensive weapon as well during his 11 years with the team.  He has 11,695 total rushing yards in his career.  He maintained a 4.6 yards per carry throughout his career as well ( NFL great Jim Brown had a 5.2 average).  He amassed 66 career TDs while only fumbling 8 times in his entire 13 year NFL career.   He has 290 total receptions for 2,384 yards & 8 TD catches.  He has the record for the longest TD run in NFL playoff history, 90 yards against the Dolphins in 1999.  His first play in the NFL was a 52 yard TD against the Ravens.  He is respected by top players, coaches, GMs & fans across the NFL.  All that and he is also a very classy, humble man.  Many people call him one of the nicest people you could ever know.   He didn't talk trash on the field, but let his plays define him as one of the greatest players ever, not just in Jacksonville, but in the entire NFL.  He is known for his speed, strength, agility & for being a mentor to younger players entering the league.