Black and Teal » darren sharper http://blackandteal.com A Jacksonville Jaguars Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Market Watch: Jaguars’ Potential Free Safety Targets, Pt. II http://blackandteal.com/2011/07/20/market-watch-jaguars-potential-free-safety-targets-pt-ii/ http://blackandteal.com/2011/07/20/market-watch-jaguars-potential-free-safety-targets-pt-ii/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:42:55 +0000 Andrew Hofheimer http://blackandteal.com/?p=7757 Gauging the Market for Potential Jaguars Free Agent Signings: Darren Sharper, Brodney Pool, Tom Zbikowski

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  • Darren Sharper, New Orleans

Who is he? Da most hardest hittin’ sthafety in da league. Oh, besides that. Darren Sharper is certainly in the twilight years of his caree – he’s 35 years old and his speed has left him, but his veteran savvy can’t be denied. Sharper had a true renaissance year in 2009 in his first year with the Saints, making the Pro Bowl with 15 passes defensed and 9 interceptions which he returned for 3 touchdowns and a 41.8 yard average. Last year, Sharper flirted with the Jaguars briefly during free agency, which was likely a move to pressure the Saints into a deal. He had microfracture surgery and sat behind the emerging Malcolm Jennings for much of the year in New Orleans.

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]]> Last week in “What’s Next” I advocated for more nickel packages out of the Jaguars in 2011.  This was mostly due to the gaping hole(s) in the linebacker corps that I saw as more important than the weakness of the secondary: safety.  With GM Gene openly stating he’s going after two or more linebackers in free agency, I worry that addressing safety would play second fiddle to pairing Daryl Smith with wingmen.  But, if we can believe everything coming out of Jacksonville, I think we should be more confident about our secondary.

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]]> http://blackandteal.com/2011/06/29/whats-next-the-state-of-the-secondary/feed/ 1 Saints FS Darren Sharper to the Jaguars? http://blackandteal.com/2011/05/15/fs-darren-sharper-to-the-jaguars/ http://blackandteal.com/2011/05/15/fs-darren-sharper-to-the-jaguars/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 07:46:21 +0000 Brandon Clark http://blackandteal.com/?p=7076 In a recent Pro Football Talk article, writer Gregg Rosenthal brought up that Sharper was planning on coming back for another season. Will it be his last? It doesn’t say, but I can tell you this much: Darren Sharper would be a tremendous upgrade to the Jaguars secondary. Ignore all the “mentor” stuff. His on-field [...]

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In a recent Pro Football Talk article, writer Gregg Rosenthal brought up that Sharper was planning on coming back for another season. Will it be his last? It doesn’t say, but I can tell you this much: Darren Sharper would be a tremendous upgrade to the Jaguars secondary. Ignore all the “mentor” stuff. His on-field play might be slower and might be slightly less effective than during the Saints Super Bowl run, but there really is no argument that Sharper is less of a safety than anyone on the Jaguars roster. If I’m GM Gene Smith, this would help me sleep at night. After all, Smith tried to hire Sharpers services before.

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