Re: Byron Leftwich named Jags' 2007 starter <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>INDIANAPOLIS -- There is snow on the ground here, and NFL training camps won't open for more than five months, but Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio used the start of the NFL's scouting combine Thursday to announce his starting quarterback for 2007.And the name at the top of the depth chart is four-year veteran Byron Leftwich, who finished last season on injured reserve and rehabilitating from ankle surgery, and whose future with the Jaguars was thought to be tenuous at best."Yeah, he's it," Del Rio said late Thursday afternoon. "There isn't going to be any kind of open competition in training camp. Byron will go to camp No. 1 and we expect him to be the starter. As an organization, we've evaluated it from every angle and we feel that it's the best thing for us."Del Rio earlier in the day made similar pronouncements to the team-operated Web site and to the Florida Times-Union.The announcement should end speculation that Leftwich, the Jaguars' first-round choice in the 2003 draft and essentially the face of the franchise until the left ankle injury forced him to the sideline for the final 10 games of the 2006 season, had played his final snap for the club. That said, things could still be very interesting on the Jacksonville quarterback front, especially given Leftwich's contract status and the desire of David Garrard, who finished last year in the lineup, to be a starter somewhere in the league.Leftwich, 27, is entering the final season of his original rookie contract and is due a base salary of $5.2 million for 2007. There have been no substantive discussions regarding an extension, but the track record of agent Tom Condon suggests he will want to address that issue with Jacksonville officials.</div>
Re: Byron Leftwich named Jags' 2007 starter Leftwich has never really impressed me personally, but it's not like they were going to get anyone any better where they are in the Draft or considering the FA market so I guess this was a good move.
Re: Byron Leftwich named Jags' 2007 starter lolHe's not that bad. He's inconsistent, but that might be because he's always injured a little bit.
