"The Jaguars created an instant quarterback controversy Thursday night by making a bold move to trade up for Blaine Gabbert, who is now their quarterback of the future. The Jaguars dealt their second-round pick to Washington to trade up six spots (10th overall) and take Gabbert, who will eventually replace David Garrard as the team's starting quarterback. The question is when the transition will take place. Gabbert played in the spread offense at Missouri and came out after his junior season so he probably needs time to adjust to the pro game. But that's not going to stop fans from clamoring for Gabbert sooner rather than later, although both coach Jack Del Rio and general Gene Smith stressed that Garrard is still the starter. "Our intention is to have David as our quarterback and have Blaine come in and push David,'' Del Rio said. "David is our quarterback," Smith said. "We've got Luke McCown behind him. He's a proven starter." Adding Gabbert also may excite the fan base and bump up the team's sluggish ticket sales during the labor stalemate. But Del Rio knows he's going to have to deal with all the speculation about the quarterback position during training camp. "We'll have fun. C'mon. That's part of the deal,'' Del Rio said. "We all know you guys are going to have fun with it. ... We'll keep the focus on the team. We have two good young men who are going to be battling. They're the right kind of guys. Very unselfish.'' Said Smith of all the speculation that will likely take place this fall: "That's normal for that position in general for the fans to do that [clamor for the young player]. We're going to go with the players who give us the best chance to win.''" Read more: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-04-28/story/blaine-gabbert-face-jaguars-future
