Jaguars Get To Face Leinart, Andre Johnson's Return

by Alfie Crow on Nov 23, 2011 1:00 PM EST in Jacksonville Jaguars Game Preview

The Jacksonville Jaguars got a bit of a break with Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub going down for the season with a foot injury and will now be facing back up Matt Leinart on Sunday. The Texans on the other hand were fortunate that they got this news prior to their bye week, so Leinart will have had plenty of time taking reps in practice to prepare. He'll also be getting back wide receiver Andre Johnson, who's been out for quite a while with a hamstring injury.

Getting pressure on Leinart will be key in this game, especially with Johnson out. The Jaguars cornerbacks with Derek Cox, Williams Middleton, and newest addition Ashton Youboty will have their hands full. The Texans ate up the middle of the football field in the last match up, but ultimately it was the Texans running game that did the team in. Leinart likely isn't going to beat the Jaguars in the air, but having Andre Johnson back and the Jaguars defense being banged up could lead to him having a successful day as a starter.

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Alfie...

love your coverage, man! Honestly, who needs FOX News? Your stuff is truly “Fair and Balanced”. You simply tell it, like it TI-is! Good Stuff! :)

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by CattleDriver on Nov 23, 2011 1:24 PM EST reply actions

....Oh!

….and Rec’d!! :)

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by CattleDriver on Nov 23, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

D COX

D COX will take advantage of The fact that Andre has been out so much ……. D COX will lock him down all game long …….. As for the rest of the Texan receivers , that i don’t know . If Knighton plays , we should be able to do a good job on Foster …….. But make no mistake about it …… D COX will lock Andre " The Freak " Johnson down ………. BOTTOM LINE SON !!!

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by Daddycrapper on Nov 23, 2011 2:03 PM EST reply actions

Hopefuly we can knock Leinart out...

and see Kellen Clemens.

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by JPQ! on Nov 23, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions

We'd see the kid from North Carolina first. TJ Yates?

Clemens will be the emergency qb.

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by Joe Fisher on Nov 23, 2011 11:44 PM EST up reply actions

That's classy, lets wish injuries on each other!

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by WhiskeyR on Nov 24, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions

I think Cox is really underrated, especially by Jag fans but..

to say he is gonna lock down one of the best receivers in the league all day is crazy

by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Nov 23, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Just lose baby, I want a higher pick.

by Slvrgun on Nov 23, 2011 4:42 PM EST reply actions

This^^^

I hope we dont win another game. I will be there for every home game, wearing my teal, and rooting for us to play well… but secretly I want us to lose and pick in top 8

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by JPQ! on Nov 23, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions

No way

I can’t and won’t do it.

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by Adam Stites on Nov 23, 2011 6:01 PM EST up reply actions

I just can't root agains the Jags

ever

I was born into the Purdue and Miami family, became a Jaguars fan after moving to Jacksonville and adopted the Royals as my baseball team.....All of my teams are kinda bad....

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 23, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not rooting against them.

I might do a fanpost and see if Alfie FP’d it….i wrote it on Jaguars forum before I got banned but a lot of fans feel the same way I do. But basically in order for us to get where we need to be we need to be really really bad. Usually we’ve been just average. We win enough to be over .500 but we don’t win a division title or make the playoffs. Then we end with a pick in the teens. I want a top 5 pick. Also, at the end of the day I don’t want Weaver even thinking there is hope with JDR and his coaching staff because clearly a regime change has been long overdue. And then at 3-7 who are we kidding? There is no “you tried hard” award. We aren’t in contention, and I’d hate to see MJD tear an ACL because we were desperate to win out. But I am sure Jack is feeling the heat and is going to play his team hard until the final game. All I’m saying is we need to be either really good or really bad. I’m sick of being average. If we are destined suck then so be it. I don’t want to pull this charade of we are getting better. We’re going to need a top 5 pick and a change at the top to make the jump.

by Slvrgun on Nov 23, 2011 9:24 PM EST up reply actions

It's confusing, I'll admit...

I wanna see Blaine do well and grow. However, each meaningless win drops a a spot lower in each round of the draft.

I’m torn.

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by JPQ! on Nov 23, 2011 9:38 PM EST up reply actions

The fact of the matter is

We can have both! We all want the Jags to win, we will all root for them to win but the reality is they probably will NOT win thanks to our no good, hapless, inept, sorry excuse for a receiving game! I think Jags will be picking in the Top 10 come draft time in April

by Jags85 on Nov 24, 2011 1:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

If they did that..

then you guys would complain about how they aren’t trying to win games

by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Nov 23, 2011 6:37 PM EST up reply actions

LOCK DOWN

It’s called " Locking it Down Records INC. " Thats what D Cox will do to Andre on Sunday baby …….. No more than 4 catches for 40 yards for the freak Johnson on Sunday guys ……you heard it here first ……BOTTOM LINE son !!!

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by Daddycrapper on Nov 24, 2011 1:58 AM EST reply actions