2012 NFL Free Agency: Brandon Lloyd impressed with Blaine Gabbert
by Adam Stites on Feb 22, 2012 9:13 PM EST
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PrintBrandon Lloyd joined Sirius XM Radio this morning to speak with Adam Schein and Rich Gannon on a variety of subjects, but mostly about the impending free agency period which will likely feature Lloyd on the open market. During the interview (which can be heard again tonight at 11 ET) Lloyd spoke highly of new wide receivers coach, Jerry Sullivan and quarterback Blaine Gabbert:
Brandon Lloyd: "My receivers coach in San Francisco, who was very instrumental in my mentality and my preparation and how I view performing in the season, Jerry Sullivan, is back into the NFL and he’s in Jacksonville. They have a potentially, great quarterback who’s developing down there, so a lot of things are factoring in so, this is a very exciting time period."
Quote continued after the jump.
Adam Schein: "Tell me about the Jacksonville possibility, and good job referencing coach Sullivan, but on the flip side I like the hiring of Mike Mularkey, I like the new owner... I'm not necessarily sold on Blaine Gabbert. Why would that be an intriguing situation for you? Obviously you've done your research Brandon and you believe Gabbert can play."
Brandon Lloyd: "Yes he's got a lot of talent. He's got a lot of the measurables and immeasurables, I think. I don't know how they were performing within their offense and how he's progressing with his reads and timing, but from what I was witnessing last year he was making a lot of plays and he was getting the balls to the receivers, and that's the main thing for a young guy. "
H/T to Andy Willis (@ndy_willis) for transcribing the quotes
While it's questionable whether or not Brandon Lloyd will be re-signed by the St. Louis Rams, neither he nor the Rams have ruled out the possibility. He did, though, express an unwillingness earlier in the interview to rejoin the Denver Broncos because of their quarterback situation.
The Jaguars had the opportunity earlier in the season to acquire Lloyd in a trade, but instead the Rams stepped up and made a trade that ended up sending a 5th round pick to Denver to acquire the receiver. While it's possible that the Jaguars weren't interested because of the compensation necessary to acquire Lloyd, Tania Ganguli insists that the reason they didn't go after the receiver was because they "didn't like Lloyd as a player."
Lloyd, 30, was a 2010 All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection, finishing with an NFL-leading 1,448 receiving yards.
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Coach Jerry Sullivan
is legendary among WR’s that really work at their position … just read his Bio!
I completely forgot Lloyd worked with Sullivan. I was going to write something next week about him being on the staff possibly helping the Jaguars land WR’s in FA.
Sullivan is a coach that WR’s love to work with and is highly regarded.
I would think Morgan would be ahead of Lloyd in the WR pecking order.
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by floridafalcons#63 on Feb 23, 2012 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
Tania is pretty reliable...
and, as you pointed out, she seemed to “pooh-pooh” the idea of us aquiring Lloyd several times on Twitter today. She is usually on the money.
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Yeah I saw her tweets too.
But now I’m starting to wonder… Because it didn’t sound like Lloyd preferred us over another team, it sounded like he just flat-out WANTED to be here.
by Adam Bealyer on Feb 22, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't understand this tweet
“The #Jaguars didn’t want Lloyd because they didn’t like Lloyd as a player. New coaching staff and all, I’ll be shocked if that changes”
Wouldn’t a new coaching staff be more receptive to new players? Or is this statement more about Gene Smith?
If he likes his job,
it may serve Gene well to reconsider Lloyd. He obviously would be a big upgrade for us.
Honestly
I wasn’t too interested in Lloyd but if he expresses interest in coming to us and seems that he would like to play with gabbert and sullivan I would grab him if the price is right. Stevie and B Lloyd would be a nice 1-2
Not much of a fan of Lloyd's
I feel like he should be more productive than he has been in the NFL. I do think he is a solid option though to snap up if a Bowe/V-Jax/Johnson/Colston is already locked up.
Either way, I feel like Lloyd is going to sign with NE
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or where Josh McDaniels will be working
lol
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BTW Lloyd is a fomer Illinois Illini
I know he said he will stay out from player personnel decisions, but maybe Khan can influence a bit Gene about Lloyd(if he wants to of course).
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Feb 22, 2012 9:47 PM EST reply actions
That boy can catch, and UNLIKE our current receivers he will actually go up and Catch the ball
Heck, he may be better catching the ball One-handed then some of our receivers catching the ball with two hands, lol. In all seriousness I think he may end up with N.E. But he’s not a bad #2 stop-gap at WR if that was the route Jax wanted to go
by Jags85 on Feb 22, 2012 10:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I found this
particularly interesting. Sullivan is almost like a recruiting pitch right now. shoot, if we land a decent to good possession guy and draft kendall wright we may be fine. That would leave us with the following weapons. wrx, Wright, Thomas, Lewis, Mojo, Jennings. depending on who wrx is that could be an above average set of weapons
People claim that Jennings
has good hands. Id prefer to see him line up as a wr than I would Brock Bolen. I still want to know what they were thinking with that idea.
by JagSoldier on Feb 23, 2012 9:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
They were listening to all the fans
that complained that the offense was “too predictable” and that they sit on their couch and call all the plays before they happen. :-)
Thomas and Lewis
were weapons last year…shooting blanks. Hopefully they find some lead and pointed tips for the upcoming season.
Impressive
Sounds like he wants to be in Jax. I also think he knows the Jags have the money and he wants to get paid. Can’t blame him. We shall see.
by nationalmediacansuckit on Feb 23, 2012 5:16 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Sounds like he wants be in Jax
Because he is a free agent. He’s really making Bill Belichick add a zero to his pay cheque.
Wide recievers are lining up to play for Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees not Blaine Gabbert.
What could of happened; did.
This drives me nuts
Yes Brady and Rodgers are stars, but I thought it was supposed to be about the money, I have been reading so many FA articles, and they have almost all free agants going to the patriots or packers. Its seems as if no one in the football media is aware of the cap issues
Most young receivers want money…..teams like NO, GB, NE I haven’t seen dish out lots of cash for free agents or to resign free agents….someone like Lloyd hasn’t gotten the big money yet……he’s thirsty for one(contract)! We should give him a good look…..I love how he ATTACKS the ball like no one on our roster.
by orecic76 on Feb 23, 2012 9:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Or Maybe
with Sullivan being such a good WR coach, they can actually get something out of the guys we have on the roster.
Not saying we don’t bring in some new talent. Just that it sounds like WR’s from around the league think pretty highly of him maybe he can save some careers.
That's sure nice of Brandon Lloyd to butter up a team that might hire him...
It means he’s open to coming here, but so what? We don’t want a 30 yo receiver we want a young guy to build for the future.
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by Brian Levenson on Feb 23, 2012 8:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Stevie Johnson and Brandon Lloyd
that is a real possibility for the Jags.
This is true...
and to be honest, we have a bunch of young guys at WR on our roster. Lets build aroung them! YAY!!!!!
Lloyd
He is saying he would like to come here, he has been productive in his last 2 years, and quite simply he has made some incredible catches, I dont care about age, I care about production, pay scale, and upgade, and IMO Lloyd has all these factors, and would fit well with our team, now if we can push Gabbert to get a whole lot better this year, and push Lewis to get back to respectability
Getting Better
If we can add 2 Lloyd types at WR, and one at DE, and resign mince, We could be left with a perfect draft situation, in which we can draft a top Tackle in the first, and then get the support we need elsewhere(WR who is young, and a CB we can bring along)
30 isnt ideal
but its still not that bad. If he is signed to a 3-4 year deal then he might retire as a Jag. If we can get 3000 yards and 20 tds from him in that time then do it.
by JagSoldier on Feb 23, 2012 9:59 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I'd agree with that
by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Feb 23, 2012 12:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
look at donald driver
he’s old as f*** and still making plays.
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!
by SexonvilleShaguars on Feb 23, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
The problem with Lloyd is...
that he has gone over 1000 yds. one time in 9 yrs. His history says you won’t get the production you’re looking for.
I'd be happy with him...
…and maybe Steve Johnson, Robert meachem, Pierre garçon, or Mario manningham across from him
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by rhettchrystal on Feb 23, 2012 3:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I seriously doubt
the team signs 2 big name free agent WR’s.
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