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2017 free agency: Should the Jaguars go after any quarterbacks?

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The Jacksonville Jaguars’ new front office brass — headed up by new VP of Football Operations Tom Coughlin — has made no mistake in communicating how they feel about current quarterback Blake Bortles. He’s their quarterback... for now.

31-year-old backup Chad Henne is no real threat to Bortles’ job, so I can’t imagine him staying if this regime wants a group of quarterbacks competing for the future. Second-year player Brandon Allen out of Arkansas still needs time to develop. That means we’ll likely see a veteran brought in to compete — either pushing Bortles to become the long-term guy or supplanting him.

Here’s Spotrac’s full listing of all free agent quarterbacks in 2017:

2017 free agent quarterbacks

Name Age Team Games Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Fumbles 2016 AAV Status
Name Age Team Games Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Fumbles 2016 AAV Status
Kirk Cousins 28 WAS 16 4,917 25 12 9 $19,953,000 UFA
Ryan Fitzpatrick 34 NYJ 14 2,710 12 17 9 $12,000,000 UFA
Josh McCown 37 CLE 5 1,100 6 6 7 $4,666,667 UFA
Case Keenum 28 LA 10 2,201 9 11 5 $3,635,000 UFA
Shaun Hill 37 MIN 3 242 $3,250,000 UFA
Matt Schaub 35 ATL 4 16 $2,750,000 UFA
Matt McGloin 27 OAK 3 50 $2,553,000 UFA
E.J. Manuel 26 BUF 6 131 2 $2,221,325 UFA
Blaine Gabbert 27 SF 6 925 5 6 $2,000,000 UFA
Matt Cassel 34 TEN 4 284 2 2 1 $2,000,000 UFA
Mark Sanchez 30 DAL 2 93 2 $2,000,000 UFA
Brian Hoyer 31 CHI 6 1,445 6 3 $2,000,000 UFA
Geno Smith 26 NYJ 2 126 1 1 1 $1,254,901 UFA
Kellen Clemens 33 LAC 12 $1,065,000 UFA
Dan Orlovsky 33 DET $1,065,000 UFA
Josh Johnson 30 NYG $885,000 UFA
Ryan Mallett 28 BAL 4 26 1 $815,735 UFA
Christian Ponder 28 SF $800,000 UFA
Mike Glennon 27 TB 2 75 1 $776,016 UFA
Thaddeus Lewis 29 SF $760,000 UFA
T.J. Yates 29 MIA $760,000 UFA
Kellen Moore 27 DAL $710,000 UFA
Matt Barkley 26 CHI 7 1,611 8 14 4 $675,000 UFA
Ryan Nassib 26 NYG $653,400 UFA
Landry Jones 27 PIT 8 558 4 2 $649,805 UFA
David Fales 26 CHI 1 22 1 $555,000 RFA
Ryan Griffin 27 TB $550,000 RFA
Connor Shaw 25 CHI $511,667 RFA
Alex Tanney 29 TEN $480,000 ERFA
Bruce Gradkowski 34 PIT - UFA
Austin Davis 27 CLE - UFA

A quick note to start: Tyrod Taylor isn’t on this list because technically he isn’t a free agent yet. But he likely will be and when he is, I’d love to see the Jaguars go after someone with his skill set and ability.

Matt McGloin is also a really interesting prospect. He was an undrafted free agent for the Oakland Raiders and had moderate success on a team with no weapons and even less direction.

Mike Glennon is getting a lot of hype coming into free agency and I have no real idea why. And if Blaine Gabbert is so much as mentioned as a free agency target for the Jaguars, I will riot.

What do you think? Which quarterbacks do you think the Jaguars go after in free agency this year? Or does Chad Henne sign an extension?