Jacksonville Jaguars 2007 Draft Preview

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04/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Jaguars were done in last season largely due to injury problems on defense, so enhancing their base of talent on that side of the football will likely be the franchise's top draft-day goal. High-priced defensive end Reggie Hayward has given the Jags a total of eight sacks in his two years in Jacksonville (he missed last season with a torn Achilles), so finding someone to push him figures to be a priority. Middle linebacker Mike Peterson and strong safety Donovin Darius are both on the wrong side of 30 and sustained season-ending injuries in 2006, so their respective successors could be a part of this year's draft crop as well. On offense, Jacksonville could use at least two of its six second-day picks on linemen. The Jags appear flush with backs and receivers at this stage, and are probably a year away from requiring a change to the depth chart at quarterback.

2006 Record: 8-8

First Pick: No. 17

Number of Selections: 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7)

RECENT FIRST ROUND HISTORY: 2006 - Marcedes Lewis (TE, UCLA); 2005 - Matt Jones (WR/TE, Arkansas); 2004 - Reggie Williams (WR, Washington); 2003 - Byron Leftwich (QB, Marshall); 2002 - John Henderson (DT, Tennessee); 2001 - Marcus Stroud (DT, Georgia); 2000 - R. Jay Soward (WR, USC); 1999 - Fernando Bryant (CB, Alabama); 1998 - Fred Taylor (RB, Florida), Donovin Darius (S, Syracuse); 1997 - Renaldo Wynn (DT, Notre Dame); 1996 - Kevin Hardy (LB, Illinois); 1995 - Tony Boselli (OT, USC), James Stewart (RB, Tennessee).

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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch

Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.

Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.

"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."

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